About this position

Residential wood combustion is currently the largest source of PM2.5 emissions in Europe. However, accurately estimating these emissions remains challenging due to uncertainties in the amount of wood burned, combustion conditions, and where exactly wood burning takes place. Since the location of emissions is crucial for assessing their impacts, (through e.g. atmospheric dispersion modelling) improving the spatial distribution is critical.

This internship focuses on enhancing a recently developed model for the spatial distribution of residential wood combustion emissions across Europe. Emphasis will be given to incorporate national or local information into the model. This may concern national or regional energy systems information (e.g. share of residentials buildings connected to gas networks) but also the impact of specific policy measures such as wood-burning bans or limitations

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