Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
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Energy GmbH, Infras AG, GWS, Meteotest, OST, PSI
The Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) wants to plan the technical and quantitative basis for the further development of Switzerland's energy strategy up to 2060. Under the project management of Prognos, the energy perspective work aims to set the course for a secure, sustainable and efficient energy future for Switzerland.
As part of the project, a total of three different scenarios for Switzerland's entire energy system are being developed:
In addition, various strategy variants are being calculated in the target scenario for electricity generation, with a particular focus on meeting electricity demand in the winter months.
The energy system modelling is used to derive the investments required to implement the desired strategies. Furthermore, the effects of the various scenarios on economic development are analysed, as are the distributional effects on different social groups.
The project is supported by an expert advisory group consisting of representatives from various federal offices and professional associations. The joint project is being carried out by TEP Energy GmbH, Infras AG, GWS, PSI, the University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland (OST) and Meteotest under the project management of Prognos.
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Project team: Jana Breitenstein, Andreas Brutsche, Hans Dambeck, Dr Andreas Kemmler, Dr Almut Kirchner, Sven Kreidelmeyer, Sebastian Lübbers, Fabian Muralter, Sebastian Phadt, Dr Alexander Piegsa, Sascha Sokoliuk, Dr Ben Straßberger, Dina Tschumi, Karsten Weinert, Aurel Wünsch
Latest update 22.10.2025
Senior Project Manager
On behalf of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), we conduct an annual analysis of the development of energy consumption in Switzerland.
The analysis for the Federal Office of Energy shows that final energy consumption has fallen significantly since 2000, mainly thanks to savings in space and process heating. At the same time, demand has risen in areas such as electrical appliances and building services. Consumption has not changed significantly since 2020.
How far have systems for storing and extracting CO2 developed in Europe? Our study for the German Environment Agency evaluated planned and ongoing CO2 capture projects in Europe, focusing on BECCUS and DACCUS projects.
Methane emissions from landfills are an often underestimated climate challenge. On commission by Kanadevia Inova, we investigated how these emissions develop over time and what levels they reach.
On behalf of the Energy Agency for Electrical Appliances (eae), Prognos annually examines the development in the efficiency of electrical appliances and their influence on energy consumption in Switzerland.
Prognos has been providing communications support for the network expansion of distribution network operator Schleswig-Holstein Netz since 2006.
In recent years, Europe has maintained its strong position in the global market for clean energy technologies, but faces growing competition. On behalf of the European Commission, we examined the competitiveness of these technologies.
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The Federal Ministry of Economics promotes digital technologies that drive forward the economy’s green transformation. Together with partners, we are responsible for the accompanying research.
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