Thomas Budde Christensen — Roskilde University Research Portal

Personal profile

Research areas

My research interest is in circular economy, resources, waste, renewable energy, environmental innovation and policy/planning/regulation. I am currently working on a number of research projects dealing with:

Circular economy: Working with circular economy, resources, waste and sustainable manufacturing. Waste minimization and innovative exploitation of waste and by-products. Working with theories and methods for circular economy, global value chains, innovation in global production and consumption systems as well as industrial ecology and industrial symbiosis
Renewable energy: development of methods and approaches for municipal energy plans. Strategies for sustainable use of biomass for energy. Working with exploitation of waste and by-products from agriculture and industry for energy, district heating and transport fuels.
Planning, policy and regulation: focussing on Danish and international (EU) planning, policy and regulation.

Curriculum

Positions:

2017: Head of Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Education in Circular Economy & Sustainability (CIRCLES)
2011-: Head of research group (METRIK - Environment, Energy and Transport)
2011-: Associate Professor
2009-2010: Assistant professor at Roskilde University: Working on a large EU project about sustainable bioenergy promotion in countries around the Baltic Sea (35 partners and budget on €5 million )
2007-2009: Post.doc at Roskilde University: Working on project about sustainable biofuels in Region Zealand (identification of local ressources and potential conversion routes)
2004-2007: PhD student at Roskilde University: project about environmental innovation in the automotive industry
2006: Visiting scholar at Cardiff University
2004: Research assistant

External relations

Member of the green think tank CONCITO (http://www.concito.dk/en/index.php)
Member of Roskilde Climate Council
Member of the Business Council for Green Transition (under the Danish Ministry of Environment), 2012

Education

2007: PhD in environmental planning, Roskilde University
2003: MSc (Technological and Socio-economic Planning), Roskilde University

Research and education information

I have teaching experience from various courses on renewable energy, cleaner production, globalisation, innovation, clusters and value chains. I have supervised project groups on renewable energy, transport policy, strategic environmental impact assessment, cleaner production, industrial symbiosis, sustainable biofuels and environmental innovation in industries such as plastic, electronics and automotive.

Keywords

Environment, Energy, Nature, Resources
Biofuels
Biogas
Sustainability
Regulation & planning
Biomass
Traffic, Transportation
Car industry
Electric vehicles
Smart grids
Production, Consumption
Industrial Symbiosis
Innovation
Cleantech
Technology

Publication network Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.

Research Output 2006 2018

Driverless, public e-mobility for future green transport systems in cities

Christensen, T. B., Villadsen, H. & Jespersen, P. H., 28 Nov 2018 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research

Hollandske erfaringer med green deals og cirkulær økonomi

Christensen, T. B., 31 Jan 2018, 10 p.

Research output: Working paper › Research

Risk Perception of Plastic Pollution: Importance of Stakeholder Involvement and Citizen Science

Syberg, K., Hansen, S. F., Christensen, T. B. & Khan, F., 2018, Freshwater Microplastics: Emerging Environmental Contaminants?. Wagner, M. & Lambert, S. (eds.). 1 ed. Springer, Vol. 58, p. 203-221 19 p. (Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 58).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

Open Access

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