PARTNERS & TEAM

Paul Scherrer Institute

Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis

PROJECT COORDINATOR

Sustainability and resilience indicators, energy systems modelling

Dr. Peter Burgherr

Head Technology Assessment Group, Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)

The transdisciplinary approach of SWEET SURE is a challenge and forces us to truly interact, both among researchers and collaboration partners. Our long-standing know-how in Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for supporting complex decision-making provides a key element to evaluate trade-offs and synergies between sustainability and resilience as well political and regulatory aspects.

Dr. Evangelos Panos

Scientist, Energy Economics Group, Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)

In SURE, I lead the energy systems modelling at the Swiss level and the definition of long-term pathways and shocks. I am excited to be part of the project and have interdisciplinary exchanges and cooperation with top teams in Switzerland and Europe in improving our knowledge on the sustainability and resilience of the Swiss energy transition.

Evgenia Tsianou

Science Communicator & Project Assistant

A topic as complex as this requires input from people across the board, as it affects literally everyone. All of our activities in the coordination team is to provoke dialogue and collaboration among different groups of people in making Switzerland’s energy supply secure and self-sufficient

Dr. Romain Sacchi

PostDoc

Romain Sacchi joined the Technology Assessment Group at the Paul Scherrer Institute in June 2019 as a PostDoctoral Researcher, to contribute within the field of life cycle assessment applied to future mobility technologies. More specifically, Romain investigates the prerequisites, opportunities and challenges related to the electrification of mobility in general, considering all the environmentally-relevant phases along the life cycle of transportation services.

Dr. He Huang

Scientist, Technology Assessment Group, Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)

I am enthusiastic to engage in the SWEET SURE, an endeavor focused on the exploration of Switzerland's long-term energy trajectories. Utilizing my expertise in Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM), I will be evaluating the sustainability and resilience of various energy pathways. I am excited to work alongside brilliant minds to achieve comprehensive solutions for complex challenges.

Dr. Eleftherios Siskos

External research collaborator

SWEET SURE grants the opportunity to delve into the long-term energy pathways of Switzerland. I am enthusiastic to assess the sustainability and resilience of the different pathways, together with their social and environmental implications, using Multicriteria Decision Analysis tools. This will lead us to a dynamic analysis to specify policy measures for their effective implementation.

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich

Research Center for Energy Networks

Electricity and gas grid modelling

Turhan Demiray

Head of Research Center for Energy Networks

As Research Center for Energy Networks, we are pleased and as well excited to be a part of a team that is using the right interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach to study Switzerland's long-term energy pathways and support them with our many years experience in energy grid/infrastructure operation and planning.

Dr. Alexander Fuchs

Principal Expert & Consulting Engineer

I am part of the team responsible for the modelling of energy grids (electricity, gas and heat), interacting with many other teams of SWEET-SURE. We are excited to get to know their diverse perspectives on and approaches to a resilient sustainable energy system.

École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Laboratory for Human-Environment Relations in Urban Systems

Modelling circular economy

Claudia Binder

Head of the Laboratory on Human-Environment Relations in Urban Systems

Ankita Singhvi

PhD Candidate at Laboratory on Human-Environment Relations in Urban Systems

My research focuses on the role of circular economy in urban and territorial transitions towards sustainability. For Sweet SURE we are developing circular economy strategies to complement Switzerland’s energy transition.

Dr. Francisco Xavier Felix Martin Del Campo

Scientific collaborator at the Laboratory on Human-Environment Relations in Urban Systems

In our Circular Economy team, collaboration is paramount. Our transdisciplinary approach fosters deep and meaningful interactions, broadening our research to create practical solutions for construction materials, resource flows and stocks, and urban systems. Delving into Switzerland's future, we aim for a holistic understanding of sustainability, ensuring a greener, circular tomorrow

Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana

Institute for Applied Sustainability to the Built Environment

Ticino case study

Dr. Roman Rudel

Head of Institute, Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana

The SWEET – SURE project provides our team with the opportunity to explore regional energy transition pathways for Canton Ticino, involving various stakeholders in a transdisciplinary mode and using an interactive simulation tool. We are looking forward to contributing to the transition to a sustainable and resilient energy system.

