ESC News
Considering the human impact of power outages
Power outages affect individuals, cutting off access to services like
lighting, air conditioning, and communication. Here, draw Dr. Kate Lonergan and Dr. Andrej Stankovskidraw on their recent paper to explain how power system failures affect individuals, how we can measure the human impacts of outages, and how we can mitigate human harm in our power systems planning.
ESC welcomes Prof. Dr. Corsin Battaglia as new member to the competence center
Prof. Dr. Corsin Battaglia joins the Energy Science Center (ESC) as a new member of the competence center. He is the Head of Laboratory Materials for Energy Conversion at Empa and Adjunct Professor at ETH Zurich (D-ITET).
Heavy Lifting: Decarbonizing the Bündner Rheintal
How can the Bündner Rheintal, an urban-industrial cluster, achieve
cost-effective decarbonization despite having CO₂ emissions per capita
that are two times higher than the Swiss average? Researchers from Empa, in collaboration with the Canton of Graubünden, regional energy
providers, and industry, have tackled this challenge using a holistic
energy system modeling and optimization approach.
The ESC welcomes five new team members to the executive office
The Energy Science Center (ESC) is very pleased to welcome Jan Abrell, Dr. Ali Darudi, Fabian Stieger, Maike Heller and Sven Rüegg to the executive office team. Jan joined the ESC already in February 2025 , Ali, Fabian and Maike in May 2025 and Sven in July 2025.
100 Posts Later: The Energy Blog’s Founders on Its Origins and Growing Relevance
As the Energy Blog celebrates its 100th post, we spoke with two of its founders, Yael Borofsky and Florian Egli, to look back on its origins, impact, and the evolving world of energy research. What started as a casual idea among friends during a winter course at ETH Zurich has grown into a respected platform bridging academia, policy, and public conversation.