Policy briefs & white papers

Assessing the potential for agri-PV in Swiss agriculture, Dionis Anderegg, Mareike Jäger, Sven Strebel, Jürg Rohrer, January 2024. Available in English and German. Doi: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2649
Renewable Energy Outlook for Switzerland, TRUTNEVYTE, Evelina et al. 2024. Doi: 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:172640. Link to the Youtube video explaining the outlook. Link to the replay on RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse detailing the three strategies (04:21). Press releases available in English, German and French. Full media reviews: UNIBERN media review and UNIGE media review.
Netzanschluss von 50 Gigawatt Photovoltaik in der Schweiz, Christof Bucher, David Joss, BFH, Diskussionspapier zu Lösungsansätzen für die Netzintegration von Solarstrom – September 2023. English version of the discussion paper here. Version française du document de discussion ici. Press release available in English, German and French. Full media review: BFH media review
Policy White Paper: Quantifying the degree of fragmentation of policies targeting household solar PV in Switzerland, Tobias Schmidt, Isabelle Stadelmann, Mak Dukan, David Giger, Nicolas Schmid, Valentin Schneuwly , ETH press release, January 2023. Press releases available in English and German. Full media reviews: ETH media review & UNIBERN media review. Youtube interviews on the White Paper: Youtube video in English & Youtube video in German
Schmid and I. Stadelmann-Steffen. 2023. Biomass-plants in Switzerland: Do cantonal policies make a difference for deployment? EDGE-Report
Schmid and I. Stadelmann-Steffen. 2023. Wind energy-policy and authorization procedures in Switzerland: competences, duration, and effectiveness. EDGE-Report
Understanding cost of capital drivers facilitates more effective energy policymaking. CFP Policy Brief No. 6 (June 2022), based on: Steffen, B., Waidelich, P. (2022). Determinants of cost of capital in the electricity sector. Progress in Energy 4 (3). https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1083/ac7936 (free download)