EBTP Work Group Members

The Membership of all Working Groups is periodically reviewed, and applications for membership are welcome from experienced biofuels stakeholders. Please e-mail your C.V. to secretariat@biofuelstp.eu, together with a short message summarising your motivation for joining a particular WG. Your details will then be forwarded to the relevant Chair for approval.

Further information on the selection process for WG membership is presented below.

Several hundred people responded to the original invitation on the Europa website, asking people who wished to become active in the Working Groups of the Technology Platform to express their interest by completing a registration form.  All completed requests were collated by the Secretariat and assigned to possible WGs and these lists discussed at a formal meeting held in December 2006, at which short lists of possible invitees were drawn up on the basis of selection criteria set by the Steering Committee as follows:

• The technical competence of individuals based on their professional profile.
• Their individual commitment to the work involved.
• Expected technical support from company or institution, company profile and formal commitment to allocate adequate resources to the task.
• Individuals and their company or organisation should be recognised as having previously made significant contributions to the development of biofuels for transport, through (for example) contributions to BIOFRAC, R&D activites and scientific or technical publications.
• A diversity of country representation from EU25 [now EU27] is to be attempted, since biofuels issues reflect significant regional and sectorial differences.
• There should be only one expert per company/institution and WG [ammended 2010, please see a1-2010 below].
• Numbers should be manageable with a proposed maximum of 25 people per WG, with the Chair able to consult with or co-opt specific individuals on a one-off basis if the need arises [ammended 2010, please see a2-2010 below].

In general the appointment to the WGs is a personal appointment. However, since the activity is offered on a voluntary basis and will involve an investment of time and effort, membership also reflects the interest and support of the company or other organisation involved.

To reflect the evolution of the Technology Platform and to enable wider involvement from stakeholders, the following ammendments were made to WG membership conditions in 2010.

a1-2010 Where there is a valid benefit (for example, expertise on a specific topic) more than one person from an organisation may be allowed to join a WG, at the discretion of the Chair.

a2-2010 Given rapid developments in the European biofuels industry, and the move towards greater use of online tools for communication, the maximum limit of 25 WG members has been lifted. This enables a greater number of stakeholders to directly share their expertise and viewpoints on feedstocks, sustainability, conversion technology, end use and market development.

In August 2012, following a consultation, WG4 and WG5 were combined in a new group WG4 Policy and Sustainabilty. This reflects the vital importance of sustainability as a cross-cutting issue that is fundamental to the production and use of all biofuels, and the commercial development of advanced biofuels in Europe.

 

Chair
Markku Karlsson
Finnish Forestry Industries Federation
FINLAND
www.forestindustries.fi

Vice-chair
Calliope Panoutsou
Imperial College London
Royal School of Mines, Room 4.03, South Kensington Campus
London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
UNITED KINGDOM
www.iccept.ic.ac.uk

Members

Melvyn Askew
UNITED KINGDOM

Gabrielle Benoit
UMR Environnement et grandes cultures Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - AgroParisTech
FRANCE
www.egc-grignon.inra.fr

Salvatore Luciano Cosentino
University of Catania
ITALIA
www.unict.it

Maria Dolores Curt
UPM Universidad Politéca de Madrid Botánica
Grupo de Agroenergética
SPAIN
www.upm.es

Michael Deutmeyer
Green Resources AS
NORWAY
www.greenresources.no

Philippe Dusser
Fédération Française des Producteurs d'Oléagineux et de Protéagineux FRANCE
www.prolea.com

Wolter Elbersen
Wageningen University Agrotechnology and Food Innovations BV
THE NETHERLANDS
www.wur.nl | www.biomassandbioenergy.nl

Andre Faaij
University of Utrecht
Department of Science, Technology and Society
THE NETHERLANDS
www.chem.uu.nl

Raffaello Garofalo
European Biodiesel Board (EBB)
BELGIUM
www.ebb-eu.org

Joakim Hague
Bellona
NORWAY
www.bellona.org

Satu Helynen
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
FINLAND
www.vtt.fi

