Ben is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow working with the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining on research relating to critical or strategic minerals, primarily in association with the UQ Rare Earths Consortium. He is currently employed as an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Energy Science of Kyoto University (Japan), where he teaches energy science subjects relating to sustainable development, materials, hydrogen and carbon footprinting. Ben completed his BE (Chemical) / BA (Spanish) and his PhD (Chemical Engineering) at UQ.
Ben's work crosses a wide range of topics and fields, but generally covers: assessment and design for sustainability; minerals industry; energy technologies and systems; participatory design processes; and greenhouse gas mitigation solutions. The key impacts of this research have been in the design of more sustainable minerals processing operations (see www.susop.com.au) and ongoing work is anticipated to assist communities in Japan to develop preferable, sustainable energy-based futures.
Journal Article: Modeling and policy study for information asymmetry problem of photovoltaic module quality in China
Li, Yan, Zhang, Qi, Wang, Ge, Liu, Xuefei and McLellan, Benjamin (2019) Modeling and policy study for information asymmetry problem of photovoltaic module quality in China. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, . doi:10.1080/1540496X.2019.1604337
Journal Article: A review of photovoltaic poverty alleviation projects in China: current status, challenge and policy recommendations
Li, Yan, Zhang, Qi, Wang, Ge, McLellan, Benjamin, Liu, Xue Fei and Wang, Le (2018) A review of photovoltaic poverty alleviation projects in China: current status, challenge and policy recommendations. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 94 214-223. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2018.06.012
Journal Article: Sustainability of rare earths: an overview of the state of knowledge
McLellan, Benjamin C., Corder, Glen D. and Ali, Saleem H. (2013) Sustainability of rare earths: an overview of the state of knowledge. Minerals, 3 3: 304-317. doi:10.3390/min3030304
Sustainable development program
(2007–2010) CRC for Sustainable Resource Processing
Rio Tinto Foundation Sustainable Minerals Industry (RTFSMI) Assessment Project
(2006–2007) Technological Resources Pty Limited
Sustainability of rare earths: an overview of the state of knowledge
McLellan, Benjamin C., Corder, Glen D. and Ali, Saleem H. (2013) Sustainability of rare earths: an overview of the state of knowledge. Minerals, 3 3: 304-317. doi:10.3390/min3030304
Franks, Daniel, Cohen, Tamar, McLellan, Ben and Brereton, David (2010) Technology futures discussion paper: Technology assessment and the CSIRO minerals down under national research flagship Brisbane, Australia: Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland
Hydrogen from coal: A pathway for the future
McLellan, B. C., Dicks, A. L. and Diniz da Costa, J. C. (2004) Hydrogen from coal: A pathway for the future Australia: QCAT Technology Transfer Centre
Emissions and the role of renewables: Drivers, potential, projects and projections
McLellan, Benjamin C., Choi, Yosoon, Ghoreishi-Madiseh, Syed Ali and Hassani, Ferri P. (2018). Emissions and the role of renewables: Drivers, potential, projects and projections. In Mining and Sustainable Development: Current Issues (pp. 201-225) London, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi:10.4324/9781315121390
Carbon footprint of the operation and products of a restaurant: a study and alternative perspectives
McLellan, Benjamin, Tanaka, Yoshiki, Dinh, Thi Thu Huyen, Dinh, Huong Long, Jusakulvijit, Piradee, Freemantle, Faizi Ashley Taro and Hakimov, Aibek (2016). Carbon footprint of the operation and products of a restaurant: a study and alternative perspectives. In Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu (Ed.), The Carbon footprint handbook (pp. 369-388) Boca Raton, FL United States: CRC Press.
Rare metals, unconventional resources, and sustainability
McLellan, Ben, Corder, Glen, Ali, Saleem and Golev, Artem (2016). Rare metals, unconventional resources, and sustainability. In Gregory R. Wessel (Ed.), GSA special papers (pp. 57-65) Boulder, CO, United States: Geological Society of America. doi:10.1130/2016.2520(07)
Challenges and merits of choosing alternative functional units
Benjamin C McLellan (2015). Challenges and merits of choosing alternative functional units. In Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu (Ed.), The Carbon Footprint Handbook (pp. 45-60) Boca Raton, FL United States: CRC Press.
