Dr. Heiko Keller

Biomasse und Ernährung

Arbeitsschwerpunkte

• Erneuerbare Materialien und Chemikalien aus Biomasse, erneuerbare Energie aus Biomasse, Offshore Wind und PV
• Ökobilanzen / Life cycle assessment (LCA) und social life cycle assessment (S-LCA)  
• Integrierte Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung (Gesamtbetrachtung von ökologischen, wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und weiteren nachhaltigkeitsrelevanten Aspekten)

Lebenslauf

• Seit 2019 Themenleiter am ifeu, Heidelberg
• Seit 2011 Mitarbeiter am ifeu, Heidelberg
• 2010 – 2011 Postdoc an der Universität Heidelberg
• 2006 - 2010 Promotion in Biophysik an der TU Dresden und dem Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Zellbiologie und Genetik Dresden
• 2005 Abschluss Diplom-Biochemiker an der Universität Hannover, Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover und Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover

Mitgliedschaften und sonstige Aktivitäten

• Sprecher auf internationalen Konferenzen, topic organiser für die EUBCE Konferenz
• Reviewer für wissenschaftliche Zeitschriften
• Reviewer für CBE-JU Projektanträge
• Leiter von Kursen und Workshops

Ausgewählte Projekte

• COUNTLESS (2023 - 2028), CBE-JU innovation action) Bringing lignin processing and its applications to industrial scale.
• SylPlant (2025 - 2027, CBE-JU flagship) Yeast fermentation of agricultural and wood-based sugars to highly nutritional protein ingredients for feed and food.
• MADE4WIND (2023 - 2027, EU Horizon Europe) Develops an offshore floating wind turbine using new designs and techniques for blades, substructure, and drivetrain including innovative composite recycling solutions for the blades
• SUREWAVE (2022 – 2025, EU Horizon Europe) Offshore floating photovoltaics sheltered by floating breakwater structures to resist very harsh conditions.
• EnXylaScope (2021-2025, EU Horizon 2020) Development of environmentally friendly ingredients for cosmetics, personal care products and dietary supplements based on xylan from lignocellulosic residues.
• UNRAVEL (2018-2022, BBI-JU / EU Horizon 2020) Lignocellulose biorefinery based on the acetone organosolv process to produce sustainable chemicals and building materials.
• BIOCORE (2010-2014, EU FP7) Lignocellulose biorefinery project screening and developing numerous products including the polymer precursor itaconic acid, lignin-based resins and the sweetener xylitol.

Ausgewählte Publikationen
(zur vollständigen Liste siehe “Publikationsliste" rechts) 

• Keller, H. (2024): LCSA from theory and experimental applications to practice: The ILCSA approach. Proceedings of the 88th LCA Discussion Forum, Wädenswil, Switzerland, 22 November 2024
• Keller, H., Rettenmaier, N. (2024): Unconventional product applications: big but often neglected levers for sustainability and success. Proceeding of the 32th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Marseille, France, 24.-27.June 2024.
• Keller, H. (2024): Prospective LCA to identify advantages of bio-based products over CCU products, the new reference beyond fossil. Proceedings of the BioKET conference, Reims, France, 19.-21.March 2024
• Keller. H., Reinhardt, G. (2023): Pitfalls in the sustainability assessment of bio-based products for a defossilised economy. Proceedings of 19th RRB – International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries, 1 June 2023, Riga, Latvia
• Keller, H., Senn, J., Reinhardt, G., Gärtner, S., Rettenmaier, N. (2022): Integrated sustainability assessment of an innovative lignocellulose biorefinery concept based on the acetone organosolv process. UNRAVEL project reports ifeu - Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. https://www.ifeu.de/en/project/unravel/.
• Keller, H., Rettenmaier, N., Reinhardt, G. (2021): Report on socio-economic and policy assessment: Social Implications of Electro-Microbially Produced Transport Fuels (Deliverable D5.4). eForFuel project reports ifeu - Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
• Keller, H., Rettenmaier, N., Reinhardt, G. A. (2015): Integrated life cycle sustainability assessment – A practical approach applied to biorefineries. Applied Energy, Vol. 154, pp. 1072–1081.