A new publication, by wholeSEM members Dr. Sheila Samsatli, Dr. Nouri Samsatli and Prof. Nilay Shah, describes in detail the state-of-the-art mathematical model formulation that they developed for the Energy Technologies Institute’s Biomass Value Chain Model (BVCM) toolkit, which is a whole-system optimisation toolkit focusing on biomass. The toolkit includes an extensive database of different biomass technologies which can determine where, when and how bioenergy resources and technologies can be deployed.

Dr Thomas Roberts, Research Fellow with wholeSEM's Surrey team, has been awarded a British Academy grant to explore the impact the ‘invisibility’ of the natural environment and anthropogenic impacts upon it, has on the construction of peoples environmental values. The project 'Out of sight out of mind: The problem of invisibility for environmental policy' will seek to holistically examine how people’s perceptions of different environmental issues (climate change and biodiversity loss) co-evolve in the construction of environmental values and impact their willingness to accept mitigation strategies.