Selected Conference Contributions

2024

Alaux, N., Treyer, K., & Passer, A. (2024). The challenge of modeling tracked electricity consumption in EPDs: an example for building materials. In G. Foliente, T. Lutzkendorf, J. Gibberd, N. Keena, & H. Walllbaum (Eds.), IOP conference series: earth and environmental science: Vol. 1363. World sustainable built environment 2024 (WSBE24) Conference Proceedings (p. 012026 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/1363/1/012026

Ouellet-Plamondon, CM., Balouktsi, M., Delem, L., Foliente, G., Francart, N., Garcia-Martinez, A., Hoxha, E., Lützkendorf, T., Nygaard Rasmussen, F., Peuportier, B., Butler, J., Birgisdottir, H., Bragança, L., Dowdell, D., Dixit, M., Gomes, V., Gomes da Silva, M., Carlos Gómez, J., Kjendseth Wiik, M., Carmen Llatas Olivier, M., Mateus, R., Pulgrossi, LM., Röck, M., Ruschi Mendes Saade, M., Passer, A., Satola, D., Seo, S., Soust-Verdaguer, B., Veselka, J., Volf, M., Zhang, X. & Frischknecht, R. (2024). Comparison of 16 national methods in the life cycle assessment of carbon storage in wood products in a reference building. In G. Foliente, T. Lutzkendorf, J. Gibberd, N. Keena, & H. Walllbaum (Eds.), IOP conference series: earth and environmental science: Vol. 1363. World sustainable built environment 2024 (WSBE24) Conference Proceedings. doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/1363/1/012059

Huang, H., Metzger, D., Siskos, E., Burgherr, P. (2024). Analyzing Swiss Energy Policy through a Fuzzy BWM-PROMETHEE Approach: A Socio-Political Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis. In 5th International Workshop on Best-Worst Method, 13-14 June 2024, Delft, The Netherlands.

Huang, H., & Burgherr, P. (2024). MCDA Calculator: A Streamlined Decision Support System for Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis. In 24th International Conference on Group Decision and Negotiation & 10th International Conference on Decision Support System Technology, 2 – 5 June 2024, Porto, Portugal.

Huang, H. (2024). Strategic Categorization of Swiss Energy Policies: A Robust Hybrid MCDA Approach for Socio-Political Assessment. In 33rd European Conference on Operational Research, 30th June – 3rd July 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark.

2023

Siskos, E., & Burgherr, P. (2023). A participatory group decision making framework to evaluate the Swiss energy transition. In 95th meeting of the EWG on MCDA, 13-15 April 2023, Jaen, Spain.

Siskos, E. (2023). A thrilling journey into Operational Research and Multicriteria Decision Aid. Presentation for the acquisition of the Bernard Roy Award 2023. In 96th meeting of the EWG on MCDA, 21-23 September 2023, Paris, France.

Burgherr, P., Siskos., E. McKenna, R., Spada, M., Lordan-Perret, R. (2023) Comparative Risk Assessment of Wind Turbine Accidents from a Public Acceptance and Societal Perspective. Proceedings of the 33rd European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2023), edited Brito, M. P., Aven, T., Baraldi, P., Čepin, M., Zio,E., Research Publishing, Singapore. Proceedings: rpsonline.com

Spada, M., Burgherr, P. (2023) Comparative Accident Risk Assessment of Energy System Technologies for the Energy Transition in OECD Countries. Proceedings of the 33rd European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2023), edited Brito, M. P., Aven, T., Baraldi, P., Čepin, M., Zio,E., Research Publishing, Singapore. Proceedings: rpsonline.com

Burgherr, P. (2023) Invited Expert Lecture: Geopolitics of the Global Energy Transition. Nordic Pine 23: Tabletop Exercise on Hybrid Threats to Renewable Energy Systems: Cyber and Malign Influence, fully distributed (physical & online), 19‐21 Sep 2023.

Burgherr, P. (2023) Invited Plenary Lecture: Hybrid Threats and Critical Energy Infrastructure in the Context of the Energy Transition. CRITIS 2023 – 18th International Conference on Critical Information Infrastructures Security, 13‐15 Sep 2023, Helsinki, Finland

Weinold, M., Rohrer, P., McKenna R. (2023) Aircraft Fuel Efficiency Improvements: The Pathway to Evidence-Based Forecasts. Aerospace Europe Conference 2023, 13 July 2023, Lausanne, Switzerland

2022

Bauer, C. (2022). Hydrogen from biomass with CCS – A carbon-negative transport fuel? 2nd International conference on negative CO2 emissions, 14.-17.6.2022, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Bauer, C. (2022). LCA of Negative Emission Technologies/Carbon Dioxide Removal: Current state and recommendations. 80th LCA discussion forum, 9.6.2022, Zurich, Switzerland.

Burgherr, P. (2022) Invited Expert Lecture: Risk Assessment of Energy Technologies. Nordic Pine 22: Tabletop Exercise on Hybrid Threats to Renewable Energy Systems, fully distributed (online), 19‐23 Sep 2022.

Siskos, E., Burgherr, P. (2022) Multicriteria Decision Support for the Evaluation of Electricity Supply Resilience: Exploration of Interacting Criteria. Participation in the honorary session: 2022 MCDM Junior Researcher Best Paper Award of the 2022 INFORMS Annual Meeting, 16‐19 October 2022, Indianapolis, USA.

Hirschberg, S., Sacchi, R., Ramachandran, K., Spada, M., Panos, E., Bauer, C., Burgherr, P., Kober, T. (2022) Sustainability Assessment of Technologies and Scenarios for Passenger Transport: The Swiss Case. International Conference on Operations Research (OR 2022). 6‐9 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany.

Siskos, E., Desbordes, A., Burgherr, P., McKenna, R. (2022) Evaluation of the European energy security using a robust multicriteria decision aid framework. International Conference on Operations Research (OR 2022). 6‐9 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany.

Spada, M., Burgherr, P. (2022) A tool for spatial Multi‐Criteria Decision Analysis: Application to a sustainability and a suitability case study for energy systems in Switzerland. International Conference on Operations Research (OR 2022). 6‐9 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany.

Siskos, E., Desbordes, A., Burgherr, P. (2022) Heuristics for the Robust Implementation of the Chocquet Integral as Important Index in Multicriteria Ranking Problems. 32nd European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2022), 3‐6 July 2022, Espoo, Finland.

Burgherr, P. (2022) Invited Presentation: Integrated Sustainability Assessment of Energy Systems and Decision Support for the Energy Transition. Sustainable Futures Lunch Talk, 8 April 2022, Basel, Switzerland, Hybrid Event.

Bauer, C. (2022). Hydrogen-based e-fuels in climate change mitigation: the environmental and economic perspectives. Invited presentation, 38th Swiss Electrochemistry Symposium, 11.05.2022, Aarau, Switzerland.

Burgherr, P., Siskos, E., Mutel, C., Lordan-Perret, R., Spada, M. (2022). A Multi-Criteria Decision Model for the Assessment of Sustainability and Governance Risks of Tailings Dams, European Safety and Reliability Conference 2022 (ESREL 2022), Dublin, Ireland.

Burgherr, P., Siskos, E., Spada, M., Lustenberger, P., Dupuy, A. (2022). Energy Security in the Context of Hybrid Threats: The Case of the European Natural Gas Network. The 17th International Conference on Critical Information Infrastructures Security (CRITIS 2022). 14-16 Sep 2022, Munich, Germany.

Spada, M., Dickey, G., Burgherr, P. (2022). Accident Risk Assessment for Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing, European Safety and Reliability Conference 2022 (ESREL 2022), Dublin, Ireland.

Guarino F. et al. (2022). State of the Art on Sustainability Assessment of Positive Energy Districts: Methodologies, Indicators and Future Perspectives. In: Littlewood J.R., Howlett R.J., Jain L.C. (eds) Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2021. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 263. Springer, Singapore. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6269-0_40

2021

Burgherr, P. (2021) Sub‐Project Literature Review. NATO Science and Technology Organization, Systems Analysis and Studies (SAS)‐163, “Energy Security in the Era of Hybrid Warfare”, 2021 Review, 16‐17 December 2021, Hybrid Event: Oberammergau (GER) / Virtual.

Burgherr, P. (2021). Integrated Sustainability Assessment of Energy Systems and its Role for Decision Making (Invited Keynote Presentation), IAEA Virtual Regional Meeting on Social, Economic & Environmental Implications of Energy & Climate Strategies, 8-12 Nov 2021, Virtual Event.

