Energy Now! An Impact Accelerator at ETH Zurich brings together students from ETH Zurich with the industry to come up with science-based solutions to energy industry-based problems throughout Switzerland.
Participants will propose and work on their solutions over a short time frame to address these imminent issues. The solutions may be oriented towards
computer science (e.g. data management, Machine Learning, AI)
electrical engineering (e.g. real-time measurement and control, smart meters, smart grids, system analysis)
social sciences (e.g. nudging, acceptance and behavior, economics in general)
a combinations of these and any other fields crucial to help solve the issue. The proposed solutions need to be innovative, feasible and effective.
Initiatives like Energy Now! play a crucial role in advancing Switzerland's energy objectives, aligning with strategic frameworks such as the Energieperspektiven. This national energy strategy emphasises the need for innovation, efficiency, and resilience across all facets of the energy landscape. It sets ambitious goals for enhancing energy efficiency, reducing carbon emissions, and promoting renewable energy sources, all while ensuring the reliability and affordability of the energy supply. How is Switzerland prepared to take on these new challenges?
Energy Now! 5.0
Join this year's edition of Energy Now! 5.0 at the Kick-Off Event. At the Kick-Off, you will meet this year's industry partners and learn about the real-world energy challenges they are bringing to the program. These challenges reflect concrete problems currently faced by companies and organisations across Switzerland's energy sector. (This year's partners will be published in the coming days on the website.)
After the Kick-Off, you can form a team around the challenge that interests you most and register together. The official registration link will follow at a later point.
From the Kick-Off in October to the Final Event in December, and an optional Venture/Pitch Workshop the following spring, here's how the program unfolds over the coming months.
Energy Now! is an ETH Zurich Initiative by the Energy Science Center (ESC) and kindly supported by the ERDE 2.0 foundation.
Previous Energy Now!
Browse through past Energy Now! editions and discover the challenges and winning projects from previous years!
