Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
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MANJOLA BANJA
Via Piave, 15, Varese, 21100 Italy
+390332783992
HHUU
Manjola.BANJA@ec.europa.eu
+393299162476
m.banja@yahoo.com
Albanian
10/03/1967
Female
Occupational field Energy
Environment
Employment history
Dates
Occupation or position held
Main activities and responsibilities
16.03.2015-now
Contract Agent (F IV) – Scientific/Technical Support Officer ,
Sustainability of Bioenergy; Renewable Energy Monitoring and Mapping for Europe and Africa
Database management and dissemination
755 RE-PORT Work Package Leader (243 REEU+ project);
5053 BioenerAssmod Work Package Leader (569 Bioeconomy project)
Participation
Name and address of employer
Dates
Occupation or position held
Main activities and responsibilities
Name and address of employer
Dates
Occupation or position held
Main activities and responsibilities
Name and address of employer
Dates
Occupation or position held
Main activities and responsibilities
Name and address of employer
Dates
Occupation or position held
Main activities and responsibilities
Name and address of employer
WPK 3549 E3P (Development of the European Energy Efficiency Platform)
WPK 3888-WEF-AFRIMED
Directorate C: Energy, Transport and Climate, Energy Efficiency and Renewables Unit, JRC, European
Commission, Ispra-Italy
01.05.2011-31.12.2014
Seconded National Expert
Sustainability of Bioenergy; Renewable Energy Mapping for Europe and Africa
Institute for Energy and Transport, Renewable Energy Unit, JRC, European Commission, Ispra-Italy
01.01.2008-now
Scientific researcher
Air pollution management, monitoring, modelling
Institute of Energy, Water and Environment ( ex- Hydrometeorological Institute),
01.05.2003 – 31.12.2007
Deputy Director
Hydrometeorological activities management & Air Pollution Management, Monitoring, Modelling
Hydrometeorological Institute, Academy of Sciences of Albania
01.09.1990 – 30.04.2003
Scientific researcher
Air pollution Management, Monitoring, Modelling
Hydrometeorological Institute, Academy of Sciences of Albania,
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Education
Dates
Title of qualification awarded
Principal subjects/occupational
skills covered
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Dates
2005 - 2008
PhD in Atmospheric Physics
Air Pollution and Meteorology
University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences
2004
Title of qualification awarded Master in Science
Principal subjects/occupational
skills covered
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Air Pollution Chemistry
University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences
Dates 1990
Title of qualification awarded
Principal subjects covered
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Bachelor Degree
Chemistry Engineer
University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences
Professional experience
Dates
2012 - now
Location
Ispra, Italy
Position
Database management and dissemination
Subject
1. National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs) and biennial Progress Reports (NREAPs and
Progress Reports Data Portal & Renewable Energy Data Viewer) ;
2. Support to EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) – Danube Renewable Energy Information Tool
Name and type of organisation
Dates
Directorate C – Energy, Transport and Climate, JRC, EC
2009-2011
Location
Albania
Position
Supervisor
Subject
First Level Student Thesis ( Environment)
Name and type of organization
Dates
Polytechnic University, Faculty of Construction Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering
2009-2010
Location
Albania
Position
Local expert
Subject
EU Project” Implementation of the National Plan for Approximation of Environmental Legislation in Albania
Name and type of organization
Dates
Agrotec S.p.a, Italy
2008-2010
Location
Albania
Position
Coordinator/ expert
Subject
S&T cooperation program Albania-Italy Project “ Use of diffusive sampling monitoring for the evaluation and
prevention of air pollution”
Name and type of organization
PTU, Institute of Energy, Water and Environment
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Dates
2006-2009
Location
Albania
Position
Coordinator/ Expert
Subject
NATO SfP Project “ Modelling system for emergency response to the release of harmful substances in the
atmosphere” ( MM5 and CAMx models)
Name and type of organization
Dates
NATO SfP, PTU, Institute of Energy, Water and Environment
2008
Location
Albania
Position
Expert
Subject
