Dr. Christian Moretti

Current Responsibilities

Christian Moretti has been a scientist in the Technology Assessment group (TEA) at the Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis (LEA) since February 2024. His research focuses on prospective Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of alternative fuels in the SWEET refuel.ch project, future sustainable energy solutions for transportation in Africa in the MI-ESYN project, and the Swiss energy system in the SPEED2ZERO project.

In addition to his role at PSI, Christian works at the Climate Policy Lab of the Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich). At ETH, his current research focuses mainly on modeling energy policies for sector coupling and enhanced flexibility in the SWEET PATHFNDR project.

Christian is a lecturer at ETH in the course "Quantitative Policy Analysis and Modeling," covering topics such as cost-benefit analysis, life cycle analysis, multi-criteria analysis, and partial and general equilibrium modeling.

Education and previous activities

Christian holds a master's degree in energy engineering from Politecnico di Milano and a PhD from Utrecht University. His doctoral thesis delved into the environmental impacts and economics of bio-based products, spanning fuels, chemicals, and materials. Prior to and after his PhD, Christian worked at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission.