Hektor Benedict Schnorf

Function

master student

Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

Conservation Biology

Contact

hektor.schnorf(at)wslto make life hard for spam bots.ch

Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf

Site

Birmensdorf Bi MG D 47

Research interests

Renewable energy from biomass, forest wood and manure supply chains, technico-economic analysis, process emissions and energy requirements, agricultural biogas development

FURTHER INFORMATION

Projects

Bioenergy and circular economy: the biogas plant as a hub

In this transdisciplinary study, the bioenergy system is assessed from the perspective of the circular economy. The focus is on wet biomass, whereby the current cycle of the most important elements is investigated qualitatively and quantitatively. The anaerobic digestion serves as the central hub.

Biomass transport for energy in Switzerland

The aim of this project is to explore the transport chains of biomass for energy in Switzerland and assess their economic and ecological impacts. Costs, energy inputs, and CO2 balances are calculated for the major paths travelled by forest wood and manure.

Biosketch

2019 – Present Scientific assistant, part of the team Sustainable Forest Management.

2017 – 2019 Master degree in environmental sciences, focus on renewable energy. Université de Genève and ETH Zürich. Master thesis at WSL : “Biomass Transport for energy in Switzerland: Costs and energy consumption of the major paths traveled by forest wood and manure.”