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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

Dávila, J. G.,  Sacchi, R.,  Pizzol, M. Preconditions for achieving carbon neutrality in cement production through CCUS, Journal of Cleaner Production (2023), 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138935

Gibon, T., Hahn Menacho, A. Parametric Life Cycle Assessment of Nuclear Power for Simplified Models. Environmental Science & Technology (2023). doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c03190

Zhang, X. (2023). Influence of future electricity supplies on LCA- based building assessments. In Frischknecht, R., Lützkendorf, T., Passer, A., Birgisdottir, H., Chae, C., Palaniappan, S., Balouktsi, M., Rasmussen, F., Röck, M., Obrecht, T., Hoxha, E., Saade, M. (eds): IEA EBC ANNEX 72 Background information. Assessing life cycle related impacts caused by buildings. ISBN: 978-3-85125-953-7.  10.3217/978-3-85125-953-7