Research Groups

The working groups of the SANA Department work in an inter- and transdisciplinary manner with science, politics, business, and civil society, thereby making important fundamental as well as application-oriented contributions to solutions for pressing societal and scientific challenges.

RG RE - Renewable Energies

The research group Renewable Energies works on two main topics: systems modelling of biomass usage as well as spatial analyses of all renewable energies. We cover all renewables and energy sectors, including also some parts of the wider bioeconomy, such as chemistry. We perform monitoring of the current state as well as modelling of future scenarios.

RG ISAS - Integrated Sustainability Assessment of Societal Systems and Bioeconomy

The ISAS working group addresses the topics of bioeconomy and circular economy in the context of a socio-ecological transformation. To this end, we develop methods for extended life cycle and input-output analysis. We use these methods to examine products, production, and consumption systems and aim to assess how a good life for all can be achieved within planetary boundaries.

RG CARMA - Carbon Management

At CARMA, we approach carbon management as a systems-based challenge that requires integrated solutions across technologies, sectors, and scales. Focusing on biomass-based production systems and biological carbon dioxide removal (CDR), we explore how these approaches can be combined as part of a sustainable, integrated carbon management strategy - providing solution‑oriented contributions toward a net‑zero society.

Former RG SABE - System Analysis of the Bioeconomy

The working group "System Analysis of the Bioeconomy" (SABE) at the Department of Bioenergy existed until July 2025.