Elīna Dāce

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Research activity per year

Education/Academic qualification

5.9 Other social sciences, Expert, Latvian Council of Science

3 Oct 2024 → 2 Oct 2027

2.9 Industrial biotechnology, Expert, Latvian Council of Science

7 Oct 2021 → 2 Oct 2027

2.7 Environmental engineering, Expert, Latvian Council of Science

21 Nov 2015 → 2 Oct 2027

External positions

Senior Researcher, Baltic Studies Centre

1 Jun 2023 → …

Senior researcher, University of Latvia

1 Mar 2019 → …

Field of Science

2.9 Industrial biotechnology
2.7 Environmental engineering

Keywords

Waste valorisation
Circular bioeconomy
Circular economy
LCA
Sustainability assessment
Food waste
System's thinking
System dynamics
Computational modeling
Carbon footprint

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 2 Zero Hunger
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 15 Life on Land

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LivMat: Productive catalytic living materials: combining 3D biobased fibrillar membranes with synthetic microbial consortia to produce chemicals
Dāce, E. (Work package leader), Stalidzāns, E. (Leading expert), Lukasa, L. K. (Participant) & Motamedian, E. (Expert)
1/07/24 → 30/06/27
Project: Projects outside RSU
REPLACER: Recycling plastic and developing hybrid living materials by capturing greenhouse gases to produce value-added products
Dāce, E. (Work package leader)
1/06/23 → 31/05/26
Project: Projects outside RSU
Development of methodology for measurements of food waste levels, data collection and analysis
Dāce, E. (Project leader), Melnalksne, Z. (Expert) & Soloha, R. (Expert)
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia
18/09/23 → 30/04/25
Project: Contract research › R&D project
Socio-economic context assessment of food waste generation in Latvia
Dāce, E. (Project leader), Kleinberga, V. (Expert (PhD student)) & Soloha, R. (Expert (PhD student))
Riga Stradins University
1/04/22 → 31/03/23
Project: RSU grants
CLINAP: From indifference to making difference in climate policy: improving the interaction between political narrative and societal perceptions in Latvia
Kleinberga, V. (Expert (PhD student)), Sprūds, A. (Project leader), Metla-Rozentāle, L. (Expert), Skulte, I. (Leading expert), Blumfelde-Rutka, K. (Expert), Dāce, E. (Leading expert), Palkova, A. (Assistant (student)), Vašuka, D. (Assistant (student)), Kliedere, S. (Assistant (student)) & Ševeļovs, D. A. (Assistant (student))
Latvian Council of Science
1/01/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Fundamental and Applied Research Programme

25 Article
9 Review article
7 Abstract
7 Conference article
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Research on quantification of food loss and waste in Europe: A systematic literature review and synthesis of methodological limitations
Soloha, R. & Dāce, E. (Corresponding Author), Dec 2025, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling Advances. 28, 17 p., 200287.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access
File
2 Citations (Scopus)

8 Downloads (Pure)
Barriers to transitioning to a circular bio-based economy: Findings from an industrial perspective
Dace, E., Cascavilla, A., Bianchi, M., Chioatto, E., Zecca, E., Ladu, L. & Yilan, G. (Corresponding Author), Jul 2024, In: Sustainable Production and Consumption. 48, p. 407-418 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access
File
36 Citations (Scopus)

9 Downloads (Pure)
Estimation and bio-valorisation of food industry by-products in Northern Europe
Soloha, R., Lukasa, L. K. & Dace, E. (Corresponding Author), Feb 2025, In: Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 15, 3, p. 4349-4370 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File
8 Citations (Scopus)

15 Downloads (Pure)
Prospective Life Cycle Assessment of Microbial Sophorolipid Fermentation
Balina, K. (Corresponding Author), Soloha, R., Suleiko, A., Dubencovs, K., Liepins, J. & Dace, E., Sept 2023, In: Fermentation. 9, 9, 839.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File
14 Citations (Scopus)

26 Downloads (Pure)
Glycolipid biosurfactant production from waste cooking oils by yeast: Review of substrates, producers and products
Liepins, J., Balina, K., Soloha, R., Berzina, I., Lukasa, L. K. & Dace, E., 1 Sept 2021, In: Fermentation. 7, 3, 136.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access
File
68 Citations (Scopus)

31 Downloads (Pure)

Survey on food waste awareness, generation and measurement in retail and food service sectors: The case of Latvia, January 2023
Soloha, R. (Creator), Kleinberga, V. (Creator) & Dāce, E. (Creator), Riga Stradins University, 24 Aug 2023
DOI: 10.48510/FK2/HF20LT, https://doi.org/10.48510/FK2/HF20LT
Dataset
Survey on household food consumption, food waste awareness, generation and practices: The case of Latvia, January 2023
Soloha, R. (Creator), Kleinberga, V. (Creator) & Dāce, E. (Creator), Riga Stradins University, 4 Aug 2023
DOI: 10.48510/FK2/BDUEIO, https://doi.org/10.48510/FK2/BDUEIO
Dataset
Climate Change Narratives in Latvian Politics, Media, Business and Society
Kleinberga, V. (Creator), Kliedere, S. (Creator), Vašuka, D. (Creator), Metla-Rozentāle, L. (Creator), Blumfelde-Rutka, K. (Creator), Skulte, I. (Creator) & Dāce, E. (Creator), Rīga Stradiņš University, 19 Dec 2024
DOI: 10.48510/FK2/HBGGHF, https://doi.org/10.48510/FK2/HBGGHF
Dataset
Media monitoring on climate change in Latvia
Dāce, E. (Creator) & Kleinberga, V. (Creator), Rīga Stradiņš University, 19 Dec 2024
DOI: 10.48510/FK2/NHZWKK, https://doi.org/10.48510/FK2/NHZWKK
Dataset
Perceptions of Climate Change, Climate Policy and Communication in Latvia (2023)
Kleinberga, V. (Creator), Metla-Rozentāle, L. (Creator), Blumfelde-Rutka, K. (Creator), Skulte, I. (Creator) & Dāce, E. (Creator), Rīga Stradiņš University, 29 Jan 2025
DOI: 10.48510/FK2/LMO0KI, https://doi.org/10.48510/FK2/LMO0KI
Dataset

