M.Eng. Walther Zeug
Doctoral Researcher / PhD candidate
Contact
+49341/2354775
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3170-6984
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Walther_Zeug
Department of Bioenergy
Helmholtz centre for environmental research - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig I Germany
in cooperation with:
Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum - DBFZ
Torgauer Straße 116
04347 Leipzig I Germany
Research focuses
Integrative and transdisciplinary sustainability research, sustainability analysis / assessment, life cycle assessments, bioeconomy, political economy, sociology, environmental economics, macro- and microeconomics, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), renewable energy systems, bioeconomy, environmental engineering
Professional activities
| since 02/2018 |
PhD canidate at the Helmholtz-centre for environmental research (UFZ), Department of Bioenergy, Research unit Environment and society "A Holistic Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for Bioeconomy Regions - Linking Regional Assessments, Stakeholders and Global Goals" |
| 07/2014 – 12/2017 | Student researcher at the Helmholtz-centre for environmental research (UFZ), Department of Bioenergy, Research unit Environment and society |
| 11/2012 – 06/2014 | Student researcher at the Deutschen Biomasse Forschungszentrum gGmbH (DBFZ), Department of Bioenergy |
Research projects
| since 02/2018 |
Doctoral thesis at the Helmholtz-centre for environmental research (UFZ), Department of Bioenergy, Research unit Environment and society "A Holistic Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for Bioeconomy Regions - Linking Regional Assessments, Stakeholders and Global Goals" |
| since 07/2017 |
SYMOBIO – „Systemic Monitoring and Modelling of the Bioeconomy“, UFZ Method development of a holistic sustainability assessment, accompanying a stakeholder conference |
| 09/2017 | M.Eng. - „Ecological, economic and social sustainability assessment of bio-based regional value networks“, HTWK Leipzig |
| 07/2014 – 06/2017 |
Bioeconomy cluster – Accompanying Research, Working Group "Sustainability Assessment of the Bioeconomy", UFZ Method development of a social sustainability assessment, statistical data processing and collection |
| 03/2017 |
Project work - "Post Growth and Degrowth", HTWK Leipzig A critical, economic analysis of various approaches to theories of growth in the (neo) classical economy, post-growth movement and political economy full text (PDF, german) |
| 09/2016 |
Project work - "The Green Paradox - A Paradox of Capitalism", HTWK Leipzig Analysis and discussion of the Green Paradox according to H.W. Sinn as a phenomenon of environmental economics, environmental policy and resource economics |
| 09/2015 | B.Eng. - „Development and application of an SLCA evaluation method for the evaluation of social and socio-economic effects of products and value chains“, HTWK Leipzig |
| 08/2013 – 02/2014 |
Project work - "Micro CHP", DBFZ Leipzig Analysis of a micro CHP under technical and economic aspects |
| 11/2012 – 06/2014 |
Milestones 2030 - "Elements and milestones for the development of a viable sustainable bioenergy strategy", DBFZ Leipzig Technology analysis, evaluation and data research |
Selected publications
2020 (4)
- Bringezu, S., Banse, M., Ahmann, L., Bezama, A., Billig, E., Bischof, R., Blanke, C., Brosowski, A., Brüning, S., Borchers, M., Budzinski, M., Cyffka, K.-F., Distelkamp, M., Egenolf, V., Flaute, M., Geng, N., Gieseking, L., Graß, R., Hennenberg, K., Hering, T., Iost, S., Jochem, D., Krause, T., Lutz, C., Machmüller, A., Mahro, B., Majer, S., Mantau, U., Meisel, K., Moesenfechtel, U., Noke, A., Raussen, T., Richter, F., Schaldach, R., Schweinle, J., Thrän, D., Uglik, M., Weimar, H., Wimmer, F., Wydra, S., Zeug, W., (2020):
Pilotbericht zum Monitoring der deutschen Bioökonomie
Center for Environmental Systems Research (CESR), Universität Kassel, Kassel, 115 S.
full text (url) - Jarosch, L., Zeug, W., Bezama, A., Finkbeiner, M., Thrän, D., (2020):
A regional socio-economic life cycle assessment of a bioeconomy value chain
Sustainability 12 (3), art. 1259
full text (doi) - Zeug, W., Bezama, A., Thrän, D., (2020):
Towards a holistic and integrated life cycle sustainability assessment of the bioeconomy – Background on concepts, visions and measurements
UFZ discussion papers 7/2020
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Leipzig, 35 pp. - Zeug, W., Uglik, M., Bezama, A., Meisel, K., Majer, S., Thrän, D., (2020):
Energetische und stoffliche Verwendung von Biomasse
In: Bringezu, S., et al., (Hrsg.)
Pilotbericht zum Monitoring der deutschen Bioökonomie
Center for Environmental Systems Research (CESR), Universität Kassel, Kassel, S. 56 - 63
full text (url)
2019 (1)
- Zeug, W., Bezama, A., Moesenfechtel, U., Jähkel, A., Thrän, D., (2019):
Stakeholders’ interests and perceptions of bioeconomy monitoring using a sustainable development goal framework
Sustainability 11 (6), art. 1511
full text (doi)
2018 (2)
- Siebert, A., O'Keeffe, S., Bezama, A., Zeug, W., Thrän, D., (2018):
How not to compare apples and oranges: Generate context-specific performance reference points for a social life cycle assessment model
J. Clean Prod. 198 , 587 - 600
full text (doi) - Zeug, W., (2018):
A holistic life cycle sustainability assessment approach for the bioeconomy
1. Deutsches Doktorandenkolloquium Bioenergie: 20./21. September 2018
DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH, Leipzig, p. 304 - 305
full text (url)
2015 (1)
- Ponitka, J., Arendt, O., Lenz, V., Daniel-Gromke, J., Stinner, W., Ortwein, A., Zeymer, M., Gröngröft, A., Müller-Langer, F., Klemm, M., Braun, J., Zeug, W., Thrän, D., O'Keeffe, S., Millinger, M., (2015):
Focus on : Bioenergie-Technologien
In: Thrän, D., Ponitka, J., Arendt, O., (eds.)
Fokusheft energetische Biomassenutzung
DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH, Leipzig, 95 pp.
full text (url)
Conferences, Presentations and Workshops
International Conferences
2020
3rd International Bioeconomy Congress, Leipzig/Stuttgart, "Towards a Holistic Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of the Bioeconomy – Linking Global Goals, Regional Assessments and Stakeholders’ Interests and Perceptions" full text
Life Cycle Innovation Conference (LCIC 2020), Leipzig/Berlin, "Towards a Holistic Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of the Bioeconomy – Linking Global Goals, Regional Assessments and Stakeholders’ Interests and Perceptions"
4th South East European Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, Leipzig/Sarajevo, "Towards a Holistic and Integrated Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of the Bioeconomy" full text
Presentations and Workshops
"Ecology, Economy, Society - Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs) and Social Relations to Nature", held at the Volkshochschule Leipziger Land, on request"Ecology, Economy and Society - Sustainable Global Development and the Social-Ecological Crisis in Capitalism", held at the congress of Fridays for Future Saxony, on request