Peter Burgherr holds a PhD from ETH Zurich (ETHZ) and is the head of the interdisciplinary Technology Assessment (TA) group at PSI. The TA group is part of the Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis (LEA), which carries out comprehensive assessments of energy systems to support the complex decision-making processes towards a more sustainable energy future within the nexus of energy transition, climate change and Sustainable Development Goals. His personal research interests include comparative risk assessment in the energy sector and its relevance in the broader context of sustainability, resilience, energy security and critical infrastructure protection. Furthermore, he is strongly involved in the sustainability assessment of current and future energy technologies as well as their evaluation within a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) framework. Finally, he contributes to the development of MCDA applications for specific project case studies as well as MCDA tools (e.g. Mighty MCDA, MCDA Index Tool).
