Post by Yannick Heinrich 海洋

Last Friday I had the pleasure of speaking at the Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE in Bern, at a workshop on financial innovation and risk-mitigation mechanisms for the energy transition – in particular energy performance contracting (ESC/EPC) and Energy-as-a-Service – organised by swissesco and hosted by EnergieSchweiz. It was an honour to represent BASE Foundation and our programme Servetia alongside actors from the public and private sectors, and to discuss both the opportunities and the hurdles in today’s Swiss built environment. The findings shared by the University of St.Gallen's Sustainability Innovation Lab team led by Philip Rodak, as well as by Nicolas Amacker (Groupe E) and Simon Michel (Thervia), largely confirm what we see in our own work: - The Swiss energy transition is accelerated when investments in renewables and efficiency are approached both modular– and holistically. - End-users value clear, tangible time horizons, real efficiency gains and savings, and a simplified interface with their providers. - In short: users do want the energy transition, as long as the path is clear, the options remain theirs to choose, and the numbers add up. That may sound obvious, but in practice it hasn’t always been the case. Many thanks again to swissesco and Stephan Juen and Hansjörg Sidler for organising a workshop you can be proud of – and to all participants for the rich discussions. Frédéric Maurer Tim Frey Leo Sasso-Clopath Boris Reynaud Denis Rossignol Pantaleon Cedric Amacker Daniel Magallon Fondation Valery Yannick Ritschel Enterprise for Society Center (E4S) Julia Bory