Burgherr, P. (2021). Evidence-based Technology Assessment as a Foundation for the Energy Transition (Invited Keynote Presentation), Energy Data Hackdays 2021, 24-25 Sep 2021, Technopark Aargau, Brugg, Switzerland.

Burgherr, P., Siskos, E., Spada, M., Lustenberger, P. and Dupuy, A.C. (2021). Resilience of the European Natural Gas Network to Hybrid Threats, European Safety and Reliability Conference 2021 (ESREL 2021), Angers, France

Cinelli, M., Burgherr, P., Kadzinski, M., Miebs, G. and Slowinski, R. (2021). Testing a novel decision support system to identify the most suitable MCDA method for energy system analysis, European Safety and Reliability Conference 2021 (ESREL 2021), Angers, France (virtual)

Cinelli, M., Kadziński, M., Miebs, G., Słowiński, R., Burgherr, P. (2021). Supporting Complex Decision-Making in Multiple Criteria-Based Projects with MCDA-MSS. International Conference on Operations Research (OR 2021), 31 Aug – 3 Sep 2021, Bern, Switzerland.

Mutel, C. (2021). What if we actually cared about climate change? 78th LCA Discussion Forum, Zürich, Switzerland, Sept. 13, 2021.

Mutel, C. (2021). Brightcon, Sept. 16-17, 2021.

Siskos, E. and Burgherr, P. (2021). Assessing Electricity Supply Resilience based on a rational investigation of interacting evaluation criteria, European Safety and Reliability Conference 2021 (ESREL 2021), Angers, France (virtual).

Siskos, E., Figueira J.R., Burgherr, P. (2021). Analysis of the criteria interactions and their impact on the robustness of the decision model results, 31st European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2021), 11-14 Jul 2021, Athens, Greece.

Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2021). Comparative Risk Assessment and External Costs of Accidents for Passenger Transportation in Switzerland, European Safety and Reliability Conference 2021 (ESREL 2021)

Terlouw, T., AlSkaif, T., Bauer, C., (2021). Techno-Economic Assessment of PV-Coupled Battery Energy Storage Systems with Different Sizing Methodologies, 2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech, 1-6, IEEE. doi: 10.1109/PowerTech46648.2021.9494881.

Treyer, K. (2021). Umweltauswirkungen im Lebenszyklus der Stromproduktion mit erneuerbaren Energien. Tagung des Urner Instituts der Alpen und der Stiftung AlpEnForCe, 06.09.2021, Göschenen: Wie nachhaltig ist Alpenstrom?

2020

Bauer, C. (2020). Die Umweltauswirkungen von Personenwagen: heute und morgen. Roundtable – Elektromobilität Zug, Zug, Switzerland

Bauer, C. (2020). Elektromobilität – die ökologische Perspektive. WAVE TROPHY 2020, Villigen PSI, Switzerland

Bauer, C. (2020). The environmental performance of passenger vehicles: A Life Cycle Perspective. Green Mobility Symposium (virtual)

Bauer, C. (2020). Ökologische Vor- und Nachteile der Elektrifizierung im Verkehr. TECHNOLOGY BRIEFING – Empa (virtual)

Bauer, C. (2020). Carbon Capture and Storage and its role in sustainable transport – the life cycle perspective. Eco-mobility 2020 (virtual)

Burgherr, P., Spada, M., Vandepaer, L., Siskos, E. and Lustenberger, P. (2020). Risk-benefits and trade-offs for a broad range of long-term global energy scenarios. The 30th European Safety and Reliability Conference - the 15th Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (virtual)

Hirschberg, S., Bauer, C., Heck, T., Spada, M., Burgherr, P., Mutel, C. and Sacchi, R. (2020). Health impacts of current and future cars. The 30th European Safety and Reliability Conference - the 15th Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (virtual)

Kim, A., Mutel, C. and Froemelt, A. (2020). Narrowing Variability by Global Sensitivity Analysis: Case Study of Swiss Household Consumption. SETAC North America 41st Annual Meeting - Environmental Quality through Innovative Science - SciCon 2 (virtual)

Mutel, C. (2020). Integrating IAMs/ESMs with life cycle assessment. Open Energy Modelling Workshop, Berlin, Germany

Mutel, C. (2020). Getting Life Cycle Assessment right: science-based decision support for the energy transition. Sustainability Talks 19/20: Interdisciplinary lecture series, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

Paulillo, A., Kim, A., Mutel, C., Striolo, A., Bauer, C. and Lettieri, P. (2020). Key parameters for predicting the environmental impacts of conventional geothermal technologies. SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting - Open Science for Enhanced Global Environmental Protection - SciCon 1 (virtual)

Siskos, E. and Burgherr, P. (2020). Benchmarking of European electricity supply resilience: the case of interacting criteria. 13th International Conference on Energy and Climate Change (virtual).

Siskos, E., Cinelli, M., Spada, M., Gasser, P. and Burgherr, P. (2020). Multicriteria benchmarking of European electricity supply resilience: the case of interacting criteria. The Joint International Resilience Conference 2020, JIRC2020 (virtual).

Siskos, E., Cinelli, M., Spada, M., Gasser, P. and Burgherr, P. (2020). Multicriteria decision support for the evaluation of electricity supply resilience: exploration of interacting criteria. INFORMS annual meeting 2020 (virtual).

Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2020). A comparative risk assessment for passenger cars in Europe. The 30th European Safety and Reliability Conference - the 15th Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (virtual)

Treyer, K. (2020). Hydrogen in decarbonisation of the Swiss transport sector: Role, production of H2 & CO2 storage, techno-environmental assessment and application in passenger cars/heavy trucks. Life Cycle Innovation Conference (virtual)

2019

Bauer, C., Zhang, X., Antonini, C., van der Spek, M., Treyer, K., Mazzotti, M. (2019). Road transport decarbonization via reforming based H2 with CCS – a Life Cycle Assessment, TCCS-10 conference, Trondheim, Norway

Burgherr, P. (2019). Resilient Energy Infrastructure and Robust Decision Making. Energy Security in the Era of Hybrid Warfare Workshop: Developing a Research Roadmap 2.0, ZITiS Headquarters, Munich, Germany. 

Burgherr, P. (2019). Resilient Energy Infrastructure and Robust Decision Making. Energy Security in the Era of Hybrid Warfare Workshop: Developing a Research Roadmap, NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium.

Burgherr, P., Spada, M., Kalinina, A., Vandepaer, L., Lustenberger, P. and Kim, W. (2019). Comparative Risk Assessment of Accidents in the Energy Sector within Different Long-Term Scenarios and Marginal Electricity Supply MixesEuropean Safety and Reliability Conference 2019 (ESREL 2019), Hannover, Germany 

Gasser, P., Cinelli, M., Spada, M., Burgherr, P. and Stojadinovic, B. (2019). Indices under the Spotlight: An Approach to Unveil and Manage the Implicit Trade-offs between IndicatorsEuropean Safety and Reliability Conference 2019 (ESREL 2019), Hannover, Germany 

Mutel, C. (2019). Using international emissions inventories for the validation of global life cycle assessment databases, International Emissions Inventories (US EPA), Dallas, TX, USA

Mutel, C., Lesage, P (2019). Direct sampling to improve accuracy of Monte Carlo uncertainty analysis, SETAC Europe 2019, Helsinki, Finland

Schneider, S.F., Bauer, C., Novak, P. and Berg, E.J. (2019). A modeling framework to assess performance, costs and environmental impact of Li-ion and Na-ion batteries, Symposium on Modeling and Experimental Validation of Electrochemical Energy Technologies, Braunschweig, Germany

Schneider, S.F., Novak, P. and Kober, T. (2019). Rechargeable batteries for simultaneous demand peak shaving and price arbitrage, International Energy Workshop, Paris, France

Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2019). A Hierarchical Approximate Bayesian Computation (HABC) for Accident Risk in the Energy Sector triggered by Natural EventsEuropean Safety and Reliability Conference 2019 (ESREL 2019), Hannover, Germany

Spada, M. and Calabrese, R. (2019). Modelling spatial contagion effects for mortgage defaults using a Bayesian hierarchical approach, 13th International Conference on Computational and Financial Econometrics (CFE 2019), London, UK.

