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.
Latest News
Une promesse complexe
Une aviation climatiquement neutre n’implique pas seulement de réduire les émissions des vols. Une étude du PSI analyse ce qui sera nécessaire pour atteindre cet objectif à long terme.
Aussi rapide qu’un avion et aussi propre qu’un train
Dans le cadre d’une collaboration suisse, des scientifiques ont analysé l’impact environnemental potentiel du concept Hyperloop.
Où doit être produit l’hydrogène à l’avenir?
Des scientifiques du PSI ont étudié où l’hydrogène devait être produit pour une future économie de l’hydrogène et quelles étaient les conséquences de cet agent énergétique pour l’environnement.
Latest Publications
Huang, H., Heuninckx, S., Macharis, C. (2024). 20 years review of the multi actor multi criteria analysis (MAMCA) framework: a proposition of a systematic guideline, Annals of Operations Research. doi: 10.1007/s10479-024-06357-y
Huang, H., Zhang, X., Corrente, S., Siraj, S. Kiba-Janiak, M. (2024). Facilitating Sustainable Logistics Policy Development Using Multicriteria Satisfaction Analysis: A Case of Preference Mapping for Cargo Bike Last-Mile Delivery, Strengthening European Mobility Policy. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-67936-0_10
Zhang, X., Walch, A., Rüdisüli, M., Bauer, C., Burgherr, P., McKenna, R. & Habert, G. (2024). Evaluating the levelized costs and life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of electricity generation from rooftop solar photovoltaics: a Swiss case study. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability. doi: 10.1088/2634-4505/ad80c3