Project “Disaster risk mitigation and adaptation”, World Bank Report no. 43380- AL
Name and type of organization
Dates
World Bank / PTU, Institute of Energy, Water and Environment
01.10 – 30.11.2008
Location
Albany, US
Position
Environmental Consultant
Subject
Air Pollution Modelling – Aermod Model
Name and type of organization
Dates
Trinity Consultants
2008
Location
Albania
Position
Expert
Subject
Project “ Sustainable Development of Traffic in Tirana”
Name and type of organization
Dates
ECAT-Tirana
2007
Location
Albania
Position
Expert
Subject
Name and type of organisation
Dates
0B0B
World Bank/ISDR 1 /WMO Project “Meteorological and hydrological information sharing – status, needs,
capacity building in south-east Europe”
FF
FF
Hydrometeorological Institute –Academy of Sciences of Albania/ WMO/ WB
2005-2007
Location
Albania
Position
Coordinator/Expert
Subject
S&T cooperation program Albania-Greece Project “ Influence of meteorological elements in the air
pollutants transport in the atmosphere”
Name and type of organization
Dates
Hydrometeorological Institute – Academy of Sciences of Albania
2005-2007
Location
Albania
Position
Expert
Subject
S&T cooperation program Albania-Italy Project “ Environmental isotopic composition of precipitations and
their application in the climate change”
Name and type of organization
Hydrometeorological Institute – Academy of Sciences of Albania
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Dates
2005-2007
Location
Albania
Position
Expert
Subject
Project “ Adriatic sea integrated coastal areas and river basin management: System pilot project-extension”,
ADRICOSM-EXT
Name and type of organization
Dates
Hydrometeorological Institute – Academy of Sciences of Albania/ UNESCO/IOC
2005-2007
Location
Albania
Position
Coordinator/Expert
Subject
Monitoring of Air Quality in Albania
Name and type of organization
Dates
Hydrometeorological Institute – Academy of Sciences of Albania/ Ministry of Environment, Forestry and
Water Administration
2005-2006
Location
Albania
Position
Coordinator
Subject
Study of environmental conditions of the industrial area of Porto-Romano, Maritime system
Name and type of organization
Dates
Hydrometeorological Institute – Academy of Sciences of Albania / ISMAR-CNR, Italy
2004-2006
Location
Albania
Position
Coordinator/Expert
Subject
Pilot Project “Development and upgrade of hydrometeorological information and forecasting system for
Sava River Basin”
Name and type of organization
Dates
Hydrometeorological Institute – Academy of Sciences of Albania / WMO
2006
Location
Albania
Position
Expert
Subject
WMO Country – Level Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Program
Name and type of organization
Dates
Hydrometeorological Institute – Academy of Sciences of Albania / WMO
2006
Location
Albania
Position
Expert
Subject
Lake Shkodra Transboundary Diagnostics Analysis ( Reference no. 9P6515/R/FKE/Nijm)
Name and type of organization
Dates
Hydrometeorological Institute – Academy of Sciences of Albania / Royal Haskoning Nederland B.V Water /
WMO
2002 - 2006
Location
Albania
Position
Teacher (part –time)
Subject
Organic Chemistry
Name and type of organization
Dates
University of Agriculture of Tirana, Department of Chemistry
2005
Location
Albania
Position
Expert
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Subject
Name and type of organization
European Commission Project “ Albania – Environmental Legislation and Planning” ( Reference no. Europe
Aid/118904/C/SV/AL) - ELPA
Hydrometeorological Institute – Academy of Sciences of Albania/ EC
Dates 2004
Location Albania
Position Expert
Subject
Name and type of organisation
Dates
Internationally Shared Surface Water Bodies in the Balkan Region, Characteristics and state of policies of
River basins
ZINKE Environment Consulting, Vienna /UNESCO /INWEB
2004
Location
Albania
Position
Expert
Subject
National Plan for Civil Emergency
Name and type of organisation
Albanian Ministry of Interior Affairs
Dates
Location
2002-2004
Albania
Position Coordinator/Expert
Subject
Name and type of organisation
Dates
S&T cooperation Albania – Italy Project “Meteorological and Air Pollution Modeling in Coastal Area with
Complex Orography”
Hydrometeorological Institute- Academy of Sciences of Albania – ISAC, CNR, Lecce-Italy
1998 - 2001
Location
Albania
Position
Expert
Subject
Monitoring of Air Quality in Albania
Name and type of organisation
Dates
Hydrometeorological Institute-Academy of Sciences of Albania / National Environment Agency of Albania
1995-1996
Location
Albania
Position
Coordinator/Expert
