ETH Zurich (CH) 

ETH Zurich (CH) 

About 

Freedom and individual responsibility, entrepreneurial spirit and open-mindedness: ETH Zurich stands on a bedrock of true Swiss values. Our university for science and technology dates back to the year 1855.  

The Energy Science Center of ETH Zurich aims to facilitate the deployment of an environmentally friendly, reliable, low risk, economically viable and socially compatible sustainable energy system. 

Website 

https://esc.ethz.ch

Location 

ETH Zurich, Energy Science Center, Sonneggstrasse 28, 8006 Zurich. Switzerland. 

Global rankings, Honours and prizes 

Current rankings of ETH in the global university rankings 

  • https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2025/06/qs-rankings-eth-zurich-secures-7th-place-once-again.html 

Research 

A plausible sustainability vision should be responsive to the central challenges facing the energy system. These are: 

  • Climate change 
  • Access to energy services 
  • Local pollutants 
  • Risks and benefits to society 

To build such a sustainable energy system additional knowledge and new technologies are needed, relying on the expertise and cross-cutting research of engineering, economic and social scientists. The ESC brings together around 50 professors from 9 different departments. 

SE4S research area / Supervisors 

Decarbonised energy systems & Circular Economy: 

  1. Prof. Gabriela Hug – Electric Power Systems 
  1. Prof. André Bardow – Energy and Process Systems Engineering 
  1. Prof. Giovanni Sansavini – Risk and Reliability 
  1. Prof. Volker Hoffmann – Sustainability and Technology 
  1. Prof. Robert Boes – Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology 
  1. Prof. Anthony Patt – Climate Policy 

… and some other almost 40 professorships 

Email contact 

schaffner@esc.ethz.ch