Jonas Schnidrig

Nationality: Valais Wallis

EPFL Valais Wallis
EPFL IPESE (SCI-STI-FM)
Rue de l'Industrie 17
1951 Sion

Office: I17 4 F3
EPFLSTIIGMSCI-STI-FM

Website: https://ipese.epfl.ch

EPFLENACENAC-SSIESSIE-ENS

EPFLETUMTE-SMTE-PG

As a dedicated researcher and lecturer in sustainable energy policy and planning, specializing in energy system modeling, optimization, and decision support for the energy transition, I focus on bridging research, industry, government, and society by developing strategies that balance ecological, social, and economic dimensions of energy transitions. 

I have and am contributing to major international projects such as the EnergyScope Community, Net Zero Valais, and am actively engaged in coordinating large research consortia, including collaborations with Polytechnique Montréal, Hydro Québec, and Swiss energy institutions. 

My expertise combines system optimization, infrastructure assessment, and sustainability evaluation with a life-cycle perspective.

Curriculum vitae

  • Coordination of the EnergyScope Community (50+ researchers and practitioners).
  • Development of digital twins for cities within the Blue City project.
  • Awarded the Zanelli Prize for outstanding contribution to sustainable development (2020).


Education

Towards Sustainable Energy Futures - Infrastructure and Prosumer Integration, Decentralization and Sustainability in Renewables-based Energy System Modeling

| EDEY

2020 – 2024 EPFL - HES-So Valais Wallis
Directed by François Maréchal, Manuele Margni

Mechanical Engineering

| Major in Energy and Technologies

2018 – 2020 EPFL

Mechanical Engineering

| Thermodynamics & Energetics

2013 – 2018 EPFL

Awards

Robert Zanelli

EPFL

2020

Thesis

Full Papers

Conference Papers

Research

Current Research Fields

  • Sustainable Transition
  • Energy system modeling and optimization (urban, regional, and national scales)
  • Energy System Integration
  • Integration of sustainability metrics and life cycle assessment in energy planningPolicy support for sustainable energy transitions
  • Renewable energy finance and infrastructure planning


Teaching & PhD

Courses

Sustainability, climate and energy

ENV-421

The course provides students with a comprehensive scientific understanding of the links between climate and energy systems in the context of sustainability. It will cover topics related to natural and anthropogenic climate change, the fundamentals of energy systems and their efficiency.