Sustainability in plant design
Bangerter, Philip J., Corder, Glen D., Giurco, Damien, McLellan, Ben C. and Murphy, Andrew (2015). Sustainability in plant design. In Rob Boom, Chris Twigge-Molecey, Frank Wheeler and Jack Young (Ed.), Metallurgical plant design (pp. 151-179) Montreal, Canada: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
Designing-in sustainability in industrial projects and processes
McLellan, Ben C. and Corder, Glen D. (2012). Designing-in sustainability in industrial projects and processes. In Mitsutaka Matsumo, Yasushi Umed, Keijiro Masui and Shinichi Fukushige (Ed.), Design for innovative value towards a sustainable society: Proceedings of EcoDesign 2011: 7th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing (pp. 209-214) Kyoto, Japan: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-3010-6_41
Modeling and policy study for information asymmetry problem of photovoltaic module quality in China
Li, Yan, Zhang, Qi, Wang, Ge, Liu, Xuefei and McLellan, Benjamin (2019) Modeling and policy study for information asymmetry problem of photovoltaic module quality in China. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, . doi:10.1080/1540496X.2019.1604337
Li, Yan, Zhang, Qi, Wang, Ge, McLellan, Benjamin, Liu, Xue Fei and Wang, Le (2018) A review of photovoltaic poverty alleviation projects in China: current status, challenge and policy recommendations. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 94 214-223. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2018.06.012
Chapman, Andrew, McLellan, Benjamin C. and Tezuka, Tetsuo (2016) Proposing an evaluation framework for energy policy making incorporating equity: Applications in Australia. Energy Research and Social Science, 21 54-69. doi:10.1016/j.erss.2016.06.021
Critical minerals and energy–impacts and limitations of moving to unconventional resources
McLellan, Benjamin C., Yamasue, Eiji, Tezuka, Tetsuo, Corder, Glen, Golev, Artem and Giurco, Damien (2016) Critical minerals and energy–impacts and limitations of moving to unconventional resources. Resources, 5 2: 19. doi:10.3390/resources5020019
Residential solar PV policy: An analysis of impacts, successes and failures in the Australian case
Chapman, Andrew J., McLellan, Benjamin and Tezuka, Tetsuo (2016) Residential solar PV policy: An analysis of impacts, successes and failures in the Australian case. Renewable Energy, 86 1265-1279. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2015.09.061
Toward a CO2 zero emissions energy system in the Middle East Region
Farzaneh, Hooman, McLellan, Benjamin and Ishihara, Keichi N. (2016) Toward a CO2 zero emissions energy system in the Middle East Region. International Journal of Green Energy, 13 7: 682-694. doi:10.1080/15435075.2014.889014
Comparison of embodied energies of Ordinary Portland Cement with Bayer-derived geopolymer products
Jamieson, Evan, McLellan, Benjamin, van Riessen, Arie and Nikraz, Hamid (2015) Comparison of embodied energies of Ordinary Portland Cement with Bayer-derived geopolymer products. Journal of Cleaner Production, 99 112-118. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.03.008
An integrated scenario analysis for future zero-carbon energy system
Zhang, Qi, Mclellan, Benjamin C. and Li, Hailong (2015) An integrated scenario analysis for future zero-carbon energy system. International Journal of Energy Research, 39 7: 993-1010. doi:10.1002/er.3313
Dilemmas for China: Energy, economy and environment
Tang, Xu, McLellan, Benjamin C., Snowden, Simon, Zhang, Baosheng and Hook, Mikael (2015) Dilemmas for China: Energy, economy and environment. Sustainability (Switzerland), 7 5: 5508-5520. doi:10.3390/su7055508
Wang, Ge, Zhang, Qi, Mclellan, Benjamin C. and Li, Hailong (2015) Multi-region optimal deployment of renewable energy considering different interregional transmission scenarios. Energy, 108 108-118. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2015.08.060
Sustainability assessment of deep ocean resources
McLellan, Benjamin C. (2015) Sustainability assessment of deep ocean resources. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 28 502-508. doi:10.1016/j.proenv.2015.07.060
Responsible mineral and energy futures: views at the nexus
Giurco, Damien, Mclellan, Benjamin, Franks, Daniel M., Nansai, Keisuke and Prior, Timothy (2014) Responsible mineral and energy futures: views at the nexus. Journal of Cleaner Production, 84 1: 322-338. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.05.102
Product carbon footprint and energy analysis of alternative coffee products in Japan
Hassard, H. A., Couch, M. H., Techa-Erawan, T. and McLellan, B. C. (2014) Product carbon footprint and energy analysis of alternative coffee products in Japan. Journal of Cleaner Production, 73 310-321. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.02.006
