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.
Latest News
En Afriques, les véhicules électriques pourraient s’imposer plus tôt qu’on ne l’imagine
Dans de nombreux pays africains, les véhicules électriques pourraient devenir économiquement compétitifs bien avant 2040.
Une promotion ciblée de l'innovation pour la transition énergétique
Comment les innovations naissent-elles et comment peuvent-elles être encouragées de façon ciblée en vue de la transition énergétique? Michael Weinold, chercheur au PSI, a tenté de répondre à cette question en prenant pour exemple les lampes LED.
Neutralité carbone: inclure les matières premières
Un nouveau modèle de calcul du PSI visualise les interactions complexes entre technologie, besoins en matières premières critiques et impacts environnementaux nécessaires à la transition du système énergétique vers «zéro émission nette» de gaz à effet de serre.
Latest Publications
Noll B., Graff D., Schmidt T.S., Patt A., Bauer C., Agutu C., Asiimwe P.K., Diemuodeke O.E., Krygsman S., Nienkerke I., Tröndle T., Moretti C. (2026) Battery-electric passenger vehicles will be cost-effective across Africa well before 2040. Nature Energy, doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-025-01955-x
Weinold, M.P. and McKenna, R. (2026). JetFuelBurn: A Python package for calculating fuel burn of commercial aircraft. Journal of Open Source Software. doi: 10.21105/joss.09280
Rosa, L., Citrini, A., Terlouw, T., & Mingolla, S. (2025). Water Scarcity Risks in Ammonia Fertilizer Production Pose a Threat to Global Food Security. Environmental Science & Technology. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c14489
Open Positions
We are looking for Master, Semester and Project students to join the group!
MSc Thesis Openings
Semester Project Openings
The Master in Energy Science and Technology (MEST) program of ETH Zurich also advertises positions.
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MSc Thesis:
Policy Measures for the Swiss Energy Transition