About Us
Our team has been involved in numerous international projects at all levels, working with farmers, private companies, NGO’s, ministries and international organisations (European Commission, FAO, IEA Bioenergy).
Biomass Research was founded by Hans Langeveld in 2008. After a career of 20 years in academic research, Hans wanted to work more closely with policy and commercial applications. He picked up the challenge and developed a unique profile both for himself and for the company.Hans has over thirty years of experience in sustainable crop production, residue valorisation, bioenergy, and development of biobased alternatives based on agricultural and food industry residues. He was involved in the design, management and evaluation of projects aiming to develop options for bioenergy and biobased production in many parts of the world, including Europe, USA, Latin America, and Africa. His main focus is on biomass residues (availability, composition, conversion) and identification of barriers for effective and successful production chain development.
Manisha Lamichhane is an agriculturalist and soil researcher with a strong interest in soil nutrients, fertility, and nutrient management. She has over five years of experience in the agriculture sector, focusing on soil health, nutrient management, mass balances, and crop yields across Africa, Asia, and Europe. At Biomass Research, she focuses on the inventory and mapping of biomass availability, organic fertilizer valorization, and assessment of the impacts of organic fertilisers on agricultural yields and soil health.
Golaleh Ghaffari has background in Watershed Management Engineering. During her PhD, she specialized in hydrological response modelling and sustainable land use. She has worked on different projects in Iran and Europe. She has over 16 years of experience in catchment simulation, hydrology, floodplain management, geographic information systems, remote sensing, geostatistic, regional planning and soil and water management modeling. Golaleh is focusing on data collection, analysis and project implementation. She also supports the team in practical and administrative tasks.
What we do
Biomass Research focuses on research and advice on the development and evaluation of biobased and bioenergy production. Our activities include:
- land use change assessments
- biomass and residue inventarisation
- carbon debt analysis
- market analysis and chain development
- sustainability evaluation and certification advice
- decentral bioenergy production development
Check out our calculator to estimate the biogas potential of various feedstocks:
Some of our clients
- IEA Bioenergy
- Food industry
- European Commission
- Ministry of Economic affairs, Agriculture and Innovation (NL)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
- Netherlands Environment Assessment Agency (PBL)
- Wageningen University and Research Centre
Some of our products and projects
- Optimal stover removal rate for lignocellulosic ethanol production
- Overview paper on the impacts of SRC introduction in Europe
- Evaluating the performance of decentral coffee bioenergy production in Honduras
- Inventory of biobased options from crop and industrial residues
- EU inventory project ‘Impacts of Renewable Energy’
- Market analysis for biobased products from the potato industry
- Bioenergy alongside other land use options (IEA Bioenergy Task43)
- Development of smallscale decentralised ethanol production units for Indonesia
- Sustainability assessment of biomass production (NTA8080, RFA, other)
- Analysis of indirect land use change (iLUC) of biofuels, fossil fuels
- Designing sustainable and profitable systems
- Development of innovative decentralised bioenergy production
- Project coordination and management
- Book: The Biobased economy. Biofuels, materials and chemicals in the post-oil era (www.earthscan.co.uk)
- Sustainability Quick Scan
- CEN TC383 working group developing an international standard for
- GHG emission reduction calculation