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THOMAS BUCHHOLZ
HIGHER EDUCATION
State University of New York, College of Environmental
Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), Department of
Syracuse, NY/USA
Forest and Natural Resource Management
PhD in Sustainable Bioenergy Systems
Identifying Criteria and Indicator (C&I) frameworks for sustainability assessments of bioenergy systems;
application of Multi-Criteria Analysis tools to implement participatory sustainability assessments with case
studies in Eastern Africa and the US
01/2005 12/2008
Albert-Ludwigs-University, Faculty of Forest
Freiburg, Germany
and Environmental Sciences
M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Forest Sciences
Focusing on national and international forest policy, management and economics
10/1997 - 08/2003
Additional subject: Silviculture in the tropics and subtropics
Master thesis with field work on silviculture of native timber species in Uganda: “Silvicultural potential of
Maesopsis eminii in Uganda – a study on tree quality”
WORK EXPERIENCE
02/2010-present
Spatial Informatics Group LLC (SIG)
Pleasanton,
CA/USA
Senior Scientist; Forest Management and Economics, Bioenergy, Forest Carbon Accounting
Lead economist, defining and analyzing sustainable forest management scenarios for forest properties in
the Northeastern US including traditional timber management and ecosystem service payments (such as
carbon credits) for investment funds listed on sustainable stock exchanges
Forest carbon accounting expert, Support to EPA in developing an Accounting Framework for Biogenic
CO2 Emissions from Stationary Sources
Lead author of a report “Forest Biomass and Bioenergy: Opportunities and Constraints in the
Northeastern U.S.” in collaboration with the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies on forest biomass
availability and substitution capacity of fossil fuels through biomass in the Northeastern US;
commissioned by the Environmental Defense Fund
University of Vermont, The Rubenstein School of
Environment and Natural Resources
03/2011-present Gund Affiliate, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics
Sustainability analysis of forest management practices and bioenergy systems
01/2008-present
02/2010 –present Member, Carbon Dynamics Lab
Forest-based carbon dynamics and economics in the Northeastern US
Burlington, VT/USA
02/2010- 12/2011 Research Affiliate, The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
NSF funded research on economics and policies analyzing forest biomass supply chains in the
Northeastern US
01/2008-02/2011 Gund Visiting Scholar, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics
Sustainability analysis of forest management practices and bioenergy systems
02/2011-12/2011
Dartmouth College, Environmental Studies Program
Hanover, NH/USA
02/2011- 12/2011 Research Associate
Researching above and below ground forest carbon fluxes under different management regimes in the
Northeastern US
State University of New York, College of Environmental
Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), Department of
Syracuse, NY/USA
Forest and Natural Resource Management
12/2008-12/2009 Research Scientist,
2010-2011 Policy analysis of incentive payments for biomass production such as the Conservation Reserve
Program (CRP) and Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)
01/2005 –
03/2010
2010-2011 Cost-benefit model and analysis for living snow fences (willow shrubs) for the New York State
Department of Transport
2007-2010 Economic analysis and model building for biomass production with short rotation woody crops
such as willow
2009 Renewable fuels roadmap NY – Forest biomass feedstock analysis, incentive analysis, and state and
feedstock-wide sustainability framework development
2009 Economic analysis for a stock-market listed brewing company on using willow shrubs in energy
plantations for affluent treatments and to satisfy internal energy demand
01/2005-11/2008 Research Assistant
Producing an online interactive budget model for energy plantation management (short rotation coppice)
using willow
Logistics chains development (establishment, management, harvest, transport) for energy plantation
management in the New England states of the US
09/2002 – 12/2004
UNIQUE forestry and land use
Freiburg, Germany
Kampala, Uganda
Ontario, Canada
Project manager
2010 Producing and analyzing a vertically integrated budget model for wood-based bioelectricity
production in Sub-Saharan Africa in collaboration with Newcastle University, UK.
2007-2010 Teaching and research in economic analysis and sustainability assessments of bioenergy systems
in Eastern Africa (EU funded project ReImpact: Rural Energy Production from Bioenergy Projects:
Providing regulatory and impact assessment frameworks, furthering sustainable biomass production
policies and reducing associated risks)
2007 Lead developer for an energy plantation business model (>US$ 40 mio) for a 50 MW bioelectricity
plant in East Africa
2004-2005 Conducting studies analyzing grid and decentralized bioenergy production options (Uganda);
Developing economic and business models for energy forests (Germany, Uganda)
2002-2005 Consulting for private forest owners in sustainable forest management, forest inventory, forest
operations and economics (Germany, Canada)
2004 Coordinating research grant proposal development to the EU “Energy production through Short
Rotation Forestry as an alternative agricultural production system in Central Europe” involving
institutions in Central Europe (Germany)
2003-2004 Participating in the creation of a toolkit to make afforestation projects eligible for carbon trade
under the Kyoto protocol (EU funded project ENCOFOR 2003 - 2006, Uganda). Editing an agroforestry
manual focusing on economics and management of native tree species in co-operation with the World
Agroforestry Centre (Uganda)Surveying the timber and bioenergy market potential of native tree species
in Uganda in co-operation with the Uganda Forest Department (EU funded project I-TOO 2001 - 2005)
09/2000 - 12/2000
German agency for technical cooperation
(GTZ)
Transmara, Kenya
Intern
Coordinating a community-based natural resource management approach involving all relevant
stakeholders (farmers, community representatives, public agencies) for two water catchments
Participating in the development of management plans for community forests
PUBLICATIONS
Referee-reviewed journals
Buchholz, T., Hurteau, M., Gunn, J., Saah, D. 2016. A global meta-analysis of forest bioenergy
greenhouse gas emission accounting studies. Global Change Biology- Bioenergy 8(2):281-289.