Maayan Tardif Jalomi

Researcher, Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana

Ensuring public authorities have access to flexible tools that can help them explore sustainable and resilient pathways is crucial to achieve decarbonization of the energy sector while respecting the unique regional resource potentials and social context. I am pleased to be a part of the transdisciplinary SWEET-SURE consortium, which collaborates with diverse stakeholder groups and provides an opportunity to develop both qualitative and quantitative analysis tools that can make a tangible impact on our energy system transition.

Francesca Cellina

Senior Researcher, Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana

SURE provides the right framework for a participatory modelling process engaging a variety of local stakeholders in Canton Ticino: I am keen on this opportunity to support the energy transition in the region where I live.

Matteo Palucci

PhD candidate at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT) at ETHZ and the Institute of Applied Sustainability to the Built Environment (ISAAC) of SUPSI

I am really excited to be part of the SWEET – SURE project, it analyzes the energy transition from a transdisciplinary perspective and I’m looking forward to help my colleagues to build a representative model of the region we live in.

Università della Svizzera italiana

Institute of computational science

Uncertainty analysis & gaming on consumer behaviour

Prof. Dr. Rolf Krause

Director at Euler Institute, Università della Svizzera Italiana

Prof. Michael Multerer

Euler Institute, Università della Svizzera Italiana

Shaping the energy system of tomorrow is a major challenge we face today. The interdisciplinary lineup of SURE enables us to tackle this challenge from many different perspectives, facilitating true innovation.

Toby Simpson

Euler Institute, Università della Svizzera Italiana

I have Bachelors degrees in Biology and Mathematics, and a Masters and a PhD in Computational Science including electrophysiology, mechanics and fluid-structure interaction for computational cardiology. I have worked in the media then for Reuters, where I was a consultant writing real-time pricing models for their financial clients. I then worked as head of informatics for an option pricing and research desk for a derivatives broker. I think that this project provides an opportunity to build a shared and standardised computational resource for the benefit of all participants.

Baroli Davide

Euler Institute, Università della Svizzera Italiana

Sustainability and adaptation of energy transition are the major challenges of this decade with an impact on the next generations. The interdisciplinary of SURE is a key pillar to tackling this challenge and creating seeds for innovation in energy sectors.

Jones Saara Susanna

Game Designer

As a game designer, my goal is to use entertainment and engagement to make complex subjects, such as energy transition, accessible and comprehensible to everyone.

TEP Energy

Buildings energy demand modelling and urban & industry case study

Dr. Martin Jakob

Executive Partner, TEP Energy

In the urban context, which decarbonisation scenarios and approaches are resilient, i.e. capable of withstanding and recovering from unexpected changes (shocks) such as changing societal priorities, economic disruptor, technological game-changers? To explore such issues and many more is my main motivation to participate in SURE

Dr. Michael Steck

Project Manager at TEP Energy

In SURE, I am simulating the building sector and its resilience against the jointly defined shocks. In case studies of two regions we can feed in the insights of the scientific analysis. The close cooperation with local stakeholders let us see their practical perspective. This seems to be a well-balanced combination of theory and practice. I am excited to be part of the SWEET-SURE team.

Marc Melliger

Researcher

To effectively address global and national challenges, it is imperative that our society prioritizes both resilience and sustainability. Achieving these goals requires tailored policies that consider the unique needs of national, urban, and sectoral contexts. I am excited to investigate these critical issues and to contribute with my policy analysis background to the interdisciplinary team of SWEET SURE.

Dr. Giacomo Catenazzi

Senior Researcher

I’m working on energy modelling, with TEP BSM model and on integrating it with the other models in the SWEET-SURE model framework.

