Economics of Bioresources

Yoram Krozer holds an M.Sc. in Biology and Ph.D. in Economics, and has worked in the business sector and various non-governmental organisations. After thirty years in the private sector he joined the University of Twente as director of the Cartesius Institute, Institute for Sustainable Innovations of the Netherlands Technical University. He currently teaches on the economics of sustainable development as an associated professor at the University of Twente, where he directs the Sustainable Innovations Academy. Michael Narodoslawsky completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at Graz University of Technology. Until retirement in 2016 he headed the research group Process Synthesis, Process Evaluation and Regional Development at the Technical University of Graz, as well as the European Commission’s Working Group on Bioenergy. Currently, he co-chairs the European Sustainable Energy Innovation Alliance (eseia) Working Group on Bioresources. His chief research interests are in ecological assessment and lifecycle analysis, regional technology networks and biorefineries.

• 1.Introduction: Yoram Krozer, Maarten Arentsen, Michael Narodoslawsky (10 pages).- Part I: Basics (20-25 pages each chapter).- 2.Bioresources basics: Michael Narodoslawsky.- 3.Bioresources for electricity: Andrej Gubina.- 4.Economic basics: Yoram Krozer.- 5.Regional capabilities: Frans Coenen.- 6.Market behavior: Boglarka Vajda and Yoram Krozer.- 7.Business development: Yoram Krozer and Petra Doelman.- 8.Policy development: Maarten Arentsen .- Part II Cases  (5-10 pages each chapter).- 9.Willows for localized fuels: Sandor Bartha.- 10.Modern bio-refineries: Louis Duarte.- 11.Supplies for bioenergy markets: Devrim Yazan.- 12.Food chain waste processing: Ina  Körner.- 13.Reuse of edible oils: Avinash Narayanswamy.- 14.Manure for energy: Willem van Laarhoven.