Juliette Imbach
Institut de Technico-Économie des Systèmes Énergétiques /
CEA Saclay
FRANCE
www.cea.fr

Jean Marc Jossart
AEBIOM European Biomass Association
BELGIUM
www.aebiom.org

Alfredo López
BIOPLAT
SPAIN
www.bioplat.org

Tomas Lundmark
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Unit for Field-Based Forest Research
SWEDEN
vfp.esf.slu.se

Kari Mutka
Vapo Oy
FINLAND
www.vapo.fi

Luis Nieto
CIDAUT
SPAIN
www.cidaut.es

Lucas Owsianowski
Syngenta International AG
SWITZERLAND
www.syngenta.com

Magdalena Rogulska
Institute for Fuels and Renewable Energy
POLAND
www.ecbrec.pl

Daniela Thrän
German Biomass Research Centre gGmbH (DBFZ)
GERMANY
www.dbfz.de

Andrea Monti
Bologna University
ITALIA
www.unibo.it

 

Chair
Kai Sipilä
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
P.O.Box 1000, 02044 VTT
FINLAND
www.vtt.fi

Vice-chairs
Ingvar Landälv
Chemrec AB
SWEDEN
www.chemrec.se

Pierre Porot
IFP Energie Nouvelles
1 & 4, avenue de Bois-Préau, 92852 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex
FRANCE
www.ifp.fr

Members

Robert Bakker
Wageningen University & Research Centre
THE NETHERLANDS
www.wur.nl | www.biomassandbioenergy.nl

Zsolt Barta
Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
HUNGARY
www.nonfood.bme.hu

Serge Biollaz
Paul Scherer Institute
SWITZERLAND
www.psi.ch

Michel Bourgogne
Total
FRANCE
www.total.com

Dr Ana María Bravo
DuPont Industrial Biosciences
BELGIUM
www.dupont.com

Anthony Bridgwater
Aston University
UNITED KINGDOM
www.aston.ac.uk

Juan Carrasco
BIOPLAT
SPAIN
www.bioplat.org

Denis Cieutat
Air Liquide
FRANCE
www.airliquide.com

Nicolaus Dahmen
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
GERMANY
www.fzk.de

Isabella DeBari
ENEA CR TRISAIA
ITALIA
www.trisaia.enea.it

Mark de Boer
Albemarle
NETHERLANDS
www.albemarle.com

Martin Ernst
BDI BioEnergy International AG
AUSTRIA
www.bdi-biodiesel.com

Herman den Uil
Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN)
THE NETHERLANDS
www.ecn.nl

Sören Eriksson
PREEM
SWEDEN
www.preem.se

Gunter Festel
FESTEL CAPITAL
Switzerland
www.festel.com

Steven Gust
Neste Oil
FINLAND
www.nesteoil.com

Katharina Harlander
Vogelbusch GmbH
AUSTRIA
www.vogelbusch.at

Stéphane His
Technip
FRANCE
www.technip.com

Axel Kraft
Fraunhofer UMSICHT
Institute for Energy, Environment and Safety
GERMANY
www.umsicht.fraunhofer.de

Niels Langvad
Biométhodes
FRANCE
www.biomethodes.com

Florence Lefebvre-Joud
CEA/Siège
FRANCE
www.cea.fr

Oliver May
DSM
Netherlands
www.dsm.com

Alexandru Naghiu
University of Agricultural Sciences Cluj-Napoca
ROMANIA
www.usamvcluj.ro

Klaus Neumann
Borregaard
NORWAY
www.borregaard.com

Charles Nielsen
DONG Energy
DENMARK
www.dongenergy.com

Luis Nieto
CIDAUT
SPAIN
www.cidaut.es

Raúl Piñero Hernanz
CARTIF
SPAIN
www.cartif.es

Albemarle Catalyst Company BV
THE NETHERLANDS
www.albemarle.com

Kati Reczey
Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
HUNGARY
www.nonfood.bme.hu

