BBSRC partnering award with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA: Development of BioLUC- a global land use change model

Adam Charlton (Contributor)

BioComposites

Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups

Description

As a result of BBSRC partnering award between NREL and Bangor/ Aberystwyth Universities, staff from both institutions were able visit NREL. The visit resulted in a collaboration around developing a model for global land use change. NREL subsequently released a new land use change model, BioLUC, aimed at modelling the effects of bio-feedstock production scenarios on global land use change. The model was released through the Github platform, allowing open access to the wider research community and is anticipated to play a key role in driving forward our understanding of this area. Life cycle analysts Campbell Skinner (Bangor University) and Trisha Toop (Aberystwyth University) visited NREL and worked alongside the development team as they went through final testing stages of the project.

Period	2014
Degree of Recognition	International

Documents & Links

BioLUC land use change model, highlighting input from a Bangor University LCA researcher