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
A complex promise
There’s more to climate-neutral aviation than just reducing emissions during flights. A PSI study analyses what is needed to achieve this long-term goal.
Fast as a plane, clean as a train
In a collaboration across Switzerland, researchers have evaluated the potential environmental impacts of so-called hyperloop systems.
Where should hydrogen be produced in the future?
Researchers at PSI have been looking into where the hydrogen for a future hydrogen economy should be produced and what impact this energy carrier will have on the environment.
Latest Publications
Hahn Menacho, A.J., Sacchi, R., Bauer, C., Panos, E., McKenna, R., Burgherr, P. (2024). The material-energy nexus in net-zero transition scenarios: exploring environmental trade-offs and uncertainties. Resources, Conservation and Recycling (Under Review).
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