Subject
EC, PECO Program Project “ South European cycle of air pollutants” (SECAP)
Name and type of organisation
Hydrometeorological Institute – Academy of Sciences of Albania / IIA-CNR, Roma-Italy
Training, Workshops &
Conferences
Dates
15-16.05.2017
Location
Luxembourg
Position
Energy Statistics Working Group Meeting
Name and type of organization
Dates
Eurostat (ESTAT 5), EC
10.11.2016
Location
Ispra, Italy
Position
Workshop
Subject
"Use of Tableau for renewable energy data visualization" – Presentation at JRC Visualisation Workshop -
Name and type of organization
Joint Research Centre, European Commission
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Dates
03-04.11.2016
Location
Bratislava, Slovakia
Position
5th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region
Subject
"JRC Bioenergy Nexus" – Presentation at JRC workshop
Name and type of organization
Dates
Slovak Republic and European Commission (Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, DG
REGIO and Directorate-General of the Joint Research Centre, DG JRC)
16 – 17.06.2016
Location
Luxembourg
Position
Energy Statistics Working Group Meeting
Name and type of organization
Dates
Eurostat (ESTAT 5), EC
11-12.06.2016
Location
Ispra, Italy
Position
Training course
Subject
Application of decomposition analysis to investigate energy consumption trends in Europe
Name and type of organization
Dates
Joint Research Centre, European Commission
10.05.2016
Location
Hague, Netherlands
Position
Workshop
Subject
Indicators: user requirements, methodological issues and communication challenges
Name and type of organization
Dates
Location
European Statistical Advisory Committee (ESAC)
10.09.2015
Ispra, Italy
Position
Training course
Subject
INSPIRE Basics
Name and type of organization
Dates
Joint Research Centre, European Commission
11.09.2015
Location
Ispra, Italy
Position
Training course
Subject
INSPIRE Utilisation
Name and type of organisation
Dates
Joint Research Centre, European Commission
07-08.03.2013
Location
Ispra, Italy
Position
Training course
Subject
Scientific writing
Name and type of organization
Dates
Joint Research Centre, European Commission
19-20.06.2013
Location
Ispra, Italy
Position
Training course
Subject
Clear writing
Name and type of organization
Joint Research Centre, European Commission
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Dates
18-21 June 2012
Location
Milan, Italy
Position
20th European Conference
Subject
Biomass
Name and type of organization
Dates
European Commission, Regione Lombardia, UNESCO,WCRE, EUBIA etc.
03-04.04.2012
Location
Petten, Netherlands
Position
Workshop
Subject
Assessment of the potential of pumped hydropower storage
Name and type of organization
Dates
SETIS, IET-JRC-EC
12 – 14.03.2012
Location
Marseille, France
Position
6th World Water Forum
Subject
Water
Name and type of organization
Dates
FAO, UNEP, UNESCO etc.
08-10.11 2011
Location
Ispra, Italy
Position
Training course
Subject
Exploring ENVI
Name and type of organization
Dates
EXELIS (Visual Information Solutions)
17-18.10.2011
Location
Ispra, Italy
Position
Training course
Subject
Introducing LINUX
Name and type of organization
Joint Research Centre, European Commission
Dates
March 2011
Location
Tirana-Albania
Position
Training
Subject
ArcGis
Name and type of organization
Dates
GIS-DATA Albania
14-15.10.2010
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina-USA
Position
Training
Subject
CMAQ advanced training course
Name and type of organization
Dates
CMAS - USA
09-10.11.2009
Location
Ispra, Italy
Position
Workshop
Subject
“Uncertainty in air pollution measurements ”
Name and type of organization
IES, JRC, Ispra, Italy
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Dates
15-17.09..2009
Location
Krakow, Poland
Position
International Conference
Subject
“Measuring air pollutants by diffusive sampling and other low cost monitoring techniques ”
Name and type of organization
Dates
AAMG-UK/ EC,JRC,Ispra-Italy/ NPL-UK/ RIVM-Netherland/ VITO-Belgium
12 – 14.11.2008
Location
Albany, USA
Position
Training
Subject
“Practical Air Dispersion Modelling”
Name and type of organization
Dates
Location
Trinity Consultants
13-16.10.2008
Ispra, Italy
Position
Workshop
Subject
“Intercomparison exercise on air quality”
Name and type of organization
Dates
IES, JRC-Ispra, Italy
07 – 11.07. 2008
Location
Tirana, Albania
Position
Training
Subject
“ International Research Training Program on EU project development and management”
Name and type of organization
Dates
Academy of Sciences of Albania and Genardo Ltd.