Spada, M., Cinelli, M. and Burgherr, P. (2019). Sustainability Assessment of Potential Areas For Deep Geothermal Energy Systems in Switzerland, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, USA  

Spada, M, and Ferretti, V. (2019). A Bayesian framework for spatial risk assessment: an application to oil tankers, 30th European Conference on Operational Research, Dublin, Ireland

Vandepaer, L., Panos, E., Bauer, C. and Amor, B. (2019). Toward economically and environmentally optimal energy systems in Switzerland, Workshop der Arbeitsgruppe „OR im Umweltschutz“ der Gesellschaft für Operations Research e.V., Nachhaltigkeit in der Nutzung stofflicher und energetischer Ressourcen, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany

Zhang, X. (2019). The life cycle assessment of energy storage and its role in energy transition,Energy Storage International Conference and Expo 2019, Beijing, China

2018

Burgherr, P. (2018). Resilient Energy Infrastructures in the Context of Safety, Security and Sustainability (Invited Keynote Presentation), 3rd International Conference on Uncertainty in Mechanical Engineering (ICUME), Darmstadt, Germany

Burgherr, P., Cinelli, M., Spada, M., Blaszczynski, J., Słowiński, R. and Pannatier, Y (2018). Risk assessment of worldwide refinery accidents using advanced classification methods: effects of refinery configuration and geographic location on outcome risk levels, European Safety and Reliability Conference 2018 (ESREL 2018), Trondheim, Norway

Cinelli, M., Gasser, P., Kadzinski, M., Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2018). Resilience Assessment of Countries’ Electricity Supply According to Different Aggregation Functions., 1st International Conference on Infrastructure Resilience, Zurich, Switzerland

Cinelli, M., Gasser, P., Kadzinski, M., Spada, M., Burgherr, P. and Hirschberg, S. (2018). Rankings comparisons: the case of resilience assessment of countries’ electricity supply, 29th European Conference on Operational Research, Valencia, Spain

Gasser, P., Cinelli, M., Kadzinski, M., Burgherr, P. and Stojadinović, B. (2018). Resilience Quantification of Electricity Supply Using Data Envelopment Analysis., 1st International Conference on Infrastructure Resilience, Zurich, Switzerland

Kalinina, A., Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2018). Alternative life-loss rates for failures of large concrete and masonry dams in mountain regions of OECD countries, European Safety and Reliability Conference 2018 (ESREL 2018), Trondheim, Norway

Kalinina, A., Spada, M., Burgherr, P. and Sacco, T. (2018). Analysis of historical dam accidents worldwide: risk indicators and risk maps, 26th ICOLD World Congress, Vienna, Austria

Lustenberger, P., Kyriakidis, M., Dang, V., Burgherr, P. and Stojadinović, B. (2018). Quantification of Disruption and Recovery Processes for the European Natural Gas Network., 1st International Conference on Infrastructure Resilience, Zurich, Switzerland

Lustenberger, P., Kim, W., Schumacher, F., Spada, M., Burgherr, P., Hirschberg, S. and Stojadinovic, B. (2018). Network analysis of the European natural gas infrastructure to quantify its performance in long-duration pipeline shutdown scenarios, European Safety and Reliability Conference 2018 (ESREL 2018), Trondheim, Norway

Spada, M. and Ferretti, V. (2018). Toward the integration of uncertainty and probabilities in spatial multi-criteria risk analysis: an application to tanker oil spills, European Safety and Reliability Conference 2018 (ESREL 2018), Trondheim, Norway

Spada, M., Cinelli, M., Burgherr, P., Hirschberg, S. (2018). The Role of Resilience in a Holistic Framework for Secure Energy Supply., 1st International Conference on Infrastructure Resilience, Zurich, Switzerland

Vandepaer, L., Panos, E., Bauer, C. and Amor, B. (2018). The Swiss energy system prospective assessments of future environmental impacts., Conferencia Chilena de Análisis de Ciclo de Vida, Santiago de Chile, Chile

Vandepaer, L., Panos, E., Bauer, C. and Amor, B. (2018). The search for environmentally optimal energy systems, combining energy system models and consequential life cycle assessments: a case study for Switzerland., LCA XVIII, Fort Collins, USA

Vandepaer, L., Treyer, K., Mutel, C., Bauer, C. and Amor, B. (2018). Long-term marginal electricity supply mixes integration in the ecoinvent database v3.4., Conferencia Chilena de Análisis de Ciclo de Vida, Santiago de Chile, Chile

Vandepaer, L., Treyer, K., Mutel, C., Bauer, C. and Amor, B. (2018). Electricity Supply in Consequential LCA: Examination of Modeling Choices for long-term Marginal Mixes and their Integration in the ecoinvent database v3.4., LCA XVIII, Fort Collins, USA

2017

Bauer, C. and Cox, B. (2017). The environmental performance of current & future passenger vehicles., ETSAP workshop, Zurich, Switzerland

Bauer, C. and Cox, B. (2017). Batterien und Elektromobilität: Ökologischer Fluch oder Segen?, BET Suisse Challenges, Olten, Switzerland

Bauer, C. and Cox, B. (2017). The environmental performance of current & future passenger vehicles., PARK INNOVAARE, Villigen PSI, Switzerland

Bauer, C. and Zhang, X. (2017). Techno-economic & environmental assessment of stationary electricity storage technologies., LCA XVII, Portsmouth, NH, USA

Burgherr, P., Spada, M., Kalinina, A., Hirschberg, S., Kim, W., Gasser, P. and Lustenberger, P. (2017). The Energy-related Severe Accident Database (ENSAD) for comparative risk assessment of accidents in the energy sector., European Safety and Reliability Conference 2017 (ESREL 2017), Portoroz, Slovenia

Cinelli, M., Spada, M., Miebs, G., Kadzinski, M. and Burgherr, P. (2017). Classification models for the risk assessment of energy accidents in the natural gas sector., 2nd International workshop on Modelling of Physical, Economic and Social Systems for Resilience Assessment, Ispra, Italy

Cox, B., Mutel, C., Mendoza Beltran, A. and van Vuuren, D. (2017). Using integrated assessment model results to develop background databases for prospective LCA., LCM 2017, Luxembourg

Gasser, P., Lustenberger, P., Sun, T., Kim, W., Spada, M., Burgherr, P., Hirschberg, S. and Stojadinovic, B. (2017). Security of electricity supply indicators in a resilience context., European Safety and Reliability Conference 2017 (ESREL 2017), Portoroz, Slovenia

Gasser, P., Suter, J., Cinelli, M., Lustenberger, P., Kim, W., Spada, M., Burgherr, P., Hirschberg, S. and Stojadinovic, B. (2017). Development of an indicator set for resilience quantification of electricity supply., Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting, Arlington, USA

Kalinina, A., Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2017). Uncertainty of the outflow hydrograph resulting from the break of a concrete dam., European Safety and Reliability Conference 2017 (ESREL 2017), Portoroz, Slovenia

Kalinina, A., Spada, M., Sacco, T. and Burgherr, P. (2017). Risk assessment for dams of different types and purposes in OECD and non-OECD countries with focus on time trend analysis., HYDRO 2017, Sevilla, Spain

Kim, W., Cinelli, M., Lustenberger, P., Gasser, P., Burgherr, P., Spada, M., Kalinina, A. and Hirschberg, S. (2017). Transformation of the Energy-related Severe Accident Database to an open source, interactive, web-based GIS application for risk visualization and decision-support., FOSS4G, Boston, USA

Kyriakidis, M., Lustenberger, P., Burgherr, P., Dang, V. and Hirschberg, S. (2017). The human element in infrastructure resilience – a quantitative analysis of natural gas network recovery dynamics in floods., PSAM Topical Conference on Human Reliability, Quantitative Human Factors, and Risk Management, Munich, Germany

Lustenberger, P., Gasser, P., Kim, W., Spada, M., Burgherr, P., Hirschberg, S. and Stojadinovic, B. (2017). Resilience of the European natural gas network., INFORMS Annual Meeting, Houston, USA

Lustenberger, P., Sun, T., Gasser, P., Kim, W., Burgherr, P., Spada, M., Hirschberg, S. and Stojadinovic, B. (2017). Potential impacts of selected natural hazards and technical failures on the natural gas transmission network in Europe., European Safety and Reliability Conference 2017 (ESREL 2017), Portoroz, Slovenia

Mutel, C. (2017). Quantitative analysis of system models in an inventory database., SETAC Europe 27th Annual Meeting, Brussels, Belgium

Mutel, C. and Cox, B. (2017). Building a future ecoinvent., LCA XVII, Portsmouth, NH, USA

Spada, M., Boutinard, P., Burgherr, P. and Giardini, D. (2017). Comparative risk assessment of hydrogen accidents in Europe., European Safety and Reliability Conference 2017 (ESREL 2017), Portoroz, Slovenia

Spada, M., Cinelli, M. and Burgherr, P. (2017). Sustainability of Potential Areas for Deep Geothermal Energy (DGE) Systems: A Preliminary Application to Switzerland., INFORMS Annual Meeting, Houston, USA

