Saad Ahmed

About

Saad is a PhD student working in the HolE-LiB project which aims to develop a holistic understanding of the fate of end-of-life batteries by addressing technical, economic, and design perspectives. The project is a multidisciplinary collaboration across six departments and four faculties at NTNU.

His focus in the project is to research and develop sustainable business models (SBM) for the battery value chain considering reusing, repurposing, and recycling the batteries in the Norwegian and EU context. In addition, his interest covers topics such as circular economy, business ecosystems, and entrepreneurship in a broad sense.

Saad is associated with Experts in Teamwork (EiT) where he co-supervised a village/course in the spring semester of 2023. He is currently involved in the project 'Innovation in EiT'

Previously, Saad worked as a research assistant at the University of South-Eastern Norway, where he helped develop the University's student incubator.

Publications

2025

Ahmed, Saad; Verhulst, Elli; Boks, Casper. (2025) Investigating sustainable business model interactions in the EV lithium ion battery ecosystem: A Norwegian context. University of Iceland. School of Business University of Iceland. School of Business
Academic monograph
Ahmed, Saad; Verhulst, Elli; Boks, Casper. (2025) Second Life of Electric Vehicle Lithium-Ion Batteries from a Sustainable Business Model Perspective.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Verhulst, Elli; Carvajal, Paulina; Ahmed, Saad; Martin, Theophile Camille Bryce; Tranås, Rune. (2025) Innovasjon og verdiskaping i Eksperter i team. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Report
Boks, Casper; Pantelatos, Leander Spyridon; Ahmed, Saad; Verhulst, Elli. (2025) Towards Circularity in Lithium-ion Battery Value Chains: Visions of a Repurposing Ecosystem for Electric Vehicle Batteries. Nihon LCA gakkaishi
Academic article

2024

Kishita, Yusuke; Boks, Casper; Proff, Moritz; Uhlig, Edith; Ahmed, Saad; Pantelatos, Leander Spyridon. (2024) Towards sustainable circular EV battery value chains: A review and comparative analysis between Germany, Norway, and Japan.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2023

Ahmed, Saad; Kjørstad, Marianne; Muller, Gerrit; Sundheim, Ottar. (2023) EARLY VALIDATION OF HIGH-TECH STARTUPS BY USING (BIG) DATA. International Journal of Innovation Management
Academic article
Ahmed, Saad; Verhulst, Elli; Boks, Casper. (2023) Sustainable Business Models for the Second Use of Electric Vehicles Lithium-ion Batteries in an Ecosystem Context: A Review.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Ahmed, Saad; Kjørstad, Marianne; Muller, Gerrit; Sundheim, Ottar. (2023) Early Validation of High-Tech Start-ups by Using Big Data.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Journal publications

Boks, Casper; Pantelatos, Leander Spyridon; Ahmed, Saad; Verhulst, Elli. (2025) Towards Circularity in Lithium-ion Battery Value Chains: Visions of a Repurposing Ecosystem for Electric Vehicle Batteries. Nihon LCA gakkaishi
Academic article
Ahmed, Saad; Kjørstad, Marianne; Muller, Gerrit; Sundheim, Ottar. (2023) EARLY VALIDATION OF HIGH-TECH STARTUPS BY USING (BIG) DATA. International Journal of Innovation Management
Academic article

Books

Ahmed, Saad; Verhulst, Elli; Boks, Casper. (2025) Investigating sustainable business model interactions in the EV lithium ion battery ecosystem: A Norwegian context. University of Iceland. School of Business University of Iceland. School of Business
Academic monograph

Part of book/report

Ahmed, Saad; Verhulst, Elli; Boks, Casper. (2025) Second Life of Electric Vehicle Lithium-Ion Batteries from a Sustainable Business Model Perspective.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Kishita, Yusuke; Boks, Casper; Proff, Moritz; Uhlig, Edith; Ahmed, Saad; Pantelatos, Leander Spyridon. (2024) Towards sustainable circular EV battery value chains: A review and comparative analysis between Germany, Norway, and Japan.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Ahmed, Saad; Verhulst, Elli; Boks, Casper. (2023) Sustainable Business Models for the Second Use of Electric Vehicles Lithium-ion Batteries in an Ecosystem Context: A Review.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Ahmed, Saad; Kjørstad, Marianne; Muller, Gerrit; Sundheim, Ottar. (2023) Early Validation of High-Tech Start-ups by Using Big Data.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

Verhulst, Elli; Carvajal, Paulina; Ahmed, Saad; Martin, Theophile Camille Bryce; Tranås, Rune. (2025) Innovasjon og verdiskaping i Eksperter i team. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Report

Outreach

Will Norway drown in used EV batteries?

It is essential to gain a comprehensive understanding of how to handle end-of-life batteries. In this presentation, we discuss the challenges from the business model, design, and technical perspective.

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