Marcos Djun Barbosa Watanabe

Marcos Djun Barbosa Watanabe is a Senior Researcher at the Industrial Ecology (IndEcol) Programme within the Department of Energy and Process Engineering at NTNU. His research focuses on prospective life-cycle assessment (LCA) of energy systems, bioenergy, sustainable land management for biofuels, and climate change mitigation strategies.

He holds a background from a postdoctoral fellowship at IndEcol/EPT, specializing in LCA of biofuel production for maritime applications. His work emphasizes modeling tools for evaluating bioenergy systems' environmental impacts, integrating biomass availability and value chain configurations.

Research interests include advanced biofuel production technologies (e.g., Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, hydrothermal liquefaction), renewable energy integration in industrial processes, and policy-driven decarbonization pathways. Key areas of focus are aviation, maritime, and heavy-duty transport sectors' transition to sustainable fuels.

Publications span techno-economic and environmental assessments of bioenergy systems, with emphasis on Brazil's sugarcane industry and European policy contexts. Recent work explores Power-to-X fuels, hydrogen-based biofuels, and land-use strategies for climate mitigation.

Outreach activities include lectures on hydrogen-based fuels' climate impacts and presentations at international biomass conferences. He collaborates with institutions like the Norwegian Centre for Sustainable Bio-based Fuels and Energy.

Labs/Teams: Active in the IndEcol Programme, focusing on industrial ecology and sustainability science. Collaborates with global research networks on bioenergy and climate policy.