The Energy Blog @ ETH Zurich is a platform hosted by the Energy Science Center (ESC) and driven by a team of passionate doctoral researchers from across ETH Zurich. It is a bottom-up initiative from the research community, with the aim of sharing knowledge, fostering dialogue, and engaging society in one of the most pressing issues of our time: energy.
If climate change is the defining challenge of our century, transforming energy systems is one of the most powerful tools we have to address it. This blog brings together interdisciplinary perspectives from ETH Zurich’s energy researchers, offering content that bridges science, policy, technology, and society.
By combining clarity, depth, and diverse perspectives, the Energy Blog @ ETH Zurich aims to inform and contribute meaningfully to the public discourse on energy.
The blog features three main categories:
Alyssa Gunnemann is a doctoral researcher at the Climate Finance and Policy Group and the Energy and Technology Policy Group. Her research investigates how the government can accelerate the deployment of clean technologies and foster the growth of clean technology industries by mobilizing both public and private financial resources.
Caterina Croci is a doctoral researcher in the Sustainability and Technology group. Her work focuses on energy system modelling to understand how policies can accelerate the adoption of new energy technologies in the residential sector.
Ayca Duran is a doctoral researcher at the Chair of Architecture and Building Systems. Her research focuses on how digital tools and artificial intelligence can support the integration of solar energy into buildings and the development of urban building energy models.
Febin Kachirayil is a doctoral researcher at the Chair for Energy Systems Analysis in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering. His research focuses on the representation of demand-side flexibility in local energy system models and its impact on their design and operation.
Jacob Mannhardt is a doctoral researcher at the Reliability and Risk Engineering group in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering. His research focuses on the complexities of decision-making in the European energy transition, in particular how shortsighted planning impacts our ability to achieve a successful transition.
Jonathan Necdet Peel is a doctoral researcher in the Climate Policy group. His research uses European-scale energy system models to compare different net-zero generation technologies, focusing on seasonal flexibility and mineral requirements.
Jara Späte is a doctoral researcher at the Power Systems Lab in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Her research lies at the intersection of energy, climate, and biodiversity. She works with a model of the Swiss electricity grid into which she integrates climate data, biodiversity, and societal acceptance.
Lingxi Tang is a doctoral researcher at the Energy and Technology Policy Group. His research focuses on technological experience curves; what determines them and how can they be effectively utilised for the sustainable transition.
Kate Lonergan, Alicia Lerbinger, Katrin Sievert, Leopold Peiseler, Valentina Stampi-Bombelli, Churchill Agutu, Anna Stünzi, Alejandro Nuñez-Jimenez, Johannes Tiefenthaler, Aimilia Pattakou, Christine Gschwendtner, Linus Walker, Nina Boogen, Marius Schwarz, Jonas Savelsberg, Florian Egli (Co-Founder), Alejandro Nuñez-Jimenez (Co-Founder), Evan Petkov (Co-Founder), Yael Borofsky (Co-Founder)
