I hold a degree in Process Engineering from Vienna University of Technology, and I am employed with BEST – Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies, leading the Unit Biofuels. I provide research, consulting and information exchange on biofuels production and use, policies and implementation, and the wider bioenergy field. The probably best-known piece of work is the worldwide overview on 2nd generation biofuels demonstration facilities that I maintain for IEA Bioenergy Task 39.
I am active in several R&D networks, such as the Advanced Motor Fuels TCP, where I manage the secretariat, the Bioenergy TCP, where I represent Austria both in the Executive Committee as well as in Task 39 on Liquid Biofuels and serve as ExCo Vice-chair, and the ETIP Bioenergy, where I lead the Working Group on Conversion Technologies.