ESC News
Future Deployment of Distributed Energy Resources in Switzerland: New Dataset to Support the Transition
Switzerland’s energy transition is accelerating, but planners and
analysts have long faced fragmented or incomplete data on how rooftop
photovoltaics, heat pumps, batteries, and electric vehicles may spreadacross the country. In this blog post, Lorenzo Zapparoli and Alfredo Oneto write about their recent publication and the introduction of a new open dataset that addresses this gap.
Important amendment to the Electricity Supply Ordinance (StromVV) by the Federal Council supports research
On 26 November, the Federal Council approved amendments to the Electricity Supply Ordinance (Stromversorgungsverordnung StromVV) and the Ordinance on the Organisation for Ensuring Economic National Supply in the Electricity Sector. A key change in the StromVV will allow access to anonymised measurement and master data for research purposes in the future.
Which Emissions are really Hard-to-Abate? A Call for Clarity in the Net-Zero Energy Transition
In discussions about the net-zero energy transition, many sectors are often labelled “hard-to-abate”—but what does that really mean? The term has no agreed definition, leading it to be applied loosely and potentially be used as an excuse to delay decarbonization efforts. Vincent Dufour-Décieux, Katrin Sievert, Bjarne Steffen, André Bardow and Tobias Schmidt propose a science-based definition in this new energy blog.
Energy Week @ ETH 2025 – Looking back on an inspiring week
The Energy Week @ ETH 2025 is history. A week full of exciting ideas, lively discussions and encounters between students and experts from industry politics and research comes to an end. The "Time of Energy" exhibition also captivated numerous visitors. This year's Energy Week attracted over 1,000 registrations across its diverse range of formats.
ESC wins Professor Kent Warren as new member
Professor Kent Warren joins the Energy Science Center (ESC) as a new member of the competence center. He is Assistant Professor of Solar Energy Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT).