Kornelis Blok (prof. dr. K.)

Curriculum Vitae

Kornelis Blok (1956) studied experimental physics at Utrecht University and received a Ph.D. degree in 1991 on a thesis 'On the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions'. In 1984 he was one of the founders of Ecofys, where he is now Director of Science. Dr. Blok has extensive research and consultancy experience in the field of energy efficiency improvement and clean energy production. He played an important role in the development of international climate policies and has worked in many countries around the globe. At Utrecht University he holds a chair in Sustainable Energy. He is supervising the master programme Energy Science. He authored and co-authored about 90 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, several books and over 200 research reports, conference contributions and other scientific publications. He was a lead author for the Third and Fourth Assessment Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the institution that was award the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. With his company he won the Erasmus award for the most innovative company of the Netherlands in 2008.

EDUCATION
1974 - 1981B.Sc. and M.Sc. Experimental Physics, Utrecht University
1991 Ph.D. Utrecht University
Thesis: “On the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions”

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employment record
1984 - present Ecofys Group, Utrecht, The Netherlands (200 employees).

• present: Director of Science
• 1984-2009: Managing Director
• 1984 Member of the group of founders

1989 - present Utrecht University, Copernicus Institute

• 2009 - present:Professor of Sustainable Energy
• 1999 - 2009: Professor of Science, Technology and Society
• 1996 -1999: Associate professor
• 1989 -1996: Assistant professor

1983 -1988 Utrecht University, Faculty of Physics

• Associate researcher

1981 - 1983 Foundation for Nature Protection and Environment Conservation, Utrecht

• Associate researcher

MEMBERSHIPS

• Lead author for the 3rd and 4th Assessment Report of Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (1999-2007)
• Member and chairman of the Supervisory Board of Econcern BV, Utrecht, The Netherlands (2000 – 2008)
• Member of the Board of EUREC, the European Association of Renewable Energy Research Centers (2001-2007)
• Director of research of the Netherlands’ Research School of Environmental Sciences SENSE (2002-2006)
• Member of the Review Team of the Energy Analysis Programme of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, 2002
• Chairman of the review team of the Energy and Technology programme of the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, 2004.
• Member of the Evaluation Committee of the Excellence Initiative, Wissenschaftsrat Germany, July 2006.
• Member of the Verkenningscommissie Energie, Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, Amsterdam, 2006 – 2007.
• Member of the Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem, The Netherlands, 2006 – present.
• Member of the Transitieplatform Duurzame Elektriciteitsvoorziening, Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Hague, 2006 – present.
• Chairman of the board of Heres, Beijing, China, 2006 – present.
• Member of the Nederlands Onderzoeksplatform Duurzame Energievoorziening (NODE), 2006 – present.
• Chairman of the Expert Group Palm Oil for Essent (2007).
• Member of the Jury for the Bayer Climate Award, 2008, 2010.
• Member of the Task Force Carbon Capture and Storage, Netherlands’ Government, 2008 – present.
• Member and chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board (Toetsingscommissie) of MilieuCentraal, Utrecht, 2008- present.
• Member of the Board of Studies of the Graduate School of Natural Sciences, Utrecht University, 2009 - present
• Member of the Transitieplatform Greenhouse Horticulture (Kas als Energiebron), Ministry of Agriculture, The Hague, 2009 – present.
• Chairman of the Working Party on Electricity Efficiency, Netherlands’ Government, 2009 - present.
• Member of the of the Evaluation Committee on the Energy and Technology programme of the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, 2009.
• Member of the Jury for the Nederlandse Gas Industrie Prijs, Koninklijke Hollandse Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem, 2009, 2010.
• Member of the Conference Committee of the Sixth International Symposium on Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases (NCGG-6), to be held from 2-4 November in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

PRIZES

• Recognition for the contribution to the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• Erasmus Innovation Award for the most innovative company in the Netherlands (Erasmus University, Rotterdam, 2008)
• Listed as number 25 in the Sustainable 100 of the Netherlands (Newspaper Trouw, 2008)

