Policy briefs & white papers
Renewable Energy Outlook II for Switzerland , Van Liedekerke A, et. al. 2025. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000735887. Press release issued by ETH Zurich and shared by the EPFL , ZHAW , the University of Geneva , and the University of Bern . Link to the YouTube video explaining the Outlook II.
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. Press release sent by the University of Geneva and the University of Bern, available in English , German and French . Full media reviews: UNIBERN media review and UNIGE media review. Link to the YouTube video explaining the Outlook. Link to the replay on RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse detailing the three strategies (04:21).
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. https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1083/ac7936 (free download)