News
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.
The TAPIR framework: A new tool to assess climate and energy demonstration projects
The TAPIR framework evaluates climate and energy demonstration projects by integrating assessments at both the technology and project levels, enabling decision-makers to identify and scale the most promising solutions.
Running around in Circles? Uncovering Barriers in Scaling Circular Business Models
A new study highlights the barriers and how to overcome them regarding the value creation, delivery and capture of circular business models.
New SusTec publication: Analyzing policy mixes for the circular plastics economy
Our new study, published in “Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions,” examines how the EU policy landscape contributes to increased plastics recycling and use of recycled content in the electronics sector. We highlight three key barriers that hinder the mix from substantially driving the circular plastics transition.
Research, market and societal trends of sustainable energy experiments and demonstrations
A new review article uncovers the state-of-the-art and future avenues for research on experiments and demonstrations of sustainable energy technologies.
SusTec welcomes Mara Moos as an intern!
Mara joined the group in March 2025 as an intern at the Sustainability in Business Lab (sus.lab).
Investigating policy and regulatory tools to improve the profitability of V2G in Switzerland
Our new paper assesses the business case of small-scale electric vehicle-to-grid (V2G) aggregators in Switzerland.
Understanding the Decline of Technologies to Accelerate Sustainability Transitions
Our new study, published in Research Policy, introduces the concept of "decline functions" for analyzing how technology innovation systems decline. It illustrates its usefulness by investigating the decline of four energy technologies: incandescent light bulbs, oil-based heating, nuclear power, and ICE cars.
SusTec welcomes Paula Baumann as a PhD student!
Paula joined the group in February 2025 as a PhD student at SusTec.
What influences the deployment of mechanical and chemical plastic recycling technologies?
Our new study, published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, reveals how technical trade-offs and value chain configurations shape the deployment of mechanical, solvent-based, and chemical recycling technologies in the European automotive sector.