Vandepaer L., Panos E., Bauer C. and Amor B. (2017). Linking the Swiss Times Energy System model to consequential life cycle assessment, the case of stationary batteries and their consequences in the Swiss energy system., LCA XVII, Portsmouth, USA

Vandepaer L., Panos E., Bauer C. and Amor B. (2017). Prospective environmental assessment of stationary batteries and their consequences in energy systems: the case of Switzerland., 23rd SETAC Europe LCA Case Study Symposium, Barcelona, Spain

Vandepaer L., Treyer K., Mutel C., Bauer C. and Amor B. (2017). Marginal electricity supply mixes and their integration in version 3.4 of the ecoinvent database., 23rd SETAC Europe LCA Case Study Symposium, Barcelona, Spain

2016

Abdon, A., Zhang, X., Parra, D., Patel, M. K., Bauer, C. and Worlitschek, J. (2016). Techno'economic and Environmental Assessment of Energy Storage Technologies for Different Storage Time Scales, 10th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference (IRES 2016), Dusseldorf, Germany

Abdon, A., Zhang, X., Parra, D., Bauer, C., Patel, M. K. and Worlitschek, J. (2016). Integrated evaluation of energy storage: economic and environmental aspects, Annual Conference of Heat and Electricity Energy Storage by Swiss Competence Centre for Energy Research 2016 (SCCER-Hae 2016), Villigen PSI, Switzerland

Burgherr, P., Hirschberg, S., Spada, M. and Eckle, P. (2016). Towards a Safe, Secure and Sustainable Energy Supply: The Role of Resilience in a Holistic and Integrated Framework., International Risk and Disaster Conference (IDRC) 2016, Davos, Switzerland

Burgherr, P., Spada, M., Kalinina, A., Eckle, P. and Pannatier, Y. (2016). Accident risk assessment of refineries depending on configuration and geographic location., European Safety and Reliability Conference 2016 (ESREL 2016), Glasgow, UK

Cox, B., Jemiolo, W. and Mutel, C. (2016). Prospective Fleet LCA of Swiss Air Transport., SETAC Europe 26th Annual Meeting, Nantes, France

Kalinina, A., Spada, M., Burgherr, P., Marelli, S. and Sudret, B. (2016). A Bayesian hierarchical modelling for hydropower risk assessment., European Safety and Reliability Conference 2016 (ESREL 2016), Glasgow, UK

Lordan-Perret, R., Spada, M, Burgherr, P., and Rosner, R. (2016). Qualitative Risk Assessment of Coal Combustion Residue Impoundment Closure., International Risk and Disaster Conference (IDRC) 2016, Davos, Switzerland

Lordan-Perret, R., Wright, A., Burgherr, P., Spada, M. and Rosner, R. (2016). Rebel attacks against energy infrastructure and electoral contestation: a case study of Colombia, 1st AIEE Energy Symposium, Milan, Italy

Lustenberger, P., Sun, T., Gasser, P., Kim, W., Burgherr, P., Spada, M. and Hirschberg, S. (2016). A Framework For Measuring Infrastructure Resilience Of Energy Systems Taking Natural Hazards And Technical Failures As Disruption Triggers., INFORMS Annual Meeting, Nashville, USA

Mutel, C. (2016). LCA comparison of energy storage systems, Ecobalance 2016, Kyoto, Japan

Mutel, C. (2016). inventories.io: A new format and network for inventory data, Ecobalance 2016, Kyoto, Japan

Rosner, R., Burgherr, P., Spada, M. and Lordan-Perret, R. (2016). Resilient Energy Infrastructures: Energy Security and Sustainability Implications., International Risk and Disaster Conference (IDRC) 2016, Davos, Switzerland

Spada, M and Burgherr, P. (2016). Spatial Multi Criteria Decision Analysis In The Energy Sector: A Preliminary Application To Deep Geothermal Energy Systems., INFORMS Annual Meeting, Nashville, USA

Spada, M, Burgherr, P. and Hohl, M. (2016). Towards the Validation of National Risk Assessments against Historical Observations Using a Bayesian Approach: Application to the Swiss Case., International Risk and Disaster Conference (IDRC) 2016, Davos, Switzerland

Schenler, W. (2016). Wirtschaftlichkeit von Geothermieanlagen., 5. Internationaler Geothermie-Kongress 2016, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Treyer, K. (2016). Analyse de cycle de vie et analyse durable de technologies existantes et futures à l'institut Paul Scherrer., Confrège - CONférence FRancophone sur l'Eco-conception et le développement durable en Génie Electrique, Geneve, Switzerland

Zhang, X. and Bauer, C. (2016). LCA of Electricity Storage Technologies for Different Discharge Durations and Scales., 22nd SETAC Europe LCA Case Study Symposium, Montpellier, France

2015

Burgherr, P. (2015). Risk Assessment in the Broader Context of a Safe, Secure and Sustainable Energy Supply., Workshop on Critical Energy Infrastructure Security, Istanbul, Turkey

Burgherr, P., Spada, M. and Kalinina, A. (2015). Regionalized Risk Assessment of Accidental Tanker Spills using Worldwide Data., The 5th International Symposium on Ship Operation, Management & Economics (SOME), Athens, Greece

Burgherr, P., Spada, M., Kalinina, A. and Page, P. (2015). Regionalized risk assessment of accidental oil spills using worldwide data., European Safety and Reliability Conference 2015 (ESREL 2015), Zurich, Switzerland

Cox, B. and Jemiolo, W. (2015). Parameterised Life Cycle Assessment of Air Transport Based on Fleet Data., LCA XV Conference, Vancouver, Canada

Cox, B. and Mutel, C. (2015). Environmental Assessment of Motorcycles and Two-Wheeled Fleet Development from 1990-2050., LCA XV Conference, Vancouver, Canada

Cox, B. and Treyer, K. (2015). Sustainability assessment of alkaline fuel cells – what can we learn?, European Fuel Cell Forum (EFCF), Lucerne, Switzerland

Heck, T. (2015). Externalities assessment of wood energy in Switzerland., 23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Vienna, Austria

Lordan, R. (2015). Outlook on Terrorist Attacks against Energy Infrastructures. A Case Study: Developing a Theoretical Framework, Seminar at the Swedish Defense University, Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies (CATS), Stockholm, Sweden

Lordan, R., Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2015). Import-adjusted fatality rates for OECD countries caused by fossil fuel accidents., European Safety and Reliability Conference 2015 (ESREL 2015), Zurich, Switzerland

Mutel, C. (2015). Automatic differentiation of global datasets using input-output data., LCA XV Conference, Vancouver, Canada

Mutel, C. (2015). Can't we all get along? The pain and promise of LCA data interchange., LCA XV Conference, Vancouver, Canada

Mutel, C. (2015). Temporal life cycle assessment: critical review and a simplified approach., LCA XV Conference, Vancouver, Canada

Mutel, C. (2015). Regionalized assessment using LC IMPACT and ecoinvent: Case study of electricity production., Life Cycle Management Conference 2015 (LCM 2015), Bordeaux, France

Mutel, C. (2015). Transforming ecoinvent for fun and profit., Life Cycle Management Conference 2015 (LCM 2015), Bordeaux, France

Mutel, C. (2015). Brightway2: A new contribution to open source industrial ecology., International Society of Industrial Ecology Conference 2015 (ISIE 2015), Guildford, England

Mutel, C. (2015). Brightway2-temporalis: A simple approach to temporal LCA calculations., International Society of Industrial Ecology Conference 2015 (ISIE 2015), Guildford, England

Parra, D., Zhang, X., Abdon, A., Bauer, C., Mutel, C., Worlitschek, J. and Patel, M. K. (2015). Development and First Application of an Assessment Method for Energy Storage., Annual Conference of Heat and Electricity Energy Storage by Swiss Competence Centre for Energy Research 2015 (SCCER-Hae 2015), Villigen PSI, Switzerland

Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2015). Accident Risk Assessment in Fossil Energy Chains using a Bayesian Model Averaging Approach., INFORMS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA

Spada, M., Burgherr, P. and Tsianou, E. (2015). Comparative Risk Assessment for Fossil Energy Chains: Severe Accidents triggered by Natural Hazards., European Safety and Reliability Conference 2015 (ESREL 2015), Zurich, Switzerland

Sutra, E., Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2015). Geothermal stimulation fluids: risky chemicals?, 13th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Basel, Switzerland

Treyer, K., Bauer, C. and Schenler, W. (2015). Deep geothermal power plants – a parametrized, prospective LCA-cost model., Life Cycle Management Conference 2015 (LCM 2015), Bordeaux, France

Zhang, X., Bauer, C. and Mutel, C. (2015). Needs and Challenges in Life Cycle Assessment of Integrated Energy System., The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Europe 25th Annual Meeting (SETAC 2015), Barcelona, Spain

Zhang, X., Mutel, C. and Bauer, C. (2015). Challenges in LCA of Integrated Energy System., Life Cycle Management Conference 2015 (LCM 2015), Bordeaux, France

2014

Burgherr, P. (2014). Towards resilient energy systems: balancing safety, security and sustainability aspects., International Risk and Disaster Conference (IDRC) 2014, Davos, Switzerland

Burgherr, P., Giroux, J. and Spada, M. (2014). Accidents in the energy sector and energy infrastructure attacks in the context of energy security., International Symposium – Risk, Reliability and Liability in the Protection of Critical Infrastructures, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Burgherr, P., Giroux, J. and Spada, M. (2014). Vulnerability of energy infrastructure to intentional attacks – The interplay of resource, conflict and security., European Safety and Reliability Conference 2014 (ESREL 2014), Wroclaw, Poland

Burgherr, P., Kalinina, A. and Spada, M. (2014). Comparative assessment of accidental oil spills for different regions and energy chain activities., 23rd SRA-E Conference, Istanbul, Turkey

Burgherr, P. and Spada, M. (2014). Comparative Risk Assessment of Energy Technologies in the Context of Energy Security, Critical Infrastructure Protection and Sustainability., International Risk and Disaster Conference (IDRC) 2014, Davos, Switzerland

Heck, T. (2014). Health impacts of PM emissions from passenger cars in Europe and reduction potentials due to electric vehicles, 20th International Transport and Air Pollution Conference, Graz, Austria

Hirschberg, S., Bauer, C., Burgherr, P., Cazzoli, E., Heck, T., Spada, M. and Treyer, K. (2014). Health Effects of Technologies for Power Generations: Contributions from Normal Operation, Severe Accidents and Terrorist Threat., Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference 2014 (PSAM 2014), Honolulu, USA

Lordan, R., Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2014). Import-Adjusted Fatality Rates for Individual OECD Countries Caused by Accidents in the Oil Energy Chain., International Risk and Disaster Conference (IDRC) 2014, Davos, Switzerland

Mutel, C. and Hellweg, S. (2014). Finding the right spatial scale for life cycle impact assessment: minimisation of global spatial autocorrelation., EUROGEO 2014, Valletta, Malta

Sokolova, O., Burgherr, P. and Collenberg, W. (2014). Solar storm impact on critical infrastructure., European Safety and Reliability Conference 2014 (ESREL 2014), Wroclaw, Poland

Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2014). Towards Extreme Consequence Accidents in Energy Sector: Are they expected based on historical observations?, International Risk and Disaster Conference (IDRC) 2014, Davos, Switzerland

Spada, M., Burgherr, P. and Hirschberg, S. (2014). Comparative Assessment of Severe Accidents Risk in the Energy Sector: Uncertainty Estimation Using a Combination of Weighting Tree and Bayesian Hierarchical Models., Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference 2014 (PSAM 2014), Honolulu, USA

Spada, M., Sutra, E., Wolf, S. and Burgherr, P. (2014). Accident Risk Assessment for Deep Geothermal Energy Systems., European Safety and Reliability Conference 2014 (ESREL 2014), Wroclaw, Poland

Sutra, E., Spada, M., Wolf, S. and Burgherr, P. (2014). Comparative Risk Assessment for Hydraulic Fracturing in Shale Gas and Deep Geothermal Systems., 23rd SRA-E Conference, Istanbul, Turkey

Treyer, K., Bauer, C. and Simons, A. (2014). The role of different cultural perspectives in LCA for policy making: the example of human health impacts of future electricity production in Europe., 24th SETAC Europe Annual Meeting, Basel, Switzerland

Treyer, K. and Schenler, W. (2014). Analysis of environmental impacts and costs of deep geothermal power in Switzerland based on the US GETEM model., LCA XIV Conference, San Francisco, USA

Treyer, K., Bauer, C. and Pettersson, M. (2014). Electricity supply in consequential LCA: analysis of the implementation in the ecoinvent database and development of new modeling approaches., LCA XIV Conference, San Francisco, USA

2013

Bauer, C., Miotti, M., Simons, A. and Hofer, J. (2013). Life cycle assessment of current and future fuel cell vehicles., LCA XIII Conference, Orlando, USA

Bauer, C. and Treyer, K. (2013). Electricity markets in version 3 of the ecoinvent database: modeling and results., LCA XIII Conference, Orlando, USA

Burgherr, P., Eckle, P. and Hirschberg, S. (2013). Comparative risk assessment of severe accidents in the energy sector based on the ENSAD database: 20 years of experience., European Safety and Reliability Conference 2013 (ESREL 2013), Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Burgherr, P. and Giroux, J. (2013). Accidents in the energy sector and energy infrastructure attacks in the context of energy security., CP Expo, Genova, Italy

Burgherr, P., Hirschberg, S. and Spada, M. (2013). Comparative Assessment of Accident Risks in the Energy Sector., Risk Management in Energy Production and Trading Workshop, Vienna, Austria

Heck T. (2013). Potential reduction of health impacts and external costs of wood combustion in Switzerland, 21st European Biomass Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark

Hofer, J. and Schenler, W. (2013). Comparing the mass, energy, and cost effects of lighweighting in conventional and electric passenger vehicles, 8th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water, and Environment Systems, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Hofer J., Simons A. and Schenler W. (2013). Multi-criteria analysis of passenger vehicles based on technical, economic, and environmental indicators, 27th International Electric Vehicle Symposium, Barcelona, Spain

Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2013). Quantitative Risk Analysis of Severe Accidents in Fossil Energy Chains Using Bayesian Hierarchical Models., SRA Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA

Treyer, K. and Bauer, C. (2013). Basic LCI data for life cycle thinking in energy strategies: Electricity datasets in ecoinvent version 3., Swiss LCA Discussion Forum, DF51: The role of environmental Life Cycle Thinking in long-term (energy) strategies, Bern, Switzerland

Treyer, K. and Bauer, C. (2013). Electricity technologies in version 3 of the ecoinvent database: modelling and results., LCA XIII Conference, Orlando, USA

2012

Bauer, C., Eckle, P. and Volkart, K. (2012). Reducing the carbon footprint of the Swiss energy system: Which options are most sustainable?, 6th SETAC World Congress / SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany

Bauer, C. and Treyer, K. (2012). Electricity generation & supply in ecoinvent v3., Swiss LCA Discussion Forum, DF48: ecoinvent v3 – an introduction to the new features & data., Dübendorf, Switzerland

Burgherr, P., Eckle, P. and Hirschberg, S. (2012). Comparative risk assessment of energy technologies in the context of energy security and sustainability., 4th International Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC), Davos, Switzerland

Burgherr, P., Eckle, P. and Michaux, E. (2012). Oil tanker transportation risk: driving factors and consequence assessment., 11th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference & European Safety and Reliability Conference 2012 (PSAM11 & ESREL2012), Helsinki, Finland

Eckle, P. and Burgherr, P. (2012). Severe fatal accident risk in the oil chain - Frequency and severity analysis using a Bayesian hierarchical model., 11th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference & European Safety and Reliability Conference 2012 (PSAM11 & ESREL2012), Helsinki, Finland

Eckle, P., Burgherr, P. and Michaux, E. (2012). Risk of large oil spills: A statistical analysis in the aftermath of Deep Water Horizon., 4th International Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC), Davos, Switzerland

Eckle, P., Burgherr, P. and Michaux, E. (2012). Risk of severe oil spills – was Deep Water Horizon an outlier?, 6th SETAC World Congress / SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany

Giroux, J. and Burgherr P. (2012). The Energy Infrastructure Attack Database (EIAD): Announcing a new dataset., 4th International Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC), Davos, Switzerland

Heck, T. and Meyer, N.K. (2012). External costs of wood combustion systems in Switzerland., European Biomass Conference, Milan, Italy

Hirschberg, S. (2012). Environmental, economic and social impacts of future electricity supply options in Europe., Energy Symposium, Royal Swedish Academy of Science, Stockholm, Sweden

Hirschberg, S. (2012). Holistic approach to the assessment of energy systems., 20th Conference Forum Engelberg, Engelberg, Switzerland

Hofer, J., Wilhelm, E. and Schenler, W. (2012). Fuel Economy Improvements of Swiss and European New Passenger Cars., International Advanced Mobility Forum (IAMF), Geneva, Switzerland

