Partners

Jordi Solé Ollé is a senior scientist at ICM-CSIC. Having a PhD in applied Physics, his research career is focused on modeling physical/biological oceanography, climatology and environment and lately on energy resources. At present he is the Principal Investigator of MEDEAS and coordinator of the ICM-CSIC team on energy modeling.

Joaquim Ballabrera-Poy is a senior scientist at ICM-CSIC. He has a PhD on geophysics, in the field of data assimilation in oceanography. His field of expertise includes marine security, ocean salinity and energy security. In MEDEAS, he is involved in energy modeling issues and the analysis of key divers to achieve the renewable energy transition.

Antonio García-Olivares is a Staff Scientist at ICM-CSIC. He is a Dr. of Physics with a BA of Sociology. He is Involved in Mathematical simulation, Physical Oceanography, Environmental Modeling and Energy Policy. His role within MEDEAS is the analysis of the relationships between energy-society and policies.

Dr. Emilio García Ladona is a senior researcher at ICM-CSIC. His research interests range from ocean dynamics to ecosystem dynamics, data analysis techniques and numerical models. His role in MEDEAS is the analysis of the future energy mix taking into account the limitations associated to raw materials as it occurs with nutrients, the primary energy driver in the lower stages of marine trophic webs.

Antonio Turiel is a senior Scientist at ICM-CSIC. His main research lines are remote sensing, physical oceanography, image processing and statistical physics. He is also committed to the outreach of sensitive issues about the depletion of conventional fossil fuel resources such as peak oil and its potential global implications. He is also editor of the blog The Oil Crash http://crashoil.blogspot.com.es/.

Teresa Madurell is a researcher at ICM-CSIC. Her research activity deals with the study of marine communities, structure and composition, from both coastal and deep environments. She is particularly interested in the study of the taxonomy, ecology and biodiversity of marine invertebrates. Teresa combines her work as a researcher with the management of MEDEAS. 

Roger Samsó Campà is a postdoc researcher at ICM-CSIC. He got his PhD in Environmental Engineering in 2014. His field of expertise is the mathematical modelling of wastewater treatment technologies and bioenergy. He is currently working on the development and implementation of numerical models within the MEDEAS project.

Martin Baumann is a project manager at AEA. He holds a Ph.D. in Technical Sciences and a M.Sc. in Technical Physics from the Graz University of Technology. In MEDEAS, Martin coordinates the work on the assessment of impacts. Additionally, he contributes to data collection and TIMES model implementation.

Lukas Eggler is with the AEA since 5 years. In past projects he has been working on a wide variety of modelling projects, including projects modelling the transport sector of Austria, Demand Side Management (DSM) potentials for selected technologies, the dynamic simulation of high RES battery systems and regression analysis to quantify the effect of energy efficiency measures on corporate level. In recent years he is also increasingly involved in AEAs TIMES model of the Austrian energy system. He works for AEA since 5 years and holds a M.Sc. in “Renewable Energy Engineering and Technology” from the University of Freiburg.

Christoph Ploiner has been working at the Austrian Energy Agency since 2010 and is since then involved in the implementation of the EU Directives on energy efficiency in Austria. He is working at the National Energy Efficiency Monitoring Agency. There his main fields of expertise include the conception and further development of the reporting interface, monitoring and verification of energy efficiency measures and further development of bottom-up methodologies for evaluating energy savings. In addition, he is involved in the compilation and integration of data on all measures that are used for Article 7 implementation in Austria. He has been participating in the drafting of all recent NEEAPs as well as annual reports in relation to the EED. His expertise includes the evaluation of the Austrian target achievement related to the EED and energy efficiency related modelling.

Angela Holzmann is manager and team member of projects in the field of energy system modeling, with focus on the Austrian building stock. Development of scenarios to evaluate policy measures in the respective sector using TIMES-Veda and GAMS. Author of the publication “Consumer behavior in the residential heating sector in Austria: Findings from a bottom-up modeling approach” in the journal “Energy and Buildings”. She is developing energy efficiency indicators and top-down methods in the frame of the constitution of a monitoring and verification system regarding the Energy Services Directive  006/32/EC. She has expertise in the field of data analysis and decomposition analysis, respective publication in the peer-reviewed scientific journals “Energy Policy”.

