Task 34 Members: 2025-2027 Triennium
National Team Leader
Each member country is represented a National Team Leader (NTL) with the responsibility of collecting information on activities in their country and disseminating information to interested organisations and persons in their country. Interested observers from the participating countries are encouraged to contact their NTL about attending a Task meeting.
For information about Task activities or technology issues please contact Dr. Axel Funke, Task 34 Leader.
Axel Funke
Task Lead
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Tel: +49 721 608 22391
Email: axel.funke@kit.edu
Web: www.kit.edu
Alexandra Böhm
Taskmanager
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT),
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1,
76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
GERMANY
Tel: +49 721 608 28425
Email: alexandra.boehm@kit.edu
Web: www.kit.edu
Elisabeth Wopienka & Manuel Schwabl
Gewerbepark Haag 3
3250 Wieselburg
Austria
Tel: +43 5 02378 9438 (Elisabeth) +43 5 02378 9441 (Manuel)
Email: elisabeth.wopienka@best-research.eu
manuel.schwabl@best-research.eu
Murlidhar Gupta
CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada
1 Haanel Dr.
Ottawa ON, K1A 1M1, Canada
Tel: +1-613-996-5161
Email: Murlidhar.Gupta@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca
Web: Ottawa Research Centre – 5753
Leslie Nguyen (alternate NTL Canada)
CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada
1 Haanel Dr.
Ottawa ON, K1A 1M1, Canada
Tel: +1-613-324-7849
Email: leslie.nguyen@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca
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Daniele Castello
Aalborg University Denmark
Department of Energy Technology
Pontoppidanstræde 111
DK-9220 Aalborg, Denmark
Tel: (+45) 9940 8016
Email: dac@et.aau.dk
Web: et.aau.dk
Christian Lindfors
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
Ruukinmestarintie 2
02330, Espoo, Finland
Tel: +358 40 515 0429
Email: christian.lindfors@vtt.fi
Web: www.vtt.fi
Pramod Kumar
HP Green R&D Centre,
Bengaluru, India 560067
Tel: +91-80-28078630
Mobile: +91-9740808877
Email: Pramodkumar@hpcl.in
Web: HP Green R&D
Francois Collard
Scion, Titokorangi Drive, Private Bag 3020
Rotorua 3046, New Zealand
Tel: +64 7 343 5614
Email: francois.collard@scionresearch.com
Web: www.scionresearch.com
Bert van de Beld
BTG Biomass Technology Group bv
Josink Esweg 34
7545 PN, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 53 486 1186
Email: vandebeld@btgworld.com
Web: www.btgworld.com
Michael Thorson
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
902 Battelle Boulevard, PO Box 999
Richland, Washington, 99352 USA
Tel: +1 509 371 6789
Email: michael.thorson@pnnl.gov
Web: pnnl.gov