PH.D. SUPERVISIONS

• Ernst Worrell: Potentials for Improved Use of Industrial Energy and Materials, 13 June 1994 (co-promotor).
• Chris Hendriks: Carbon Dioxide Removal from Coal-Fired Power Plants, 14 November 1994 (co-promotor).
• Jeroen G. de Beer: Potential for Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvement in the Long Term, 18 November 1998 (co-promotor).
• Dian (G.J.M.) Phylipsen: International Comparisons and National Commitments – Analysing energy and technology differences in the climate debate, 26 April 2000 (with prof. dr. W.C. Turkenburg)
• Jacco C.M. Farla: Physical Indicators of Energy Efficiency, 5 September 2000.
• Esther E.M. Luiten: Beyond Energy Efficiency – Actors, networks and government intervention in the development of industrial process technologies, 13 September 2001.
• Heleen Groenenberg: Development and Convergence – a bottom-up analysis for the differentiation of future commitments under the Climate Convention, 22 November 2002.
• Niklas Höhne: What is Next after the Kyoto Protocol? – Assessment of international climate policy post 2012, 30 May 2005
• Kees (C.R.) Vringer: Analysis of the Energy Requirement for Household Consumption, 22 September 2005.
• C. Andrea Ramírez Ramírez: Monitoring Energy Efficiency in the Food Industry, 22 September 2005
• Detlef P. van Vuuren: Energy Systems and Cllimate Policy – Long-term scenarios for an uncertain future, 5 June 2007 (with prof. dr. H.J.M. de Vries)
• Maarten N. Neelis: Monitoring Industrial Energy and Carbon Flows, 25 June 2008.
• T. Ren: Petrochemicals from Oil, Natural Gas, Coal and Biomass: Energy Use, Economics and Innovation, 4 March 2009
• Martin Weiss: Learning in Carbon Accounting and Energy Efficiency, 7 December 2009.
• Barbara Hermann: Opportunities for Biomaterials - Economic, environmental and policy aspects along their life cycle, 30 August 2010
• Nicolai Hermann: Regional Energy 2050 - A sustainability-oriented backcasting method for local utilities, 8 September 2010 (University of Flensburg, with prof. dr. O. Hohmeyer)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (TOTALLY OVER 300)