Timmons, D.S., Buchholz, T., Veeneman, C.H. 2015. Forest Biomass Energy: Assessing Atmospheric
Carbon Impacts by Discounting Future Carbon Flows. Global Change Biology- Bioenergy 8(3):631643.
Buchholz, T., Stephen, P., Marland, G., Canham, C., Sampson, N. 2014. Uncertainty in projecting
greenhouse gas emissions from bioenergy. Nature Climate Change 4: 1045–1047.
Saah, D., Patterson, T., Buchholz, T., Ganz, D., Albert, D., Rush, K. 2014. Modeling economic and
carbon consequences of a shift to wood-based energy in a rural 'cluster'; a network analysis in southeast
Alaska. Ecological Economics. 107: 287–298.
Buchholz, T., Friedland, A., Hornig, C.E., Keeton, W., Zanchi, G., Nunery J. 2014. Mineral soil carbon
fluxes in forests and implications for carbon balance assessments. Global Change BiologyBioenergy 6(4): 305–311.
Fontana, V., Radke, A., Bossi Fedrigotti, V., Tappeiner, U., Tasser, E., Zerbe, S., Buchholz T. 2013.
Comparing land-use alternatives: Using the ecosystem services concept to define a multi-criteria
decision analysis. Ecological Economics 93:128-136
Marland, G., Buchholz, T., Kowalczyk, T. 2013. Accounting for CO2 emissions: the context and
stakeholders matter. Journal of Industrial Ecology 17(3): 340-342.
Canham, C., D., Rogers, N., Buchholz, T. 2013. Regional variation in forest harvest regimes in the
Northeastern United States. Ecological Applications. Ecological Applications 23(3): 515-522
Buchholz, T., Weinreich, A., Tennigkeit, T., Windhorst, K., Da Silva, I.P. 2013. Modeling the profitability
of power production from short rotation woody crops in Sub-Saharan Africa. Biomass and
Bioenergy 59:116-127.
Zanchi, G., Frieden, D., Pucker, J., Bird, N., Buchholz, T., Windhorst, K. 2013. Climate benefits from
alternative energy uses of biomass plantations in Uganda. Biomass and Bioenergy 59:128-136.
Buchholz, T., Volk, T.A. 2013. Profitability of willow biomass crops affected by incentive programs.
Journal of BioEnergy Research 6(1): 53-64.
Buchholz, T., DaSilva, I.P., Furtado, J. 2012. Power from wood-gasifiers in Uganda – a 250 & 10kW
case study. Proceedings of the ICE - Energy 165(4):181-194.
Buchholz, T., Volk, T.A. 2012. Considerations of Project Scale and Sustainability of Modern Bioenergy
Systems in Uganda. Journal of Sustainable Forestry 31(1-2): 154-173.
Buchholz, T., Volk, T.A. 2011. Improving the profitability of willow crops – identifying opportunities
with a crop budget model. Journal of BioEnergy Research 4(2): 85-96.
Buchholz, T., Weinreich, A., Tennigkeit, T. 2010. Modeling heliotropic tree growth – a case study on
Maesopsis eminii. Forest Ecology and Management 260(10): 1656–1663.
Buchholz, T., Da Silva, I. 2010. Potential of distributed wood-based biopower systems serving basic
electricity needs in rural Uganda. Energy for Sustainable Development 14(1):56-61.
Buchholz, T., Volk, T.A., Luzadis, V.A. 2009. Sustainability criteria for bioenergy systems – an expert
survey. Journal of Cleaner Production 17(Supplement 1 International Trade in Biofuels): S86-S98.
Buchholz, T., Rametsteiner, E., Volk, T., Luzadis, V.A. 2009. Multi – Criteria Analysis for bioenergy
systems assessments. Energy Policy 37(2):484-495.
Buchholz, T., Luzadis, V.A., Volk, T. 2007. A participatory systems approach to modeling social,
economic, and ecological components of bioenergy. Energy Policy 35 (12):6084 – 6094.
Book chapters
Volk, T.A., Abrahamson, L.P., Buchholz, T., Caputo, J., Eisenbies M. 2014. The Development and
Deployment of Willow Biomass Crops. In book: Cellulosic Energy Cropping Systems, Chapter:
Development and Deployment of Willow Biomass Crops., Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Editors: D.L.
Karlen
Luzadis, V.A., Volk, T.A., Buchholz, T. 2009. Using a Systems Approach to Improve Bioenergy
Sustainability Assessment. Ch. 9 In: Renewable energy from forest resources in the United States,
Barry D. Solomon and Valerie A. Luzadis, eds. Routledge: London and New York, 352p.
Buchholz, T., Tennigkeit, T., Weinreich, A. 2010. Single Tree Management Models: Maesopsis eminii. In:
Degraded forests in Eastern Africa: management and restoration (challenges). Frans Bongers and
Timm Tennigkeit, eds. Earthscan: London, 384p.
Contributions to conference proceedings, research reports, popular publications
Buchholz, T., Romsos, S., Robards, T., Moody, T., Moghaddas, J., Schmidt, D., Saah. D. 2015. Analysis
options for forest carbon inventory and greenhouse gas life cycle assessment of the California forest
laws and regulations. Prepared for the Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP), California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), 100p.
Buchholz, T., Gunn, J. 2015. Carbon Emission Estimates for Drax biomass powerplants in the UK
sourcing from Enviva Pellet Mills in U.S. Southeastern Hardwoods using the BEAC model. Prepared
For: Southern Environmental Law Center, 17p.
