Dr. Christine Rösch
- Head of research group
- Research group “Sustainable Bioeconomy”
- Room: 315
- Phone: +49 721 608-22704
- christine roesch ∂ kit edu
Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
Postfach 3640
76021 Karlsruhe
Current positions
- Since 2009, Speaker of the “Environment and technology” topic within the “Humans and Technology” focus of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- Since 2010, Elected Deputy Representative of KIT-Competence Field “Interaction of Science and Technology with Society”
- 2012-2013 Member of the strategy group on bioeconomy of the Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg
- Since 2012 Elected Deputy Representative of the competence area “Technology, Culture, and Society” of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- Since 2020, Head of the research group “Sustainable Bioeconomy” at ITAS
- Appointed jury member at the idea competition Bioökonomie Mittelgebirge
- Member of the VDI 6311 “Bioeconomy” panel
Fields of work
- Sustainability monitoring terrestrial and aquatic biomass utilization
- Sustainability analysis and evaluation of the transformationof the energy system in Germany
- Land use competition and innovations for efficient land use
Editorial activities
- Co-editor of the issue “Challenges and Perspectives of Microalgae Production” of Technikfolgenabschätzung – Theorie und Praxis 21(1) 2012, together with Clemens Posten, KIT
- Co-editor of the issue “Flächennutzungskonflikte: Ursachen, Folgen und Lösungsansätze” (Land use competition: reasons, consequences and solutions) of Technikfolgenabschätzung – Theorie und Praxis 17(2) 2008, together with Juliane Jörissen and Johannes Skarka
Current projects
- Project leader of “ALG-AD – Creating value from waste nutrients by integrating algal and anaerobic digestion technology”
- Project leader of “DESIRA”
- Project leader of “FuTuReS – Fucoxanthin production from microalgae: transdisciplinary and regional scenarios”
- Project leader of “Use of geothermal energy for climate-neutral heat supply at KIT (Campus North) – inter- and transdisciplinary co-design of an implementation concept (GECKO)”
- Project leader of “ISoTEc-Land: Integrating socio-technical and environmental land-based solutions for climate change mitigation in the food and energy systems”
Completed projects
- Technology assessment of the topic 'renewable resources'
- Paths to an environmentally sound utilization of organic waste
- Utilization of renewable raw materials and the treatment of biogenic waste
- The concept of bio-economy – Reflections on the theoretical background, goals, visions, and expectations
- Agricultural Technologies for Developing Countries
- GREENERGY – The cultivation of fast-growing trees on grassland to increase the potential of wood as a raw material for energetic use (feasibility study)
- Energy from Grassland - a Sustainable Development?
- Short Rotation Coppice enabling Environmentally Sound Production of Wood for Energy Purposes
- BioenNW - Delivering Local Bioenergy to North-Western Europe
- Energetic Algae (EnAlgae)
- ENERGY-TRANS: Sustainability monitoring
- Analysis and scenarios for the use of microalgae as food
- Intercomparison of Approaches to Biowaste and Green Waste Utilization for Material and Energy Production with Particular Consideration of the Situation in Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Analysis and scenarios for the use of microalgae as food
- ENERGY-TRANS – Future infrastructures for meeting energy demands. Towards sustainability and social compatibility
- Photofuel
- Helmholtz-Initiative Energy System 2050 – Research Topic Life-Cycle-Oriented Sustainability Assessment of the Case Study Bioenergy
- Potential of beech-fir mixed forests to adapt from the climate change impacts in commercial forests (BuTaKli)
- ABACUS – Algae for biomass applied to the production of added value compounds
- APV-RESOLA – Innovation group Agrophotovoltaic: Contribution to a resource-efficient land use
Professional background
1986 | German university degree “Diplom” in Agricultural Biology after studies in Agricultural Biology at University of Hohenheim |
1986 - 1987 | Scientist at the University of Georgia, USA |
1988 - 1995 | Scientist at AFAS (now ITAS) |
1996 | Graduation, PhD in Agricultural Sciences at University of Hohenheim (thesis title: Comparison of energetic and non-energetic paths for processing biological and green wastes) |
1996 - 1998 | Scientist at the Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag |
1998 - 2000 | Scientist at the Institute for Energy Economics and the Rational Use of Energy (IER) at the University of Stuttgart |
since 2001 | Scientist at ITAS |
2009 - 2019 | Head of Research area “Sustainability and environment” |
Recent publications
2024
Journal Articles
Fakharizadehshirazi, E.; Rösch, C.
A novel socio-techno-environmental GIS approach to assess the contribution of ground-mounted photovoltaics to achieve climate neutrality in Germany
2024. Renewable Energy, 120117. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2024.120117
A novel socio-techno-environmental GIS approach to assess the contribution of ground-mounted photovoltaics to achieve climate neutrality in Germany
2024. Renewable Energy, 120117. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2024.120117
2023
Book Chapters
Rösch, C.
