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# New PhD candidate: modelling impacts of energy systems on biodiversity in Norway
- URL: https://blog.indecol.no/new-phd-candidate-modelling-impacts-of-energy-systems-on-biodiversity-in-norway/
- Published: 2021-02-10T09:50:22.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-10T09:50:22.000Z
- Author: Dafna Gilad
- Tags: CONSENSE, LCIA group, #Import 2024-09-12 09:07, #Import 2026-11-04 18:06

Hei! My name is Dafna Gilad and I just recently joined the [Industrial Ecology Programme](https://www.ntnu.edu/indecol/industrial-ecology-programme?ref=blog.indecol.no) in the Department of Energy and Process Engineering at NTNU.

With background in ecology and conservation biology, the promotion of wildlife conservation has always been important to me: I participated in nature conservation and research projects, aiming to preserve and study bird species like the kākāpō, kiwi, kārearea and the red kite. Therefore, I acknowledge the urgency to develop effective impact evaluation frameworks to address and mitigate human activities on wildlife.

That is where [life cycle assessment](https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/life-cycle-assessment?ref=blog.indecol.no) (LCA) kicks in. LCA is a holistic instrument that analyses the environmental impacts of a product or a system over its life cycle: from the extraction of raw materials, through production and usage, till its disposal. In the [CONSENSE ](https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/life-cycle-assessment?ref=blog.indecol.no)project, we will implement LCA to quantify the environmental impacts of energy systems – including renewable energy – to understand and minimise their effect on biodiversity.

I am supervised by Francesca Verones (NTNU) and co-supervised by Roel May (NINA). My tasks within the project are to identify the impact pathways of power lines, assess the overall impact of the current electricity supply-demand and evaluate potential impacts of future electricity production in Norway.