Streamlining the use of legislated reporting to move to 'life of project' sustainability reporting
McLellan, B. C. (2014) Streamlining the use of legislated reporting to move to 'life of project' sustainability reporting. International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering, 5 1: 19-37. doi:10.1504/IJMME.2014.058917
Zhang, Qi, Mclellan, Benjamin C., Tezuka, Tetsuo and Ishihara, Keiichi N. (2013) A methodology for economic and environmental analysis of electric vehicles withdifferent operational conditions. Energy, 61 118-127. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2013.01.025
Sustainability of rare earths: an overview of the state of knowledge
McLellan, Benjamin C., Corder, Glen D. and Ali, Saleem H. (2013) Sustainability of rare earths: an overview of the state of knowledge. Minerals, 3 3: 304-317. doi:10.3390/min3030304
McLellan, B. C. and Corder, G. D. (2013) Risk reduction through early assessment and integration of sustainability in design in the minerals industry. Journal of Cleaner Production, 53 37-46. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.02.014
Sustainable development: a review of theoretical contributions
Tuazon, D., Corder, G. D. and McLellan, B. C. (2013) Sustainable development: a review of theoretical contributions. International Journal of Sustainable Future for Human Security, 1 1: 40-48.
An integrated model for long-term power generation planning toward future smart electricity systems
Zhang, Qi, Mclellan, Benjamin C., Tezuka, Tetsuo and Ishihara, Keiichi N. (2013) An integrated model for long-term power generation planning toward future smart electricity systems. Applied Energy, 112 1424-1437. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.03.073
Location-specific sustainability metrics: measuring sustainability space
McLellan, Benjamin Craig, Dicks, Andrew and Diniz da Costa, Joao Carlos (2012) Location-specific sustainability metrics: measuring sustainability space. Sansai - an Environmental Journal for the Global Community, 6 31-49.
Renewable energy in the minerals industry: A review of global potential
McLellan, B. C., Corder, G. D., Giurco, D. P. and Ishihara, K. N. (2012) Renewable energy in the minerals industry: A review of global potential. Journal of Cleaner Production, 32 32-44. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.03.016
Engineering-in sustainability through the application of SUSOP (R)
Corder, G. D., McLellan, B. C., Bangerter, P. J., van Beers, D. and Green, S. R. (2012) Engineering-in sustainability through the application of SUSOP (R). Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 90 1: 98-109. doi:10.1016/j.cherd.2011.08.001
Li, Y., Corder, G. D. and McLellan, B. C. (2011) Transport in the minerals industry – Contributions to greenhouse gas emissions and potential for mitigation. Minerals engineering, 24 13: 1430-1439. doi:10.1016/j.mineng.2011.07.001
Costs and carbon emissions for geopolymer pastes in comparison to ordinary portland cement
McLellan, Benjamin C., Williams, Ross P., Lay, Janine, van Riessen, Arie and Corder, Glen D. (2011) Costs and carbon emissions for geopolymer pastes in comparison to ordinary portland cement. Journal of Cleaner Production, 19 9-10: 1080-1090. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.02.010
Atmospheric and hydrological transport modelling of SOx emissions in a unique verification context
McLellan, B. C., Dicks, A. and Diniz da Costa, J. C. (2010) Atmospheric and hydrological transport modelling of SOx emissions in a unique verification context. AIChE Journal, 56 3: 815-824. doi:10.1002/aic.11985
Corder, G. D., McLellan, B. C. and Green, S. (2010) Incorporating sustainable development principles into minerals processing design and operation: SUSOP®. Minerals Engineering, 23 3: 175-181. doi:10.1016/j.mineng.2009.12.003
McLellan, B.C., Corder, G.D., Giurco, D and Green, S (2009) Incorporating sustainable development in the design of mineral processing operations-review and analysis of current approaches. Journal of Cleaner Production, 17 16: 1414-1425. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.06.003
Potential opportunities and impacts of a hydrogen economy for the Australian minerals industry
McLellan, Benjamin C. (2009) Potential opportunities and impacts of a hydrogen economy for the Australian minerals industry. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34 9: 3571-3577. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.03.008
Evaluating the sustainability benefits of new technologies
Corder,G., McLellan, B. and Green, S. (2009) Evaluating the sustainability benefits of new technologies. CIM Magazine, 4 2: 36-39.