Bioeconomy
2023. Handbook of the Anthropocene: Humans between Heritage and Future. Ed.: N. Wallenhorst, 1101–1106, Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-25910-4_179
Bioeconomy
2023. Handbook of the Anthropocene: Humans between Heritage and Future. Ed.: N. Wallenhorst, 1101–1106, Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-25910-4_179
Conference Papers
Gapp-Schmeling, K.; Schönfeldt, P.; Haase, M.; Rösch, C.; Schüwer, D.; Püttner, A.
Multikriterielle Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung im Rahmen kommunaler Wärmetransformationskonzepte
2023. Forschung für die Wärmewende – klimaneutral, effizient und flexibel. Tagungsband Jahrestagung 2022 des ForschungsVerbunds Erneuerbare Energien (FVEE) in Berlin, 30–35, ForschungsVerbund Erneuerbare Energien (FVEE)
Multikriterielle Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung im Rahmen kommunaler Wärmetransformationskonzepte
2023. Forschung für die Wärmewende – klimaneutral, effizient und flexibel. Tagungsband Jahrestagung 2022 des ForschungsVerbunds Erneuerbare Energien (FVEE) in Berlin, 30–35, ForschungsVerbund Erneuerbare Energien (FVEE)
Jordan, M.; Thrän, D.; Rösch, C.; Schill, E.; Groß, M.; Hüesker, F.; Siegfried, K.; Best, B.; Wolf, P.
Gesellschaftliche Akzeptanz der Wärmewende: Aktuelle Forschung, Fallbeispiele und sozialverträgliche Lösungsansätze
2023. Forschung für die Wärmewende – klimaneutral, effizient und flexibel. Tagungsband Jahrestagung 2022 des ForschungsVerbunds Erneuerbare Energien (FVEE) in Berlin, 16–23, ForschungsVerbund Erneuerbare Energien (FVEE)
Gesellschaftliche Akzeptanz der Wärmewende: Aktuelle Forschung, Fallbeispiele und sozialverträgliche Lösungsansätze
2023. Forschung für die Wärmewende – klimaneutral, effizient und flexibel. Tagungsband Jahrestagung 2022 des ForschungsVerbunds Erneuerbare Energien (FVEE) in Berlin, 16–23, ForschungsVerbund Erneuerbare Energien (FVEE)
Rösch, C.
Bewertung landwirtschaftlicher Systeme: Konzepte, Ziele und Kriterien
2023. KTBL-Tage 2023: Gefühlt.Geschätzt.Gerechnet! Bewerten und Entscheiden in der Landwirtschaft, 26–30, Kuratorium fur Technik und Bauwesen in der Landwirtschaft (KTBL)
Bewertung landwirtschaftlicher Systeme: Konzepte, Ziele und Kriterien
2023. KTBL-Tage 2023: Gefühlt.Geschätzt.Gerechnet! Bewerten und Entscheiden in der Landwirtschaft, 26–30, Kuratorium fur Technik und Bauwesen in der Landwirtschaft (KTBL)
2022
Book Chapters
Hanselka, H.; Ottenburger, S. S.; Raskob, W.; Bao, K.; Rösch, C.
Energiesysteme zukunftssicher gestalten: Resilienz & Nachhaltigkeit & Partizipation als Treiber für technologische und gesellschaftliche Innovationen
2022. Resilienz – Innovationen – Wachstum: Energie für die postpandemische Zeit, 42–54, Forum für Zukunftsenergien e.V
Energiesysteme zukunftssicher gestalten: Resilienz & Nachhaltigkeit & Partizipation als Treiber für technologische und gesellschaftliche Innovationen
2022. Resilienz – Innovationen – Wachstum: Energie für die postpandemische Zeit, 42–54, Forum für Zukunftsenergien e.V
Trommsdorff, M.; Dhal, I. S.; Özdemir, Ö. E.; Ketzer, D.; Weinberger, N.; Rösch, C.
Agrivoltaics: solar power generation and food production
2022. Solar Energy Advancements in Agriculture and Food Production Systems. Ed.: S. Gorjian, 159–210, Elsevier. doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-89866-9.00012-2
Agrivoltaics: solar power generation and food production
2022. Solar Energy Advancements in Agriculture and Food Production Systems. Ed.: S. Gorjian, 159–210, Elsevier. doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-89866-9.00012-2
Journal Articles
Elshamy, M.; Rösch, C.
