In 2026, the SWICE et de Lantern consortia partnered up to bring you the most up to date research on living and working in the energy transition. This joint conference was a great opportunity for cross-pollination and to build research bridges between our scientific communities. It was very exciting to head to Fribourg for a full day of presentations, workshops and networking.
📅 Wednesday, June 10th
🕑 8:45 – 17:30
📍 Fribourg/Freiburg (Salle Grenette)
The Conference revolved around three key topics:
Topic 1. Sufficiency in the Built Environment & Renovation Strategies
Moderated by Julia Steinberger and Martin Patel
Topic 2. Recreational Practices & Sustainable Mobility
Moderated by Marlyne Sahakian and Tristan Loloum
Topic 3. Energy Communities & Energy Demand
Moderated by Philippe Thalmann and Selin Yilmaz
👉 Presentation abstracts in English, French / en français, German / auf Deutsch
As usual, we learned all about the leading research on wellbeing in the energy transition, with a focus on participatory formats, and there was ample time to catch up with colleagues.
SWICE and Lantern are research projects sponsored by the programme SWEET de l'Office Fédéral de l'Energie (Appel 1-2021 "Living and Working") et coordonné par l' École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO Valais-Wallis), respectively.
SWEET – “SWiss Energy research for the Energy Transition” – est un programme d’encouragement dont l'objectif est de financer la recherche et les innovations orientées vers des solutions, dans le respect des objectifs de la stratégie énergétique 2050 et de la stratégie climatique à long terme de la Suisse.