Emily McGlynn, E., Buchholz, T., Gunn, J., Saah, D., Kittler, B. 2015. Low-risk Bioenergy Can Be A
Critical Climate Solution. Opinion OpEd in Ecosystems Marketplace, August 10 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2014. Accounting Framework for Biogenic CO2 Emissions from
Stationary Sources. S. Ohrel (Lead), Office of Atmospheric Programs, Climate Change Division,
Washington, DC. 140p.
Buchholz, T., Saah, D. 2013. Implementing carbon credit offsets on Prince of Wales Island – switching
home heating from fuel oil to wood pellets derived from local forest-thinnings. Report to The Nature
Conservancy Alaska, 22p.
Joërg, L., Stenlund, P., Christensen, S., Buchholz, T. 2013. Truly sustainable bioenergy in East Africa? The
Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere (MAHB) Blog, Stanford University (Paul
Ehrlich). December 10 2013. Content contribution.
Buchholz, T., Saah, D. 2012. Modeling economic and carbon consequences of a shift to wood‐based
energy in a rural ‘cluster’; a network analysis in southeast Alaska. Report to The Nature Conservancy
Alaska, 25p.
Buchholz. T., Gunn, J., Saah, D., 2012. A Meta-analysis on Forest Bioenergy Carbon Greenhouse Gas
Accounting (Poster presentation) Bioenergy Research Symposium – November 13 2012, Seattle,
Washington, USA.
Buchholz, T., Da Silva, I., Furtado, J. 2012. Electricity from wood-fired gasification in Uganda - a 250 and
10kW case study. Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa, Proceedings of
the 20th Domestic Use of Energy Conference (DUE) 2012: 65 – 76.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2011. Accounting Framework for Biogenic CO2 Emissions from
Stationary Sources. J. Jenkins and S. Ohrel (Leads), Office of Atmospheric Programs, Climate Change
Division, Washington, DC. 140p.
U.S. Department of Energy. 2011. U.S. Billion-Ton Update: Biomass Supply for a Bioenergy and
Bioproducts Industry. R.D. Perlack and B.J. Stokes (Leads), ORNL/TM-2011/224. Oak Ridge
National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. 227p.
Buchholz, T., Canham, C. 2011. Forest Biomass and Bioenergy: Opportunities and Constraints in the
Northeastern U.S. Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Milbrook, NY, 76p.
Ahmed, Z., Beier, C., Bourgeois, T., Brinch, J., Buchholz, T., Caputo, J., et al. 2010. Renewable Fuels
Roadmap and Sustainable Biomass Feedstock Supply for New York. New York State Energy Research
and Development Authority (NYSDERA), Albany, NY, 140p.
Beier, C., Buchholz, T., Caputo, J., Castellano, P., Germain, R., Kelleher, M., Luzadis, V., Malmsheimer,
R.W., Volk, T. 2010. Bioenergy Sustainability criteria for New York. Appendix K to the Renewable
Fuels Roadmap and Sustainable Biomass Feedstock Supply for New York. New York State Energy
Research and Development Authority (NYSDERA), Albany, NY, 58p.
Woodybury, P., Volk, T., Germain, R.H., Castellano, P., Buchholz, T., Wightman, J., Melkonian, J.,
Mayton, H., Ahmed, Z., Peters, C. 2010. Analysis of sustainable feedstock production potential in New
York State. Appendix E to the Renewable Fuels Roadmap and Sustainable Biomass Feedstock Supply
for New York. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSDERA), Albany,
NY, 110p.
Buchholz, T., Volk, T., Castellano, P., Kelleher, M. 2010. Economics of short rotation woody crops
(SRWC) willow projects. Appendix M-A to the Renewable Fuels Roadmap and Sustainable Biomass
Feedstock Supply for New York. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
(NYSDERA), Albany, NY, 46p.
Buchholz, T., Patterson, N., Volk, T.A., Luzadis, V.A. 2009. Applying Multi-Criteria Analysis in a
traditional value system: Assessing sustainable electricity options for an Iroquois nation. Proceedings of
the United States Society for Ecological Economics Conference “Science and Policy for a Sustainable
Future” American University, Washington D.C., May 31st to June 3rd 2009, 27p.
Buchholz, T., Volk, T.A., Abrahamson, L.P., Smart L.B. 2009. EcoWillow v 1.4 (Beta) – An Economic
Analysis Tool for Willow Short-Rotation Coppice for Wood Chip Production. Extension Fact Sheets:
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, 2p.
Buchholz, T., DaSilva, I.P. 2008. Potential of distributed wood-based biopower systems serving basic
electricity needs in rural Uganda. Proceedings of the Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy
Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 28-30 May 2008, 6p.
Buchholz, T., Volk, T. 2008. Is project scale the key to sustainable modern bioenergy systems?
Proceedings of the 2008 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental
Change: ‘Long-Term Policies: Governing Social-Ecological Change’, Berlin, 22-23 February 2008, 7p.
Buchholz, T. 2007. Multi – Criteria Analysis for bioenergy systems assessments. Interim Report to the
International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria 23p.
Buchholz, T., Volk, T.A. 2007. Designing short-rotation coppice based BIOenergy SYstems for Rural
Communities in east Africa (BIOSYRCA project), report to ESGP USAID, 38p.
Buchholz, T., Volk, T.A. 2007. Technology and Assessment Report for a 200 kW Gasifier Producing
Electricity in Uganda. As part of the project: Designing short rotation coppice based BIOenergy
SYstems for Rural Communities in east Africa (BIOSYRCA project). Report to ESGP USAID, 19p.
Buchholz, T., Volk, T.A. 2007. Native species identification and preliminary productivity assessment
(Feedstock Assessment). As part of the project: Designing short rotation coppice based BIOenergy
SYstems for Rural Communities in east Africa (BIOSYRCA project). Report to ESGP USAID, 18p.