• Scientific Articles
• Books
• Other Key Scientific Publications

Refereed Scientific Articles

1. C.A. Hendriks, K. Blok and W.C. Turkenburg, Technology and Costs of Recovering and Storing Carbon Dioxide from an Integrated Gasifier, Combined Cycle Plant, Energy, the International Journal,  16(1991)1277-1293.
2. K. Blok and E. Worrell, Heat and Electricity Consumption of Large Industrial Consumers in the Netherlands, Heat Recovery Systems and CHP, 12(1992)407-417.
3. K. Blok and W.C. Turkenburg, Past and Future of Industrial Cogeneration in the Netherlands, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME 92-GT-352, New York, 1992.
4. C.A. Hendriks and K. Blok, Carbon Dioxide Recovery Using a Dual Gas Turbine IGCC Plant, Energy Conversion and Management, 33(1992)387-396.
5. J.P. van der Sluijs, C.A. Hendriks and K. Blok, Feasibility of Polymer Membranes for Carbon Dioxide Recovery from Flue Gases, Energy Conversion and Management, 33(1992)429-436.
6. B.C.W. van Engelenburg and K. Blok, Disposal of Carbon Dioxide in Permeable Underground Layers, A Feasible Option, Climatic Change 23(1993)55-68.
7. E. Worrell, J.G. de Beer, K. Blok, Energy Conservation in the Iron and Steel Industry, in: P.A. Pilavachi (ed.): Energy Efficiency in Process Technology, Elsevier Applied Science, Amsterdam/London, 1993.
8. K. Blok, The Development of Industrial CHP in the Netherlands, Energy Policy, Energy Policy, 21(1993)158-175.
9. K. Blok, E. Worrell, R.F.A. Cuelenaere and W.C. Turkenburg, The Cost-Effectiveness of Carbon Dioxide Reduction Achieved by Energy Conservation, Energy Policy, 21(1993)656-667.
10. C.A. Hendriks, K. Blok, Underground Storage of Carbon Dioxide, Energy Conversion and Management, 34(1993)949-957.
11. E. Worrell, K. Blok, Energy Savings in the Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry in the Netherlands, Energy, the International Journal, 19(1994)195-209.
12. K. Blok, W.C. Turkenburg, CO2 Emission Reduction by Means of Industrial CHP in the Netherlands, Energy Conversion and Management, 35(1994)317-340.
13. E. Worrell, J.G. de Beer, A.P.C. Faaij, K. Blok, Potential Energy Savings in the Production Route of Plastics, Energy Conversion and Management, 35(1994)1073-1085.
14. K. Blok, D. de Jager, Effectiveness of non-CO2 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Technologies, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 31(1994)17-40.
15. R.A. van den Wijngaart, K. Blok, A.J.M. van Wijk, Sector analysis of the Dutch electricity load shape, Energy, the International Journal, 19(1994)693-706.
16. J. Potting, K. Blok, Spatial Aspects of Life-cycle assessment, in: H.A. Udo de Haes, A.A. Jensen, W. Klöpffer, L.-G. Lindfors (eds.): Integrating Impact Assessment into LCA, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Brussels, Belgium, 1994, pp. 91-98.
17. E. Worrell, R.F.A. Cuelenaere, K. Blok, W.C. Turkenburg, Energy Consumption by Industrial Processes in the European Union, Energy, the International Journal 19(1994)1113-1129.
18. B.C.W. van Engelenburg, T.F.M. van Rossum, K. Blok, K. Vringer, Calculating the energy requirements of household purchases, Energy Policy, 22(1994)648-656.
19. J.C.M. Farla, C.A. Hendriks, K. Blok, Carbon Dioxide Recovery from Industrial Processes, Energy Conversion and Management, 35(1995)827-830.
20. C.A. Hendriks, K. Blok, Underground Storage of Carbon Dioxide, Energy Conversion and Management, 35(1995)539-542.
21. E. Worrell, B. Meuleman, K. Blok, Energy Savings by Efficient Application of Fertilizer, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 13(1995)233-250.
22. J.C.M. Farla, C.A. Hendriks, K. Blok, Carbon Dioxide Recovery from Industrial Processes, Climatic Change, 29(1995)439-461.
23. E. Worrell, A.P.C. Faaij, G.J.M. Phylipsen, K. Blok, An Approach for Analysing the Potential For Material Efficiency Improvement, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 13(1995)215-232.
24. K. Vringer, K. Blok, The direct and indirect energy requirement of households in the Netherlands, Energy Policy, 23(1995)893-910.
25. J. Potting, K. Blok, The life-cycle assessment of four types of floor covering, Journal of Cleaner Production, 3(1995)201-213.
26. C.A. Hendriks, K. Blok, Regulation for combined heat and power in the European Union, Energy Conversion and Management, 37(1996)729-734.
27. D. de Jager, K. Blok, Cost-effectiveness of emission-reducing measures for methane in the Netherlands, Energy Conversion and Management, 37(1996)1181-1186.
28. J.G. de Beer, E. Worrell, K. Blok, Sectoral Potentials for Energy Efficiency Improvements in the Netherlands, International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 8(1996)476-491.
29. K. Blok, J.C.M. Farla, The continuing story of CHP in the Netherlands, International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 8(1996)349-362.
30. K. Blok, R.H. Williams, R.E. Katofsky, C.A. Hendriks, Hydrogen Production from Natural Gas, Sequestration of Recovered CO2 in Depleted Gas Wells and Enhanced Natural Gas Recovery, Energy, the International Journal, 22(1997)161-168.
31. G.J.M. Phylipsen, K. Blok, E. Worrell, International comparisons of energy efficiency - Methodologies for the manufacturing industry, Energy Policy, 25(1997)715-725.
