TRANSFORMGAS

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The TRANSFORMGAS project funded by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE focuses on transforming the Swiss gas industry via cluster-based decarbonization strategies.

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Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)

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Combining knowledge about the energy sector with business model expertise, the project consortium intends to develop ideal-typical decarbonization strategies for Swiss gas suppliers, business models for a decarbonized gas and heat market, and possible transformation pathways towards a decarbonized gas and heat market. These strategies, business models, and pathways shall be rooted in a comprehensive overview of the current and future Swiss gas and heat market and collaborative ideation processes. To these ends, the study synthesizes existing insights, enriches them by collecting primary data, and conducts ideation workshops with key stakeholders. Its results provide decisionmakers at federal and municipal levels, public administration, and Swiss gas suppliers with empirical data and strategic guidelines for the development and implementation of decarbonization strategies, the adoption of appropriate business models, and the pursuit of promising decarbonization pathways.

Partners

University of St.Gallen, Competence Centre Energy Management (Christian Opitz)
2Pi-Energy GmbH (Andrej Pustišek)

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Advisory board

Verband der Schweizerischen Gasindustrie (Daniela Decurtins, director)
Thermische Netze Schweiz (Andreas Hurni, director)
Schweizerische Verband Kommunale Infrastruktur, represented by the Energy Officer of the City of Zurich (Silvia Banfi Frost, president of the expert group on municipal energy planning)
Canton of Basel-Stadt (Dr. Claus Wepler, secretary general Departement für Wirtschaft, Soziales und Umwelt)
City of St.Gallen (Peter Jans, city councilor and director of technical operations)
EVU Partners AG (Dr. Markus Flatt, partner)
Finadvice AG (Hans Poser, managing partner)

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