The Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH (DBFZ) is a German federal research institution for advancing the sustainable, efficient and integrated utilisation of biomass in material and energy systems. Our vision is the bioeconomy: an economy and energy system that function without fossil resources. Our contribution: biomass is available only in limited quantities and must therefore be used optimally. We identify sustainable potentials, discover new fields of application, and develop innovative processes and technologies – always with a view to economic viability and environmental compatibility. With a wide range of equipment from lab to technical scale and pilot plants, DBFZ findings help shape the technical realisation and validation. These are backed by techno-economic and life cycle assessment, as well as market analyses to push the system to technologic maturity. In doing this, DBFZ research is guided by the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The DBFZ is headquartered in Leipzig. As of 12/2025, the DBFZ has 272 employees covered by collective labour agreements. The Supervisory Board of the DBFZ consists of representatives from six energy-related ministries (BMLEH, BMUKN, BMV, BMWE, BMFTR, SMWA).
Hello, I am the leader of the working group "Renewable fuels for transport" and one of the editors of the "Monitoring report of renewable energies in transport". I have a chemical background and I am interested in regulatory conditions, technologies for the provision of fuels, market development, utilization of energy carriers and challenges of the energy transition in the transport sector.
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I am interested in the following CETPartnership thematic areas:
develop the optimised, integrated European net-zero emissions energy systemprovide technological cleaner solutions for hydrogen and renewable fuelsdevelop and demonstrate technical solutions for integrated industrial energy systems