{"id":176319,"date":"2026-04-29T07:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=176319"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T09:05:02","slug":"the-nova-institute-introduces-the-members-of-its-renewable-feedstock-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/the-nova-institute-introduces-the-members-of-its-renewable-feedstock-department\/","title":{"rendered":"The nova-Institute introduces the members of its Renewable Feedstock Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p><strong>A diverse team of experts shape the department with their deep scientific and economic expertise. It consists of environmental scientist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/nova-experts-reintroduced-dipl-ing-christopher-vom-berg\">Christopher vom Berg<\/a> as head of the department, physicist and nova-Institute founder <a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/nova-experts-reintroduced-michael-carus\">Michael Carus<\/a>, agricultural economist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/nova-experts-reintroduced-ma-sc-olaf-porc\">Olaf Porc<\/a>, psychologist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/nova-experts-reintroduced-verena-roberts\">Verena Roberts<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;and biologist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/nova-experts-reintroduced-dr-anke-schwarzenberger\">Anke Schwarzenberger<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"966\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/04\/21-07-12_RC-LogoURLCircular-Economy-Kopie-966x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-176403\" style=\"width:156px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/04\/21-07-12_RC-LogoURLCircular-Economy-Kopie-966x1024.jpg 966w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/04\/21-07-12_RC-LogoURLCircular-Economy-Kopie-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/04\/21-07-12_RC-LogoURLCircular-Economy-Kopie-141x150.jpg 141w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/04\/21-07-12_RC-LogoURLCircular-Economy-Kopie-768x814.jpg 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/04\/21-07-12_RC-LogoURLCircular-Economy-Kopie-1449x1536.jpg 1449w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/04\/21-07-12_RC-LogoURLCircular-Economy-Kopie-1932x2048.jpg 1932w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/04\/21-07-12_RC-LogoURLCircular-Economy-Kopie-255x270.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The team members of the department offer different services to analyse the global and regional availability, demand, costs, and sustainability of all renewable carbon sources, from biomass and CO\u2082 to recycled waste:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Feedstock availability and potential analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Market, demand and cost analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Material and carbon flows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feedstock conversion, transformation pathways and technology scouting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feedstock sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Policy, certification and strategic advisory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Renewable Feedstock Department hosts an upcoming event, i.e. a concise and timely expert webinar with Christopher and Michael entitled \u201cAre you ready for a bio-based quota?\u201d. This webinar will support companies to prepare for the political changes ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find more information here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/are-you-ready-for-a-bio-based-quota\/\">https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/are-you-ready-for-a-bio-based-quota\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/04\/26-04-09_Renewable-Feedstock-Workshop_web-1024x719.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-176402\" style=\"width:797px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/04\/26-04-09_Renewable-Feedstock-Workshop_web-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/04\/26-04-09_Renewable-Feedstock-Workshop_web-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/04\/26-04-09_Renewable-Feedstock-Workshop_web-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/04\/26-04-09_Renewable-Feedstock-Workshop_web-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/04\/26-04-09_Renewable-Feedstock-Workshop_web-384x270.jpg 384w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/04\/26-04-09_Renewable-Feedstock-Workshop_web.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dates and Registration<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Option 1:<\/strong>&nbsp;30 April 2026, 2 to 4 pm (CET): <a href=\"https:\/\/events.renewable-carbon.eu\/event\/are-you-prepared-for-a-bio-based-quota\/\">https:\/\/events.renewable-carbon.eu\/event\/are-you-prepared-for-a-bio-based-quota\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Option 2:&nbsp;<\/strong>28 May 2026, 2 to 4 pm (CET): <a href=\"https:\/\/events.renewable-carbon.eu\/event\/are-you-prepared-for-a-bio-based-quota-2\/\">https:\/\/events.renewable-carbon.eu\/event\/are-you-prepared-for-a-bio-based-quota-2\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Participation fee: 199 \u20ac<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A diverse team of experts shape the department with their deep scientific and economic expertise. It consists of environmental scientist&nbsp;Christopher vom Berg as head of the department, physicist and nova-Institute founder Michael Carus, agricultural economist&nbsp;Olaf Porc, psychologist&nbsp;Verena Roberts&nbsp;&nbsp;and biologist&nbsp;Anke Schwarzenberger. 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