The Swiss Household Energy Demand Survey: Panel updates and evidence after eight waves

Liffey, A., Schumann, R., Weber, S., Farsi, M. (2026). The Swiss Household Energy Demand Survey: Panel updates and evidence after eight waves. IRENE Working Papers 26-05.

Underrepresented transition factors from social sciences in energy and emissions modeling

Kunnas, S. & Trutnevyte, E. (2026). Underrepresented transition factors from social sciences in energy and emissions modeling. Preprint, Version 2. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-8832559/v2 

Economic and behavioural policy coupling has divergent effects on electric vehicle adoption at individual and system scales

Günther, A., van der Kam, M., Rasanan, A., Gluth, S., Hahnel, U. (2026). Economic and behavioural policy coupling has divergent effects on electric vehicle adoption at individual and system scales. Nature Energy.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-026-02114-6

A Conceptual Validation of the Consumer Choice Framwork

Liffey, A., Günther, A., Firoozyalizadeh, S., Elassal, O., Abrell, J., Weigt, H., van der Kam, M., Panos, E., Schubert, I., Hahnel, U., Schumann, R. (2026). A Conceptual Validation of the Consumer Choice Framework {Conference Paper}. Advances in Social Simulation, SSC 2025 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-31712-4_27

Barriers, enablers and critical collaborations in the case of Positive Energy Districs

Hearn, A., Schubert, I., Koehrsen, J., Sohre, A., Hamed, A. (2026). Barriers, enablers and critical collaborations in the case of Positive Energy Districts. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, Vol. 8 – 2026. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2026.1808466

Representation gap for transition factors from social sciences in energy and emissions modeling 

Kunnas, S. & Trutnevyte, E.(2026). Representation gap for transition factors from social sciences in energy and emissions modeling [Preprint]. Version 1, posted 10 Feb 2026. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-8832559/v1

Differentiating motivations, barriers, and enablers of key stakeholder engagement in living lab provesses: a Swiss case study

Schubert, I., Sohre, A., Hearn, A. X., & Keshishian, N. M. (2026). Differentiating motivations, barriers, and enablers of key stakeholder engagement in living lab processes: A Swiss case study. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, 22(1), 2659399. doi: 10.1080/15487733.2026.2659399

Ten questions concerning the design of urban energy systems

Koirala, B., Bendiek-Laranjo, A., Biéron, M., Chen, Y. C., Humbert, G., Hunhevicz, J., Mutschler, R., Obrist, M., Romano, E., Vulic, N., Yazdanie, M., Mavromatidis, G. (2025). Ten questions concerning the design of urban energy systems. Building and Environment, Vol. 283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113348

Psychological and contextual determinants of clean energy technology adoption

Günther, A., Engel, L., Hornsey, M. J., Nielsen, K. S., Roy, J., Steg, L., Tam, K., van Valkengoed, A. M., Wolske, K. S., Wong-Parodi, G., Hahnel, U. J. J. (2025). Psychological and contextual determinants of clean energy technology adoption. Nature Reviews Clean Technology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44359-025-00075-9

A system dynamics approach towards nearly zero energy districts

Zapata Riveros, J. & Ulli-Beer, S. (2025). A system dynamics approach towards nearly zero energy districts. Conference Proceedings The 2025 International System Dynamics Conference. 

Ohne Anreize keine Klimaneutralität

Kotsch, R., Betz, R. & Patel, M. (2025). Ohne Anreize keine Klimaneutralität. Die Volkwirtschaft – Magazin für Wirtschaftspolitik.  

CoSi D2.1 Collaboration Report: Review of Previous Swiss Collaborations

Ramotowski-Kula, K. & Vienni Baptista, B. (2024). CoSi D2.1 Collaboration Report: Review of Previous Swiss Collaborations. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-c-000784038

Current and future development of thermal grids in Switzerland: an organizational perspective

Speich M, Chambers J and Ulli-Beer S (2024) Current and future development of thermal grids in Switzerland: an organizational perspective. Front. Sustain. Cities. 6:1379554. doi: 10.3389/frsc.2024.1379554

Power shift: quantifying the role of actors in the multi-actor Swiss energy system decentralization

Schnidrig J, Chuat A, Granacher J, Terrier C, Maréchal F and Margni M (2024) Power shift: quantifying the role of actors in the multi-actor Swiss energy system decentralization. Front. Energy Res. 12:1433921. doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2024.1433921

Swiss Household Energy Demand Survey: Past experiences and new perspectives 

Farsi, M. and S. Weber (2024): Swiss Household Energy Demand Survey: Past experiences and new perspectives, IRENE Working Paper 24-06