09.07. 2008
Location
Tirana, Albania
Position
Training
Subject
“ Quality control at analytical laboratories”
Name and type of organization
Dates
Directorate of Accreditation of Albania
08.07. 2008
Location
Tirana, Albania
Position
Training
Subject
“ Measurement of uncertainty linked with ISO 17025”
Name and type of organization
Dates
Directorate of Accreditation of Albania
01.07. 2008
Location
Tirana, Albania
Position
Training
Subject
“ ISO 17025”
Name and type of organization
Dates
Directorate of Accreditation of Albania
20-26.04.2008
Location
Bangkok, Thailand
Position
Regional Seminar
Subject
“ Air Pollution Management”
Name and type of organization
SIDA
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Dates
26.02. 2008
Location
Tirana, Albania
Position
Workshop
Subject
“ Legal and technical aspects of certified emission reduction ( CERs) and carbon market transactions”
Name and type of organization
Dates
Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea / University of Siena
24.01. 2008
Location
Tirana, Albania
Position
Workshop, Presentation “ Air Quality Methods and Equipments”
Subject
“Monitoring system in Albania”
Name and type of organization
Dates
EU Project “Strengthening of Environmental Monitoring in Albania” (StEMA)
11-13.12.2007
Location
Albania
Position
Training
Subject
“Quality control/assurance of analytical analysis”
Name and type of organization
Dates
EU Project “Strengthening of Environmental Monitoring in Albania” (StEMA)
06.12.2007
Location
Tirana, Albania
Position
Workshop, Presentation “ Diffusive sampling- an effective alternative for air quality assessment”
Subject
“Sustainable traffic development in Tirana, Albania”
Name and type of organization
ECAT-Tirana
Dates
23-24.11.2007
Location
Tirana, Albania
Position
Workshop
Subject
“Environmental features and sustainable development of the Albanian and Apulia wetlands”
Name and type of organization
Academy of Science of Albania/ University of Bari, Italy. Interreg IIIA Italy - Albania
Dates
12-13.11.2007
Location
Tirana, Albania
Position
National Conference, Presentation “ Hydrometeorology and Civil Emergency”
Subject
Civil Emergency
Name and type of organization
Directorate of Emergency, Ministry of Interior Affairs
Dates
07-09.11.2007
Location
Tirana, Albania
Position
Workshop , Presentation “ Water quality data management”
Subject
Network of environmental information and dissemination in Albania
Name and type of organization
Dates
Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Administration/ UNEP-DEWA
07-12.10.2007
Location
Essen, Germany
Position
Workshop
Subject
Intercomparison exercise on air quality
Name and type of organization
IES-JRC-Ispra / WHO-Germany
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Dates
02.09-05.10.2007
Location
Norrkoping, Sweden
Position
Training
Subject
“Air pollution management”
Name and type of organization
SIDA and SMHI
Dates
01 – 10.08.2007
Location
Sofia, Bulgaria
Position
Training course
Subject
Modeling transport and transformation in the atmosphere ( SMOKE, WRF and CAMx models)
Name and type of organization
Dates
NMHI-Bulgaria and CMAS-USA
27.04.2007
Location
Podgorica, Montenegro
Position
National Coordinator
Subject Regional Meeting of the Project “Development and upgrade of Hydrometeorological Information and
Forecasting system for Sava River Basin”
Name and type of organization
Dates
WMO
24.04.2007
Location
Tirana, Albania
Position
Workshop
Subject “CARDS 2003 Program ”Support for Standards, Certification and Accreditation in Albania” Europe
Aid/120467/C/SV/AL”
Name and type of organization
Dates
General Directory of Accreditation of Albania
17.04.2007
Location
Tirana, Albania
Position
Workshop
Subject
“DMCSEE (Drought Management Center for South Eastern Europe)”
Name and type of organization WMO
Dates
27.06.2006
Location
Tirana, Albania
Position
National Conference
Subject
“Improvement of air quality”
Name and type of organization Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Administration of Albania
Dates
21.06.2006
Location
Tirana, Albania
Position
Workshop
Subject
“Emission Inventories in Albania”
Name and type of organization
Dates
StEMA Project
June.2006
Location
Rogla, Slovenia
Position
Training
Subject
“Ion-Chromatography School”