Hydrogen from coal: Production and utilisation technologies
Shoko, E., McLellan, B. C., Dicks, A. L. and Diniz da Costa, J. C. (2006) Hydrogen from coal: Production and utilisation technologies. International Journal of Coal Geology, 65 3-4: 213-222. doi:10.1016/j.coal.2005.05.004
Hydrogen production and utilisation opportunities for Australia
McLellan, B, Shoko, E., Dicks, A. L. and Diniz da Costa, J. C. (2005) Hydrogen production and utilisation opportunities for Australia. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 30 6: 669-679. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2004.06.008
Fuel cells, hydrogen and energy supply in Australia
Dicks, A. L., Diniz da Costa, J. C. D., Simpson, A. and McLellan, B. (2004) Fuel cells, hydrogen and energy supply in Australia. Journal of Power Sources, 131 1-2: 1-12. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2003.11.079
Decentralised energy futures: The changing emissions reduction landscape
McLellan, Benjamin, Florin, Nick, Giurco, Damien, Kishita, Yusuke, Itaoka, Kenshi and Tezuka, Tetsuo (2015). Decentralised energy futures: The changing emissions reduction landscape. In: 22nd CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering. 22nd CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, LCE 2015, Sydney, NSW Australia, (138-143). 7- 9 April 2015. doi:10.1016/j.procir.2015.02.052
McLellan, Benjamin C., Giurco, Damien P., Corder, Glen D., Golev, Artem, Kishita, Yusuke, Florin, Nick and Sharpe, Samantha (2015). Mineral-water-energy nexus: implications of localized production and consumption for industrial ecology. In: The Tipping Point: Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity. 21st International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference: The Tipping Point: Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity, Geelong, VIC, Australia, (). 10-12 July 2015.
Sustainability Assessment of Deep Ocean Resources
McLellan, Benjamin C. (2014). Sustainability Assessment of Deep Ocean Resources. In: EcoBalance 2014, Tsukuba Japan, (30A2-3-30A2-3). 27-30 October 2014.
Sustainability of the rare earths industry
McLellan, B. C., Corder, G. D., Golev, A. and Ali, S. H. (2014). Sustainability of the rare earths industry. In: N. Agya Utama, Ben Mclellan, Suharman Hamzah, Agus Trihartono, Apip, Hatma Suryatmojo, Slamet Widodo, M. Ery Wijaya, S. Khoirul Himmi, Miguel Esteban, Hooman Farzaneh, Niken Prilandita, Novri Susan, Haryono Huboyo and Makruf Nurudin, The 4th International Conference on Sustainable Future for Human Security SUSTAIN 2013. 4th International Conference on Sustainable Future for Human Security (SustaiN 2013), Kyoto, Japan, (280-287). 18-21 October 2013. doi:10.1016/j.proenv.2014.03.035
Corder, G. D., McLellan, B. C. and Green, S. R. (2012). Delivering solutions for resource conservation and recycling into project management systems through SUSOP(R). In: Sustainability through Resource Conservation and Recycling. 2nd International Symposium on Sustainability through Resource Conservation and Recycling '11 (SRCR '11), Cornwall, United Kingdom, (47-57). 10-12 May 2011. doi:10.1016/j.mineng.2011.11.007
Giurco, Damien, Franks, Daniel, McLellan, Benjamin and Prior, Timothy (2012). Mineral and energy futures: implications for technology and policy in producing and consuming countries. In: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on EcoBalance (EcoBalance 2012). 10th International Conference on EcoBalance (EcoBalance 2012), Yokohama, Japan, (). 20-23 November 2012.
Engineering in sustainability: Learnings from the application of SUSOP®
Corder, G. D., McLellan, B. C., Bangerter, P. J., van Beers, D. and Green, S. R. (2010). Engineering in sustainability: Learnings from the application of SUSOP®. In: Chemeca 2010: Engineering at the Edge. Chemeca 2010, Adelaide, Australia, (1086-1096). 26-29 September 2010.
