Department of Science, Society and Technology STS Utrecht University Copernicus Institute

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Department of Science, Society and Technology
(STS)Utrecht University Copernicus Institute

• Dr. Martin Patel/Dr. Evert Nieuwlaar
• Utrecht University
• Department of Science, Technology and Society
  (STS)
• Padualaan 14, NL-3584 CH Utrecht, Netherlands
• m.patel_at_chem.uu.nl, Tel. [phone], Fax
  0031 30 253 7601
• e.nieuwlaar_at_chem.uu.nl, Tel. [phone], Fax
  0031 30 253 7601

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Copernicus Institute
Exploring a sustainable world
energy materials
economy
A
innovation
use of space
cause and effect chain
environmental pressure
C
management
B
effects on the economy
social reaction
risks
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Copernicus Institute(composed of 4 departments
at Utrecht University)

• Dpt. of Science, Technology and Society (Fac. of
  Chemistry)
• Dpt. of Science, Technology and Innovation
  Management (Fac. of Geographical Science)
• Dpt. of Environmental Sciences and hydroecology
  (Fac. of Geographical Science)
• Dpt. of Environmental Sciences and Policy (Fac.
  of Geographical Science)

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Research clusters at the Dpt. of Science,
Technology and Society (STS)

• Efficient use of energy and materials
  (EMD) Prof. Kornelis Blok, Dr. Martin Patel
• Sustainable energy supply Prof. Wim Turkenburg,
  Dr. Andre Faaij
• Land use and biodiversity Dr. Pita Verweij
• Risk assessment and global change Dr. Jeroen van
  der Sluijs

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EMD cluster

• AIOs Jun. researchers
• Andrea Ramirez (Eng.) - Manuela Crank (Eng.)
• Tao Ren (Innov. Science) - Maarten Neelis
  (Eng.)
• - Vlasis Oikonomou (Econ.)
• - Dirk-Jan Treffers (Chem.)

Staff - Prof. Kornelis Blok (Phys.) -
Evert Nieuwlaar (Chem.) - Prof. Bert de Vries
(Chem.) - Martin Patel (Eng.)

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Efficient use of energy and materials

• Two types of projects
• Techno-economic analysis
• Policy analysis

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Current projects (1/3)

Techno-economic analysis

• NEU-CO2-II, -III Non-energy use and CO2
  emissions. UU, ECN and 20 network partners for
  DG Research, 1999-2003, 2004-2005
• NEAT-NL Improvement of CO2 emission estimates
  from hydrocarbon feedstocks in the Netherlands.
  UU and ECN for MinVROM and NOVEM, 2002-2003
• NEAT-DE Methodenaktualisierung für die
  Emissionsberechnung Nichtenergetischer
  Verbrauch. UU for Umweltbundesamt (UBA), Berlin,
  2004

Material flow analysis, emission
inventories Bio-based materials

• BREW Medium and long-term opportunities and
  risks of the biotechnological production of bulk
  chemicals from renewable resources. UU and 13
  partners for the ECs GROWTH Programme,
  2003-2004
• PRO-BIP Techno-economic Feasibility of
  Large-scale Production of Bio-based Polymers in
  Europe. With Fraunhofer-ISI for the European
  Commissions Institute for Prospective
  Technological Studies (IPTS), Seville, Spain

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The BREW Project Medium and long-term
opportunities and risks of the biotechnological
production of bulk chemicals from renewable
resources
   

CERISS
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Current projects (2/3)

Techno-economic analysis

• PIE-I, -II Process Industries - Inventory of
  Energy Use. UU for ECN via UCE, 2002-2004
• Clean Technologies in the materials sector.
  Ecofys and UU for IPTS, 2001-2002
• FYSI Physical indicators as a basis for
  estimating energy savings in industry. UU for
  ECN ( CPB, ECN, Novem and RIVM), 2003/2004
• VLEEM Very Long Term Energy-Environment Model.
  ENERDATA and 5 partners(among them UU) for DG
  Research, 2002-2004
• EMD Development of an improved energy and
  materials demand model. UU for RIVM, 2004

Material flow analysis, emission
inventories Bio-based materials Short
long-term energy and materials efficiency
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Current projects (3/3)

Policy analysis

• Energy-efficiency technology for the non-energy
  intensive sector. AIO position, Andrea Ramirez,
  2001-2005
• Breakthrough technologies in industry. AIO
  position, Tao Ren, ECN/UCE, 2002-2006
• Validation of MEI-Energy. An analytic framework
  for monitoring the effectiveness of policy
  instruments UU for RIVM, 2002
• White Green Innovative policies and measures
  for energy efficiency and renewable energy. Lund
  University, IAEE, Sydkraft and UU for DG
  Research, 2003-2004
• Leakage Spillover Carbon leakages and induced
  technological change, the negative and positive
  spill-over impacts of stringent climate change
  policy. ECN, VU, U-WAG, UU for NRP-CC-WAB, 2004

Short long-term energy and materials
efficiency
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Research ClusterEfficient use of energy and
materials (EMD)Selection of projects related to
renewable resources in the chemical industry

• BREW Medium and long-term opportunities and
  risks of the biotechnological production of bulk
  chemicals from renewable resources. UU and 13
  partners for the ECs GROWTH Programme,
  2003-2004, http//www.chem.uu.nl/brew
• PRO-BIP Techno-economic Feasibility of
  Large-scale Production of Bio-based Polymers in
  Europe. In co-operation with Fraunhofer-ISI for
  the European Commissions Institute for
  Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS),
  Seville, Spain, ongoing
• Clean Technologies in the materials sector
  Ecofys and UU for IPTS, 2001-2002
• Non-energy use and CO2 emissions (NEU-CO2). UU,
  ECN and 20 network partners for DG Research,
  1999-2003, http//www-n.chem.uu.nl/nws/www/nenerg
  y/
• Improvement of CO2 emission estimates from
  hydrocarbon feedstocks in the Netherlands. UU and
  ECN for MinVROM and NOVEM, 2003
• PIE Process Industries Inventory of Energy Use.
  UU for ECN, 2002-2003

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Research ClusterEfficient use of energy and
materials (EMD)Publications related to
renewable resources in the chemical industry

• Personal UU website (contains also downloadable
  publications on comparative life-cycle
  assessments for bio-based materials)http//www.c
  hem.uu.nl/nws/www/general/personal/patel_a.htm
• Website of BREW Project (Medium and long-term
  opportunities and risks of the biotechnological
  production of bulk chemicals from renewable
  resources website contains project profile
  publications not yet available)
  http//www.chem.uu.nl/brew
• Website of the International Network Non-energy
  use and CO2 emissions (NEU-CO2 project profile
  and various downloadable publications more in
  preparation). http//www-n.chem.uu.nl/nws/www/nene
  rgy/