SCCER CREST

SCCER CREST is one of eight Swiss Centers of Competence in Energy Research that have been established by the Commission of Technology and Innovation (CTI) in 2014. The aim of SCCER CREST is to contribute to the energy transition in Switzerland by providing detailed, evidence-based recommendations on policies that help to reduce energy demand, foster innovation, and increase the share of renewables in a cost-efficient way. Within the different SCCERs, CREST covers the action area "economy, environment, law, and behavior" with three lines of research that develop innovative concepts for energy policy, provide an in-depth analysis of drivers and barriers to energy efficiency, produce detailed strategies that help firms and regions in adjusting to the new energy system, and develop novel assessment tools for policies and technological solutions.
SCCER CREST comprises research groups from the Universities of Basel, Geneva, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, and St. Gallen, as well as Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (ETH) Zurich and Lausanne, and University of Applied Sciences Winterthur (ZHAW).
The Center for Energy Innovation, Governance and Investment (EGI-HSG) represents the St.Gallen research center of SCCER CREST, consisting of 5 research insitutes: Prof. Wüstenhagen (IWÖ-HSG), Prof. Davis (IPW-HSG), Prof. Frauendorfer (ior/sf-HSG), Prof. Gassmann (ITEM-HSG), and Prof. Hettich (IFF-HSG)