Buchholz, T., Volk, T.A. 2007. Socio-economic assessment report for gasification based electricity
production at Kyangwali settlement, Uganda. As part of the project: Designing short rotation coppice
based BIOenergy SYstems for Rural Communities in east Africa (BIOSYRCA project). Report to
ESGP USAID, 20p.
Da Silva, I.P., Okure, M., Buchholz, T., Kjellström, B. 2007. Wood Gasification in Uganda – Is this a
solution for the Energy Crisis? Hard facts from installed units. Proceedings East African Power
Industry Convention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18-20 September 2007, 8p.
Buchholz, T., Volk, T., Tennigkeit, T., Da Silva, I. 2007. Electricity production from energy forests:
Results from a feasibility and impact scoping study in northern Uganda for a 50 MWe grid model. In:
Proceedings 15th European Biomass Conference in Berlin, Germany, 7 - 11 May 2007, 5p.
Buchholz, T., Da Silva, I., Volk, T., Tennigkeit, T. 2007. Economics of a Gasification Based Mini Grid - A
Case Study of a 10 kW Unit in Uganda. Proceedings of the Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy
Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 29-30 May 2007: 125-129.
Buchholz, T.; Volk, T. 2006. Developing a Scalable Multi-Criteria Analysis Tool to Assess Sustainability of
Bioenergy Systems. Proceedings IEA Bioenergy Task 29&30 International Conference, Oxford, UK,
14p.
Buchholz, T. 2006. Country Report - Uganda. In: World Survey on Decentralized Energy 2006, World
Alliance for Decentralized Energy (WADE). Edinburgh UK p:27.
Tennigkeit, T.; Kallweit, K.; Buchholz, T. 2006. Decentralised rural electricity production from energy
forests: Investigating the feasibility of business models for a demonstration project. EDF Forestry
Programme Uganda. Kampala Uganda, 36 p.
Buchholz, T.; Volk, T.; Tennigkeit, T.; Da Silva, I.P. 2005. Designing decentralized small-scale bioenergy
schemes based on short rotation coppice for rural poverty alleviation in Uganda. Proceedings 14th
European Biomass Conference, Paris, 4p.
Buchholz, T., Weinreich, A. & Tennigkeit, T. 2004. Maesopsis eminii - a challenging timber tree species in
Uganda - A production model for commercial forestry and smallholders. Proceedings of the
International Union of Forestry Research Organisations (IUFRO) Conference on the Economics and
Management of High Productivity Plantations,. Lugo, Spain, 15p.
Buchholz, T. 2005. Maesopsis eminii for wood production in agroforestry systems in Uganda. Series:
Useful trees for farming. World Agroforestry Centre (formerly ICRAF) and USAID, Kampala, Uganda,
32p.
Buchholz, T., Tennigkeit, T. 2003. How to grow straight Maesopsis. The Ugandan Forester, Issue 5:8.
Buchholz, T. 2003. Silvicultural potential of Maesopsis eminii in Uganda – a study on tree quality. M.Sc.
thesis, Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Silviculture, Albert-Ludwigs
Universität. Freiburg i.Br., Germany, 77p.
INVITED ORAL PRESENT ATIONS
Saah, D., Buchholz T., Moghaddas, J., Gunn, J. 2016. Quantifying avoided wildfire emissions from
significant wildfires in California. 5th International Fire Behavior + Fuels Conference, Portland OR
USA, Thursday April 14th 2016.
Buchholz, T., Gunn J., Saah, D. 2015. Carbon and Sustainability: Forest biomass updates. Pellet Fuels
Conference Annual Conference, Williamsburg, VA, July 19th 2015
Buchholz, T., 2015. A primer on global bioenergy use. The Asia Montana Energy Summit. Expert
Conference, University of Montana, Mansfield Center, Missoula April 30 2015.
Gunn, J., Hennigar C., Cameron, R., Buchholz, T. 2014. Life cycle evaluation of forest sector greenhouse
gas emissions sensitivity to changes in forest management in Maine (USA). International Union of
Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO) World Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct 9 2014
Buchholz, T., Hurteau, M., Gunn, J., Saah, D. 2014. A global meta-analysis of forest bioenergy greenhouse
gas emissions accounting studies (1991-2013). International Union of Forestry Research Organizations
(IUFRO) World Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct 9 2014
Buchholz, T., Tennigkeit, T., Weinreich, A., Windhorst, K., DaSilva, I. 2014. Modeling the profitability of
power production from short-rotation woody crops in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Union of
Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO) World Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct 9 2014
Kittler, B., Buchholz, T. 2014. Accurately Accounting for Carbon: Forest Bioenergy—A Precautionary
Tale. Consultative Group on Biological Diversity (CGBD) Meeting on Biocarbon Seattle, Washington,
November 5, 2014.
Buchholz, T., 2014. Optimizing timber and carbon revenue under uncertainty – tool development for large
property owners. Western Forest Economists Meeting, Double Tree Hotel, Missoula, MT, May 19-20
2014.
Buchholz, T., Saah, D., Robards, T., Moody, T., O’Neil-Dunne, J., Moritz, M., Hurteau, M., Moghaddas, J.
2014. Developing an Analytical Framework for Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions
from Forest Fuel Treatment Projects in Placer County, California. Western Forest Economists
Meeting, Double Tree Hotel, Missoula, MT, May 19-20 2014.
Buchholz, T., Saah, D., Patterson, T., Ganz, D., Albert, D., Ross, K. 2014. Heating with biomass from
forest-thinnings: Carbon LCA and offsets on Prince of Wales. Alaska Woody Energy Conference,
Westmark Hotel, Fairbanks, AK, April 16-17 2014.