Judit Sandquist
SINTEF Energy Research
NORWAY
www.sintef.no

Prof. Martino Di Serio
Università di Napoli Federico II
Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche
ITALY
chemistry.unina.it/nicl/

Krister Stahl
Ducente AB
SWEDEN
www.ducente.se

Maria Tuohy
NUI Galway Department of Biochemistry
National University of Ireland, Galway
IRELAND 
www.nuigalway.ie

Wolfgang Wach
Südzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt
GERMANY
www.suedzucker.de

Lars Waldheim
Waldheim Consulting
SWEDEN
www.waldheim-consulting.se

Eckhard Weidner
Fraunhofergesellschaft, Institute for Energy, Environment and Safety - UMSICHT
GERMANY
www.umsicht.fraunhofer.de

Niclas von Weyman
VTT Bioprocessing Knowledge Centre
FINLAND
www.vtt.fi

Guido Zacchi
Lunds Tekniska Högskola Center
for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
SWEDEN
www.chemeng.lth.se

 

Chair

Appointment pending.

Vice-chair
Henrik Landälv
Volvo Technology Corporation
SWEDEN
www.volvo.com

Members

Angel Alvarez Alberdi
European Biodiesel Board (EBB)
BELGIUM
www.ebb-eu.org

Renato Andorf
Daimler AG
HPC G207, 70546 Stuttgart, Germany
www.daimler.com

Jose Maria Baro Calle
Repsol YPF, S.A., Corporate Identity
SPAIN
www.repsolypf.com

Thomas Becker
General Motors Europe
GERMANY
www.opel.com

Yolanda Briceno
BIOPLAT
SPAIN
www.bioplat.org

Erlend Fjøsna
Bellona
NORWAY
www.bellona.org

Rosa Delgado
IDIADA Automotive Technology SA, Powertrain Department
SPAIN
www.idiada.com

Robert Gmyrek
PKN Orlen
POLAND
www.orlen.pl

Wieslaw Gorski
Institute of Petroleum Processing
POLAND
www.itn.com.pl

Lennart Haraldson
Wärtsilä Corporation
SWEDEN
www.wartsila.com

Tuukka Hartikka
Neste Oil
PL 310, 06101 Porvoo, Finland
www.nesteoil.com

Hartmut Heinrich
GERMANY

Dorothée Lahaussois
Toyota Motor Europe, Powertrain Engineering Division
BELGIUM
www.toyota-europe.com

Xavier Montagne
IFP Energie Nouvelles
FRANCE
www.ifp.fr

Luis Nieto
CIDAUT
SPAIN
www.cidaut.es

Nils Olof Nylund
TEC TransEnergy Consulting Oy
FINLAND
www.teconsulting.fi

Maria Vittoria Prati
Instituto Motori CNR
ITALIA
www.cnr.it

Peter Reimers
ADM European Management Holding GmbH
GERMANY
www.admworld.com

Kenneth D Rose
CONCAWE
BELGIUM/INT
www.concawe.org

Pierre Rouveirolles
Renault Research Division
FRANCE
www.renault.com

Ann Segerborg-Fick
Scania
SWEDEN
www.scania.com

Udo Schlemmer-Kelling
Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co. KG, Kiel
GERMANY
deutschland.cat.com

Roland von Hoerner
MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG
GERMANY
www.man-mn.com

 

Chair

Marc Gillmann
Total Refining & Marketing
FRANCE
www.total.com

Co-chair

Marc Londo
Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN)
NETHERLANDS
www.ecn.nl

Vice-chair

Béatrice Perrier
PSA Peugeot Citroen Intelligence technico-économique de l'énergie
FRANCE
www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com

Members

Edgar Ahn
BDI BioEnergy International AG
AUSTRIA
www.bdi-biodiesel.com

Luca Amatruda
NOVAOL Srl
ITALY
www.novaol.it

Ausilio Bauen
Imperial College London
UNITED KINGDOM
www.iccept.ic.ac.uk

Mikel Belsué
BIOPLAT
SPAIN
www.bioplat.org

Göran Berndes
Fysisk resursteori CTH/GU
SWEDEN
www.chalmers.se

Manuel Bravo Lópes
Repsol YPF, Dirección Técnica Refino
SPAIN
www.repsolypf.com

Isabel Canellas
BIOPLAT
SPAIN
www.bioplat.org

David Chiaramonti
Università degli Studi di Firenze
ITALIA
www.unifi.it

Ortwin Costenoble
NEN Energy Resources Netherlands, Centre of Standardization
THE NETHERLANDS
www.nen.nl