Hofer, J., Wilhelm, E. and Schenler, W. (2012). Optimal Lightweighting in Battery Electric Vehicles., Electric Vehicle Symposium, Los Angeles, USA

Treyer, K. and Bauer, C. (2012). Electricity producing technologies and electricity mixes in ecoinvent version 3., SETAC Europe 18th LCA Case Study Symposium: Sustainability assessment in the 21st century – tools, trends and applications., Copenhagen, Denmark

2011

Bauer C. (2011). Evaluation of fossil power plants with CCS: Methodology & Results, 2nd International Conference on Energy Process Engineering, Frankfurt, Germany

Bauer, C. and Simons, A. (2011). Life Cycle Assessment of innovative vehicle technologies for passenger transport, Life Cycle Management Conference, Berlin, Germany

Burgherr, P. (2011). Risks of Offshore Oil Platforms, HYDRO 2011, Prague, Czech Republic

Burgherr P., Eckle P. and Hirschberg S. (2011). Hazards and accident risks of fossil, nuclear and renewable energy technologies, European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2011), Troyes, France

Burgherr, P. and Giroux, J (2011). Energy Infrastructure Attack Database (EIAD) Development Project, 2nd Meeting of the Thematic Network on Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection (TNCEIP), Brussels, Belgium

Eckle, P., Burgherr, P. and Pannatier, Y. (2011). Quantitative risk analysis of refinery losses using Bayesian networks, 20th SRA-Europe Meeting & 3rd iNTeg-Risk Conference, Stuttgart, Germany

Faist Emmenegger M., Nemecek T., Simons A., Bauer C. and Zah R. (2011). Environmental impacts of biofuels: what’s new?, Life Cycle Management Conference, Berlin, Germany

Hirschberg S. (2011). Comparative Assessment of Severe Accidents in the Energy Sector, Gas and Nuclear Energy Forum, Jachranka, Poland

Hirschberg S. (2011). Life Cycle Assessment of Options for Current and Future Electricity Supply, XXIe Congrès Général de la Société Francaise de Physique, Bordeaux, France

Hofer J., Wilhelm E. and Schenler W. (2011). Impacts of technology evolution and consumer choice on the direct CO2 emissions from new passenger cars in Switzerland, Smart Energy Strategies Conference, Zurich, Switzerland

Meyer, N.K. and Heck, T. (2011). Emissions from future sustainable increases in residential wood combustion in Switzerland, 15th ETH Combustion Nanoparticle Conference, Zurich, Switzerland

Meyer N.K. and Heck T. (2011). Wood combustion emissions in Switzerland and associated impact assessments, European Aerosol Conference (EAC2011), Manchester, United Kingdom

Meyer, N.K. and Mina, M. (2011). Wood energy fuel cycle optimization, Smart Energy Strategies Conference, Zurich, Switzerland

Simons, A. (2011). LCA comparison of electric drivetrains in passenger cars, 43rd LCA Discussion Forum: Life cycle assessment of electromobility - answers and challenges, Zurich, Switzerland

Simons A. and Bauer C. (2011). Life-cycle assessment of hydrogen use in passenger vehicles, International Advanced Mobility Forum, Geneva, Switzerland

Simons, A and Bauer, C. (2011). The influence of electric drivetrains on the life Cycle Assessment of passenger transport: an environmental performance comparison, 27th One-day ECL symposium: Electrochemistry, Villigen PSI, Switzerland

Wilhelm E., Hofer J. and Schenler W. (2011). Multi-Criteria Analysis of Driver Preference for New Vehicle Technologies to Identify Robust Alternatives, International Advanced Mobility Forum, Geneva, Switzerland

Wilhelm E. and Wokaun A. (2011). Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis of Heuristically Designed Light-Duty Vehicles Today and in 2035, SAE World Congress, Detroit, USA

Volkart, K. (2011). Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS) in Germany - A Technology Assessment in Consideration of Environmental, Economic and Social Aspects., Smart Energy Strategies Conference, Zurich, Switzerland

2010

Baltensperger U., Lohmann U., Peter T., Bey I., Heck T., Hüglin C. and Burtscher H. (2010). IMBALANCE: Impact of Biomass Burning Aerosol on Air Quality and Climate., Latsis Symposium, Zurich, Switzerland

Bauer C., Papp K. and Prasser H.-M. (2010). Evaluation of energy consumption in uranium mines based on life-cycle assessment methodology., European Nuclear Conference, Barcelona, Spain

Bauer C., Schenler W. and Roth S. (2010). A Comparative Sustainability Assessment of Combined Heat and Electricity Supply by Co-generation and Heat Pump Systems for Switzerland., 23rd Int. Conf. on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Ecology of Energy Systems, Lausanne, Switzerland

Bauer C., Simons A. and Dones R. (2010). Life-cycle assessment of the EPR: the impact of different fuel-cycle strategies., Energy Nuclear Conference, Barcelona, Spain

Bauer C., Burgherr P., Heck T., Hirschberg S., Schenler W. and Simons A. (2010). Sustainability analysis of future power generation technologies: integrating environmental, economic and social aspects., 20th SETAC Annual Meeting, Seville, Spain

Burgherr P., Eckle P. and Hirschberg S. (2010). Security risks of critical infrastructures in the oil and gas sectors, International Disaster & Risk Conference (IDRC), Davos, Switzerland

Burgherr P., Eckle P. and Hirschberg S. (2010). Severe accidents in the context of energy security and critical infrastructure protection., European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL), Rhodes, Greece

Eckle P. and Burgherr P. (2010). Severe Accidents in the Energy Sector Triggered by Natural Events., 1st Annual Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM), Vienna, Austria

Eckle P., Burgherr P. and Hirschberg S. (2010). Comparative Analysis of Severe Accident Risk in the Fossil Energy Chains., International Disaster & Risk Conference (IDRC), Davos, Switzerland

Heck T. and Meyer N. (2010). External costs related to impacts of biomass combustion systems., Latsis Symposium, Zurich, Switzerland

Hirschberg, S. (2010). Electricity Supply Options in Comparative Perspective., International Energy Seminar, Lisbon, Portugal

Hirschberg, S. (2010). Interdisciplinary assessments of present and future electricity supply technologies., Nuclear Energy: Technology and Investments, Warsaw, Poland

Hirschberg, S. (2010). Internal and external costs of nuclear and other electricity supply technologies., Swiss Association for Energy Economics Annual Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland

Hirschberg, S. (2010). Sustainability Assessment of Energy Systems., Swiss Physic Society Annual Meeting, Basel, Switzerland

Jayaratne E., Ristovski Z., Meyer N. and Morawska L. (2010). Particle number emissions from diesel and CNG buses during acceleration., International Aerosol Conference, Helsinki, Finland

Meyer, N. (2010). Size-dependent particulate and gas-phase emissions from biomass combustion in Switzerland., 14th ETH Combustion Nanoparticle Conference, Zurich, Switzerland

Meyer N., Modini R. and Ristovski Z. (2010). Thermal decomposition and hygroscopicity of ammonium sulfate-citric acid aerosol mixtures., International Aerosol Conference, Helsinki, Finland

Simons A. and Bauer C. (2010). Life-Cycle Assessment of Battery Electric and Internal Combustion Engine Drivetrains for a Small Passenger Car., 18th Int. Symposium on Transport and Air Pollution, Dübendorf, Germany

Wilhelm E. and Schenler W. (2010). A Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis on Personal Transportation Technology using Heuristic Design., 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Lausanne, Switzerland

Wilhelm E. and Schenler W. (2010). Reducing the Weight of Electric, Hybrid, and Fuel-Cell Vehicles using Heuristic Design., International Advanced Mobility Forum, Geneva, Switzerland

Yan J., Bauer C. and Hirschberg S. (2010). Integrated Assessment of Carbon Capture and Storage., Latsis Symposium, Zurich, Switzerland

2009

Bauer C. and Heck T. (2009). Carbon capture and storage: life cycle assessment and external costs of future fossil power generation., 4th International Conference on Life Cycle Management, Cape Town, South Africa

Burgherr, P. (2009). Comparative assessment of accidents in the energy sector: risk indicators and monetization issues., IRSN Workshop on Measuring the Cost of Disasters, Zurich, Switzerland

Burgherr, P. and Hirschberg, S. (2009). Comparative risk assessment of energy technologies: accident risks in a sustainability perspective., SFEN (Société Française d'Énergie Nucléaire) Conference, Paris, France