Professor Aled Jones FRSA FHEA is the inaugural Director of the Global Sustainability Institute (GSI) at Anglia Ruskin University. Prof Jones’s research particularly focuses on the finance sector and government and how they will respond to the impacts of global resource trends and climate change. Prof Jones chaired a working group on climate finance within the Capital Markets Climate Initiative (CMCI) on behalf of Greg Barker, the Minister for Climate Change in the UK Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and sits on the steering group for CMCI. Professor Jones will be supporting models cross-comparison and impacts in MEDEAS.

Dr Michael Green is a Senior Research Fellow and leads the Global Risk & Resilience research theme at the Global Sustainability Institute at Anglia Ruskin University. He is a natural-scientist, whose research expertise includes water resource management, climate change adaptation and decision-making under uncertainty. He undertakes applied research at the interface between water systems and decision-making by modelling environmental systems, performing socio-economic analysis and evaluating robust solutions and means to adapt to future uncertainty. Dr Michael Green will be supporting models cross-comparison and impacts in MEDEAS.

Dr Davide Natalini is a researcher at ARU in environmental security and in particular how scarcity or abundance of natural resources can drive conflict and the dynamics involved, focusing on food and fuel riots. The methodologies he uses are mainly quantitative and include statistics, econometrics and computer modelling. He is research assistant in MEDEAS and he contributes to the work for ARU on scenarios, models cross-comparison and impacts.

Dr Kat Buchmann is a postdoctoral fellow at the Global Sustainability Institute. She is a political scientist with expertise in climate and energy diplomacy, sustainable mobility, knowledge sharing and corporate influence on policy. For MEDEAS, her work includes research on climate adaptation, energy poverty and resource scarcity. She mainly uses qualitative methods, including interviews.

Mariya Trifonova is a PhD Candidate at Sofia University St. “Kliment Ohridski” (Bulgaria). Her PhD project focuses on the role of the institutional set-up for the development of the renewable energy sector in selected European countries. Mariya has more than seven years international professional experience in the energy economy domain contributing to several EU projects. As part of MEDEAS she conducted an ex-ante evaluation of the social effects and social barriers related to possible decarburization policies for Bulgaria including also a review of the effective decarburization policies in other countries with similar characteristics.

Jean-David De Lathouwer is Managing Partner at Blue4You (Brussels). He holds a Master of Business Administration from ICHEC (Brussels). The company he runs (Blue4You) is specialized in the creation of graphic identity and the development of web platforms for institutional customers. Since its inception in 2003, it has been cooperating on numerous European projects as well as a wide range of government projects. 

Dr. Lulin Radulov is the manager of BSERC. He is an electrical engineer and an associated professor with more than 20 years’ experience in reliability of energy supply, liberalization of energy markets, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and climate change policy. He is leading the policy analysis and implementation strategies in MEDEAS.

Mr. Angel Nikolaev is researcher in energy policy and economics at BSERC. His expertise includes: cost-benefit analyses of policies and projects; modelling of long-term energy and climate scenarios using LEAP tool; and multi-criteria assessment of these scenarios using AMS method. His main role in MEDEAS is to model the Bulgarian energy sector in LEAP.

Myrto Theofilidi is an energy analyst at CRES Energy Systems Analysis Laboratory. She is a chemical engineer and holds an MSc in Process, Energy and Environmental Systems Engineering. Her field of expertise includes energy systems and economics, European energy policy analysis and energy statistics. In MEDEAS, Myrto coordinates outreach, dissemination and exploitation of results, while she also contributes to data collection and policy analysis.

Christos Tourkolias is an energy analyst at CRES Division for Energy Policy and Planning. He is a chemical engineer and holds a Master in Engineering – Economic Systems and a PhD in Energy and Environmental Economics. He has participated in numerous studies regarding, indicatively, energy policy analysis, energy and environmental externalities and economic valuation of climate change impacts. In MEDEAS he contributes to data collection and policy analysis.

Effie Korma is the Deputy Head of Market Development Department of CRES. She holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Her field of expertise includes development & implementation of informational campaigns & tools and designing dissemination plans, while she engages in managing EU-funded/national projects, related to energy efficiency and renewable energy. In MEDEAS, she contributes to the outreach, dissemination and exploitation of results.

Stavroula Papagianni holds an Environmental Science Degree and an MSc in Environmental Technology, specialising in Environmental Economics and Policy. Since 2008 she is a consultant with the Energy Systems Analysis Lab in the Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving. She is experienced in the areas of environment, transport and energy data statistics, greenhouse gas emission factors and emissions calculation, policy analysis and has participated in several European and national projects. In MEDEAS, she contributes to outreach, dissemination and exploitation of results, data collection and policy analysis.

