Resource Mobilization
The occurrence and availability of biogenic resources is a crucial basis for assessing the opportunities and risks of existing and potential material and energy uses of biomass and thus for a sustainable bioeconomy. The Resources and Mobilisation working groups therefore develop, implement and operate resource monitoring systems for more than 100 raw materials from numerous sectors at regional, national and international level. The knowledge and results are made freely available in the Resource Database with the support of the Data Laboratory. In addition, strategies are being developed to capture and interpret the bio-economic activities of different stakeholders and shareholders. Based on the results of the research and consultancy projects, recommendations will be made as to which raw materials in which regions play an important role in the transformation of the fossil-based economic system to a sustainable economic system based on renewable raw materials, and with which stakeholder groups further optimisation and mobilisation strategies can be implemented.
Working Group Resources
The Resources working group develops methods based on geoinformatics for transparently quantifying the biogenic resource base, carrying out spatial analyses, and developing web-based map applications. The quantification and localization of biogenic resources for energy and material utilization are becoming increasingly important due to their growing demand. Knowledge of the 'what, how much and where' is crucial for making the greatest possible contribution to climate protection, material and energy supply, and for resolving competition for utilization at an early stage.
The working group's focus is on the following topics:
- Development of methods for the quantification of biogenic resources
- Development and implementation of (spatial) resource monitoring systems
- Stakeholder mapping
- (Geo-)statistical analyses and trend extrapolations
- Evaluation of satellite data (e.g. change detection, spectral analysis)
- Provision of consistent data (e.g. databases, web maps, dashboards)
- International capacity building in the geo-information sector
Team
Dr. Friederike Naegeli de Torres has been a researcher and GIS expert at the DBFZ since 2020 and head of the Resources working group since 2023. She is a geographer with an MSc in Technology and Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics and a PhD in Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics. She has further training in university didactics and e-teaching and was a lecturer in GIS at the University of Leipzig. She specialises in (geo)data acquisition, data evaluation and spatial analysis, as well as method development and knowledge transfer.
Jasmin Kalcher has been a researcher at the DBFZ since 2017. After studying renewable resources at the Technical University of Munich, she worked at BOKU Vienna on an EU project to determine the potential of waste wood. At the DBFZ, she specialises in biomass potential assessment at national and international level. Her focus is on GIS-based analysis of the spatial distribution of biogenic resources. She is developing modules for an e-learning course on this topic in cooperation with the University of Rostock.
Tom Karras has been a researcher at the DBFZ since 2019. He studied business economics with a focus on sustainability (M.Sc.) at the University of Leipzig. His research focuses on the supply costs of biogenic residues, wastes and by-products. As a member of the working group Resources he is working on his PhD with the aim to model regional and temporal developments of supply costs.
Susann Günther studied geography and gained professional experience as a GIZ intern in EL Salvador within the REDD programme and with MINAE and OET in Costa Rica. Before joining the DBFZ, Susann worked as a GIS Junior Specialist for the European Commission at the JRC in Italy, where she gained experience in EU policy by supporting various EU strategies. As a researcher at the DBFZ, she conducts stakeholder and spatial analyses of biogenic resources. She is also involved in biomass mapping and visualisation, stakeholder workshops, identification of barriers in the value chain and automated processing and evaluation of geospatial data.
Sebastian Semella joined the DBFZ in 2021 as a researcher in the Resources group. He specialises in the analysis of the spatial distribution and characterisation of biogenic resources using GIS, infrared spectroscopy and remote sensing, as well as the automation of data analysis using R. He is also involved in knowledge transfer and has experience in the organisation, conception and implementation of e-teaching and on-site training courses in Africa, particularly in the areas of GIS, remote sensing and digital data acquisition.
Dr. Fabian Sittaro is a geographer with a focus on geoinformatics and remote sensing and did his PhD at the University of Leipzig in the field of ecological modelling on habitat models for the spread of invasive plant species. As a freelance geoinformatician, he creates maps as design objects and develops web applications. Since 2022 he is working as a researcher at the DBFZ in the working group Resources. His activities include the processing of geodata - e.g. the analysis of agricultural production data - as well as the production of maps and interactive web maps, the remote sensing evaluation and classification of satellite data and the automation of site assessments using the R script language. He is also active in international knowledge transfer, designing and teaching GIS courses for project partners.