Buchholz, T., Hurteau., M., Gunn, J., Saah, D. 2013. A global meta-analysis of forest bioenergy
greenhouse gas emissions accounting studies (1991-2013). The Transatlantic Trade in Wood for
Energy: A Dialogue on Sustainability Standards and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hilton Desoto
Savannah, Savannah, Georgia, USA, October 23 – 24 2013.
Christensen, S., Joërg, L., Buchholz, T. (presenter) 2013. Sustainable Biomass for Rural Electrification in
Uganda. 7th Biennial US Society for Ecological Economics Conference, University of Vermont,
Burlington VT, June 9-12 2013.
Buchholz, T. 2013. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis of sustainable forest management options. Western
Forest Economists Meeting, Enzian Inn - Leavenworth, WA, June 23-25 2013.
Christensen, S., Buchholz, T. 2012. Sustainable Biomass Supply Options for a small-scale gasifier in rural
Uganda. Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Vermont, October 5, 20122.
Buchholz, T., Canham, C. 2012. Forest Biomass and Bioenergy: Opportunities and Constraints in the
Northeastern United States. Western Forest Economists & Western Mensurationists. Best Western
Agate Beach, Newport, OR, June 10-12 2012
Buchholz, T., Tennigkeit, T. 2012. State of Global Forest Carbon Markets. Capacity Building for Forest
Carbon Projects in the Ukrainian Carpathians Workshop. Hotel Uzhgorod, Uzhgorod, Ukraine, May
28-29, 2012
Canham, C., Buchholz, T. 2011. Forest Biomass and Bioenergy: Opportunities and Constraints in the
Northeastern United States. Northeast Wood Energy Webinars, Penn State University, College of
Agricultual Sciences, University Park, Pennsylvania, September 30, 2011
Buchholz, T., Canham, C., Hamburg, S. 2011. Forest Biomass and Bioenergy: Opportunities and
Constraints in the Northeastern United States. Woody Biomass Energy Research Symposium for the
Northern Forest, University of Vermont, April 28 to 30, 2011
Buchholz, T., Patterson, N., Volk, T.A., Luzadis, V.A. 2011. Application of a Sustainability Assessment for
(Bio)electricity Options: Multi-Criteria Analysis in a Traditional Value System Framework for an
Iroquois Nation. Woody Biomass Energy Research Symposium for the Northern Forest, University of
Vermont, April 28 to 30, 2011
Buchholz, T., Mika, A., Littlefield, C., Keeton, W. 2011. Scientific Impact Assessments of Harvesting
Practices in the Northern Forest for Energy Biomass. Woody Biomass Energy Research Symposium
for the Northern Forest, University of Vermont, April 28 to 30, 2011
Buchholz, T., Keeton, W., Mika, A., Littlefield, C. 2011. Economics of Biomass Fuel Harvests in the
Northeastern Forest. Woody Biomass Energy Research Symposium for the Northern Forest,
University of Vermont, April 28 to 30, 2011
Buchholz, T., Keeton, W., Mika, A., Littlefield, C. 2011. Economics of Biomass Fuel Harvests in the
Northeastern Forest. The 3rd annual Heating the Northeast with Renewable Biomass Conference,
Radisson Hotel, Manchester, New Hampshire April 14-15 2011
Ecological Economics – an introduction. Seminar at the Institute for Forstoekonomie, Fakultaet fuer
Forst- und Umweltwissenschaften, University of Freiburg, Germany, March 26 2011.
Forest Biomass and Bioenergy: Opportunities and Constraints in the Northeastern United States. Gund
Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Vermont, March 4 2011.
Bioenergy From Forests: The Debate on Carbon Accounting. Seminar presented to Dartmouth College,
Environmental Studies Program, Hanover NH, February 7 2011.
Forest Carbon Cycle. Sustainable Use of Renewable Energy (SURE): Renewable Technologies and
Carbon Cycling State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry
(SUNY-ESF), Syracuse NY, November 4, 2010.
Economic impact of federal incentives on SRWC willow projects in New York State. 8th Biennial Short
Rotation Woody Crops Operations Working Group, Short Rotation Woody Crops in a Renewable
Energy Future: Challenges and Opportunities, Syracuse, NY, October 18-19 2010.
Identification of Traditional Values and their Application in Multi Criteria Analysis: Electricity Options for
an Iroquois Nation. Webinar on First Nations’ Clean Energy Projects. Organized by Natural Resources
Canada/ Ressources Naturelles Canada, May 14th 2010.
Sustainability is not a goal but a process: Concepts and examples to measure sustainability in forest
management and bioenergy applications. Webinar on Forestry - Sustainability Issues and Approaches
to Assessment and Implementation. Organized by Natural Resources Canada/ Ressources Naturelles
Canada, December 4th 2009.