32. J. Farla, K. Blok and L. Schipper, Energy efficiency developments in the pulp and paper industry. A cross-country comparison using physical production data, Energy Policy, 25(1997)745-758.
33. J.G. de Beer, E. Worrell en K. Blok, Long-term energy-efficiency improvement in the paper and board industry, Energy, the International Journal, 23(1998)21-42.
34. J.C.M. Farla, R.F.A. Cuelenaere, K. Blok, Energy efficiency and structural change in the Netherlands, 1980-1990, Energy Economics, 20(1998)1-28.
35. J. Potting, W. Schöpp, K. Blok, M. Hauschild, Site-dependent life-cycle assessment of acidification, Journal of Industrial Ecology 2(1998)63-87.
36. G.J.M. Phylipsen, A triptych sectoral approach to burden differentiation: GHG emissions in the European bubble, Energy Policy, 26(1998)929-943.
37. J.G. de Beer, E. Worrell, K. Blok, Future technologies for energy efficient iron and steel making, Annual Review of Energy and Environment 23(1998)123-205.
38. J. Potting, W. Schöpp, K. Blok, M. Hauschild, Comparison of the acidifying impact from emission with different regional origin in life-cycle assessment, J. of Hazardous Materials, 61(1998)155-162.
39. K. Blok, G.J.M. Phylipsen: Common and Coordinated Polices and Measures to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the European Union, Int. J. Environment and Pollution, 10(1998)393-402.
40. K. Vringer, K. Blok: The Energy Requirement of Cut Flowers and Consumer Options to Reduce It, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 28(2000)3-28.
41. J. Farla, K. Blok: The Use of Physical Indicators in the Monitoring of  Energy Intensity Developments in the Netherlands, 1980-1995, Energy the International Journal 25(2000)609-638.
42. K. Vringer, K. Blok: Long-Term Trends in Direct and Indirect Household Energy Intensities: a Factor in Dematerialisation?, Energy Policy 28(2000)713-727.
43. J.C.M. Farla, K. Blok: The Quality of Energy Intensity Indicators for International Comparisons in the Iron and Steel Industry, Energy Policy 29(2001)523-544.
44. H. Groenenberg, D. Phylipsen, K. Blok: Differentiating Commitments Worldwide: Global Differentiation of GHG Emissin Reductions Based on the Triptych Approach, a Preliminary Assessment, Energy Policy 29(2001)1007-1030.
45. J.C.M. Farla, K. Blok: Industrial Long-term Agreements on Energy Efficiency in The Netherlands. A critical assessment of the monitoring methodologies and quantitative results, Journal of Cleaner Production, 10(2002)165-182.
46. M.G. Rietbergen, J.C.M. Farla, K. Blok: Do Agreements Enhance Energy Efficiency Improvement? Journal of Cleaner Production, 10(2002)153-163.
47. A.H.M.E. Reinders, K. Blok: The Direct and Indirect Energy Requirement of Households in the European Union, Energy Policy, 31(2002)139-154.
48. Groenenberg, H. and K. Blok, Benchmark-based emission allocation in a cap-and-trade system, Climate Policy,  2(2002)105-109 .
49. Phylipsen, D., K. Blok, E. Worrell, J. de Beer, Benchmarking the energy efficiency of Dutch industry: an assessment of the expected effect on energy consumption and CO2 emissions, Energy Policy 30(2002)663-679 .
50. G.J.M. Phylipsen, K. Blok, J.-W. Bode, Industrial Energy Efficiency in the Climate Change Debate: Comparing the US and Major Developing Countries, Energy for Sustainable Development, Vol. VI, No. 4 (2002)30-44.
51. Luiten, E. E. M. and K. Blok, Stimulating R&D of industrial energy-efficient technology; the effect of government intervention on the development of strip casting technology, Energy Policy 31(2003)1-19 .
52. A.H.M.E. Reinders, K. Vringer, K. Blok, The Direct and Indirect Energy Requirement of Households in the European Union, Energy Policy, 31(2003)139-154.
53. Luiten, E.E.M. and K. Blok, The success of a simple network in developing an innovative energy-efficient technology, Energy 28(2003)361-391.
54. Luiten, E.E.M. and K. Blok, Stimulating R&D of Industrial Energy-efficient Technology. Policy Lessons - Impulse Technology, Energy Policy 32(2004)1087-1108.
55. C. Kroeze, J. Vlasblom, J. Gupta, C. Boudri and K. Blok, The Power Sector in China and India: Greenhouse Gas Emission Scenarios for 1990-2020, Energy Policy, 32(2004)55-76.
56. K. Blok, Lifestyles and Energy, in: C. Cleveland (ed.): Encyclopedia of Energy, Vol. 3, pp. 655-662, Elsevier, Oxford, 2004.
57. H. Groenenberg, K. Blok and J. van der Sluijs, Global Triptych: a Bottom-up Approach for the Differentiation of Commitments under the Climate Convention, Climate Policy, 4(2004)153-175.
58. K. Blok, Enhanced Policies for the Improvement of Electricity Efficiencies, Energy Policy, 33(2005)1635-1641.
59. K. Blok, Improving Energy Efficiency by Five Percent and More per Year?, Journal of Industrial Ecology, 8(2005)87-99.
60. H. Groenenberg, K. Blok and J.P. van der Sluijs, Projection of energy-intensive material production for bottom-up scenario building, Ecological Economics, 53(2005)75-99.
61. Neelis, M.L., M. Patel, D.J. Gielen, K. Blok, Modelling CO2 Emissions from Non-energy Use Emission Accounting Table (NEAT) Model, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 45(2005) pp. 252-274.