Heck, T. (2009). Regionalization and parameterization of LCA and LCIA of energy systems., Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Discussion Forum, Zurich, Switzerland

Hirschberg, S. (2009). Energy technology roadmap and stakeholder perspectives., Conference on External Costs of Energy Technologies, Brussels, Belgium

Hirschberg, S. (2009). Externalities in the energy system., IAEA Scientific Forum on Energy for Development, Vienna, Austria

Hirschberg, S. (2009). Fuels ― a competition between resources and global warming., International Advanced Mobility Forum (IAMF 2009), Geneva, Switzerland

Hirschberg, S. (2009). Multi-criteria decision analysis of power systems, 38th Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) Discussion Forum, Zurich, Switzerland

Hirschberg, S. (2009). Technology assessment and stakeholder perspectives., Conference on External Costs of Energy Technologies, Brussels, Belgium

Hirschberg, S. and Burgherr, P. (2009). Comparative assessment of severe accidents associated with various energy technologies., International Conference on Nuclear Power: Technology, Investors, Financing, Most Wanted! Conferences & Events, Warsaw, Poland

Keller A., Meyer N.K., Sattler M., Gaegauf C., Lauber A., Dobere, A., Good J., Nussbaumer T., Heringa M.F., De Carlo P.F., Chirico R., Richard A., Prevot A.S.H., Baltensperger U. and Burtscher H. (2009). Quantifying wood combustion emissions with on-line methods., 13th ETH-Conference on Combustion Generated Nanoparticles, Zurich, Switzerland

Keller A., Meyer N.K., Sattler, M., Gaegauf, C., Lauber, A., Doberer, A., Good, J., Nussbaumer, T., Heringa, M.F., De Carlo, P.F., Chirico, R., Richard, A., Prevot, A.S.H., Baltensperger, U. and Burtscher, H. (2009). Quantifying wood combustion emissions with on-line methods., 14th ETH Combustion Nanoparticle Conference, Zurich, Switzerland

Miljevic B., Meyer N.K., Keller A., Burtscher H., Good J., Doberer A., Lauber A., Nussbaumer T., Heringa M.F., Richard A., DeCarlo P.F., Prevot A.S.H., Fairfull-Smith K.E., Baltensperger U., Bottle S.E. and Ristovski Z.D. (2009). Oxidative potential of logwood and pellet burning particles assessed by a novel profluorescent nitroxide probe., European Aerosol Conference, Karlsruhe, Germany

Meyer, N.K. (2009). Emissions from Diesel and CNG Buses., HarmonE: Today’s Technology, Tomorrow’s Drivers, Vienna, Austria

Meyer N.K. and Heck T. (2009). Towards assessments of the health and climate impacts of biomass combustion emissions., Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU) Workshop: emission factors from wood burning, Lucerne, Switzerland

Meyer N.K. and Heck T. (2009). Towards assessments of the health and climate impacts of biomass combustion emissions., Energy Use & Emissions in a Co-Benefits World, Workshop I, Vienna, Austria

Ristovski, Z.D., Suni, T., Kulmala, M., Boy, M., Meyer, N.K., Turnipseed, A., Morawska, L., Baltenpserger, U. and Modini, R. (2009). Particle formation processes in Eucalypt Forests – the role of sulphates and organics., iLeaps-GEWEX workshop, Melbourne, Australia

Simons A. and Firth S. (2009). LCA of 100% solar fraction thermal supply to a Swiss apartment building using water-based sensible heat storage., 4th Int. Renewable Energy Storage Conf. (IRES 2009), Berlin, Germany

Wilhelm E. and Schenler W. (2009). Heuristic Design of Advanced Drives Analysis of Trade-Offs in Powertrain Electrification., Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS 24), Stavanger, Norway

Wilhelm E. and Schenler W. (2009). Heuristics for the Design of Advanced Powertrains: Strategies for Manufacturers, International Advanced Mobility Forum (IAMF 2009), Geneva, Switzerland

2008

Bauer, C. (2008). Energy supply., 2nd International ecoinvent Meeting, Lausanne, Switzerland

Bauer C., Dones R., Heck T. and Hirschberg S. (2008). Environmental assessment of current and future Swiss electricity supply options., International Conference on the Physics of Reactors (PHYSOR’08), Interlaken, Switzerland

Bauer C., Dones R., Heck T. and Hirschberg S. (2008). Ökobilanz und externe Kosten zukünftiger fossiler Stromerzeugungstechnologien mit CO2-Abscheidung und Speicherung, 10th Symposium Energieinnovation, Graz, Austria

Burgherr, P. (2008). Using GIS and multivariate analyses to visualize risk levels and spatial patterns of severe accidents in the energy sector., European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2008), London, United Kingdom

Burgherr P. and Hirschberg S. (2008). Comparative risk assessment of severe accidents in the energy sector., International Disaster & Risk Conference, Davos, Switzerland

Burgherr, P. and Hirschberg, S. (2008). Severe accidents in the energy sector and their relevance for risk management in a CIP context., 1st International Conference on CIP and Resilience (ICCR), Davos, Switzerland

Hirschberg, S. (2008). Nuclear energy risks and benefits in perspective., International Conference on the Physics of Reactors (PHYSOR’08), Interlaken, Switzerland

Hirschberg, S. (2008). Nuclear Energy versus other energy sources., Conf. on Nuclear Energy in Poland: Opportunity or Necessity?, Warsaw, Poland

Hirschberg, S. (2008). State-of-the-art indicators for comparative assessment: methodology, result examples and current developments., European Nuclear Energy Forum: Competitiveness, Brussels, Belgium

Hirschberg S., Bauer C., Burgherr P., Cazzoli E., Dones R., Heck T. and Schenler W. (2008). Treatment of risks in sustainability assessment of energy systems., 9th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM 9), Hong Kong, China

Roth S., Hirschberg S., Bauer C., Burgherr P., Dones R., Heck T. and Schenler W. (2008). Sustainability of electricity supply technology portfolio., International Conference on the Physics of Reactors (PHYSOR’08), Interlaken, Switzerland

Wilhelm E., Berry I., Stevens M. and Schenler W. (2008). CARtography: Creating a Global Map-Based Fuel Use Calculator, American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Pittsburgh, USA

Wilhelm E. and Schenler W. (2008). The Co-Evolution of Plug-In and Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles., International Advanced Mobility Forum, Geneva, Switzerland

2007

Baltensperger U., Lohmann U., Peter T., Heck T., Hüglin C., Burtscher H. and Bey I. (2007). IMBALANCE: Impact of Biomass Burning Aerosol on Air Quality and Climate., Latsis-Symposium: Research Frontiers in Environment and Sustainability, Zurich, Switzerland

Bauer C., Dones R. and Heck T. (2007). LCA of current coal, gas and nuclear electricity systems and electricity mix in the USA., 14th European Case Studies Symposium of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Göteborg, Sweden

Bauer C., Dones R., Heck T. and Hirschberg S. (2007). Comparative environmental assessment of current and future electricity supply technologies for Switzerland., 3rd International Conference on Life Cycle Management – from analysis to implementation, Zurich, Switzerland

Burgherr, P. and Hirschberg, S. (2007). Severe accidents in the energy sector., 5th EAPC/PfP Workshop on Critical Infrastructure Protection and Civil Emergency Planning: Comprehensive Views on Resilient Infrastructures, Zurich, Switzerland

Dones R., Bauer C. and Heck T. (2007). LCA of current coal, gas and nuclear electricity systems and electricity mix in the USA., 14th European Case Studies Symposium of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Göteborg, Sweden

Dones R., Bauer C., Heck T., Mayer-Spohn O. and Blesl M. (2007). Life Cycle Assessment of Future Fossil Technologies with and without Carbon Capture and Storage., Fall Meeting Material Research Society, Boston, USA

Felder R. and Dones R. (2007). Ecological impacts of Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) from wood used in current heating and car systems., 3rd International Conference on Life Cycle Management – from analysis to implementation, Zurich, Switzerland

Frischknecht R., Althaus H.J., Dones R., Hischier R., Jungbluth N., Nemecek T., Primas A. and Wernet G. (2007). Renewable Energy Assessment within the Cumulative Energy Demand Concept: Challenges and Solutions., 14th European Case Studies Symposium of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Göteborg, Sweden

Frischknecht R., Doka G., Althaus H.J., Nemecek T., Bauer C., Heck T., Jungbluth N. and Kellenberger D. (2007). The environmental relevance of capital goods in life-cycle assessments of products and services., 3rd International Conference on Life Cycle Management – from analysis to implementation, Zurich, Switzerland