Acknowledgement of the State Audit Office of the Republic of Latvia
Dāce, E. (Recipient), 22 Aug 2022
Prize: Honorary award

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Reporting food waste in the retail stage of the food supply chain – how does it benefit retailers?
Dāce, E. (Invited speaker)
5 Nov 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Responsible Research and Innovation in Practice: Development of Sustainable Productive Catalytic Living Materials
Danenberga, I. (Speaker), Karande, R. (Co-author), Ullm, F. (Co-author) & Dāce, E. (Co-author)
16 Oct 2025 → 17 Oct 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Poster presentation
Life cycle assessment of microbial protein production using hybrid living materials
Bāliņa, K. (Co-author), Soloha, R. (Co-author), Schmitz, V. (Co-author), Karande, R. (Co-author), Breite, D. (Co-author), Schulze, A. (Co-author) & Dāce, E. (Speaker)
1 Oct 2025 → 3 Oct 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Poster presentation

File
Responsible Research and Innovation in Practice: Development of Sustainable Productive Catalytic Living Materials
Danenberga, I. (Speaker), Karande, R. (Co-author), Ullm, F. (Co-author) & Dāce, E. (Co-author)
1 Oct 2025 → 3 Oct 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Poster presentation

File
Life cycle assessment of microbial protein production using hybrid living materials
Bāliņa, K. (Co-author), Soloha, R. (Co-author), Schmitz, V. (Co-author), Karande, R. (Co-author), Breite, D. (Co-author), Schulze, A. (Co-author) & Dāce, E. (Speaker)
24 Sept 2025 → 27 Sept 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Poster presentation

File

In Latvia, households generate around 85 kilograms of food waste per capita per year
Dāce, E.
21/07/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Food waste per capita in Latvian households – 85 kilograms per year
Dāce, E.
21/07/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
How much food waste do we produce? The ministry has started counting
Dāce, E.
8/04/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
New Findings on Global Warming and Climate Change from University of Latvia Summarized (Impact of Global Warming and Building Renovation On the Heat Demand and District Heating Capacity: Case of the City of Riga)
Dace, E.
8/08/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media

Elīna Dāce

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LivMat: Productive catalytic living materials: combining 3D biobased fibrillar membranes with synthetic microbial consortia to produce chemicals

REPLACER: Recycling plastic and developing hybrid living materials by capturing greenhouse gases to produce value-added products

Development of methodology for measurements of food waste levels, data collection and analysis

Socio-economic context assessment of food waste generation in Latvia

CLINAP: From indifference to making difference in climate policy: improving the interaction between political narrative and societal perceptions in Latvia

Research on quantification of food loss and waste in Europe: A systematic literature review and synthesis of methodological limitations

Barriers to transitioning to a circular bio-based economy: Findings from an industrial perspective

Estimation and bio-valorisation of food industry by-products in Northern Europe

Prospective Life Cycle Assessment of Microbial Sophorolipid Fermentation

Glycolipid biosurfactant production from waste cooking oils by yeast: Review of substrates, producers and products

Survey on food waste awareness, generation and measurement in retail and food service sectors: The case of Latvia, January 2023

Survey on household food consumption, food waste awareness, generation and practices: The case of Latvia, January 2023

Climate Change Narratives in Latvian Politics, Media, Business and Society

Media monitoring on climate change in Latvia

Perceptions of Climate Change, Climate Policy and Communication in Latvia (2023)

Acknowledgement of the State Audit Office of the Republic of Latvia

Reporting food waste in the retail stage of the food supply chain – how does it benefit retailers?

Responsible Research and Innovation in Practice: Development of Sustainable Productive Catalytic Living Materials

Life cycle assessment of microbial protein production using hybrid living materials

Responsible Research and Innovation in Practice: Development of Sustainable Productive Catalytic Living Materials

Life cycle assessment of microbial protein production using hybrid living materials

In Latvia, households generate around 85 kilograms of food waste per capita per year

Food waste per capita in Latvian households – 85 kilograms per year

How much food waste do we produce? The ministry has started counting

New Findings on Global Warming and Climate Change from University of Latvia Summarized (Impact of Global Warming and Building Renovation On the Heat Demand and District Heating Capacity: Case of the City of Riga)

Elīna Dāce

Personal profile

Education/Academic qualification

External positions

Field of Science

Keywords

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

Fingerprint

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Projects

Research output

Datasets

Prizes

Activities

Press/Media