62. Neelis, M.L., M.K. Patel, K. Blok, CO2 Emissions and Carbon Storage Resulting from the Non-energy Use of Fossil Fuels in eth Netherlands, NEAT Results from 1993-1999, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 45(2005) pp. 252-274.
63. Ramirez, C.A., M.K. Patel and K. Blok: The Non-energy Intensive Manufacturing Sector. An Energy Analysis Relating to the Netherlands, Energy 30(2005) pp. 749-767.
64. N. Höhne and K. Blok: Calculating Historical Contributions to Climate Change – Discussing the ‘Brazilian Proposal’, Climatic Change 71(2005) pp. 141-173.
65. K. Blok: Renewable Energy Policies in the European Union (guest editorial), Energy Policy 34(2006) pp. 251-255.
66. C.A. Ramirez, M. Patel, K. Blok: How Much Energy to Process One Pound of Meat ? A Comparison of Energy Use and Specific Energy Consumption in the Meat Industry of Four European Countries, Energy 31(2006) pp. 1711-1727.
67. C.A. Ramirez, M. Patel, K. Blok: From Fluid Milk to Milk Powder: Energy Use and Energy Efficiency in the European Dairy Industry, Energy 31(2006) pp. 1648-1668.
68. C.A. Ramirez, K. Blok, M. Neelis, M. Patel: Adding Apples and Oranges: The Monitoring of Energy Efficiency in the Dutch Food Industry, Energy Policy 34(2006) pp. 1720-1735.
69. M.G.M. Harmelink, K. Blok, G.H. ter Avest: Evaluation of non-CO2 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions in the Netherlands in the Period 1990 – 2003, Environmental Sciences, 2(2005) pp. 339-349.
70. K. Blok: Policies for Tapping the Energy Efficiency Potential – A Review, European Review of Energy Markets, 1(2006) pp. 33-55.
71. E. Luiten, H. van Lente, K. Blok: Slow Technologies and Government Intervention: Energy Efficiency in Industrial Process Technologies, Technovation 26(2006) pp. 1029-1044.
72. T. Ren, M. Patel, K. Blok: Olefins from conventional and heavy feedstocks: Energy use in steam cracking and alternative processes, Energy, 31(2006) pp. 425-451.
73. K. Vringer, T. Aalbers, K. Blok: Household Energy Requirement and Value Patterns, Energy Policy 35(2007) pp. 553-566.
74. M. Neelis, M. Patel, P. Bach and K. Blok: Analysis of Energy Use and Carbon Losses in the Chemical Industry, Applied Energy 84(2007) pp. 853-862.
75. M. Neelis, M. Patel, K. Blok, W. Haije, P. Bach: Approximation of Theoretical Energy-Saving Potentials for the Petrochemical Industry Using Energy Balances for 68 Key Processes, Energy, the International Journal 32(2007) pp. 1104-1123.
76. M.L. Neelis, C.A. Ramirez-Ramirez, M.Patel, J. Farla, P. Boonekamp, K. Blok : Energy efficiency developments in the Dutch energy-intensive manufacturing industry 1980-2003, Energy Policy 35(2007) pp. 6112-6131.
77. B.G. Hermann, K. Blok, M.K. Patel: Producing Bio-Based Bulk Chemicals Using Industrial Biotechnology Saves Energy and Combats Climate Change, Environ. Sci. Technol. 41(2007) pp. 7915-7921.
78. M. Weiss, M.L. Neelis, K. Blok, M.K. Patel: Non-energy Use and Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Germany: A Carbon Flow Analysis with the NEAT Model for the Period of 1990-2003, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 52(2008) pp. 1252-126
79. T. Ren, M.K. Patel, K. Blok: Steam Cracking and Methane to Olefins: Energy Use, CO2 Emissions and Production Costs, Energy 33(2008) pp. 817-833.
80. M. Weiss, L. Dittmar, M. Junginger, M.K. Patel, K. Blok: Market diffusion, technological learning and cost-benefit dynamics of condensing gas boilers in the Netherlands, Energy Policy 37(2009) pp. 2962-2976.
81. T. Ren, B. Daniels, M.K. Patel, K. Blok: Petrochemicals from Oil, Natural Gas, Coal and Biomass: Production Costs in 2030 – 2050, Resources, Conservation and Recycling 53(2009) pp. 653-663.
82. M. Weiss, M. Neelis, K. Blok, M.K. Patel: Non-energy Use of Fossil Fuels and Resulting Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Bottom-Up Estimates for the World as a Whole and for Major Developing Countries, Climatic Change 95(2009) pp. 369-394.
83. D.P. van Vuuren, M. Hoogwijk, T. Barker, K. Riahi, S. Boeters, J. Chateau, S. Scrieciu, J. van Vliet, T. Masui, K. Blok, E. Blomen, T. Kram: Comparison of top-down and bottom-up estimates of sectoral and regional greenhouse gas emission reduction potentials, Energy Policy 37(2009) pp. 5125-5139.
84. M. Hoogwijk, S. de la Rue du Can, A. Novikova, D. Urge-Vorsatz, E. Blomen, K. Blok: Assessment of Bottom-up Sectoral and Regional Mitigation Potentials, Energy Policy 38(2010) pp. 3044-3057.
85. M. Weiss, M. Junginger, M.K. Patel, K. Blok: A Review of Experience Curve Analysis for Energy Demand Technologies, Technological Forecasting and Social Change 77(2010) pp. 411-428.
86. M. Weiss, M.K. Patel, M. Junginger, K. Blok: Analyzing the Price and Efficiency Dynamics of Large Appliances with the Experience Curve Approach, Energy Policy 38(2010) pp. 770-783.
87. M.G. Rietbergen, K. Blok: Setting SMART targets for industrial energy use and industrial energy efficiency, Energy Policy 38(2010) pp. 4339-4354.
88. M.K. Patel, B.G. Hermann, K. Blok: Twisting biomaterials around your little finger: environmental impacts of bio-based wrappings, International journal of life cycle assessment 15(2010) pp. 346-358.