Tomas Jagos is a member of a team of energy experts at DUHA which focuses on sustainable environmental legislation and citizen mobilization. His field of expertize include renewable energy resources, legislative measures and advocacy work. In MEDEAS he is responsible for outreach activities and dissemination of project outcomes.

Romana Kaclíková is a leader of the team of energy and waste experts in Hnutí DUHA. In her work, she focuses on EU and Czech energy and waste legislation, works with policy makers and public, working process improvements and leading energy and waste projects. She will be responsible for newsletter and final report in dissemination activities, as well as preparing parts of the Whitebook containing a set of policies needed to achieve the final aim of 2050 low-carbon society.

Laixiang Sun is a Professor at Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, USA; and a Senior Research Scholar at IIASA in Austria. He has produced more than 130 research publications. His work in MEDEAS includes scenarios design, input-output (IO) modelling, and integration of IO into the MEDEAS system dynamic model.

Dr. Kuishuang Feng is an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) and a Visiting Research Scholar at IIASA. He is an expert in spatial economic modeling and related environmental issues. He has rich experience in developing regional, national and global economic models with extension of environmental parameters. In MEDEAS, he works on environemntal input-output modeling and scenario analsis. 

Dr Klaus Hubacek is an ecological economist with a research focus on conceptualizing and modelling coupled natural human systems. Klaus has worked extensively with stakeholders in participatory research projects and led large interdisciplinary research teams. He has conducted studies for a number of national agencies in Austria, China, Czech Republic, Japan, UK, and U.S. and international institutions. In MEDEAS, Klaus contributes to future scenarios and input-output modelling.

Ugo Bardi is a faculty member of the University of Florence, Italy. He is the author of the book "Extracted" (Chelsea Green, 2014) dealing with the world's mineral resources. In MEDEAS, Ugo Bardi is engaged with the INSTM team that carries out simulations and scenario building in the area that has to do with the physics of the energy transition. Ugo Bardi's web site is at www.cassandralegacy.blogspot.com.

Ilaria Perissi is a Senior Researcher at INSTM dealing mainly with the development of Green Chemistry manufacturing for Industry and Power Sector. More recently she focused her interests on System Dynamic applied to the study of resource exploitation. Her contribution in MEDEAS relies on the development of the Scenarios that aim at both describing the 'big picture' of the transition as well as becoming a reference for MEDEAS modelers.

Sara Falsini obtained her degree in Biology (2010) and Ph.D. in molecular biology (2014) at the University of Florence, Italy. During her post-doc, she has approached the sustainability field by working in system dynamics in MEDEAS and also in fields such as communication in environmental sustainability.

Franco Galvagno is a PhD student at Politecnico (Torino), Italy. After the degree in physical chemistry, he worked for 14 years in automotive industry as chemical laboratory manager and consultant about raw materials, process control, waste treatment. Since 2014 he teaches maths/science in secondary school. Nowadays he is involved in his research project in applied mathematics, with focus in modelling non-linear and far-from-equilibrum processes.

Gianluca Martelloni is a Senior Researcher at INSTM, he has a PhD in Nonlinear Dynamics and Complex System obtained at Florence University. He worked six years, as Post-Doc at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Florence, in landslide modeling, fractal and fractional calculus applied to diffusion processes and ecological modeling. Then he worked at INAF (National Institute for Astrophysics) in optical turbolence forecast for the ground-based telescope observations. He is also expert in model optimization. His contribution in MEDEAS relies on parameter calibration of MEDEAS model in order to fit the optimal transition scenario in term of carbon budget.

Christian Kerschner holds a master’s degree in business and economics from the University of Vienna and a masters and a doctorate from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He studies the phenomenon of Peak-Oil and the respective vulnerabilities of economies, attitudes towards technology, alternatives to the paradigm of economic growth. His paper proposing a connection between the steady state economy and economic degrowth has been widely cited in the field of ecological economics and he has just finished co-editing a long awaited special issue on Degrowth & Technology. In MEDEAS, he focuses on input-output modelling of the effects of the low-carbon transition.

