Jonas Schnidrig
Nationality: Valais Wallis
EPFL Valais Wallis
EPFL IPESE (SCI-STI-FM)
Rue de l'Industrie 17
1951 Sion
Office:
I17 4 F3
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Website: https://ipese.epfl.ch
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 Technologies2018 – 2020 EPFL
Mechanical Engineering
| Thermodynamics & Energetics2013 – 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.