The interdivisional PSI Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis conducts analytical research on diverse energy technologies and systems.
LEA is a cross-center laboratory bridging the Centers for Nuclear Engineering and Sciences (NES) and Energy and Environment (CEE). It unites specific analytical research on diverse energy technologies and systems, including nuclear, fossil and (modern) renewables. Taking an holistic and interdisciplinary approach, LEA develops models, analysis and tools to support decision makers and researchers to address complex and systemic challenges in the broad field of energy. LEA includes the groups Technology Assessment, Energy Economics, Risk and Human Reliability, and the Chair of Energy Systems Analysis at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT) of ETH Zurich. The link between LEA and D-MAVT was established in 2022 by the appointment of the LEA Head, Prof. Dr. Russell McKenna.
The LEA areas of activities fall into three main areas:
Lab News & Scientific Highlights
Les plus grands mythes sur les voitures électriques passés au crible scientifique
Partout dans le monde, les voitures électriques transforment la mobilité. Leur bilan environnemental et leur fonctionnalité au quotidien soulèvent toutefois de nombreuses questions et suscitent des malentendus. La science montre où se situent leurs atouts et quels sont leurs points faibles.
Dans quels cas la construction de nouvelles centrales nucléaires est-elle indiquée en Suisse ?
Nouvelle étude sur l’énergie nucléaire en Suisse
Evangelos Panos at Climate Week Zurich
In his keynote speech, Evangelos Panos explained what delivering the Swiss energy transition will take.
Publications
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Arrieta LAC, Camacho PS, Perez JM, Bauer C, Parra D
A prospective life cycle assessment of different battery technologies for mobility, including a second stationary application
Journal of Energy Storage. 2026; 164: 121839 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2026.121839
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Barani M, Löffler K, Crespo del Granado P, Moskalenko N, Panos E, Hoffart FM, et al.
European energy vision 2050 and beyond: designing scenarios for Europe's energy transition
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2026; 225: 116074 (32 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2025.116074
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Chen R, Pelser T, Lohrmann A, Weinand JM, McKenna R
Data-driven landscape scenicness mapping for continental-scale onshore wind resource assessment
Energy and AI. 2026; 24: 100752 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyai.2026.100752
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