Competence and experience

Erik Skontorp Hognes

Erik has more than a decade of experience in helping business to explore the environmental footprint of their activity/products, to document it and to grow the LCA/PEF competence in their management.

Projects

  • LCA/PEF expert in the development of Product Environmental Footprint Category (PEFCR) rules for Marine Fish products. Ongoing.
  • Development of environmental management system for carbon footprint of feed for Mowi. Ongoing.
  • Plastic management system for Grieg Seafood. Ongoing.
  • Carbon footprint of Krill products for AkerBiomarine. Ongoing.
  • Greenhouse gas emissions of Norwegian seafood products in 2017. 2019-2020. [link]
  • Green sourcing of hydrogen, development og requirements and threshold values for carbon footprint. Project for The Norwegian Public Roads Administration. Ongoing.
  • Waste and material handling in marine aquaculture. 2017, [link].
  • GHG emission and energy use in the Norwegian fishing fleet over the periode 1995 to 2015. 2017, [link]
  • Marine Fish PEFCR: Screening and recommendations (2016)
  • Energi og klimaeffekter GCE Blue Maritime (2017) [link]
  • LCA of Norwegian salmon production 2012 (2014) E. Hognes, K. Nilsson, F. Ziegler and V. Sund [link].
  • Sector analysis of the marine businesses in the north of Norway (2013). Winther U., et. al..
  • The handbook on greenhouse gas assessment of seafood products (2013). Web page at www.foodlca.com
  • Carbon footprint and area use of farmed Norwegian salmon (2011), E. Hognes, F. Ziegler and V. Sund, SINTEF Fisheries and aquaculture and SIK [link]
  • Resource utilisation and eco-efficiency of Norwegian salmon farming in 2010 (2011). NOFIMA, report 53/2011.
  • Carbon footprint and energy use of Norwegian seafood products (2009). U. Winther et al, SINTEF Fisheries and aquaculture and SIK [link]
  • Energibruk og klimautslipp i eksport av norsk sjømat (2009). H. Ellingsen et. al., SINTEF Fisheries and aquaculture and SIK.

Articles Peer Review

  • Comparative economic performance and carbon footprint of two farming models for producing Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Land-based closed containment system in freshwater and open net pen in seawater (2016) Liu y. et al. Aquacultural Engineering [link].
  • Same stock, different management: Quantifying the sustainability of three Skagerrak shrimp fisheries from a product perspective (2016). Ziegler et. al. ICES Journal of Marine Science [link].
  • Expanding the concept of sustainable seafood using Life Cycle Assessment. (2016), Ziegler et al. Fish and Fisheries [link].
  •  Review and advancement of the marine biotic resource use metric in LCAs: a case study of Norwegian salmon feed. Cashion et. al. (2016). The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment [link].
  • Benchmarking of CO2 transport technologies: Part II – Offshore pipeline and shipping to an offshore site (2014). S. Roussanaly et. al. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control [link].
  • GHG assessment of sludge treatment from smolt production (2013), Hognes and Rosten, Vann [link].
  • Benchmarking of CO2 transport technologies: Part I—Onshore pipeline and shipping between two onshore areas (2013). S. Roussanaly et. al. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. [link]
  • Integrated Techno-economic and Environmental Assessment of an Amine-based Capture (2013). S. Roussanaly et. al.  Energy Procedia [link].
  • Multi-criteria Analysis of Two CO2 Transport Technologies (2013) S. Roussanaly et. al. Energy Procedia [link].
  • The Carbon Footprint of Norwegian Seafood Products on the Global Seafood Market (2012). F. Ziegler et. al., Journal of Industrial ecology [link].
  • Comprehensive assessment of CCS chains–Consistent and transparent methodology (2011), J. P. Jakobsen et. al., Energy Procedia [link].

Conference Proceedings, presentations and posters

  • “Fish should swim, not fly – The role of air freighting in seafood supply chain emissions”, presentation at LCA in Food 2020.
  • PEFCR for Marine Fish Products –Experiences (2016)-. SP Food and environment network.
  • Common rules for product environmental footprint assessment of seafood products in the European union market (2015). Presentation at the European Aquaculture Society conference Aquaculture Europe 2015.
  • Klimaregnskap for den norske fiskeri- og havbruksnæringen i 2013/2014 og krav om miljøregnskap i EU-markedet (2015). Klimamarin 2015.
  • Environmental assessment with LCA in the development of more sustainable salmon aquaculture production (2014). Presentations at the European Aquaculture Society conference Aquaculture Europe 2014.
  • Environmental assessment with LCA in the development of more sustainable aquaculture production (2014). Presentation at the 20th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference 2014.
  • Klimautslipp fra den norske fiskeri- og havbruksnæringen – hvor står vi? (2014). Klimamarin 2014.
  • Multi-criteria assessment model for carbon capture and storage systems (2013) E. Hognes, A. Brunsvold, J. P. Jakobsen and S. Roussanaly. Short paper in proceeding of the  6th international conference on Life Cycle Management
  • Collective action to address GHG emissions in seafood – standards, tool and manual (2013). E. Hognes. Short paper in proceeding of the 6th international conference on Life Cycle Management
  • Environmental assessment with LCA in feed development. Presentation at Aqua Sur Chile (2012)
  • Joint techno-economic and environmental benchmark of an amine-based capture for different CO2 concentration gases (2012), Roussanaly, S. et. Al., Technoport 2012 [link].
  • Environmental- and climate assessment as a measure in the development of feed – in a green growth perspective (2012). Presentation at Green Growth Nordic, Trondheim.
  • Carbon footprint and energy use of Norwegian fisheries and seafood products (2011). 14th International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean (IMAM), Genova, Italy
  • Life cycle approach to Norwegian seafood logistics – new ways to model food transports (2010). LCAFood VII international conference on life cycle assessment in the agri-food sector, Bari, Italy. 537-542. A. Emanuelson et. al.
  • Carbon footprint of Norwegian seafood products (2010). LCAFood VII international conference on life cycle assessment in the agri-food sector, Bari, Italy

Articles

  • “Lønnsomhetsdata og miljøregnskap”, article in the annual profitability survey report of 2017 by the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries.
  • “Drivers for environmental assessment in the seafood industry” [link] (2013). Hognes et. al. Aquaculture Europe V. 38 No 2
  • “Sjømat, energibruk og klimapåvirkning“ (2011). Norsk Sjømat. 2:2011: 16-17.
  • “Sjømat er miljømat“ (2010). Magnet Media. 13:2010.
  • “Klimasporing av sjømat“ (2010). Norsk Fiskerinæring. 5:2010: 43 – 49