RH KIT

Dr. Raphael Heck

Arias of activity

  • Systematic investigation and evaluation of measures, concepts, technologies, and business models that can be used to motivate stakeholders to participate in bio-based value chains, with the aim of establishing the bioeconomy as an integral part of a society that is sustainable in terms of sustainability

  • Optimization of bio-based value networks, taking into account economic, environmental, and social criteria

Projects

  • December 2024–November 2026 BioCyclesRN - Bioeconomy in the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region - Circular Use of Biogenic Waste Materials [further information]
  • September 2022–August 2025 ReBioBW - The Potential of Agricultural Residues for the Bioeconomy in Baden-Württemberg [further Information]
  • February 2020–December 2022 CoBiVal – Cooperation and Competition in Bioeconomy Value Chains, The Bioeconomy as a Force for Social Change [further information]
  • 2020/12–2021/08 BiomaBW – Feasibility Study for a Digital Biomass Marketing Platform [further Information]

Teaching

Publications


Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy: An Investigation on Biorefinery Adoption and System Design for Germany. PhD dissertation
Heck, R.
2026, June 10. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
A georeferenced agent-based model for farmer’s decision-making to adopt biorefineries
Heck, R.; Hahn, P.; Schultmann, F.
2025. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000187812
Will electric vehicle battery reconditioning succeed? – A flexible simulation approach considering stakeholders’ interests
Huster, S.; Heck, R.; Rudi, A.; Rosenberg, S.; Schultmann, F.
2025. Journal of Environmental Management, 389, 125783. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125783
Simulation modelling in bioeconomy: Unraveling trends, gaps, and insights through bibliometric analysis
Heck, R.; Frei, L.; Rudi, A.; Schultmann, F.
2024. Journal of Cleaner Production, 473, 143497. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143497
An Assessment of Biomass Potentials for Decentral Biorefineries in Germany, Based on a Geoinformation System Model
Heck, R.; Rudi, A.; Schultmann, F.
2023. European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings, 30 – 36, ETA-Florence Renewable Energies
MCDA for sustainability assessment – insights to Helmholtz Association activities
Mesa Estrada, L. S.; Haase, M.; Wulf, C.; Baumann, M.; Zeug, W.; Ball, C.; Bezama, A.; Brand-Daniels, U.; Buchgeister, J.; Heck, R.; Kopfmüller, R.; Müller, T.; Naegler, T.; Oswald, M.; Rudi, A.; Siekmann, F.
2022. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7273635
Processing Miscanthus to high-value chemicals: A techno-economic analysis based on process simulation
Götz, M.; Rudi, A.; Heck, R.; Schultmann, F.; Kruse, A.
2022. GCB Bioenergy, 14 (4), 447–462. doi:10.1111/gcbb.12923
Einfluss von Konfliktbearbeitungsstrategien auf das Gelingen von Bau- und Infrastrukturprojekten – eine Analyse der Richtlinie VDI 7000
Münzl, N.; Heck, R.; Haghsheno, S.
2016. 27. BBB-Assistententreffen : Fachkongress der wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter der Bereiche Baubetrieb, Bauwirtschaft und Bauverfahrenstechnik : 18. bis 20. Mai 2016, Institut für Baubetriebswesen, Technische Universität Dresden. Hrsg.: R. Schach, 179–190, Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden)