Technology Assessment Group
The Technology Assessment group is part of the multi-disciplinary Laboratory for Energy systems Analysis (LEA) at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and is the continuation of the former GaBE Project. Technology Assessment incorporates a comprehensive range of research areas to achieve three main objectives:
- To improve understanding and thereby enable comparisons of current energy technologies and future energy options for the electricity, heating and transport sectors based on environmental, economic and socially relevant factors.
- To provide quantitative, systematic, and interdisciplinary assessments of energy technologies and energy supply strategies through the development and application of consistent methodological frameworks and databases.
- To support rational decision-making for sustainable development in the Swiss and international energy sectors, and to communicate balanced research findings to decision-makers and stakeholders.
Figure 1: Analytical framework for comprehensive technology assessment.
Latest News
Christian Bauer interviewed on Electric Cars at the program Einstein by SRF
Christian Bauer, a scientist at PSI's Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis who specialises in life cycle and sustainability analyses, interviewed at the program Einstein by SRF on Electric Cars
Christian Bauer interviewed on Electric Cars at the program Treffpunkt by SRF
SRF interviewed Christian Bauer, a scientist at PSI's Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis who specialises in life cycle and sustainability analyses, on Electric Cars
Final Report of the IMPEGA project
The final report of the IMPEGA project has been released!
Latest Publications
- Eleftherios Siskos and Peter Burgherr (2021). Multicriteria Decision Support for the Evaluation of Electricity Supply Resilience: Exploration of Interacting Criteria. European Journal of Operational Research.
- Ozgul Calicioglu, Pandara Valappil Femeena, Christopher L. Mutel, Deborah L. Sills, Tom L. Richard and Rachel A. Brennan (2021). Techno-economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of an Integrated Wastewater-Derived Duckweed Biorefinery. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.
- Matteo Spada, Emilie Sutra and Peter Burgherr (2021). Comparative accident risk assessment with focus on deep geothermal energy systems in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Geothermics