Identification of Traditional Values and their Application in Multi Criteria Analysis: Electricity Options for
an Iroquois Nation. Jointly held with Neil Patterson Jr. Presentation to the United States Society for
Ecological Economics Conference “Science and Policy for a Sustainable Future” American University,
Washington D.C., May 31st to June 3rd 2009
Measuring Sustainability of Bioenergy Systems. Presentation to the Sustainable Production & Supply of
Biomass in NY Conference Oswego BOCES - Mexico, NY November 12 - 14, 2008
Sustainable Woody Biomass for Bioenergy, Biofuels and Bioproducts. Presentation to the Greater
Adirondack RC&D Pottersville, NY October 27, 2008
Results from an expert survey on sustainability criteria for bioenergy systems. Presentation to the
International Workshop “Woodfuel Supply Chain – Sharing Experience” Warwick, England, 14th 19th September 2008
Sustainability criteria for bioenergy systems – a struggle of global dimensions. PhD Summer School on
Earth System Governance, Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 24-31, 2008
Is scale the key to sustainable bioenergy systems in East Africa? Maxwell Africa Caucus, Institute of
Global Affairs, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, April 17th 2008
Scale and sustainable bioenergy systems in Uganda. International Society of Tropical Foresters,
Conference on drivers of land use change in the tropics – bioenergy and avoided deforestation, Yale
School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA March 28-29,
2008
EcoWillow v 1.0 (Beta) – An Economic Analysis Tool for Willow Short-Rotation Coppice Plantations for
Wood Chip Production. Workshop on Bioenergy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, March 12th 2008
Sustainability of bioenergy systems – participatory multi criteria assessments. Presentation to the Gund
Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Natural Resource
Management, Burlington, VT, USA, February 29th 2008
Is project scale the key to sustainable modern bioenergy systems? New England SAF and New York SAF
– Joint Annual Meeting, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA, February 27 – 29, 2008
Is project scale the key to sustainable modern bioenergy systems? 2008 Berlin Conference on the Human
Dimensions of Global Environmental Change: ‘Long-Term Policies: Governing Social-Ecological
Change’, Berlin, 22-23 February 2008
Sustainability of bioenergy systems – participatory multi criteria assessments. Presentation to the Forest
Carbon Dynamics Laboratory, University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Natural Resource
Management, Burlington, VT, USA, February 10th 2008
Wood gasification for electricity production in Uganda – current performance of a 205 and a 10 kW unit
and future prospects. National bioenergy workshop organised by the Danish International
Development Agency (DANIDA) and the Agricultural Sector Programme Support (ASPS), Fairway
Hotel, Kampala, Uganda, March 1st 2007
Designing decentralized small-scale bioenergy schemes based on short rotation coppice for rural poverty
alleviation in Uganda. 14th European Biomass Conference, Paris, France, 17th – 21st October 2005.
Maesopsis eminii - a challenging timber tree species in Uganda – A production model for commercial
forestry and smallholders. International Union of Forestry Research Organisations (IUFRO)
Conference on The Economics and Management of High Productivity Plantations; Lugo, Spain, 27th –
30th September 2004.
Lead author of the following presentations:
Buchholz, T., DaSilva, I.P. (presenter), Furtado, J. 2012. Electricity from wood-fired gasification in
Uganda – a 250 and 10kW case study. 20th Domestic Use of Energy (DUE) Conference, Cape
Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa, 2 – 4 April 2012.
Buchholz, T., Windhorst, K. (presenter) 2010. EFOBUMAF v1.0 (Beta) - An online energy forest
business model for Sub-Saharan Africa. Presentation to the 7th International Biofuels Conference,
Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi, India, February 11-12, 2010.
Buchholz, T. Da Silva, I.P. (presenter) 2008. Potential of distributed wood-based biopower systems
serving basic electricity needs in rural Uganda. Domestic Use of Energy (DUE), Mount Nelson Hotel,
Cape Town, South Africa, May 28-30 2008.
Buchholz, T. Da Silva, I.P. (presenter) 2008. Potential of distributed wood-based biopower systems
serving basic electricity needs in rural Uganda. Uganda National Institution of Professional Engineers
National Conference, Africana Hotel, Kampala, Uganda, 5-6 June 2008.
Buchholz, T., Tennigkeit, T. (presenter), Volk, T.A., Da Silva, I.P. Electricity production from energy
plantations: Results from a feasibility and impact scoping study in northern Uganda for a 50 MWe grid
model. Presentation to the 15th European Biomass Conference in Berlin, 7 - 11 May 2007.
Significant contributions to the following presentations:
Gunn, J., Robarts, T., Saah, D., Buchholz, T. SIG/Manomet Forest Carbon Forecaster A carbon pro
forma tool to evaluate carbon market opportunities on private and public forestlands. ACES and
Ecosystem Markets December 10-14 2012 , Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, US.
Volk, T.A., Woodbury, P., Castellano, P., Germain, R., Buchholz, T. 2011. Woody Biomass Feedstock
Supply Potential in NY State. Woody Biomass Energy Research Symposium for the Northern Forest,
University of Vermont, April 28 to 30, 2011
Keeton, W. (presenter), Mika, A., Littlefield, C., Buchholz, T. Effects of Wood Energy Harvesting on
Stand Structure and Carbon Pools in Northern Hardwood Forests. Fuel from the Forest Symposium,
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies January 21st, 2011 in New Haven Connecticut.
Volk, T.A. (presenter), Abrahamson, L.P., Buchholz, T.,Castellano, P., Foster, C. McArdle, M., Posselius,
J., Stanton, B. Development of a Harvesting System for Short Rotation Willow and Hybrid Poplar
Biomass Crops. Biomass 2010, March 30-31, 2010 Washington, DC
Volk, T.A. (presenter), Abrahamson, L.P., Amidon, T., Buchholz, T., Castellano, P., Foster, C., Posselius,
J., Rak, D., Smart, L.B., White, E.H. Advances in the Commercialization of willow biomass crops. The
Feedstock Value Chain Forum, Washington DC, November 19, 2009.
Michael J. Kelleher (presenter), Thomas Buchholz, Timothy A. Volk, Lawrence P. Abrahamson.
