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Working Group Sustainability Assessment of Energy Systems

The energy system is essential for achieving climate targets due to the relevant energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. The energy transition is fundamentally transforming the energy system with the aim of achieving a sustainable energy supply. So far, this transformation has focused on reducing CO2 emissions at a justifiable financial burden. For a comprehensive sustainability assessment of future development paths of the energy system, a holistic view considering further sustainability aspects is necessary in addition to the climate protection targets.

The "Sustainability Assessment of Energy Systems" working group is concerned with the application and further development of tools for the ecologic, economic and social assessment of energy systems.The instruments applied are for example energy system analysis and life cycle assessment.Our analyses and assessments serve as decision support for questions regarding the transformation towards a future sustainable energy system. Furthermore, we are working in the field of method development for the consideration of uncertainties in the coupling of the instruments energy system analysis and life cycle assessment. This allows evaluations of the robustness of the results of the technology alternatives being considered or preferred in the presence of uncertainties.



Working group leader:                  

  • Dr.-Ing. Julian Röder
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