Dr. Christof Knoeri

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Christof Knoeri is a senior researcher in the Group for Sustainability and Technology (SusTec) at the Department of Management, Technology and Economics of ETH Zurich.

In his research Christof’s studies the complex interplay or co-evolution of technologies, business strategies, user practices, ecosystems, and institutional settings. A focus is on how emerging technologies contribute to sustainable transitions in socio-technical systems. Christof works with a range of quantitative and qualitative research methods with a particular focus on socio-technical modelling techniques such as agent-based modelling. In his recent research he addressed the adoption of new technologies and value propositions in the built environment and energy sector.

Prior to joining SusTec, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Sustainability Research Group, at the DownloadUniversity of Leeds, UK, and as a guest lecturer at the DownloadDepartment of Geography at the LMU University of Munich Germany, and at the DownloadInstitute of System Sciences, Innovation and Sustainability Research at the University of Graz, Austria.

Christof holds a PhD in Geography from University of Zurich and an MSc in Environmental Science from ETH Zurich. During his studies, Christof worked as a research assistant at the Life-Cycle Assessment and Modelling Group at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, EMPA; and as a guest researcher at Energy & Industry Section at TU Delft.

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Alicia Lerbinger, Ivalin Petkov, Georgios Mavromatidis, Christof Knoeri, "Optimal decarbonization strategies for existing districts considering energy systems and retrofits", Applied Energy, Volume 352, 2023, 121863, ISSN 0306-2619, Downloadhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121863
Kulakovskaya, A., Wiprächtiger, M., Knoeri, C., Bening, C. R. (2023). Integrated environmental-economic circular economy assessment: Application to the case of expanded polystyrene. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 197, 107069. Downloadhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107069.
Hondeborg, D., Probst, B., Petkov, I., Knoeri, C. (2023). The effectiveness of building retrofit subsidies: empirical evidence from Switzerland. Energy Policy 180, p. 113680. doi: Downloadhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113680
Ivalin Petkov, Alicia Lerbinger, Georgios Mavromatidis, Christof Knoeri, Volker H. Hoffmann, "Decarbonizing real estate portfolios considering optimal retrofit investment and policy conditions to 2050," iScience, Volume 26, Issue 5, 2023, 106619, ISSN 2589-0042, Downloadhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.106619
Gschwendtner, C., Knoeri, C., Stephan, A., (2023). “The impact of plug-in behavior on the spatial–temporal flexibility of electric vehicle charging load”, Sustainable Cities and Society, Vol. 88. doi: Downloadhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2022.104263
Kulakovskaya, A.; Knoeri, C.; Radke, F.; Blum, N.U. (2022): “Measuring the Economic Impacts of a Circular Economy: an Evaluation of Indicators”, Circular Economy and Sustainability. doi: Downloadhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-022-00190-w
Nuñez-Jimenez, A.; Knoeri, C.; Hoppmann, J.; Hoffmann, V.H.; (2022): "Beyond innovation and deployment: Modeling the impact of technology-push and demand-pull policies in Germany's solar policy mix." Research Policy, 51(10), p.104585. doi: Downloadhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2022.104585
Petkov, I., Mavromatidis, G., Knoeri, C., Allan, J., Hoffmann, V. H. (2022), MANGOret: An optimization framework for the long-term investment planning of building multi-energy system and envelope retrofits. Applied Energy, Volume 314. doi: Downloadhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.118901
Petkov, I., Knoeri, C., Hoffmann, V. H. (2021), The interplay of policy and energy retrofit decision-making for real estate decarbonization. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, Volume 1, doi: Downloadhttps://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/ac3321