Heck, T. (2007). China’s energy supply and its environmental impacts., Swiss Physical Society (SPS) Annual Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland

Jungbluth N., Dones R. and Frischknecht R. (2007). Life-Cycle Assessment of Photovoltaics: Update of the ecoinvent Database., Fall Meeting Material Research Society, Boston, USA

2006

Dones, R. (2006). Sustainability of Electricity Systems: LCA applied in External Cost and Multi-Criteria Assessments, 7th International Conference on EcoBalance, Tsokuba, Japan

Dones, R. and Heck, T. (2006). Life-Cycle Analysis Tools for Green Materials and Process Selection., LCA-based evaluation of ecological impacts and external costs of current and new electricity and heating systems, Boston, USA

Hirschberg S., Dones R., Heck T., Burgherr P., Schenler W. and Bauer C. (2006). Sustainability of current electricity supply technologies: a comparative evaluation, 8th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM 8), New Orleans, USA

Moriwaki M., Dones R., Fesenko S., Falck W. and Omoto A. (2006). Development of INPRO Methodology in the Area of Environment, ANS Annual Meeting, Reno, USA

2004

Burgherr, P. and Hirschberg, S. (2004). Severe accidents in fossil energy chains: individual chain results and aggregated evaluations., 7th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM 7 - ESREL'04), Berlin, Germany

Dones, R., Frischknecht, R., Heck, T. and Jungbluth, N. (2004). European energy systems in the LCA database-system ecoinvent., SETAC Europe 14th Annual Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic

Dones, R. and Hirschberg, S. (2004). Electricity Technology and Scenario Ranking within an Integrated Decision-Support Tool., Euro XX Conference 'Operational research and the management of electronic services', Rhodes, Greece

Frischknecht R. and Heck T. (2004). Uncertainty assessment in ecoinvent based on data quality indicators and basic uncertainty factors., SETAC Europe 14th Annual Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic

Hirschberg S., Burgherr P. and Hunt A. (2004). Accident risks in the energy sector: comparison of damage indicators and external costs., 7th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM 7 - ESREL'04), Berlin, Germany

Hirschberg S., Dones R., Burgherr P., Heck T. and Schenler W. (2004). An integrated decision-support tool for sustainable energy supply, 7th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM 7 - ESREL'04), Berlin, Germany

2003

Bauer, C. (2003). Windkraft, Wasserkraft und Holzsysteme, 20. Diskussionsforum Ökobilanzen: Ecoinvent 2000, Zurich, Switzerland

Bauer, C. (2003). Wind Power, Hydro Power, and Wood Systems., Special LCA Discussion Forum: ecoinvent 2000: Results of the Harmonisation, Update, and Extension of LCA Data in Switzerland (in conjunction with the SETAC Case Study Symposium), Lausanne, Switzerland

Dones, R. (2003). Data System ecoinvent - Life Cycle Assessment of Energy Systems at PSI., Emission of Fuel Cycles from Resource Extraction to Waste Disposal of Different Electricity Generating Chains., Vienna, Austria

Dones, R. (2003). Energiesysteme in ecoinvent - Kohle- und Kernenergie., 20. Diskussionsforum Ökobilanzen: Ecoinvent 2000, Zurich, Switzerland

Heck, T. (2003). Gas Power Plants, Gas Boilers, Cogeneration and Heat Pumps., Special LCA Discussion Forum: ecoinvent 2000: Results of the Harmonisation, Update, and Extension of LCA Data in Switzerland (in conjunction with the SETAC Case Study Symposium), Lausanne, Switzerland

Heck, T. (2003). Modelling Externalities of Energy Systems for Com-prehensive Cost-Benefit Analysis with Focus on China, ECOSENSE., ETSAP Fall Meeting, Beijing, China

Hirschberg, S. (2003). Comparative Sustainability Assessment of Energy Supply Options., ANS-ENS International Winter Meeting, Embedded Topical Meeting Global, New Orleans, USA

Hirschberg, S. and Heck, T. (2003). Health Effects due to Air Pollution in China., International Conference of Risk Management for Preventive Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

2002

Hirschberg, S. (2002). Approaches to Evaluating Sustainability of Energy Supply Options., 1th Solar Paces International Symposium on Concentrated Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technologies, Zurich, Switzerland

Hirschberg, S. (2002). Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Options: Modeling and Implications., 5th International Symposium on CO2 Fixation and Efficient Utilization of Energy (C&E2002)/The 4th International World Energy System Conference (WESC-2002), Tokyo, Japan

Hirschberg, S. (2002). Is Nuclear Energy Sustainable? A Comparative Perspective., 21st Conference of the Nuclear Societies in Israel. "Nuclear Sciences in Israel - The Next 50 Years", Haifa, Israel

Hirschberg, S. (2002). Risk Assessment in Sustainable Development Projects., 6th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM 6), San Juan, Puerto Rico

Hirschberg, S. and Burgherr, P. (2002). Risk benefits of climate-friendly energy supply options., 6th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM 6), San Juan, Puerto Rico

2001

Hirschberg S., Spiekerman G., Dones R. and Burgherr P. (2001). Comparison of Severe Accident Risks in Fossil, Nuclear and Hydro Electricity Generation., International Conference on Ecological Aspects of Electric Power Generation, Warsaw, Poland

2000

Bauer, C. (2003). Windkraft, Wasserkraft und Holzsysteme, 20. Diskussionsforum Ökobilanzen: Ecoinvent 2000, Zurich, Switzerland

Bauer, C. (2003). Wind Power, Hydro Power, and Wood Systems., Special LCA Discussion Forum: ecoinvent 2000: Results of the Harmonisation, Update, and Extension of LCA Data in Switzerland (in conjunction with the SETAC Case Study Symposium), Lausanne, Switzerland

Dones, R. (2003). Energiesysteme in ecoinvent - Kohle- und Kernenergie., 20. Diskussionsforum Ökobilanzen: Ecoinvent 2000, Zurich, Switzerland

Heck, T. (2003). Gas Power Plants, Gas Boilers, Cogeneration and Heat Pumps., Special LCA Discussion Forum: ecoinvent 2000: Results of the Harmonisation, Update, and Extension of LCA Data in Switzerland (in conjunction with the SETAC Case Study Symposium), Lausanne, Switzerland

Gantner U., Jakob M. and Hirschberg S. (2000). Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Costs of Alternative Swiss Energy Supply Strategies, IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme., Fifth International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-5), Cairns, Australia

Hirschberg S., Dones R. and Gantner U. (2000). Use of External Cost Assessment and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Comparative Evaluation of Options for Electricity Supply., 5th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM 5), Osaka, Japan

Schenler W., Gheorghe A. V., Connors S. R., Haldi P.-A. and Hirschberg S. (2000). Risks and Costs due to Power System Operations: A Swiss Case Study of a Strategic Planning Methodology for Investigating Sustainable Systems., 5th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM 5), Osaka, Japan

1999

Hirschberg, S. and Dones, R. (1999). From Sectorial Studies towards Decision Support through Integral Assessment of Energy Systems., VALDOR Symposium “Values in Decisions On Risk”, Stockholm, Sweden

1998

Dones, R. (1998). Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories for Current and Future European Fossil systems., AEA Advisory Group Meeting on "Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Full Energy Chain for Fossil Fuel Based Electricity Generating Systems", Vienna, Austria

Dones, R., Gantner, U. and Hirschberg, S. (1998). Greenhouse gas total emissions from current and future electricity and heat supply systems., 4th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-4), Interlaken, Switzerland

Hirschberg S., Dones R., Gantner U. and Spiekerman G. (1998). Ecological and Risk-Related Performance of Nuclear and Other Electricity Generating Systems., Proceedings of the International Symposium on Evolutionary Water Cooled Reactors: Strategic Issues, Technologies and Economic Viability, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Spiekerman G. and Hirschberg S. (1998). Risk analysis for hydro power., International Symposium on New Trends and Guidelines on Dam Safety, Barcelona, Spain

1997

Hirschberg, S. (1997). Integral Assessment of Energy Systems, International Conference on Environment and Nuclear Energy, Washington DC, USA

Hirschberg, S. and Dones, R. (1997). Health and Environmental Risk Assessment of Energy Systems in Support of Decision-Making., 4th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM 4), Vienna, Austria

Hirschberg S., Spiekermann G. and Dones R. (1997). Comparative Assessment of Severe Accident Risks in the Energy Sector., Annual Meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis – Europe, Stockholm, Sweden

1996

Hirschberg S. and Spiekermann G. (1996). Comparative Evaluation of Severe Accident Risks Associated with Energy Generation Systems., 3rd International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM 3), Crete, Greece

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