René Itten, MSc ETH

ZHAW Life Sciences und Facility Management
Institut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen
Grüentalstrasse 14
8820 Wädenswil

+41 (0) 58 934 52 32
rene.itten@zhaw.ch

Arbeit an der ZHAW

Tätigkeit

Dozent Forschungsgruppe Ökobilanzierung

Arbeits- und Forschungsschwerpunkte

Sachbilanzmodellierung und Ökobilanzdatenbanken
ökologisch erweiterte Input-Output-Analyse
Indikatoren zur Bewertung von Umweltauswirkungen
Produktion und Übertragung von Strom und Wärme
Fotovoltaik Versorgungskette

Lehrtätigkeit

Lehrtätigkeit in der Weiterbildung

Berufserfahrung

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
Forschungsgruppe Ökobilanzierung ZHAW
01 / 2017 - 07 / 2024
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
Fachgruppe Ökobilanzierung ZHAW
08 / 2015 - 12 / 2016
Projektleiter Ökobilanzierung
treeze Ltd.
2012 - 2014
Projektleiter Ökobilanzierung
ESU-serviced Ltd.
2010 - 2012

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Ausbildung

Master of Science (MSc) / Environmental Engineering
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH)
2008 - 2010
Bachelor of Science (BSc) / Environmental Engineering
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH)
2005 - 2008

Weiterbildung

CAS Hochschuldidaktik
Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich (PHZH)
2019

Netzwerk

Mitglied in Netzwerken

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4253-9226

Social Media

Medienpräsenz

Kassensturz Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen

Projekte

Publikationen

Beiträge in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift, peer-reviewed

Bolliger, C., Itten, R., & Stucki, M. (2026). From farm to flavor : carbon and biodiversity footprint of the global spice market. Environmental Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c04846
Frehner, A., Stucki, M., & Itten, R. (2024). 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, 68(103880). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2024.103880
Kröhnert, H., Itten, R., & Stucki, M. (2022). Comparing flexible and conventional monolithic building design : life cycle environmental impact and potential for material circulation. Building and Environment, 2022(222), 109409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109409
Bieser, J. C. T., Blumer, Y., Burkhalter, L., Itten, R., Jobin, M., & Hilty, L. M. (2022). Consumer-oriented interventions to extend smartphones’ service lifetime. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 7(100074). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2022.100074
Itten, R., Hischier, R., Andrae, A. S. G., Bieser, J. C. T., Cabernard, L., Falke, A., Ferreboeuf, H., Hilty, L. M., Keller, R., Lees-Perasso, E., Preist, C., & Stucki, M. (2020). Digital transformation - life cycle assessment of digital services, multifunctional devices and cloud computing. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 25(10), 2093–2098. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-020-01801-0
Itten, R., & Stucki, M. (2017). Highly efficient 3rd generation multi-junction solar cells using silicon heterojunction and perovskite tandem : prospective life cycle environmental impacts. Energies, 10(7), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10070841
Kuroda, K., Itten, R., Kovalova, L., Ort, C., Weissbrodt, D. G., & McArdell, C. S. (2016). Hospital-use pharmaceuticals in Swiss waters modeled at high spatial resolution. Environmental Science & Technology, 50(9), 4742–4751. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b00653

Schriftliche Konferenzbeiträge, peer-reviewed

Frehner, A., Stucki, M., & Itten, R. (2025, September 12). Decarbonising maritime shipping through multi-fuel solid oxide fuel cell pathways : synergies and trade-offs between environmental and social sustainability metrics. 12th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM), Palermo, Italy, 9-12 September 2025. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-34169
Chryssolouris, D., Stössel, F., Itten, R., Godifredo Calvo, J., Rodrigo Señer, A., & Stucki, M. (2024, September 8). Integrated assessment of E-LCA and S-LCA based on a techno economic assessment of side stream valorization in the brewery industry. 14th LCA FOOD International Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 8-12 September 2024. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-32196
Götz, M., Stucki, M., & Itten, R. (2023, September 6). Environmental impacts of railway tunnel construction & operation : tunnel cross-section vs. traction energy demand. 11th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM), Lille, France, 6-8 September 2023. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30527
Chryssolouris, D., Itten, R., Regula, K., & Stucki, M. (2023, September 6). Life cycle sustainability assessment of a biorefinery for the valorisation of brewer’s spent grain. 11th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM), Lille, France, 6-7-8 September 2023. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30535
Frehner, A., & Itten, R. (2023, September 6). Life cycle assessment of bio-based materials : environmental impacts of the value chain from cyanobacteria to PHB. 11th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM), Lille, France, 6-8 September 2023. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30499
Jattke, M., Bieser, J., Blumer, Y., Itten, R., & Stucki, M. (2020). Environmental implications of service life extension of mobile devices [Conference paper]. In S. J. Otto, N. Korf, P. M. Mählitz, & V. S. Rotter (Eds.), WEEE plastic characterization and recyclability assessment : a case study for household appliances (pp. 163–170). Fraunhofer IZM. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20808
Stucki, M., Keller, R., Itten, R., & Eymann, L. (2018). Filling the Gap of Overfishing in LCIA: Eco-factors for Global Fish Resources. SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, Rome, Italy, 13-17 May 2018. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-5017
Keller, R., Itten, R., & Stucki, M. (2018). Environmental benefits of a circular economy : connecting waste type and geographic proximity. SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, Rome, Italy, 13-17 May 2018. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-5015
Frischknecht, R., Bauer, C., Bucher, C., Ager-Wick Ellingsen, L., Gutzwiller, L., Heimbach, B., Itten, R., Liao, X., Panos, E., Pfister, S., Schmidt, T., Stahel, V., Stolz, P., Toggweiler, P., Treyer, K., Villeneuve, J., Wade, A., & Weil, M. (2018). LCA of key technologies for future electricity supply : 68th LCA forum, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 16 April, 2018 [Conference paper]. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 23(8), 1716–1721. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-018-1496-y
Jaisli, I., Bättig-Frey, P., Itten, R., & Stucki, M. (2018, September 30). Scientainment for sustainability : the eco-confessional as new approach for awareness raising. 1st Life Cycle Innovation Conference (LCIC), Berlin, 29-31 August 2018.
Frischknecht, R., Bauer, C., Froemelt, A., Hellweg, S., Biemann, K., Buetler, T., Cox, B., de Haan, P., Hoerl, S., Itten, R., Jungbluth, N., Ligen, Y., Mathys, N. A., Schiess, S., Schori, S., van Loon, P., Wang, J., & Wettstein, S. (2017). LCA of mobility solutions: approaches and findings : 66th LCA forum, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 30 August, 2017 [Conference paper]. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 23(2), 381–386. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-017-1429-1
Itten, R., Stucki, M., & Steinegger, T. (2017, September 4). Wooden mounting systems : how to reduce environmental impacts of building integrated photovoltaic power plants. Life Cycle Management (LCM) 2017, Luxembourg, 3.-6. September 2017.
Stucki, M., & Itten, R. (2017, September 4). High efficient 3rd generation multi-junction solar cells using silicon heterojunction and perovskite technology : life cycle based environmental impacts. Life Cycle Management (LCM) 2017, Luxembourg, 3.-6. September 2017. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4833
Koller, C., Stucki, M., Mathez, S. A., Itten, R., & Frei, S. (2016). Carbon footprint of a PV/T liquid collector. 26. Symposium Thermische Solarenergie : 20. Bis 22. April 2016, Kloster Banz, Bad Staffelstein.