Name and type of organization
EC / ISIC
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Dates
02 – 07.04.2006
Location
Langen, Germany
Position
Workshop
Subject
Intercomparison exersice on air quality
Name and type of organization
Dates
Location
WHO-Germany
25.01.2006
Tirana, Albania
Position
Expert
Subject
“Second meeting of Steering Committee - ELPA Project”
Name and type of organization
Dates
Location
Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Administration
05-06.09.2005
Heidelberg, Germany
Position
Albanian Delegation Member
Subject
Technical Conference “International Cooperation in Weather, Climate and Water Issues in Europe,
Challenges and Opportunities”
Name and type of organization
Dates
WMO
30.05-04.06.2005
Location
Xanthi, Greece
Position
Workshop
Subject
“Bridging the gap between scientist and river basin organizations”
Name and type of organization
INWEB/UNESCO
Dates 19 – 20.01.2005
Location
Tirana, Albania
Position
National Training Course, Presentation “ State-of-art of river monitoring in Albania”
Subject
Mediterranean River Monitoring
Name and type of organization
Dates
MAP-MED POL/ Ministry of Environment of Albania / GEF
18 – 20.10.2004
Location
Thessaloniki, Greece
Position
Workshop
Subject
“Development of an inventory of internationally shared surface waters in Southern-Eastern Europe”(SEE)
Name and type of organization
Dates
INWEB/UNESCO
21 – 23.10.2004
Location
Thessaloniki, Greece
Position
Workshop
Subject
“Key issues for sustainable management of transboundary aquifers in Mediterranean and in South Eastern
Europe”
Name and type of organization
Dates
INWEB/UNESCO-ISARM
20 – 24.09.2004
Location
Gozo, Malta
Position
Training
Subject
“ Landscape integrity for sustainability in the coastal zone”
Name and type of organisation
ICS-UNIDO/ International Environment University of Malta
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Dates
13-15.06.2002
Location
Halkidiki, Greece
Position
Workshop
Subject
NATO Advanced Research Workshop “ Air pollution processes in regional scale”
Name and type of organisation
Dates
Albanian Ministry of Interior Affairs
20.09 – 15.10.1999
Location
Warsaw, Kativice, Krakow, Gdine-Poland
Position
Training
Subject
“On-Job training course in the field of air pollution monitoring”
Name and type of organisation
Dates
IMGW
1994
Location
Tirana, Albania
Position
Training
Subject
“Gestion de l’environnment et developpement durable”
Name and type of organisation
UNDP
Dates
11 – 15.10.1993
Location
Halkidiki, Greece
Position
Training
Subject
“Background atmospheric composition monitoring”
Name and type of organisation
Dates
WMO/BERDI
09-18.02.1993
Location
Valleta, Malta
Position
Training
Subject
“Monitoring and assessment of airborne pollution in Mediterranean”
Name and type of organisation
WMO/UNEP/ University of Malta
Personal skills and
competences
Mother tongue(s)
Other language(s)
Albanian
English, Italian, German
Self-assessment
Understanding
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Spoken interaction Spoken production
English
C1
C1
C1
C1
C1
Italian
C1
C1
C1
C1
C1
B1.2
B1.2
B1.2
B1.2
B1.2
German
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Other
Contribution to
1. SWD (2014) 259 final – " State of play on the sustainability of solid and gaseous biomass used for
electricity,heating and cooling in the EU",
https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/2014_biomass_state_of_play_.pdf
2. SWD (2016) 418 final – "Impact assessment – Sustainability of bioenergy" (accompanying the document
" Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of
energy from renewable sources (recast)"),
https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/documents/1_en_impact_assessment_part4_v4_418.pdf
Reviewer of
1. "Renewables 2016 - Global Status Report" – REN 21
2. "Renewables 2017 – Global Status Report" – REN 21
Membership
License
Computer skills and
competences
1. INTAD6 ( World Meteorological Organisation)
2. Vice-Director of Technical Committee for the Certification of Environmental Management System and
Auditing, Albanian Accreditation Directorate
3. Member of Energy Statistics Working Group –Eurostat (EC) since June 2013. Regularly participation in
ESWG meetings (twice per year) .
