Jim Hammond
- Position:
- Research Assistant: Social Science and Systems Analysis
- Home Page:
- http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/geosciences/people?indv=2490&cw_xml=person.html
I began working with UKBRC during the summer of 2009, producing a greenhouse gas life cycle assessment of certain pyrolysis biochar systems as part of the dissertation for my MSc in Environmental Sustainability at the University of Edinburgh. During early 2010 I worked again with Simon Shackley, producing a toolkit and summary of issues relating to the public engagement and large carbon capture and storage projects. Since November 2010 I have been employed on the Interreg IVb 'Climate Saving Soils' project.
My main areas of research are lifecycle assessment, systems analysis and integrated assessment. I am also looking after a number of field trial sites, and have an interest in the small scale production of biochar.
Relevant Research Areas:
Relevant Projects:
- Biochar Risk Assessment Framework (BRAF)
- Biochar field trials in the UK
- Interreg IVB North Sea Region: Climate Saving Soils
Publications:
Ahmed, S., Hammond, J., Ibarrola, R.,Shackley, S. and Haszeldine, S.(2011) The potential role of biochar in combating climate change in Scotland:an analysis of feedstocks, life cycle assessment and spatial dimensions, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Ibarrola, R., et al. Pyrolysis biochar systems for recovering biodegradable materials: A life cycle carbon assessment.
Waste Management (2011), doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2011.10.005Shackley, S., Hammond, J., Gaunt, J. & Ibarrola, R. (2011), The feasibility and costs of biochar deployment in the UK, Carbon Management, 2(3): 335 - 356
Hammond J, Shackley S, Sohi S P and Brownsort PA 2011. Prospective life cycle carbon abatement for pyrolysis biochar systems in the UK. Energy Policy 39, 2646-2655.
Ahmed SJ, Hammond J, Rodrigo IE, Shackley SJ, Sohi SP and Haszeldine RS 2010. The potential of biochar deployment in Scotland: A preliminary assessment , UKBRC working paper 7.
Hammond J, Shackley SJ, Sohi SP and Brownsort PA 2010. Life Cycle Analysis for Pyrolysis Biochar Systems in the UK. Poster presented in the 3rd Annual conference of International Biochar Initiative (IBI), Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Hammond J 2010. Advancing the science and evaluating biochar systems, write up of the 2nd UKBRC Annual Conference, UKBRC Working Paper 6.
Shackley SJ and Sohi SP (eds) 2010. An assessment of the benefits and issues associated with the application of biochar to soil. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, London, UK.
Hammond, J. 2009. The Best use of Biomass? Greenhouse gas life cycle analysis of predicted pyrolysis biochar systems. MSc diss. Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.