Corder, G. D., McLellan, B. C. and Green, S. (2010). Incorporating sustainable development principles into minerals processing design and operation: SUSOP (R). In: Special issue: Sustainability, Resource Conservation & Recycling. Sustainability through Resource Conservation and Recycling 09, Cape Town, South Africa, (175-181). 4-5 April 2009. doi:10.1016/j.mineng.2009.12.003
Green, S. R., Corder, G. D., McLellan, B. C., van Beers, D. and Bangerter, P. J. (2010). SUSOP®: Embedding Sustainable Development Principles into the Design and Operation of Resource Extraction and Processing Operations. In: Sustainable Mining 2010 conference : 17-19 August 2010, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Sustainable Mining Conference, Kalgoorlie, WA, (). 17-19 August 2010.
Embedding sustainable development into the design and operation of industrial processing plants
McLellan, B. C., Corder, G. D. and Green, S (2009). Embedding sustainable development into the design and operation of industrial processing plants. In: Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering Conference November 2009: Program and Conference Papers. Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering Conference November 2009, Melbourne, Australia, (1-12). 22-24 November 2009.
Evolution of a sustainable development program for the minerals processing industry.
McLellan, Benjamin, Corder, Glen and Green S (2008). Evolution of a sustainable development program for the minerals processing industry.. In: Chemeca-Australian Conference on Chemical Engineering proceedings, 2008. Chemeca-Australian Conference on Chemical Engineering, Newcastle, Aust., (2037-2046). Sept 28 - Oct 1, 2008.
Measuring the sustainability benefits of new technologies for the minerals industry.
Corder, G. D., McLellan, B. and S Green (2008). Measuring the sustainability benefits of new technologies for the minerals industry.. In: C.Q. Jia, C.A. Pickles, S. Brienne and S.R. Rao, Conference of Metallurgists 2008- proceedings. Conference of Metallurgists 2008, Winnipeg, Canada, (377-388). Aug 24-27, 2008.
Assessing the benefits of sustainable processing research in the minerals industry
McLellan, B. C., Corder, G. D. and Green, S. (2007). Assessing the benefits of sustainable processing research in the minerals industry. In: R. Scott, Proceedings of the 35th Australasian Chemical Engineering Conference 2007. Chemeca 2007: Academia and Industry Strengthening the Profession, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, (619-626). 23-26 September 2007.
Hydrogen economy options for Australia
McLellan, B. C., Diniz da Costa, J. C., Dicks, A. L., Rudolph, V., Pagan, R. J., Sheng, C. and Wall, T. F. (2004) Hydrogen economy options for Australia. Developments in Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing: Australasian Research Journal, 12 5/6: 447-460. doi:10.1002/apj.5500120502
Sustainability assessment of hydrogen energy pathways
McLellan, B. C., Dicks, A. L. and Diniz da Costa, J. C. (2004). Sustainability assessment of hydrogen energy pathways. In: International Conference on Sustainability Engineering and Science. International Conference on Sustainability Engineering and Science, New Zealand, (1-13). 6-9 July 2004.
Hydrogen economy options for Australia
McLellan, B. C., Diniz da Costa, J. C., Dicks, A. L., Rudolph, V., Pagan, R. J., Sheng, C. and Wall, T.F. (2003). Hydrogen economy options for Australia. In: Richard Brown and QUT and Colleen Hanahan, The Application of Membrane Filtration Technology for a Wheat Starch Processing Industry: Proceedings of The National Environment Conference 2003. The National Environment Conference 2003, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, (110-150). 18-20 June 2003.
Designing mining technology for social outcomes: final report of the Technology Futures Project
Franks, D. M., McNab, K., McNab, K., Weldegiorgis, F., Horberry, T., Garcia-Vasquez, M., Oñate Santibáñez, B., Barnes, R. and McLellan, B. C. (2013) Designing mining technology for social outcomes: final report of the Technology Futures Project St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining & the Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland
Location-Specific Sustainability Metrics for Hydrogen Energy Systems
McLellan, Benjamin Craig (2007). Location-Specific Sustainability Metrics for Hydrogen Energy Systems PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, University of Queensland.
Sustainable development program
(2007–2010) CRC for Sustainable Resource Processing
Rio Tinto Foundation Sustainable Minerals Industry (RTFSMI) Assessment Project
(2006–2007) Technological Resources Pty Limited