University of Bern

Institute of Political Science

Policy & politics analysis

Prof Dr. Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen

Institute of Political Science and Oeschger Center for Climate Change Research, Universität Bern, Institut für Politikwissenschaft

We are convinced that the interdisciplinary and innovative approach of SURE will provide important and novel insights into how to bring the energy transition from paper to reality.

Dr. Gracia Brückmann

Institute of Political Science, Universität Bern, Institut für Politikwissenschaft

I am excited about all things future energy, when it comes to the human side of it, i.e. citizen/voter/consumer/producer and many more.

Walid El-Ajou

PhD Student

I am excited to work in the interdisciplinary SWEET-SURE team and contribute to the political perspectives on the resilience and sustainability of future pathways to the Swiss energy transition.

Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften

Analysis of the legal framework

Prof. Dr. Andreas Abegg

Head of the Center for Public Commercial Law, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Management and Law

I like the interdisciplinary exchange and the cooperation with partner organizations all over Switzerland.

Dr. Reto Müller

Center for Public Commercial Law, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Management and Law

I like the concept based on the distinction between long-term pathways and possible shocks; this stimulates critical thinking and questioning - also with regard to legal questions.

Dr. Goran Seferovic

Deputy Head of the Center for Public Commercial Law, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences School of Management and Law

I am excited to be part of this diverse consortium that will help to transition towards a sustainable and resilient energy system.

University of Geneva

Renewable Energy Systems group

Spatially detailed modelling

Prof. Dr. Evelina Trutnevyte

Head of the Renewable Energy Systems group, University of Geneva

In SURE, I lead WP5 on spatial modelling of potentially disruptive future scenarios of fast uptake of solar PV, heat pumps, or power-to-x technologies, including their socio-technical feasibility and sustainability and resilience impacts. I particularly like the holistic approach of SURE that aims to link a broad range of knowledge on sustainability and resilience with stakeholder input.

Nik Zielonka

Probabilistic forecasts of growth in renewable energy

To SURE, I contribute with probabilistic forecasts of growth in renewable energy technologies at regional level to provide a deeper understanding of feasibility, drivers, and implementations of fast technology uptake across Switzerland. I am excited about the interdisciplinary approach of SURE that gives insights on the energy transition and its consequences on multiple levels.

Giacomo Rubino

Research Assistant

In SURE, I currently work for the assessment of weather resilience of the Swiss electricity system with high shares of renewables and weather-related shocks (WP5.2). I am interested in working for SURE for its broad vision on the whole energy system and projects on model coupling.

E3-MODELLING S.A

Macro-economic modelling

Dr. Leonidas Paroussos

Managing Director of E3-Modelling

I will act as a leader of the team that will develop, customize and use the large scale macroeconomic model GEM-E3 for Switzerland to assess the socio-economic implications of alternative energy system configurations. I am excited to be part of the SURE project as it adopts an interdisciplinary approach to establish robust links among different modelling approaches across different sectors.

Dr. Panagiotis Fragkos

Project Manager global energy and environment analysis and modelling

I will be the energy system expert focusing on the specific developments and applications of the GEM-E3 model. Elaborating on the SWISS energy system and identifying the links with the economic system is a key challenge of the project which I am greatly interested in.

Dr. Kostas Fragkiadakis

Senior Economic Analysis and Modelling

I will be the senior modeler contributing to the development and use of the GEM-E3 model. I am excited to work on the interlinkages between economic and energy system models. The dynamics of the Swiss economic system over the next decades under structural changes in the energy system is a key focus of SURE and will be excited to be involved.

Zoi Vrontisi

Project Manager Climate Policy

I will contribute on the implementation and evaluation of climate and energy policies in the GEM-E3 model. I am excited to see how different energy and climate policies affect the dynamics of the Swiss economy and what are the distributional implications of these policies.

Stelios Tsiaras

Economic Modelling

I am a research economist at E3-Modelling and will contribute in modelling aspects of the GEM-E3 macroeconomic model, designed for the SURE project. This includes the model calibration with the latest available data,defining scenarios and shocks for the Swiss and the other economies while presenting our results in an informative manner.