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Ólafur Ögmundarson - Professor

Ólafur Ögmundarson

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School of Health Sciences

Ólafur Ögmundarson

Professor

Location
Nýi Garður / Ng-305
Phone
+3547882855
Email
olafuro [at] hi.is

Unit
Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition

Published works

2026

A systematic review on the application of lifecycle-based approaches in assessing geothermal power generationRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Assessing the potential environmental impacts of land-based salmon farming in Iceland through life cycle assessmentAquaculture
Environmental sustainability of syngas biomethanation integrated with a power-to-gas systemEnergy Conversion and Management
An environmental cost–benefit analysis of organic and non-organic dairy and beef production in IcelandOrganic Agriculture
Lithium-ion capacitors for use in energy storage systemsJournal of Energy Storage
Towards a more environmentally friendly expanded polystyrene fish boxJournal of Food Engineering

2025

A systematic review on the application of lifecycle-based approaches in assessing sustainability of hydropowerRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Exploring Ultra-Processed Food ConsumptionBritish Journal of Nutrition
Socioeconomic Status and Associations with Nutrition in Icelandic Community-Dwelling Older AdultsNutrients
The role of ecosystem services in the pursuit of the doughnut economy – Implications for meat and dairy agroecosystemsEcosystem Services
Assessing Environmental SustainabilitySustainability (Switzerland)
A life cycle assessment of broiler chicken meat and egg production in IcelandPoultry Science
Shifting units, shifting views: how product mass and protein content influence environmental impact of Icelandic lambInternational Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Water scarcity- and carbon footprints of aquafeedAgricultural Water Management

2024

Chemoenzymatic indican for light-driven denim dyeingNature Communications
Is renewing Icelandic demersal trawling vessels resulting in lower greenhouse gas emissions?Journal of Cleaner Production
Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics for Effective Online Quality Monitoring and Process Control during Pelagic Fishmeal and Oil ProcessingFoods
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Food Consumption: Results from the Icelandic National Dietary Survey 2019–2021
Environmental sustainability of food production and consumption in the nordic and baltic region - a scoping review for nordic nutrition recommendations 2023Food and Nutrition Research
Early-stage economic and environmental impact assessment for optimized bioprocess developmentBioresource Technology
Greenhouse gas emissions of environmentally sustainable diets: Insights from the Icelandic National Dietary Survey 2019–2021Journal of Cleaner Production
Environmental impacts of different single-use and multi-use packaging systems for fresh fish exportJournal of Cleaner Production
Greenhouse gas emissions of environmentally sustainable dietsJournal of Cleaner Production
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Food Consumption: Results from the Icelandic National Dietary Survey 2019–2021
An environmental cost-benefit analysis of organic and non-organic sheep farming in IcelandJournal of Agriculture and Food Research
Can biotechnology lead the way toward a sustainable pharmaceutical industry?Current Opinion in Biotechnology

2023

Current status and future research needs on the quantitative water use of finfish aquaculture using Life Cycle AssessmentJournal of Cleaner Production
Correction to: Veganism and Its Challenges: The Case of IcelandJournal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
Veganism and Its Challenges: The Case of IcelandJournal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
Correction to: Veganism and Its Challenges: The Case of IcelandJournal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
Correction to: Veganism and Its Challenges: The Case of IcelandJournal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
Neighborhood-Level LCA and Hotspot Analysis of Embodied Emissions of a New Urban Area in ReykjavíkSustainability (Switzerland)
Constructed wetlands with recycled concrete for wastewater treatment in cold climateScience of the Total Environment
Veganism and Its ChallengesJournal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

2022

Plastic Packaging Waste Management in IcelandSustainability (Switzerland)
Identification of environmental hotspots in fishmeal and fish oil production towards the optimization of energy-related processesJournal of Cleaner Production
Ecosystem services and disservices of meat and dairy productionEcosystem Services
Fiberglass as a Novel Building MaterialArchitecture

2021

Commodity chemical production from third-generation biomassBiofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining
Efficiency of fishmeal and fish oil processing of different pelagic fish speciesJournal of Food Processing and Preservation

2020

The effects of varying heat treatments on lipid composition during pelagic fishmeal productionProcesses
Addressing environmental sustainability of biochemicalsNature Sustainability
Combining Environmental and Economic Performance for Bioprocess OptimizationTrends in Biotechnology
Metal residues in macroalgae feedstock and implications for microbial fermentationBiomass and Bioenergy
Environmental hotspots of lactic acid production systemsGCB Bioenergy

2019

Life Cycle Assessment of chosen Biochemicals and Bio-based polymers

2018

Toward a more sustainable biochemical industry. Early stage assessments and methodological overlaps between life cycle- and techno-economic assessments of biochemicals

2017

Toward more sustainable biochemicals – Applying techno‐economic and life‐cycle assessments to target substances
Life cycle assessment of Icelandic arctic char fed three different feed typesTurkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Measuring and increasing the sustainability of biochemicals: contrasting feedstock´s, biorefinery processes, and upscaling
Life Cycle Assessment of Icelandic Arctic Char Fed Three Different Feed TypesTurkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

2016

The EU landing obligation and European small-scale fisheriesMarine Policy
Bio-based chemicals - green, but also sustainable?

Keywords for Specialisation:

Life cycle assessment

Process optimization

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable food-production

Circular economy