Matthias Welker

Contact

matthias.m.welker@ufz.de

+49 341 6025 2054

Department of Bioenergy
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig I Deutschland

Research focus

Life cycle assessment, Bioeconomy, Narratives of environmental policy

Professional experience

since 2023	PhD Researcher, Graduate Scchool: Governance Monitor – Tracking and assessing governance narratives for sustainability transformations, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Department Bioenergy
2022-2023	Intern/Working Student, Akzente - Sustainability Consulting (later: Akzente - part of Accenture)
2020-2023	M.Sc. Management Science - Specialisation: Sustainability Management, Leipzig University. Master's thesis: "Estimating Costs and Benefits of Restoring the Leipzig Floodplain Forest"
2020-2022	Research Assistant, Fraunhofer IMW, Working Group: Business Models - Engineering and Innovation

News

EE-Monitor - Monitoring for a nature-friendly energy transition

The EE-Monitor ("Renewable Energy Monitor") provides a scientifically sound basis for the social debate on the nature-compatible expansion of renewable energies in Germany. The EE-Monitor supports the identification of both undesirable developments and positive trends in the nature-friendly expansion of renewable energies.

EE-Monitor Website

InPositiv - How renewable energies can have a positive effect on nature and biodiversity.

Renewable energies are a key technology for climate protection. But what does this mean in concrete terms for nature and the landscape - beyond known negative consequences? The research project InPositiv addresses this question and looks specifically at positive effects of renewables. InPositiv is a project of nature conservation associations, universities and specialist offices and is aimed at everyone who asks how an energy transition that is compatible with nature can succeed.

InPositiv Website

Publication of the results report of the first phase of the Helmholtz-Climate-Initiative (HI-CAM): HI-CAM Publications - "Final Report Phase 1"

WHITEPAPER BEN/BS
Strategy and implementation of the scientific work - Joint research on systems analysis at Department BEN / Division BS: Mission, approach and planning

This paper describes the research objectives of the joint activities of the departments BEN (UFZ) and BS (DBFZ) up to the year 2025. The basic research theses, research fields and questions and approaches are supported and regularly updated in the TB6 research strategy of the UFZ and the roadmap of the DBFZ.

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Task 44: Flexible Bioenergy and System Integration

Release of the discussion paper: "Five cornerstones to unlock the potential of flexible bioenergy". The paper and further publications can be downloaded here:

IEA Publications

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniela Thrän appointed Chair of the Bioeconomy Council

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) appointed the members of the new Bioeconomy Council. With Daniela Thrän and Iris Lewandowski, the council has now selected two female scientists from among its ranks to serve on its chair for the next three years.

UFZ press release 03/2021

Bioeconomy Council

New Publication: "Deployment of BECCS/U value chains – Technological pathways, policy options and business models" (IEA Bioenergy: Task 40, June 2020)

Authors: Olle Olsson, Christian Bang, Malgorzata Borchers, Alena Hahn, Hannu Karjunen, Daniela
Thrän and Tero Tynjälä

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Contact

Head of Department:
Prof. Dr-Ing. Daniela Thrän
Department Bioenergy
daniela.thraen@ufz.de

Office:
Caroline Lichtmann
caroline.lichtmann@ufz.de

Tel.: +49 341 235-1267

Postal address:
Postfach 500 136 | 04301 Leipzig, Germany

Visiting address:
Torgauer Str. 116 | 04347 Leipzig, Germany

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