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
I principali miti sulle auto elettriche sottoposti al vaglio scientifico
Le auto elettriche stanno modificando il concetto di mobilità in tutto il mondo. Tuttavia, per quanto riguarda l'analisi del ciclo di vita, ovvero l'impatto ambientale di tali veicoli e la loro idoneità all’uso quotidiano, ci sono molte domande in sospeso nonché fraintendimenti. Uno sguardo ai dati che ci fornisce la scienza mette in luce quali siano i punti forti e i punti deboli delle vetture elettriche.
Quali condizioni rendono conveniente costruire nuove centrali nucleari in Svizzera?
Nuovo studio sull’energia nucleare in Svizzera
La competitività dei carburanti sostenibili dipende dal sito di produzione
Il sito di produzione, il finanziamento e l'innovazione determinano la competitività dei carburanti sostenibili.
Latest Publications
Berra, L., Iacono, G., Bardow, A., Escamilla, G., Bargiacchi, E., & Moretti, C. (2026). Prospective Life Cycle Assessment of Alternative Fuels and Carbon Capture in Swiss Gas-Fired Power Plants. Energy & Fuels. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5c05190
Quílez-Bermejo, J., Jurkiewicz, K., de Araujo, L. G., García-Dalí, S., Moretti, C., Castro-Gutiérrez, J., ... & Fierro, V. (2026). Sustainable Bottom-Up Electrochemical Synthesis of Few-Layer Turbostratic Graphene from Ethanol. Carbon. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2026.121802
Myridinas, M., Fennel, K., Laurent, A., Sacchi, R., Stoeckli, A., Treyer, K., Bauer, C., Pfister, S. Prospective site-specific life cycle assessment of ocean alkalinity enhancement. Environ. Res. Lett. 21, 084010 (2026). doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ae5a4e
Schulte, S., Jakobs, A. & Lupton, R. When correlation matters: a practical guide to dealing with uncertainty in the case of data disaggregation. J. Ind. Ecol. (2026). doi: 10.1007/s44498-026-00048-6
Liu, Z., Terlouw, T., Frey, P., Bauer, C., McKenna, R. (2026). Global cost drivers and regional trade-offs for low-carbon fuels: a prospective techno-economic assessment. Energy & Environmental Science. doi: 10.1039/d5ee05591a
Weinand J.M., Kleinebrahm M., Sanjuan B., Trutnevyte E., Treyer K., Claret F., Dalla Longa F., Burgherr P., van der Zwaan B., McKenna R., Stolten D. (2025). The role of geothermal plants in the global energy and materials transition. Nexus, doi: 10.1016/j.ynexs.2025.100099
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
Student Project:
Coupling Energy System Models to Life Cycle Inventories and Quantifying Environmental Burdens