Environmental Impact Assessment Expert (Decision No.6, Registered No.210) dt. 02.08.2006
Microsoft Office, Minitab 15, Screen3, Breeze-Screen3, Breeze-Aermod, WRPLOT View, ArcGis v.9.3,
ENVI, Tableau Desktop v.9.3 & v.10.1, Tableau Server v.10
Studies & Reports
2017 (coauth)
"Mitigating Climate Change: Renewables in the EU – Cutting greenhouse gas emissions through
renewables", REPORT EUR 28677 EN, Directorate C- Energy, Transport and Climate, Joint Research
Centre, European Commission,
2017 (coauth)
"Climate-effectiveness of renewable energy and the impact of ‘co-benefits and trade-offs’ related to
bioenergy implementation" – Spijker E, Szendrei K, Sikkema R, Banja M., (submitted for review)
2017 (coauth)
"Renewable energy deployment in the European Union" – Report EUR 28512 EN, Directorate CEnergy, Transport and Climate, Joint Research Centre, European Commission,
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research-reports/renewable-energydeployment-european-union-renewable-energy-european-union-further-renewable
2016 (coauth)
"Sustainable energy in the Danube region as an integral part of EU 2020 strategy" – Report 27730
EN, Directorate C- Energy, Transport and Climate, Joint Research Centre, European Commission,
http://iet.jrc.ec.europa.eu/remea/sustainable-energy-danube-region-integral-part-eu-2020-strategy
2015 (coauth)
"Renewable energy technologies/sources path within EU 2020 strategy", Report 27447 EN, Institute
for Energy and Transport, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, http://iet.jrc.ec.europa.eu/remea/
2015 (coauth)
"Renewable Energy in Europe for Climate Change Mitigation - GHG emission savings due to
renewable energy (2009-2012)" – Report EUR 27253 EN, Institute for Energy and Transport, Joint
Research Centre, European Commission, http://iet.jrc.ec.europa.eu/remea/
2015 (coauth)
"Renewable energy policy framework and bioenergy contribution in the European Union – An
overview from National Renewable Energy Action Plans and Progress Reports", Renewable and
Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 51, November 2015, Pages 969–985,
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032115006346
2015 (coauth)
"Snapshot of renewable energy development in the EU- Vol.2", Report 27182 EN, Institute for Energy
and Transport, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, http://iet.jrc.ec.europa.eu/remea/
2015 (coauth)
"Energy use in the EU food sector: State of play and opportunities for improvement", Report 27247
EN, Institute for Energy and Transport, Joint Research Centre, European Commission,
http://iet.jrc.ec.europa.eu/remea/
2013 (coauth)
"Renewable Energy Progress in EU 27 (2005-2020), Report 26481 EN, , Institute for Energy and
Transport, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, http://iet.jrc.ec.europa.eu/remea/
2013 (coauth)
"Snapshots of renewable energy development in European Union. Status in 2010 and progress in
comparison with NREAPs", Report 26338 EN, Institute for Energy and Transport, Joint Research Centre,
European Commission, http://iet.jrc.ec.europa.eu/remea/
2013 (coauth)
" Bioenergy and Water", Report EUR 26160 EN, Institute for Energy and Transport, Joint Research
Centre, European Commission, http://iet.jrc.ec.europa.eu/remea/
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2013 (coauth)
"Renewable Energy Development in EU 27 (2009-2010)", Report 26166 EN, Institute for Energy and
Transport, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, http://iet.jrc.ec.europa.eu/remea/
2013 (coauth)
"Renewable Energy Snapshots 2013", Report 26006 EN, Institute for Energy and Transport, Joint
Research Centre, European Commission, http://iet.jrc.ec.europa.eu/remea/
2013 (coauth)
"Review of Technical Assessment of National renewable Action Plans", Report 25757 EN, Institute for
Energy and Transport, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, http://iet.jrc.ec.europa.eu/remea/
2012 (coauth)
