News
SusTec at E-Waste World Conference in Frankfurt
Together with Fraunhofer IZM researcher Theresa Aigner, our PhD candidate David Pfeffer presented ongoing research on the economic and environmental performance of producing high-quality plastic recyclates from e-waste.
PhD Honors Program AMBITION Concludes with High School Teaching and Final Conference at KNUST.
Our PhD candidate David Pfeffer participated in the PhD Honors Program AMBassadors for sustaInable transition (AMBITION), an EU-funded project bringing together PhD students from Europe and Africa to learn about sustainable development from different disciplines and contexts and develop educational content for younger generations.
The role of energy storage towards net-zero emissions in the European electricity system
A new open-access study classifies European countries into three archetypes—battery, pumped hydro and hydrogen—for a cost-optimal, net-zero power system by 2050, and shows that higher-resolution grid models markedly increase long-duration hydrogen needs.
Scaling Circular Ecosystems Through Product Design
A new open-access article features a novel framework for scaling circular ecosystems through product design, co-authored by SusTec member Jenni Kaipainen and her colleagues Lucrezia Sgambaro and Davide Chiaroni from Politecnico di Milano.
SusTec welcomes Sophia Demekas as a Senior Project Manager!
Sophia joined the Sustainability in Business Lab (sus.lab) within the Group of Sustainability and Technology (SusTec) at ETH Zürich in May 2025 as a Senior Project Manager.
New Framework to Help Plan Secure Energy Transitions
A new study published in iScience addresses an essential but often overlooked pillar of the Energy Trilemma: energy supply security.
SusTec welcomes Caterina Croci as a PhD Student!
Caterina joined the group in May 2025 as a PhD student at SusTec.
SusTec welcomes Dr. Beatrice Bais as a senior researcher!
Beatrice joined the group in April 2025 as a senior researcher at SusTec.
SusTec welcomes Rita Ghilardi as an intern!
Rita joined the Sustainability in Business Lab (sus.lab) within the Group of Sustainability and Technology (SusTec) at ETH Zürich in April 2025 as an intern.
Congratulations Prof. Catharina Bening!
We are proud to announce that Catharina Bening has been awarded the title of Professor by ETH Zürich in recognition of her longstanding commitment and contributions to sustainability research.