Martin Černý is a PhD student at MU. He specializes on combining input-output analysis with participatory modelling approaches in relation to post-carbon and post-growth transformation. His research interest includes analysing changes in employment and functional time-use allocation necessary to deal with a zero growth or a de-growing economy. In MEDEAS he focuses on methods of constructing future input-output tables for the post-carbon economy.

Christian Kimmich is a researcher at MU. He holds a PhD and MSc from HU Berlin, where he studied agricultural engineering and economics. Before joining MU, Christian worked at the Swiss Federal Institute WSL of ETH Zürich. He was a visiting scholar at the Ostrom Workshop. His main research focus is on natural resource management and related infrastructures. In MEDEAS, Christian focuses on micro- and macroeconomic aspects, integrating input-output structures.

Luis Javier Miguel González is a faculty member of the University of Valladolid (UVa), Spain, where he teaches Systems Dynamics and Control Engineering. He is the coordinator of the Research Group on Energy, Economy and System Dynamics of the UVa. His main role in MEDEAS is the coordination of the design and development of the models of the world, Europe and country-level in Vensim. 

Óscar Carpintero is a faculty member of the University of Valladolid (Applied Economics Department) and of the GEEDS-UVa (Research Group on Energy, Economy and System Dynamics - University of Valladolid). He is an ecological economist and his work on MEDEAS model is focused on the implementation of economy module and the integration of economic input-output tables into the general framework.

Iñigo Capellan Perez is a Member of the GEEDS-UVa (Research Group on Energy, Economy and System Dynamics - University of Valladolid) and he is in charge of the development of the MEDEAS models (World, Europe, country level). In particular, Iñigo focuses on the modeling of the energy, climate, materials, land-use and social indicators submodules, as well as on testing and validating the full models.

Margarita Mediavilla is a faculty member of the University of Valladolid (UVa), Spain, where she teaches Systems Dynamics and Control Engineering and a Member of the GEEDS-UVa (Research Group on Energy, Economy and System Dynamics - University of Valladolid). She is working on the development of the MEDEAS models (World, Europe, country level). In particular, Margaritas' work is focused on the modeling of the energy-economy feedback, the alternative transportation and land use submodules.

Ignacio de Blas Sanz is a Member of the GEEDS-UVa (Research Group on Energy, Economy and System Dynamics - University of Valladolid) and he is in charge of the development of the MEDEAS models (World, Europe, country level). In particular, Ignacio focuses on the modeling of the energy, climate, materials and land-use submodules, as well as on testing and validating the full models.

Paula Rodrigo González is a Member of the GEEDS-UVa (Research Group on Energy, Economy and System Dynamics - University of Valladolid) and she is in charge of the development of the MEDEAS models (World, Europe, country level). In particular, Paula is in charge of giving support to different tasks in the development of the models. 

Fernando A. Frechoso Escudero is with the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of Valladolid and participates in the GEEDS-UVa research group. Also, he is Director of The Chair of Renewable Energies, and the Head of Energy Division in the CARTIF Technology Center. His main field of research is electricity generation through renewable energy sources and energy efficiency.

Carlos de Castro Carranza is a faculty member of the University of Valladolid (Applied Physics Department) and of the GEEDS-UVa (Research Group on Energy, Economy and System Dynamics - University of Valladolid). In particular, in MEDEAS, Carlos focuses on the analysis, data and modeling of the energy, climate, materials, and land-use submodules, as well as on testing and validating the full models.

Santiago Cáceres Gómez is a faculty member of the University of Valladolid (Electronic Technologies Department) and of the GEEDS-UVa (Research Group on Energy, Economy and System Dynamics - University of Valladolid). In MEDEAS, Santiago focuses on the analysis, data and modeling of the social and environmental impacts of the energy systems.

Jaime Nieto Vega is a member of the GEEDS-UVa (Research Group on Energy, Economy and System Dynamics - University of Valladolid). In MEDEAS, Jaime focuses on providing support in economy modelling, the implementation of economy module and the integration of economic input-output tables into the general framework.

Luis Fernando Lobejón is a faculty member of the University of Valladolid and of the GEEDS-UVa (Research Group on Energy, Economy and System Dynamics - University of Valladolid). He works as a Lecturer in Applied Economics and his main fields of research are International Relations and World Economy. His role on MEDEAS model is focused on the implementation of the economy module.

Dr. Pedro L. Lomas holds a PhD in Ecology. He is working on the development and refinement of the MEDEAS model (World, Europe and country-level) and his work on is focused on the modeling of the alternative transportation and land use submodules.