"Renewable Energy Snapshots 2012", Report EUR 25756 EN, Institute for Energy and Transport, Joint
Research Centre, European Commission, http://iet.jrc.ec.europa.eu/remea/
2011 (auth)
"Existing Legislation on Approaches to Regulate the Lifecycle of GHG of Fuels", Desk-Study, Institute
for Energy and Transport, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
2008 (auth)
“Tirana Air Quality Report” EU/LIFE Program / German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature
Protection and Nuclear Safety / ECAT-Tirana
http://www.ecat-tirana.org/project4/imazhe/Tirana%20Air%20Quality%20Report.pdf
2007 (coauth)
Internationally Shared Aquifers in the Balkan Region- Transboundary karst aquifers
UNESCO Chair and Network / INWEB-Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
http://www.isarm.org/dynamics/modules/SFIL0100/view.php?fil_Id=265
2007 (coauth)
South Eastern Europe Disaster Risk Management Initiative ( SEEDRMI)- Final report
UN-ISDR / WB/ RMSI
http://www.preventionweb.net/files/2695_SEEDRMI.pdf
2007 (coauth)
“Monitoring Program of Air Quality – 2007”
Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Administration / Hydrometeorological Institute
http://www.moe.gov.al/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=94&Itemid=40
2006 (coauth)
“Monitoring Program of Air Quality – 2006”
Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Administration / Hydrometeorological Institute
http://www.moe.gov.al/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=94&Itemid=40
2005 (coauth)
“ Monitoring Program of Air Quality – 2005”
Ministry of Environment / Hydrometeorological Institute
http://www.moe.gov.al/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=94&Itemid=40
2005 (coauth)
“ Strengthening the Hydrometeorological Services in South Eastern Europe” – South Eastern Europe
Disaster Risk Management and Adoption Programme WB / ISDR/ WMO/Finnish Meteorological Institute
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/dra/eur/documents/DRRSEE%20Project/Strength_hydromet_SEE.pdf
2004 (coauth)
Internationally Shared Surface Water Bodies in the Balkan Region – Characteristics and State of Policies of
River Basins
Zinke Environmental Consulting / UNESCO /INWEB and German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature
Protection and Nuclear Safety / GEF
http://www.zinke.at/WFDmain.htm
Papers/Posters
2017 (coauth) "Climate-effectiveness of renewable energy and the impact of ‘co-benefits and trade-offs’ related to
bioenergy implementation" – Spijker E, Szendrei K, Sikkema R, Banja M., (peer review - submitted)
2017 (coauth) "Biomass for energy in Albania: state of play and opportunities for the future" – Banja M. Jaupaj O,
Merkoci A, Rroco E, Dallemand JF, Motola V., (peer review – in the submission process)
2017 (coauth) "Biomass supply for energy use in the European Union" – An overview from national renewable
energy action plans and progress reports", Banja M, Scarlat N. Dallemand J.F, Sikkema R., 25th EUBCE,
12-15.06.2017. Stockholm, Sweden
2016 (coauth) "Bioenergy roadmap in Danube region: role of European Union 2020 strategy" -Banja M. MonfortiFerrario F, Bódis K , 24th EUBCE, 06-09.06.2016, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2014 (coauth) "Current and expected state of biomass use for energy production in Albania" – Banja M, Jaupaj O.,
Poster, 22nd EUBCE, 23-26.06.2014, Hamburg, Germany
2014 (coauth)
"Coordination of Business Strategy and Marketing Tactics for PV Industry on European Electricity
Markets", 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC),
22- 26.09.2014, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2013 (coauth)
"Possible Impact of 2020 Bioenergy Targets on European Union Land Use. A Scenario based
Assessment from National Renewable Energy Action Plans Proposals" , Renewable and Sustainable
Energy Reviews 18 (2013), pp. 595–606 (peer review)
http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/111111111/26992
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2012 (coauth)
