Thomas Budde Christensen

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.

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

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.