Books

1. K. Blok, Onbeperkt houdbaar, een toekomst met duurzame energie (Sustainable for ever, a future with renewable energy), Foundation for Nature Conservation and Environmental Protection, Utrecht, 1984.
2. K. Blok, On the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Ph.D. Thesis, Utrecht University, 1991.
3. K. Blok, W.C. Turkenburg, C.A. Hendriks and M. Steinberg (eds.), Proceedings of the First International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Removal, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1992. Also published in Energy Conversion and Management, 33(1992)283-826.
4. K. Blok, W.C. Turkenburg, W. Eichhammer, U. Farinelli and T.B. Johansson (eds.), Overview of Energy RD&D Options for a Sustainable Future, European Commission, Directorate-General XII, Brussels, 1995.
5. G.J.M. Phylipsen, K. Blok and E. Worrell, Handbook on international comparisons of energy efficiency in the manufacturing industry, Dept. of Science, Technology and Society (98024), Utrecht University, 1998.
6. U. Steger, W. Achterberg, K. Blok, H. Bode, W. Frenz, C. Gather, G. Hanekamp, D. Imboden, M. Jahnke, M. Kost, R. Kurz, H. G. Nutzinger and T. Ziesemer, Nachhaltige Entwicklung und Innovation im Energiebereich, Springer, Berlin, 2002, also published in English as: Sustainable Development and Innovation in the Energy Sector, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, 2004.
7. K. Blok, H.L.F. de Groot, E.E.M. Luiten and M.G. Rietbergen, The Effectiveness of Policy Instruments for Energy-Efficiency Improvement in Firms, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2004.
8. K. Blok: Introduction to Energy Analysis, Techne Press, Amsterdam, 2006, 256 pp.

