PATHFNDR Conference 2024

PATHFNDR will hold its first conference as part of the Energy Week at ETH Zurich.

The conference will delve into the future of energy systems while achieving net-zero GHG emission goals and focus on the role of flexibility and sector coupling.

Among the topics are possible future energy scenarios and their pathways, the impact of technologies and infrastructures as well as the role of policies and business strategies to accelerate the energy transition.

PATHFNDR Conference
The conference will take place on 7. November at the Audi Max. It is open to the public including researchers as well as representatives from industry and government. You can expect presentations and panel discussions by experts from the public and private sectors, poster exhibitions and a coffee with scientists session.

Poster Exhibition
A scientific poster exhibition on the latest research results of PATHFNDR will be displayed from 7.-8. November in the foyer HG F (Uhrenhalle).

Coffee with Scientists
At coffee with scientists on 7. November in the ETH main hall, you can have a cup of coffee with professors and ask your questions or exchange ideas about the energy transition.

Workshops
The workshops are by invitation only. If you are a stakeholder from the private or public sector and would like to participate, please send us an email.

The event will be held in English.

Thursday, 7. November 2024

Location: ETH Zurich, Audi Max (HG F30)

08:00 Registration

09:00 Welcome by Prof. André Bardow, ETH Zurich

09:15 Keynote by Prof. Bri-Mathias Hodge, University of Colorado Boulder

Plenary session 1: The role of sector coupling

10:00 Input presentations

Francesco Sanvito, TU Delft
Philipp Schütz, HSLU
Federica Bellizio, Empa

10:30 Panel discussion moderated by Gianfranco Guidati, ETH Zurich

Jochen Markard, ZHAW
Mevina Feuerstein, Amstein + Walthert
Marcel Wickart, Stadt Zurich

11:00 Coffee break with poster exhibition

Plenary session 2: The role of flexibility

11:30 Input presentations

Siobhan Powell, ETH Zurich
Turhan Demiray, ETH Zurich
Philipp Heer, Empa

12:00 Panel discussion moderated by Jared Garrison, ETH Zurich

Prof. Stefan Pfenninger, TU Delft
Kaja Hollstein, Swissgrid
Peter Cuony, Groupe E
Nadine Brauchli, VSE

12:30 Networking lunch with poster exhibition

Plenary session 3: Policy and social acceptance

13:30 Input presentations

Adrien Mellot, ETH Zurich
Niklas Nolzen, ETH Zurich
Thomas Hübner, ETH Zurich

14:00 Panel discussion moderated by Ingmar Schlecht, ZHAW

Prof. André Bardow, ETH Zurich (SWEET-PATHFNDR)
Prof. Martin Patel, UNIGE (SWEET-DeCarbCH)
Prof. Joëlle Mastelic, HES-SO (SWEET-LANTERN)
Prof. Hannes Weigt, University of Basel (SWEET-CoSi)

14:30 Poster pitches

14:45 Closing remarks by Christian Schaffner, ETH Zurich

15:00 Coffee with scientists

Friday, 8. November 2024

Location: ETH Zurich, Main Building (HG F33.1)

Stakeholder workshop (by invitation only)

08:00 Registration

09:00 Welcome and introduction

09:10 Presentations on KTT & Outreach

10:00 Coffee break with poster exhibition

10:30 Discussion session

11:30 Summary and closing remarks

12:00 Networking lunch with poster exhibition

Research workshop (by invitation only)

13:30 Welcome and introduction

13:40 Presentations on key messages / learnings from PATHFNDR

14:10 Coffee break with poster exhibition

14:30 Discussion session

15:30 Summary and closing remarks

16:00 Apéro