René Itten

ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences — Switzerland

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

10h-index677citations40works13.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability(8), Environmental Impact and Sustainability(6), Green IT and Sustainability(4), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films(3), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems(3)

Publications40 total

Are alpine floatovoltaics the way forward? Life-cycle environmental impacts and energy payback time of the worlds’ first high-altitude floating solar power plant
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments·2024· 13 citedOpen Access
HARMONISED LCA FOR WIND POWER: Environmental profiles of electricity generation from wind energy: Aims and needs for harmonised life cycle assessment
SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository·2023Open Access
Consumer-oriented interventions to extend smartphones’ service lifetime
Cleaner and Responsible Consumption·2022· 14 citedOpen Access
Comparing flexible and conventional monolithic building design: Life cycle environmental impact and potential for material circulation
Building and Environment·2022· 54 citedOpen Access
Life cycle assessment of artificial and natural turf sports fields : executive summary
ZHAW Digital Collection·2021· 1 citedOpen Access
Ökobilanzierung von Rasensportfeldern : Natur-, Kunststoff- und Hybridrasen der Stadt Zürich im Vergleich
ZHAW Digital Collection·2020Open Access
Merging photovoltaic panels and solar thermal collectors : how photovoltaic thermal (PVT) hybrid collectors boost environmental performance
2020
Environmental implications of service life extension of mobile devices
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften digital collection (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)·2020· 8 citedOpen Access
Blockchain in agro-food business : boosting transparency and trust in the coffee value chain with distributed ledgers
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften digital collection (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)·2020
Environmental implications caused by disruptive business models for service life extension of mobile devices
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften digital collection (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)·2020
Digital transformation—life cycle assessment of digital services, multifunctional devices and cloud computing
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment·2020· 78 citedOpen Access
Sustainable business models to extend the lifetime of mobile internet-enabled devices
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften digital collection (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)·2020Open Access
Active façades : life cycle environmental impacts and savings of photovoltaic power plants integrated into the building envelope
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften digital collection (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)·2019Open Access
Integration of photovoltaic power plants into the grid : life cycle environmental impacts of infrastructure adaptations for photovoltaic electricity
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften digital collection (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)·2018
Scientainment for sustainability : the eco-confessional as new approach for awareness raising
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften digital collection (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)·2018
Power-to-Gas für den Klimaschutz : wie umweltfreundlich ist synthetisches Methan?
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften digital collection (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)·2018
Transformation of waste to resources : life cycle based benefits of the circular economy
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften digital collection (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)·2018
The Generation Z and the environmental impact of their digital media behaviour
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften digital collection (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)·2018
LCA of key technologies for future electricity supply—68th LCA forum, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 16 April, 2018
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment·2018· 2 citedOpen Access
Highly efficient multi-junction solar cells using silicon heterojunction and perovskite tandem: prospective life cycle environmental impacts
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften digital collection (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)·2018Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Matthias Stucki(28), Rolf Frischknecht(10), Holger Wallbaum(5), Regula Keller(4), Marleen Jattke(4), Jan Bieser(3), Franziska Wyss(3), Sybille Büsser-Knöpfel(3), Parikhit Sinha(2), Garvin Heath(2), Lorenz M. Hilty(2), Rolf Frischknecht(2), Andreas Wade(2), Sybille Büsser(2), Alena Frehner(2), Christian Bauer(2), Valentin Stahel(2), Lukas Glauser(2), M.J. de Wild Scholten(1), Jia Zhang(1)