Ongoing projects Towards a sustainable Swedish food system - a knowledge synthesis of environmental impacts and policy options Loss of beef during primary production in Sweden: quantities, causes, food potential, and carbon footprint and economically assessed measures Test Productive On-site Sanitation System : New Value Chain for Urine Based Fertilizer Fly larvae composting Capturing nutrients in Urine: Socio-technical evaluation of urine concentrating technologies Participatory design of biochar filters for small scale wastewater treatment SusOrgPlus EthioLog DigiMilk SusOrganic RELOAD EuroPruning RECLAIM – a serious sanitation game Tools for nutrient recycling from wastewater Activities Aim Making the most out of synoptic sampling campaigns and large datasets: development of new statistical tools to optimize evaluation of environmental change (UNSUM) Gamification of sanitation planning SPANS - Sanitation Planning for Alternative Nutrient-recovery Systems Demand-orientated heat production from biogas Ash for removing carbon dioxide during production of liquefied biogas Ash filter for cleaning of hydrogen sulphide in landfill gas Milk round II - Integrated logistics for locally produced food Simulation of the supply chain for stump fuel systems Demonstration of small-scale biogas upgrading at the biogas plant of Sötåsen Optimized uptake of carbon dioxide from biogas using calcium-rich ash Sustainable HVO Environmental effects from vegetarian food Cable-powered electric tractor replaces diesel Poor sanitation Uganda On-site treatment of greywater - turning it into a resource for irrigation and service Modelling physical and chemical processes used for treating organic waste Peepoo - a poor - inclusive leapfrog sanitation solution? Greenhouse gas, acidifying and eutrophying emissions from compost and composting Balancing power from biofuels Biochar and smallholder farmers in Kenya New raw materials for pellet production – potentials and environmental effects in a life cycle perspective
Finalised projects Admixture of biofuel ash into liquid biogas digestate Agricultural bio energy production Agricultural production of central heating Anaerobic digestion of solid manure at a farm scale biogas plant Assessing sustainability of sanitation options – Case study in Kumasi, Ghana Bioenergy from forest slash and stumps in a lifecycle perspective Biofuels and land use in Sweden - An overview of land use change effects Biogas hydrate – novel systems for upgrading, transportation and storage of biomethane Biorefineries and LCA-methodology By-products of extraction and transesterification of rapeseed oil Climate optimized biofuel supply by landscape level land use changes Cognitive spatio-temporal model Collaboration for improved profitability and environmental value in farm-based biogas production How can we make a transition to a low carbon society? Costs, available resources and quality of fuel straw - Influence of local variations in weather and geography and choice of handling systems Could combined heat and power technology be profitable for small-scale farm energy plants? Cultivation of energy grass on marginal agricultural land: costs and environmental impact Detailed accounting of green house gas emissions according to EU`s renewable energy directive from cultivation of crops for biofuels production - Potential possibilities for raw matrial producers and fuel manufacturers Diets for the Nordic countries based on the principle of ’ecological leftovers’ Model of cost-effective carbon management Effects of climate tax on food including recycling of the income Electricity and heat generation from biomass EMMA 5 Modelling the future energy system and climate impact of Uppsala, Sweden Democracy3 'Mälardalen Mod' Glycerine from vegetable oils as a binding agent during pelleting of biofuels Green Farm Green tractor Hemp for fuel, fibre and oil High Quality Forage to Dairy cows and Low Quality Forage Biogas How is biogas best used? Innovative legume-based foods and drinks for enhanced resource use efficiency in food systems In-situ methane enrichment In-situ methane enrichment In-situ methane enrichment International bioenergy markets LCA of a potential biorefinery in Kristianstad Life cycle assessment of rapeseed oil, RME and ethanol as fuels - a comparison of large-scale and small-scale production Logistics for straw fuels Machinery planning and optimisation Minimizing the environmental impact from forage management by only using locally produced feed Nationwide harvest of small trees and bushes – potential, opportunities and obstacles Optimized logistics for biogas production Production and management of broad-leaved trees Rapeseed as a motor fuel from field to engine Refining of whole plant legumes to high value products- climate impact Short rotation forest and sustainability – development of a model for evaluation of environment and economy Soil carbon in life cycle assessment of bioenergy Sprout Straw as an energy source – A review of existing knowledge Stumps as fuel - biomass properties and fuel quality Supplying organic farming with plant nutrients – resource and environmental aspects in a life cycle perspective System studies The importance of dietary choices for the environmental impact of food- a method for evaluating different diets from both environmental and health perspectives The importance of herbicide concentration in weed control efficiency The optimised pellet and briquette - a systems study looking forward Time-dependent climate impact of biomass use in a fourth generation district heating system Upgrading of biogas using ash Upgrading of biogas using ash Upgrading of biogas using bottom ash from woodfuels Utilising distillers' spent grains from cereal-based ethanol production - alternatives for realising economic and energy potential Waste to worth