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
Elektrofahrzeuge in Afrika könnten sich früher durchsetzen als gedacht
Elektrofahrzeuge könnten in vielen afrikanischen Ländern schon vor 2040 wirtschaftlich konkurrenzfähig werden.
Gezielte Innovationsförderung für die Energiewende
Wie entstehen Innovationen und wie können sie für die Energiewende gezielt gefördert werden? PSI-Forscher Michael Weinold ist dieser Frage am Beispiel von LED-Lampen nachgegangen.
Netto-Null: Die Rohstoffe mitrechnen
Ein neues Rechenmodell des PSI veranschaulicht die komplexen Wechselwirkungen zwischen Technologie, dem Bedarf an kritischen Rohstoffen und der Umweltbelastung auf dem Weg zur Klimaneutralität.
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