Emmanuel Desplechin
Novzymes
BELGIUM
www.novozymes.com

Uwe Fritsche
International Institute for Sustainability Analysis and Strategy
GERMANY
www.oeko.de

Thomas Gameson
ABENGOA Bioenergy
SPAIN
www.abengoabioenergy.com

Aurélien Gardel
BUNGE
FRANCE
www.bunge.com

Simon Godwin
EUCAR
BELGIUM
www.eucar.be

Jean-François Gruson
IFP Energie Nouvelles
FRANCE
www.ifp.fr

Carlo Hamelinck
Ecofys
THE NETHERLANDS
www.ecofys.nl

Rebecca Heaton
Shell Global Solutions International BV
THE NETHERLANDS
www.shell.com/globalsolutions

Jonas Helseth
Bellona
NORWAY
www.bellona.org

Miklos Gyalai-Korpos
Climate-KIC Central Hungary Region
HUNGARY
www.climate-kic.org/networks/centres-regions/central-hungary-region/

Jesper Hedal Kløverpris
Novozymes A/S
DENMARK
www.novozymes.com

Hermann Hofbauer
Technische Universität Wien
Institut für Verfahrenstechnik,
Umwelttechnik und Techn. Biowissenschaften
AUSTRIA
www.vt.tuwien.ac.at

Marko Janhunen
UPM-Kymmene Corporation
FINLAND
www.upm-kymmene.com

Rainer Janssen
WIP
GERMANY
www.wip-munich.de

Gerfried Jungmeier
Joanneum Research - Institut für Energieforschung
AUSTRIA
www.joanneum.at

Andreas Kicherer
BASF Aktiengesellschaft
GERMANY
www.basf.de

Patrik Klintbom
Volvo Technology Corporation
SWEDEN
www.volvo.com

Stephan Krinke
Volkswagen AG Wolfsburg
GERMANY
www.volkswagen.de

Kees Kwant
Agentschap NL
THE NETHERLANDS
www.agentschapnl.nl

Dorothée Lahaussois
Toyota Motor Europe, Powertrain Engineering Division
BELGIUM
www.toyota-europe.com

Imke Lübbeke
WWF
BELGIUM
www.wwf.org

António Martins
FCNET, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology, University of Porto
PORTUGAL
www.fe.up.pt

Teresa Mata
FEUP, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto
PORTUGAL
www.fe.up.pt

Sebastian Muissus
EADS
FRANCE
www.eads.net

Franziska Müller-Langer
German Biomass Research Centre gGmbH (DBFZ)
GERMANY
www.dbfz.de

John Neeft
Agentschap NL
THE NETHERLANDS
www.agentschapnl.nl

Klaus Neumann
Borregaard
NORWAY
www.borregaard.com

Ian O'Gara
Accenture
UNITED KINGDOM
www.accenture.com

Luc Pelkmans
VITO Crossroads of technology
BELGIUM
www.vito.be

Peter Saling
BASF Aktiengesellschaft
GERMANY
www.basf.de

Samuel Stucki
SWITZERLAND

Susan Tarka Sanchez
Solazyme
USA
www.solazyme.com

Robert Vierhout
ePure - European Renewable Ethanol Association
BELGIUM
www.epure.org

Willem Wiskerke
The Netherlands Society for Nature and Environment
NETHERLANDS
www2.natuurenmilieu.nl

Jeremy Woods
Imperial College London ICEPT, Centre for Envrionmental Policy
UK
www3.imperial.ac.uk

Manfred Wörgetter
BLT - Francisco Josephinum
AUSTRIA
blt.josephinum.at