Economics of Willow Biomass Production and Policy to Enhance Market Penetration. Short Rotation
Crops International Conference Minneapolis, MN August 19, 2008
T. A. Volk (presenter), T. Buchholz, V. Luzadis. Scalable Multi-Criteria Analysis Tool to Assess
Sustainability of Bioenergy Systems. Sustainability Planning and Assessment Tools Workshop,
Montreal, Quebec February 13, 2007
Da Silva (presenter), I.P, Okure, M., Buchholz, T., Kjellström, B. 2007 Wood Gasification in Uganda – Is
this a solution for the Energy Crisis? Hard facts from installed units. East African Power Industry
Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia May 20 2007
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2013 ICE Watt Medal for best published paper by Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) journals in 2012:
Power from wood gasifiers in Uganda: a 250 kW and 10 kW case study. By Thomas Buchholz; Izael Da
Silva; John Furtado. Published in: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, Volume
165, Issue 4, 2012, pages 181-196
2012 Best paper award, Title of paper: “Electricity from wood-fired gasification in Uganda – a 250 and
10kW case study”. 20th Domestic Use of Energy (DUE) Conference, Cape Peninsula University of
Technology, Cape Town, South Africa, 2 – 4 April 2012.
2012 Research grant (Co-Pi, three years) from the Northern States Research Council (NSRC) “Effects of
Forest Biomass Energy Production on Northern Forest Wildlife and Forest Sustainability”.
2012 Research support grant, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Vermont,
“Sustainable woodfuel supply chains for rural bioenergy systems in Uganda”.
2012 Research support grant, Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers (CGIAR),
Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) “Sustainable woodfuel
supply chains for rural bioenergy systems in Uganda”.
2012 The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, (SIDA), Innovations Against Poverty
IAP) Programme; in collaboration with Pamoja Cleantech AB to support the implementation of the
project “The Green Plant”, a wood-based electricity system for rural East Africa.
2011 Trust for Mutual Understanding, “Capacity Building for Forest Carbon Projects in the Ukrainian
Carpathians” Workshop, Uzhgorod, Ukraine.
2011 Teaching grant from the European Forestry Institute (EFI), first PhD-level EFI Winter Summer
School ‘Making values work - exploring multiple perspectives in understanding the valuation of forest
ecosystems”
2008 Best paper award, Title of paper: “Potential of distributed wood-based biopower systems serving
basic electricity needs in rural Uganda”, Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy (ICUE) Conference
28-29 May 2008, Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa.
2008 C. Eugene Farnsworth Memorial Fellowship SUNY-ESF for outstanding Ph.D. research
2008 Nominated for the IIASA Peccei/Mikhalevich Award
2007 Stipend from the German Advisory Council on Global Change (Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der
Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen; WBGU) as support for participating at YSSP/IIASA
2007
2007 USAID grant for research on wood-based bioelectricity systems in Uganda
2006 Tropical Social Forestry Fund Award, SUNY-ESF
2002 Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for M.Sc. field work
2000 Stipend from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for foreign internship
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
Western forest economists
Alumni of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), since 2002
United States Society for Ecological Economics (USSEE), since 2006
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Society, since 2007
TEACHING
04/2012 M.Sc.-level lecture ‘Sustainability of bioenergy systems’, Guest lecture to CEE 360 Sustainability
and Civil Engineering, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Washington,
Seattle, Washington.
03/2012, M.Sc.-level lectures ‘Sustainability of bioenergy systems, Faculty of Technology at Makerere
University, Kampala, Uganda.
03-09/2011 Lecturer – Contributions on theory and methods of Ecological Economics to the EFI PhD
Winter Summer School 2011 organized by the European Forestry Institute (EFI) in Freiburg, Germany
and Varaždin, Croatia.
03/2011 Ecological Economics – an introduction. Seminar at the Institute for Forstoekonomie, Fakultaet
fuer Forst- und Umweltwissenschaften, University of Freiburg, Germany.
04/2011 and 07/2010 Lecturer - Biomass to Biofuels. Contributions on bioenergy sustainability
assessments to a 4 credits hands-on summer course for degree and non-degree seeking students
03/2011 and 03/2010 Guest lecturer – Bioenergy lecturing module in joint undergraduate/graduate class
“sustainable forest management”, University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and
Natural Resources.
08/2009 Lecturer – Designing and lecturing a three day module “Economics and project development for
wood based heat and electricity production in Uganda” for the summer school “ Sustainability Tools
for Rural Bioenergy Production” at Makerere University, Faculty of Technology, Kampala, Uganda.
Sponsored by EUAID through the RE-Impact project: Rural Energy Production from Bioenergy
Projects: Providing regulatory and impact assessment frameworks, furthering sustainable biomass
production policies and reducing associated risks.
01/2009-05/2009 Lecturer - Designing and lecturing a joint graduate/undergraduate 2 credit course
“Assessing sustainability of bioenergy NRM 285”, University of Vermont, The Rubenstein School of
Environment and Natural Resources.
06/2006 Teaching to Middle School Students: Willow Biomass Crops – Home Grown Renewable Fuel.
Tully, New York.
SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITI ES
Deputy coordinator IUFRO Division 5 LCA Working Party under 5.12.00 Sustainable utilization of forest
products. IUFRO Unit 5.12.01 - Life cycle analysis of forest products. 2015-present.
Technical and organizational support to a public-private partnership; developing sustainable bioenergy
models in East Africa, in collaboration with Strathmore Energy Reserarch Centre (SERC), Strathmore
University, Nairobi, Kenya, Pamoja Cleantech AB, the Centre for Research in Energy and Energy
Conservation (CREEC) at Makerere University, Uganda, 2008-present.
Expert panellist ‘Study on the Environmental Implications of the Increased Reliance of the EU on
Biomass for Energy Imported from North America’, European Comission, Brussels, September 12
2015.
Research support to the Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) for fuelwood supply
options for the Kenyan tea sector, March 2015.
Research support to The Nature Conservancy in bioenergy-related forestry projects on greenhouse gas
accounting and economics, 2013.
