- Dotzauer, M. (2024). "Determining optimal component configurations for flexible biogas plants based on power prices of 2020–2022 and the legislation framework in Germany". Renewable Energy (ISSN 0960-1481), Volume 236, DOI:10.1016/j.renene.2024.121252.
- Dotzauer, M.; Oehmichen, K.; Thrän, D.; Weber, C. (2022). "Empirical greenhouse gas assessment for flexible bioenergy in interaction with the German power sector". Renewable Energy (ISSN: 0960-1481), Nr. 181. S. 1100–1109. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.09.094.
- Dotzauer, M.; Pfeiffer, D.; Lauer, M.; Pohl, M.; Mauky, E.; Bär, K.; Sonnleitner, M.; Zörner, W.; Hudde, J.; Schwarz, B.; Faßauer, B.; Dahmen, M.; Rieke, C.; Herbert, J.; Thrän, D. (2019). "How to measure flexibility: performance indicators for demand driven power generation from biogas plants". Renewable Energy (ISSN: 0960-1481), Nr. 134. S. 135–146. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.10.021.
- Dotzauer, M.; Radtke, K. S.; Jordan, M.; Thrän, D. (2024). "Advanced SQL-Database for bioenergy technologies - A catalogue for bio-resources, conversion technologies, energy carriers, and supply applications". Heliyon, Vol. 10, Nr. 3. S. e25434. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25434.
- Formann, S.; Hahn, A.; Janke, L.; Stinner, W.; Sträuber, H.; Logrono, W.; Nikolausz, M. (2020). "Beyond sugar and ethanol production: Value generation opportunities through sugarcane residues". Frontiers in Energy Research (ISSN: 2296-598X), Vol. 8. DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2020.579577.
- Fritsche, U. R.; Hennig, C.; Liebetrau, J.; Majer, S.; Monaghan, R. (2022). Renewable gases: Current state and Perspectives of Biogas, Biomethane, and Renewable Hydrogen. Vortrag gehalten: 30th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, [online], 09.-12.05.2022.
- Hahn, A.; Szarka, N.; Thrän, D. (2020). "German Energy and Decarbonization Scenarios: “Blind Spots” With Respect to Biomass-Based Carbon Removal Options". Frontiers in Energy Research (ISSN: 2296-598X), Vol. 8. DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2020.00130.
- Hennig, C.; Olsson, O.; Thrän, D.; Mäki Elina (2023). BECCUS and flexible bioenergy – finding the balance: IEA Bioenergy Task 44 and Task 40. 232 S. ISBN: 0203961145.
- Janke, L.; Ruoss, F.; Hahn, A.; Weinrich, S.; Nordberg, Å. (2022). "Modelling synthetic methane production for decarbonising public transport buses: A techno-economic assessment of an integrated power-to-gas concept for urban biogas plants". Energy Conversion and Management (ISSN: 0196-8904), Nr. 259. DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2022.115574.
- Lauer, M.; Dotzauer, M.; Hennig, C.; Lehmann, M.; Nebel, E.; Postel, J.; Szarka, N.; Thrän, D. (2017). "Flexible power generation scenarios for biogas plants operated in Germany: impacts on economic viability and GHG emissions". International Journal of Energy Research (ISSN: 0363-907X), Vol. 41, Nr. 1. S. 63–80. DOI: 10.1002/er.3592.
- Lauer, M.; Leprich, U.; Thrän, D. (2020). "Economic assessment of flexible power generation from biogas plants in Germany's future electricity system". Renewable Energy (ISSN: 0960-1481), Nr. 146. S. 1471–1485. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.06.163.
- Lauer, M.; Thrän, D. (2017). "Biogas plants and surplus generation: Cost driver or reducer in the future German electricity system?". Energy Policy (ISSN: 0301-4215), Nr. 109. S. 324–336. DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.07.016.
- Lenz, V.; Szarka, N.; Jordan, M.; Thrän, D. (2020). "Status and perspectives of biomass use for industrial process heat for industrialized countries, with emphasis on Germany". Chemical Engineering & Technology, Vol. 43, Nr. 8. S. 1469–1484. DOI: 10.1002/ceat.202000077.
- Mäki, E.; Hennig, C.; Thrän, D.; Lange, N.; Schildhauer, T.; Schipfer, F. (2024). "Defining bioenergy system services to accelerate the integration of bioenergy into a low‐carbon economy". Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, Vol. 18, Nr. 4. S. 793–803. DOI: 10.1002/bbb.2649.
- Olsson, O.; Becidan, M.; Bang, C.; Abdalla, N.; Bürck, S.; Fehrenbach, H.; Harris, Z. M.; Thrän, D.; Cavalett, O.; Cherubini, F.; Hennig, C. Deployment of BECCUS value chains: From concept to commercialization. Synthesis Report (2022). [s.l.]: IEA Bioenergy. 19 S. ISBN: 979-12-80907-22-6.
- Richter, S.; Szarka, N.; Bezama, A.; Thrän, D. (2022). "What Drives a Future German Bioeconomy?: A Narrative and STEEPLE Analysis for Explorative Characterisation of Scenario Drivers". Sustainability (ISSN: 2071-1050), Vol. 14, Nr. 5. DOI: 10.3390/su14053045.
- Schipfer, F.; Mäki, E.; Schmieder, U.; Lange, N.; Schildhauer, T.; Hennig, C.; Thrän, D. (2022). "Status of and expectations for flexible bioenergy to support resource efficiency and to accelerate the energy transition". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (ISSN: 1364-0321), Nr. 158. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112094.
- Schmid, C.; Hahn, A. (2021). "Potential CO2 utilisation in Germany: An analysis of theoretical CO2 demand by 2030". Journal of CO2 Utilization (ISSN: 2212-9820), Nr. 50. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101580.