Other Key Scientific Publications

1. J.G. de Beer, M.T. van Wees, E, Worrell, K. Blok, ICARUS-3 - The Potential of Energy Efficiency Improvement in the Netherlands up to 2000 and 2015, Dept. of Science, Technology and Society, Utrecht University, NWS-94013, Utrecht, 1994.
2. K. Blok, W.C. Turkenburg, W. Eichhammer, U. Farinelli, T.B. Johansson (eds.), Overview of Energy RD&D Options for a Sustainable Future, European Commission, Directorate-General XII, Brussels, 1995.
3. K. Blok, D. van Vuuren, A.J.M. van Wijk, L. Hein, Policies and measures to reduce CO2 emissions by efficiency and renewables, WWF Netherlands, Zeist, 1996.
4. E. Worrell, M.D. Levine, L.K. Price, N.C. Martin, R. van de Broek, K. Blok, Potentials and Policy Implications of Energy and Material Efficiency Improvement, United Nations, New York, 1997 (97035).
5. G.J.M. Phylipsen, K. Blok, H. Merkus, The Expert Group’s work on EU Common and Coordinated Policies and Measures, Dept. of Science, Technology and Society, Utrecht University, 1997 (97039).
6. K. Blok, G.J.M. Phylipsen, J.W. Bode, The triptique approach - Burden differentiation of CO2 emission reduction among European Union member states, Dept. of Science, Technology and Society, Utrecht University, January 1997.
7. G.J.M. Phylipsen, K. Blok, E. Worrell, Handbook on international comparisons of energy efficiency in the manufacturing industry, Dept. of Science, Technology and Society (98024), Utrecht University, 1998.
8. W. Moomaw, J.R. Moreira, K. Blok, et al.: Technologicial and Economic Potential of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction, in: B. Metz, O. Davidson, R. Swart, J. Pan (eds.): Climate Change 2001: Mitigation (Contribution of Working Group III to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2001.
9. G.J.M. Phylipsen, K. Blok, Industrial Energy Efficiency, Contribution to the 2nd International Environmental Performance Conference (Beijing, China), Ecofys, The Netherlands, 2002.
10. G.J.M. Phylipsen, M. Kerssemeeckers, J. de Beer and M. Patel, Clean Technologies in the Materials Sector, Institute for Prospective Technology Studies, Sevilla, Spain, 2002.
11. N. Höhne, J. Harnisch, G.J.M. Phylipsen and C. Galleguillos, Evolution of commitments under the UNFCCC: Involving newly industrialized economies and developing countries, Umweltbundesamt, Berlin, 2003.
12. M. Koch, J. Harnisch and K. Blok, A Systematic Analysis of the Characteristics of Energy Models with Regard to their Suitability for Practical Policy Recommendations for Developing Future Strategies to Mitigate Climate Change, Umweltbundesamt, Berlin, 2003, pp. 185 (also available in German).
13. J.G. de Beer and K. Blok, Energietransitie en opties voor energie-efficiency-verbetering, (Energy transitions and energy efficiency improvement), Ecofys, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2003.
14. S. Joosen, M. Harmelink and K. Blok (2004). Evaluatie van het klimaatbeleid in de gebouwde omgeving 1995 – 2002 (Evaluation of climate policy in the built environment, 1995 - 2002), Report for the Ministry of Housing, Physical Planning and Environment, Ecofys, Utrecht, 2004.
15. M. Harmelink, S. Joosen and K. Blok, The Theory-Based Policy Evaluation Method Applied to the Ex-post evaluation of Climate Change Policies in the Built Environment in the Netherlands, in: eceee 2005 Summer Study Proceedings, European Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Stockholm, Sweden.
16. W. Graus, E. Worrell, K. Blok, M. Voogt, D. Phylipsen: Benchmarking Energy Efficiency for CO2 Emission Allocation in the EU, Utrecht Center for Energy Research, Utrecht University, report UCE-32, April 2005.
17. M. Harmelink, K. Blok, M. Chang, W. Graus, S. Joosen: Mogelijkheden voor de versnelling van energiebesparing in Nederland, Ecofys, Rapport ECS05021, Utrecht, 2005.
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