Anne Van Den Oever

Anne Van Den Oever is a Scientific employee at the MOBI - Electromobility Research Centre within the Faculty of Engineering at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium, operating from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Power Electronics. Her research focuses on life cycle assessment methodologies applied to sustainable energy systems, with strong institutional ties to VUB's electromobility initiatives.

Her core research interests include Life Cycle Assessment, Biofuels, Electromobility, and Environmental Impact Assessment, emphasizing quantitative analysis of renewable energy technologies. Recent work explores biofuel compatibility in bi-fuel vehicles, second-life battery economics, and environmental trade-offs in emerging solar cell technologies, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach bridging engineering and sustainability science.

Publication trends reveal consistent expertise in environmental system analysis, with increasing focus on circular economy applications (e.g., battery reuse) and integration of machine learning for sustainability decision-making. Her 2024-2025 outputs demonstrate methodological innovation in life cycle impact assessment, particularly for ozone depletion and renewable fuel pathways.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Best oral presentation award - Session 3B (2022)
• Best paper award - Environment (2022)
• Best Young Biomass Researchers Award (World Sustainable Energy Days 2021)
• Conference participation grant (2024)

She contributes to major collaborative projects including the EU-funded REDIFUEL initiative (2018-2022) on renewable transportation fuels and currently chairs the Prospective LCA network, advancing life cycle assessment standards. Her grant portfolio supports conference participation and dataset development for environmental modeling.

As a core member of MOBI's research ecosystem, she collaborates across VUB's sustainable mobility initiatives, with recent activities including school-level science communication (e.g., 'Red de planeet met wat je eet' talks) and media engagement on fuel efficiency technologies.