Animal Feed from Microalgae Grown on Biogas Digestate as Sustainable Alternative to Imported Soybean Meal
2022. BioEnergy research, 15, 2056–2075. doi:10.1007/s12155-022-10397-2
Animal Feed from Microalgae Grown on Biogas Digestate as Sustainable Alternative to Imported Soybean Meal
2022. BioEnergy research, 15, 2056–2075. doi:10.1007/s12155-022-10397-2
Gaber, K.; Rösch, C.; Biondi, N.
Life Cycle Assessment of Total Fatty Acid (TFA) Production from Microalgae Nannochloropsis oceanica at Different Sites and Under Different Sustainability Scenarios
2022. BioEnergy research, 15, Art.Nr. 1595–1615. doi:10.1007/s12155-021-10279-z
Life Cycle Assessment of Total Fatty Acid (TFA) Production from Microalgae Nannochloropsis oceanica at Different Sites and Under Different Sustainability Scenarios
2022. BioEnergy research, 15, Art.Nr. 1595–1615. doi:10.1007/s12155-021-10279-z
Haase, M.; Wulf, C.; Baumann, M.; Rösch, C.; Weil, M.; Zapp, P.; Naegler, T.
Prospective assessment of energy technologies: a comprehensive approach for sustainability assessment
2022. Energy, Sustainability and Society, 12 (20), Article no: 20. doi:10.1186/s13705-022-00344-6
Prospective assessment of energy technologies: a comprehensive approach for sustainability assessment
2022. Energy, Sustainability and Society, 12 (20), Article no: 20. doi:10.1186/s13705-022-00344-6
Issaoui, R.; Rösch, C.; Woidasky, J.; Schmidt, M.; Viere, T.
Cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of beneficiated phosphate rock production in Tunisia
2022. NachhaltigkeitsManagementForum = Sustainability Management Forum, 29, 107–118. doi:10.1007/s00550-021-00522-8
Cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of beneficiated phosphate rock production in Tunisia
2022. NachhaltigkeitsManagementForum = Sustainability Management Forum, 29, 107–118. doi:10.1007/s00550-021-00522-8
Rösch, C.
Bioökonomie als Chance für die nachhaltige regionale Entwicklung
2022. Wirtschaftsspiegel für die Technologieregion Karlsruhe: Schwerpunkt Grenzenlos, 2022, 54–55
Bioökonomie als Chance für die nachhaltige regionale Entwicklung
2022. Wirtschaftsspiegel für die Technologieregion Karlsruhe: Schwerpunkt Grenzenlos, 2022, 54–55
Stahl-Busse, B.; Rösch, C.; Scheer, D.
Von Abhängigkeiten, Umweltstandards und bezahlbarer Energie. Technikfolgenabschätzung zur Zukunftstechnologie Wasserstoff
2022. Lookkit, (4), 50–51
Von Abhängigkeiten, Umweltstandards und bezahlbarer Energie. Technikfolgenabschätzung zur Zukunftstechnologie Wasserstoff
2022. Lookkit, (4), 50–51
Villacreses-Freire, D.; Ketzer, F.; Rösch, C.
Advanced Metabolic Engineering Approaches and Renewable Energy to Improve Environmental Benefits of Algal Biofuels: LCA of Large-scale Biobutanol Production with Cyanobacteria Synechocystis PCC6803
2022. BioEnergy research, 15 (3), 1515–1530. doi:10.1007/s12155-021-10323-y
Advanced Metabolic Engineering Approaches and Renewable Energy to Improve Environmental Benefits of Algal Biofuels: LCA of Large-scale Biobutanol Production with Cyanobacteria Synechocystis PCC6803
2022. BioEnergy research, 15 (3), 1515–1530. doi:10.1007/s12155-021-10323-y
Reports/Preprints
Trommsdorff, M.; Gruber, S.; Keinath, T.; Hopf, M.; Hermann, C.; Schönberger, F.; Högy, P.; Zikeli, S.; Ehmann, A.; Weselek, A.; Bodmer, U.; Rösch, C.; Ketzer, D.; Weinberger, N.; Schindele, S.; Vollprecht, J.
Agri-Photovoltaik: Chance für Landwirtschaft und Energiewende : Ein Leitfaden für Deutschland
2022. Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (ISE)
Agri-Photovoltaik: Chance für Landwirtschaft und Energiewende : Ein Leitfaden für Deutschland
2022. Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (ISE)
Posters
Rösch, C.; Fakharizadehshirazi, E.
Spatially Differentiated Assessment of Solar Park Potential in Germany Respecting Environmental, Socio-Technical and Socioeconomic Restrictions
2022. 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-8 2022), Milan, Italy, September 26–30, 2022
Spatially Differentiated Assessment of Solar Park Potential in Germany Respecting Environmental, Socio-Technical and Socioeconomic Restrictions
2022. 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-8 2022), Milan, Italy, September 26–30, 2022