- Schmid, C.; Horschig, T.; Pfeiffer, A.; Szarka, N.; Thrän, D. (2019). "Biogas Upgrading: A Review of National Biomethane Strategies and Support Policies in Selected Countries". Energies (ISSN: 1996-1073), Vol. 12, Nr. 19. DOI: 10.3390/en12193803.
- Schmidt-Baum, T.; Thrän, D. (2020). "Nine Measures to Take: Unlocking the Potential for Biomass Heat in the German Industry and the Trade, Commerce, and Service Sector". Energies (ISSN: 1996-1073), Vol. 13, Nr. 18. DOI: 10.3390/en13184614.
- Schüch, A.; Hennig, C. (2020). Abfall- und reststoffbasierte Bioökonomie. In: Thrän, D.; Moesenfechtel, Urs (Hrsg.) Das System Bioökonomie. Berlin: Springer. ISBN: 978-3-662-60729-9. S. 125–146. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-60730-5_8.
- Szarka, N.; Eichhorn, M.; Kittler, R.; Bezama, A.; Thrän, D. (2017). "Interpreting long-term energy scenarios and the role of bioenergy in Germany". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (ISSN: 1364-0321), Nr. 68, Part 2. S. 1222–1233. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.02.016.
- Szarka, N.; García Laverde, L.; Thrän, D.; Kiyko, O.; Ilkiv, M.; Moravckíková, D.; Cudlínová, E.; Lapka, M.; Hatvani, N.; Koós, Á.; Luks, A.; Martín Jimenez, I. (2023). "Stakeholder Engagement in the Co-Design of Regional Bioeconomy Strategies". Sustainability (ISSN: 2071-1050), Vol. 15, Nr. 8. DOI: 10.3390/su15086967.
- Szarka, N.; Haufe, H.; Lange, N.; Schier, F.; Weimar, H.; Banse, M.; Sturm, V.; Dammer, L.; Piotrowski, S.; Thrän, D. (2021). "Biomass flow in bioeconomy: Overview for Germany". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (ISSN: 1364-0321), Nr. 150. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111449.
- Szarka, N.; Lenz, V.; Thrän, D. (2019). "The crucial role of biomass-based heat in a climate-friendly Germany–A scenario analysis". Energy (ISSN: 0360-5442), Vol. 186. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.115859.
- Szarka, N.; Schmid, C.; Pfeiffer, D.; Thrän, D. (2020). "All in One: A Comprehensive Goal and Indicator System for Smart Bioenergy". Chemical Engineering & Technology (ISSN: 0930-7516), Vol. 43, Nr. 8. S. 1554–1563. DOI: 10.1002/ceat.202000033.
- Szarka, N.; Schmid, C.; Pfeiffer, D.; Thrän, D. (2023). "The System Role of Smart Bioenergy: A Multicriteria Assessment". Chemical Engineering & Technology, Vol. 46, Nr. 3. S. 550–558. DOI: 10.1002/ceat.202100069.
- Szarka, N.; Scholwin, F.; Trommler, M.; Jacobi, H.-F.; Eichhorn, M.; Ortwein, A.; Thrän, D. (2013). "A novel role for bioenergy: A flexible, demand-oriented power supply". Energy (ISSN: 0360-5442), Nr. 61. S. 18–26. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.12.053.
- Szarka, N.; Wolfbauer, J.; Bezama, A. (2018). "A systems dynamics approach for supporting regional decisions on the energetic use of regional biomass residues". Waste Management & Research (ISSN: 0734-242X), Vol. 36, Nr. 4. S. 332–341. DOI: 10.1177/0734242X18757626.
- Tafarte, P.; Hennig, C.; Dotzauer, M.; Thrän, D. (2017). "Impact of flexible bioenergy provision on residual load fluctuation: A case study for the TransnetBW transmission system in 2022". Energy, Sustainability and Society (ISSN: 2192-0567), Vol. 7, Nr. 3. DOI: 10.1186/s13705-017-0108-1.
- Tafarte, P.; Kanngießer, A.; Dotzauer, M.; Meyer, B.; Grevé, A.; Millinger, M. (2020). "Interaction of Electrical Energy Storage, Flexible Bioenergy Plants and System-friendly Renewables in Wind- or Solar PV-dominated Regions". Energies, Vol. 13, Nr. 5. DOI: 10.3390/en13051133.
- Thoni, T.; Beck, S.; Borchers, M.; Förster, J.; Görl, K.; Hahn, A.; Mengis, N.; Stevenson, A.; Thrän, D. (2020). "Deployment of Negative Emissions Technologies at the National Level: A Need for Holistic Feasibility Assessments". Frontiers in Climate (ISSN: 2624-9553), Vol. 2. DOI: 10.3389/fclim.2020.590305.
- Thrän, D.; Bauschmann, M.; Dahmen, N.; Erlach, B.; Heinbach, K.; Hirschl, B.; Hildebrand, J.; Rau, I.; Majer, S.; Oehmichen, K.; Schweizer-Ries, P.; Hennig, C. (2020). "Bioenergy beyond the German “Energiewende: Assessment framework for integrated bioenergy strategies". Biomass and Bioenergy (ISSN: 0961-9534), Vol. 142. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105769.
- Trommler, M.; Barchmann, T.; Dotzauer, M.; Cieleit, A. (2017). "Can Biogas Plants Contribute to Lower the Demand for Power Grid Expansion?". Chemical Engineering & Technology (ISSN: 0930-7516), Vol. 40, Nr. 2. S. 359–366. DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201600230.
- Wollnik, R., Borchers, M., Seibert, R. et al. Dynamics of bio-based carbon dioxide removal in Germany. Sci Rep 14, 20395 (2024). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-71017-x