Axel Lindfors

Last week I was in Costa Rica with a delegation focused on supporting biogas development. Very interesting context with a lot of promise for waste-based biogas systems. Next steps should be the establishment of two small-scale plants, one focused on municipal waste and one on agri-industry waste.

The fuel security and climate policy nexus This study investigates the interaction between fuel security and climate policy in Sweden, a small economy with no domestic oil production and one of…

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In a recent publication 🧪 , we analyze the interplay between fuel security and climate policy. This paper combines qualitative assessment with a quantitative analysis of Sweden's fuel security premium, discussing the extent that climate policy influences fuel security. doi.org/10.1016/j.es...

Assessing the circularity of transportation fuel production systems - Energy, Sustainability and Society Background The circular economy represents a vision of ever-increasing importance for policy making. In this paper, the circularity of transportation fuel production systems is explored, as energy car...

Ever thought about how to view the circularity of energy carriers, which are "consumed" in their use and not possible to recirculate? 🧪

This is the topic of a recent publication by my Colleagues and I thanks to a great collaboration with the Swedish Environmental Institute. doi.org/10.1186/s137...

My colleagues and I explored two sustainability-related research areas, sustainability transitions and assessment. 🧪

We found that while the areas are beneficial to each other, epistemological and ontological differences provide challenges for such interaction.
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Supporting start‐ups in the circular economy: An analysis of university‐led incubators in India Innovation and entrepreneurship will be important parts of India's transition toward a circular economy. Since start-ups do not suffer from being locked into linear business models or overcoming orga....

Interested in circular entrepreneurship in India?

Our recent publication explores India's business incubators, revealing extensive support structures but a lack of targeted support and low competence about circular business models.
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Really wished I'd had a social science degree right now! Hope you find a well suited and good candidate for this incredibly interesting position!

Just finished an interesting day with the Swedish Biogas center. Two key take-aways: Anaerobic digestion of agri. feedstock kills most types of weed seeds resulting in lower spread than composting. Biomethanation is coming, whether it's 3,5 or 10 years out is a question of electricity and CO2 price.

Very interesting morning, my friend and co-author Qianyun Wen defended her thesis on data-driven decision support for the energy transition. While impressive developments are happening in AI and optimization, it is important to not forget about the human decision-maker! 🧪 doi.org/10.3384/9789...

Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Geomitigation of Greenhouse Gases

@eth-eaps.bsky.social is looking for an assistant professor to work on CO₂ removal (CDR). They say greenhouse gas but I don’t think we’re removing atmospheric CH₄ or N₂O. Lots of great people at ETH. Do apply by the end of this month! 🌊🧪

Research Fellow Our mission is to help the world reach “Drawdown" as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible.

Research Fellowship Opportunities at Project Drawdown!

Here are some great opportunities to work on the front lines of climate solutions. Please pass along to your colleagues.

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A business value framework for industrial symbiosis Industrial symbiosis can be seen as a collaborative process where actors jointly identify, develop, and maintain resource management innovations, primarily related to secondary material and energy fl....

Interested in knowing what costs and benefits businesses perceive with inter-firm resource synergies, a.k.a., industrial symbiosis? In a recent study, my colleagues and I interviewed over 60 representatives of businesses involved in industrial symbios to find out: doi.org/10.1111/jiec... 🧪

It's important to have a safe harbour during stormy weather. For me, nothing brings me as much relaxation and solace as being in the archipelago. Truly wonderful!

The last session of the Swedish Biogas Solutions Research Center just concluded. Two interesting days!
Many great presentations on basic and applied research. The sector will expand a lot in the coming five years with new plants and new technologies, methanation and post-digestion as two examples.

Axel Lindfors ‪Assistant Professor, Environmental Technology and Management, Linköping University‬ - ‪‪Cited by 266‬‬ - ‪Sustainability assessment‬ - ‪Multi-criteria decision analysis‬ - ‪Industrial Symbiosis‬

Hello Manuel! I'm an assistant professor at Linköping University, Sweden working in Environmental Technology and Management. Would love to join the science and the engineering feeds! Thanks for doing a great job with moderating and administrating this!
Scholar: scholar.google.com/citations?us...

How should you heat your home in the green energy transition? A scenario-based multi-criteria decision-making approach The choice of heating system is significant for city planners and building owners alike, and many important areas, such as the well-being of residents…

Well worth the read and couldn't agree more. A couple of colleagues and I looked at different heating options across 11 criteria and all forms of heat pumps performed very well in the Danish climate! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Two take-aways from preparing a lecture on the Swedish transport system's future: Road will increase while maritime and aviation looks to decrease slightly. Despite an overall increase in transport work, energy use need to be halved until 2040. Sources (Swedish): bitly.cx/tgFPw and bitly.cx/guea1