Resources & Transport

Dr. Felix Mayer

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

Special Expertise

Waste Management
Life Cycle Assessment
Material Flow Management
Bioenergy
System modelling

Professional Training and Career

Since 2021: Research Associate at the Öko-Institut e. V., Department Ressources & Mobility
2018-2021: Doctorate in natural sciences, Cooperative doctorate between the Justus-Liebig University Gießen and the TH Cologne
2018 - 2021 Research Associate at the TH Cologne
2016 Research assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Freiburg
2014 - 2017 Studies of Environmental Sciences at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany (M. Sc.)
2014 Research assistant at the bifa Umweltinstitut, Augsburg
2010 - 2014 Studies of Environmental and process engineering at the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences (B. eng)

Language Skills

English

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Dr. Felix Mayer

Resources & Transport
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
Darmstadt
+49 6151 8191-139
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Building materials

Preparation of a study for the comparative ecological and economic evaluation of the resource input: use of dry construction elements (AZ 2023/319)

09/01/2023

The objective of the study is to determine and compare the resource requirements for three drywall elements. On this basis, SMEs will be provided with a guideline that enables a structured overview of the ecological and economic advantages of the drywall alternatives. The following research questi
Waste management

Study supporting the evaluation of Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

11/30/2022

The goal of this study is to support the EC in preparing the evaluation of Directive 2012/19/EU on WEEE within the framework of the Better Regulation Guidelines. As such, the evaluation is expected to provide evidence on whether the WEEE 2 Directive is still fit for purpose, namely:
Waste management

Calculation of greenhouse gas emissions, cumulative energy demand and water consumption from different water waste treatments

08/05/2022

In the project, greenhouse gas potentials and other environmental indicators are calculated for Otto Dörner GmbH & Co. KG, the greenhouse gas potentials and other environmental indicators are calculated for various waste streams. These are waste streams that are primarily accepted by Otto Dö
Resource and product policy

Unterstützung für KMU zur Einhaltung der Sorgfaltspflicht entlang mineralischer Lieferketten III – Betreuungsphase (Konfliktmineralien)

05/13/2022

One of the aims of this project is to maintain the EU due diligence ready! portal to keep it up to date regarding content, including translation the new content into 7 languages. The portal is meant to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to the Regulation (EU) 2017/821 (hereafter Regulation).
Waste management

KuRT (concept phase): SyKuRA - Systemic Plastics Recycling from End-of-Life Vehicles

10/01/2021

The overall objective of the planned joint project "Systemic plastics recycling from end-of-life vehicles (SyKuRA)" is to make a significant contribution to the optimized solution of a major challenge in the field of plastics recycling. challenge in the field of plastics recycling. This is an imp
Resource and product policy

Concept phase Circular PET-Trays (CIRCUTRAY)

09/01/2021

The project aims to incorporate both mono-PET sorting and optimized mechanical processing while also utilizing physical recycling to recover additional PET recyclates from the multilayer PET sorting fraction and process residues. Moreover, these PET recyclates will be refined to produce films that

CCQI scores for IFM projects point to substantial integrity risks

Blog 03/25/2024

The Carbon Credit Quality Initiative (CCQI) has released new scores for the integrity risks of carbon credits from improved forest management (IFM) projects. We find that unrealistic baselines and underestimated leakage are likely to lead to significant overestimation of emission reductions or removals under all assessed methodologies. The likelihood of additionality depends strongly on the forest management practices that are implemented. The sustainable development benefits are more limited compared to most other project types.
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Alternative reactor concepts do not solve the repository problem

Press releases 03/21/2024

A new scientific study commissioned by the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) indicates that the market launch of alternative reactor concepts (also known as "Generation IV") is currently not on the horizon. "Despite some intensive advertising by manufacturers, we currently see no development that would make the construction of alternative reactor types on a large scale likely in the coming years. On the contrary: "From a safety perspective, we should expect the potential advantages of these reactor concepts to be outweighed by the disadvantages and the questions that remain unresolved," says BASE President Christian Kühn, and emphasises that "The concepts solve neither the need to find a repository for radioactive waste nor the pressing issues of climate protection."

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Recent projects

Preparation of a study for the comparative ecological and economic evaluation of the resource input: use of dry construction elements (AZ 2023/319)

Study supporting the evaluation of Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

Calculation of greenhouse gas emissions, cumulative energy demand and water consumption from different water waste treatments

Unterstützung für KMU zur Einhaltung der Sorgfaltspflicht entlang mineralischer Lieferketten III – Betreuungsphase (Konfliktmineralien)

KuRT (concept phase): SyKuRA - Systemic Plastics Recycling from End-of-Life Vehicles

Concept phase Circular PET-Trays (CIRCUTRAY)

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Recent projects

Preparation of a study for the comparative ecological and economic evaluation of the resource input: use of dry construction elements (AZ 2023/319)

Study supporting the evaluation of Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

Calculation of greenhouse gas emissions, cumulative energy demand and water consumption from different water waste treatments

Unterstützung für KMU zur Einhaltung der Sorgfaltspflicht entlang mineralischer Lieferketten III – Betreuungsphase (Konfliktmineralien)

KuRT (concept phase): SyKuRA - Systemic Plastics Recycling from End-of-Life Vehicles

Concept phase Circular PET-Trays (CIRCUTRAY)

Read more

CCQI scores for IFM projects point to substantial integrity risks

Alternative reactor concepts do not solve the repository problem