The SURE project modeling teams focused on quantifying two pathways, “Sprint” (SPS1) and “Walk and Talk” (SPS4), alongside two societal and weather shock scenarios. Their key achievements included verifying feasibility, refining storylines to enhance impact, and aligning model links and sequences, ensuring a solid foundation for case studies.
A first playable version of the SURE game was launched, enabling players to manage Switzerland’s electricity needs by investing in renewable, fossil, and nuclear power. Through gameplay, they receive feedback on biodiversity, land use, and public support, while experiencing and managing shocks, enhancing SURE’s visibility and knowledge-sharing.
The Cantonal case study achieved a significant milestone by converting hypotheses about Ticino’s energy system into a computational model. This effort, involving stakeholders, aligns local and national strategies, fostering policy harmonization and improving the model’s accuracy and impact for regional energy policy.
Dr. Lidia Stermieri completed her PhD, introducing a new socioeconomic module for the Swiss Energy System Model (STEM), based on Agent-Based Modeling. This module integrates social practices and consumer choices, allowing a nuanced assessment of digitalization’s impact on energy use, improving SURE’s pathway quantification.
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