Research and capacity building support to the Forest Development Project in Zakarpattya (FORZA),
Ukraine, 2011-2012.
Research support the the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Atmospheric Programs, in
developing an accounting framework for biogenic CO2 emissions from stationary sources, 2011-2013.
Research support to Ecosystem services and Restoration of traditional land-use systems in the Southern
Alps (EcoRAlps), multi-disciplinary evaluation of ecosystem services rendered from subalpine larch
meadows, 2011-2013.
Research support (reviewer) to Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) and Stockholm Environment
Institute (SEI) in expanding the Long Range Enery Alternatives Planning System (LEAP) to include
bioenergy production in its climate-energy analysis tools, 2011-2012.
Lecturing Ecological Economics in the context of European Forests ‘Making values work - exploring multiple
perspectives in understanding the valuation of forest ecosystems’ in collaboration with the European Forestry
Institute (EFI) during the PhD Winter/Summer School, Germany and Croatia, 2011.
Steering committee member of the Woody Biomass Energy Research Symposium for the Northern
Forest, April 28 to 30, 2011 at the University of Vermont, 2011.
Technical and organizational support to an initiative by an Iroquois Nation to identify and implement
renewable energy supply alternatives for their reservation, 2007-2009.
Technical expertise to an investment organization looking for innovative and sustainable long-term forest
investment opportunities in the US, 2010-present.
Technical expertise to an initiative supporting policy makers in decisions regarding sustainable use of
bioenergy from forests in the Northeastern US, partnering with the Cary Institute of Ecosystem
Studies and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), 2009-2011.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Porter, E., 2013. Climate Change Calls for Science, Not Hope. New York Times, June 23 2015.
Rose, D. 2015. The UK's £1billion carbon-belcher raping US forests...that YOU pay for: How world's
biggest green power plant is actually INCREASING greenhouse gas emissions and Britain's energy bill.
The Daily Mail on Sunday, 6 June 2015.
Cornish, A. 2015. Report Challenges Environmental Friendliness Of U.S. Pellet Industry. National
Public Radio, June 2, 2015.
Warrick, J. 2015. How Europe’s climate policies led to more U.S. trees being cut down. The Washington
Post, June 2, 2015.
Zeller, T., 2015. Wood Pellet Power: A Climate Threat? Forbes, May 18 2015.
Natural Resource Defense Council 2015. Think Wood Pellets are Green? Think Again. NRDC Issue
Brief, May 15 2015.
Tweed, K., 2013. Cleaner Than Coal? Wood Power Makes a Comeback. Scientific American, October 10
2013. Content contribution.
EXTERNAL PEER-REVIEWER
Applied Energy
Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining
Biomass and Bioenergy
BioResources
BioScience
Diversity and Distributions
Ecological Economics
Energy
Energy Policy
Forest Ecology and Management
Journal of Environmental Management
Nature Climate Change
Sustainability
LANGUAGES
German, mother tongue
English, fluent spoken and written
French, advanced spoken and written
MSC AND PHD STUDENT ADVISING
Deandra Perruccio, M.Sc. program, Department of Community Development and Applied Economics
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA. Title of research: Sustainability Assessment
Frameworks for Bioenergy Systems. Thesis advisor, 2013-2015.
Joërg, Léonore, M.Sc. program, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nantes. Title of research: Study
and design of biomass supply chains for gasification in rural Uganda. Thesis advisor, 2013.
Graham von Maltitz, Ph.D. thesis on “Bioenergy, land use tradeoffs and livelihoods in southern Africa”.
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, External Examiner, 2014.
Christensen, Stephen, M.Sc. program “Innovative Sustainable Energy Engineering”, Department of
Industrial Ecology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden. Title of research:
“Comparing the Sustainability of Biomass Fuel Supply Options for a Small Scale Gasification Project in
Rural Uganda”. Thesis advisor, 2011-2013.
Furtado, John, M.Sc. program “Innovative Sustainable Energy Engineering”, Department of Industrial
Ecology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden, title of research: “Analysis of a
biomass-based hybrid energy system for rural electrification - A case study in rural Uganda”. Thesis
advisor, 2011-2012.
Radkea, Anna; Fontanab, Veronika; Bossi Fedrigottic, Valérie, PhD program, aInstitute of Ecology,
Leopold-Franzens University Innsbruck; Faculty of Science and Technology, bFree University of
Bolzano, Italy; cFaculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano, Italy. Title of research:
A multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) of land-use change: comparing traditional larch meadows to
alternative land uses in the Southern Alps, North Italy. Research advisor, 2011-present.
Rodler, Denis, M.Sc. program, Environmental Management & Urban Planning in Metropolitan Areas,
Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, RheinMain University, Wiesbaden, Germany. Title of
research: Konzept der Regenerativen Energieversorgung, insbesondere der Nachwachsenden
Rohstoffe unter Berücksichtigung des regionalen Dargebots und der Bereitstellungsketten für die
Naturenergie Heidenrod GmbH – Bewertung und Rahmenbedingungen. Research advisor, 2011.
Hanzu, Mihail, PhD program, Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romania. Title of research:
Efficiency evaluation of pure and mixed forest stands by using multi-criteria analysis. Research advisor,
2011-present.
Hendrickson, Cary, PhD program, University of Rome, “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy. Title of research: Is
Carbon Saved, Carbon Earned? Critical Geography Perspectives on the Valuation of Ecosystem
Services. Research advisor, 2011.
Beljan, Karlo, PhD program, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Inventory and Management,
Forest Economics, University of Zagreb, , Zagreb, Croatia. Title of research: Specifying forest interest
rates) over time and space for Croatian Forests Ltd. on the example of one forest management unit.
Research advisor, 2011.