2012 (auth)
"Assessment of Impacts and Risks of Air Pollution Applying Two Strategies of Numerical Chemistry
Transport Modeling", Journal of Environmental Protection, Vol. 3, N.1, pp.26-40. (peer review)
http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=16866
“Ozone weekend effect in urban Tirana area related to nitrogen oxides”, Journal of Environmental
Protection and Ecology, Vol. 13, No.3, pp. 1235 – 1241 (peer review)
http://www.jepe-journal.info/journal-content/vol-13-no3-2012
2012 (coauth)
" Development of a Short-Term Ozone Prediction Tool in Tirana Area based on Meteorological
Variables", Journal of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Vol. 3, Issue 1, pp. 32-38 (peer review)
http://www.atmospolres.com/issue31.html
2010 (coauth)
“Evaluation of ozone transport over Albania related to meteorological conditions”, 4rth International
Symposium of Montenegro Ecologists, 06-10 October 2010. Conference Proceeding Book & Natura
Montenegrina Journal http://www.pmcg.co.me/nm9/Banja%20&%20Porja%20ISEM4.pdf
2010 (coauth)
“Ozone effect on vegetation in Tirana area”, 4rth International Symposium of Montenegro Ecologists, 0610 October 2010. Conference Proceeding Book & Natura Montenegrina Journal
http://www.pmcg.co.me/nm10/banja_&_laska_nm10.pdf
2010 (coauth)
“Mapping air pollution in urban Tirana area using GIS”, International Conference “ Spatial Data
Infrastructure”, 15-17 September 2010, Skopje-Macedonia. Conference proceeding Book
http://www.oicrf.org/document.asp?ID=9527
2010 (coauth)
“Data on water quality in Shkodra Lake (Albanian part)” , REC International Conference ,05-06 June
2010, Shkoder-Albania. Conference Proceeding Book
http://albania.rec.org/Projects/Biodiversiteti/ramsar-lake-conference.html
2009 (coauth)
“ Assessment of power plants impact in Prishtina air quality” 4th International Meeting of Alb-Science
Institute, 30.08 – 02.09.2009, Tetovo, Macedonia. International Meeting Proceeding Book
2009 ( coauth)
“ Comparing weekend and weekday ozone levels in Tirana area”, 7th International Conference on Air
Quality-Science and Aplication ( Air Quality 2009), 24 – 27 March 2009, Istanbul, Turkey, Proceeding Book
and CD-ROM, University of Hertfordshire. ISBN: 978-1-905313-64-8 (peer review)
2008 ( auth)
“ Statistical characteristics of ozone and NO2 in Tirana area”, International Conference on Biological and
Environmental Sciences, 26 – 29 September 2008,Tirana-Albania, Book of Abstracts, ISBN 978-99956-6867-9.
2008 ( coauth)
“Transport of ozone over Albania related to air circulation in different levels”, 10th Plinius International
Conference on “ Mediterranean Storms”, 22-24 September 2008, Nicosia, Cyprus, CD-ROM and Abstract
Book (peer review)
2008
“Near surface ozone in Tirana area”, Albanian Journal of Natural and Technical Sciences No.23 (1), 2008
( auth)
2006 ( coauth)
“Integrated catchment simulator system – ICSS for a river test site” ADRICOSM-Ext – Final Meeting
Project Proceedings, Rome-Italy, 2006.
2005 ( coauth)
“Evaluation of Air Quality in Tirana”, Proceeding of 5th Urban Air Quality Conference, UAQ 2005,
March 29-31, Valencia (Spain)“ (R.S.Sokhi, M.M.Millan and N.Moussiopulos editors), CD-ROM,
ISBN I-898543-92-5, University of Hertfordshire.
2003 ( coauth)
“On evaluation of air and surface water quality in Albania” International Meeting “Methods and
instrument for evaluation of water quality “ Shkoder, 2003, Proceedings book, organized by Italian
Embassy in Tirana
2003 ( coauth)
“Analyzing On-line Measurements of SO2 Pollution for Tirana City”, Air Pollution Processes in
Regional Scale: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Kallithea, Halkidiki,
Greece, 13 -15 June 2003, Published by Springer, ISBN 1402016263, 9781402016264
2003 ( coauth)
“Influence of HCl and citric solutions at the kinetic of NH4+ release from soil “ Albanian Journal of
Natural and Technical Sciences, 2000
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