Schwarz, M.; Quentin, A.; Knoeri, C. (2020): "Can electricity pricing leverage electric vehicles and battery storage to integrate high shares of solar photovoltaics?" Applied Energy, Vol. 277. doi: Download10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115548
Nuñez-Jimenez, A.; Knoeri, C.; Rottmann, F; Hoffmann, V. (2020): "The role of responsiveness in deployment policies: A quantitative, cross-country assessment using agent-based modelling." Applied Energy, Vol. 275. doi: Download10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115358
Nuñez-Jimenez, A., Knoeri, C., Hoppmann, J., Hoffmann, V. (2020): “Can designs inspired by control theory keep deployment policies effective and cost-efficient as technology prices fall?” Environmental Research Letters, 15, 4. doi: Download10.1088/1748-9326/ab6fbf
Russell S. V.; Knoeri, C. (2019): "Exploring the psychosocial and behavioural determinants of household water conservation and intention." International Journal of Water Resources Development, published online. doi: Download10.1080/07900627.2019.1638230
Schwarz, M.; Nakhle, C.; Knoeri, C. (2019): “Innovative Designs of Building Energy Codes and their Implementation Challenge.” Journal of Cleaner Production. 119260. doi: Download10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119260 free pre-print version
Schwarz, M.; Ossenbrink, J.; Knoeri, C.; Hoffmann, V. H. (2019): "Addressing integration challenges of high shares of residential solar photovoltaics with battery storage and smart policy designs.” Environmental Research Letters, 14, 074002. doi: Download10.1088/1748-9326/aaf934
Busch, J.; Roelich, K.; Bale, C.S.E.; Knoeri, C. (2017): "Scaling up local energy infrastructure; An agent-based model of the emergence of district heating networks." Energy Policy, 100, 2017, 170-180. Downloaddoi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.10.011
Hecher, M.; Hatzl, S.; Knoeri, C.; Posch, A. (2017): “The trigger matters: The decision-making process for heating systems in the residential building sector.” Energy Policy, 102, 2017, 288-306. Downloaddoi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.12.004
Knoeri, C., Steinberger, J. K., & Roelich, K. (2016): "End-user centred infrastructure operation: towards integrated infrastructure service delivery." Journal of Cleaner Production. Downloaddoi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.08.079
Roelich, K., Knoeri, C., Steinberger, J. K., Varga, L., Blythe, P. T., Butler, D., Gupta, R., Harrison, G., Martin, C., & Purnell, P. (2015): "Towards resource-efficient and service-oriented integrated infrastructure operation." Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 92, 40-52. Downloaddoi: 10.1016/j.techfore.2014.11.008
Roelich, K., Dawson, D., Purnell, P., Knoeri, C., Revell, R., Busch, J., & Steinberger, J. K. (2014): "Assessing the dynamic material criticality of infrastructure transitions: a case of low carbon energy generation." Applied Energy, 123(0), 378-386. Downloaddoi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.01.052
Knoeri, C., Nikolic, I., Althaus, H. J., & Binder, C. (2014): "Enhancing recycling of construction materials: the role of empirically based decision parameters." JASSS The Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 17(3). Downloaddoi: 10.18564/jasss.2528
Knoeri, C., Wäger, P. A., Stamp, A., Althaus, H. J., & Weil, M. (2013): "Towards a dynamic assessment of raw materials criticality: Linking agent-based demand - with material flow supply modelling approaches." Science of The Total Environment, 461-462, 808-812. Downloaddoi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.02.001
Knoeri, C., Sanye-Mengual, E., & Althaus, H. J. (2012): "Comparative LCA of recycled and conventional concrete for structural applications." International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 18(5), 909-918. Downloaddoi: 10.1007/s11367-012-0544-2
Knoeri, C., Binder, C. R., & Althaus, H. J. (2011): "An agent operationalization approach for context specific agent-based modelling." JASSS The Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 14(2). Downloaddoi: 10.18564/jasss.1729
Knoeri, C., Binder, C, & Althaus, H. J. (2011): "Decisions on recycling: Construction stakeholders' decisions regarding recycled mineral construction materials" Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 5(11), 1039-1050. Downloaddoi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.05.018