Dr. Yann Blumer

ZHAW School of Management and Law
Institut für Innovation und Entrepreneurship
Theaterstrasse 17
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 46 86
yann.blumer@zhaw.ch

Arbeit an der ZHAW

Tätigkeit

Senior Researcher und Dozent
Senior Researcher und Dozent

Arbeits- und Forschungsschwerpunkte

Energie und Nachhaltigkeit, Science-Practice Interface, Nachhaltiges Konsumverhalten

Berufserfahrung

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
ETH Zürich, USYS TdLab
06 / 2009 - 06 / 2014

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Ausbildung

Dr. Sc. ETH Zürich / Umweltwissenschaften
ETH Zürich
10 / 2010 - 01 / 2014

Weiterbildung

CAS in Higher & Professional Education
ZHAW
08 / 2017

Netzwerk

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0224-4538

Medienpräsenz

NFP 73 Podcast: Nachhaltige Nutzung von Mobilgeräten

Projekte

Publikationen

Beiträge in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift, peer-reviewed

Kühne, S. J., Blumer, Y., Czellar, S., Haasova, S., Streule, P., Rahmani, L., Schubert, R., & Waller, G. (2026). How psychological and contextual barriers to environmentally sustainable consumption vary across domains : a comparative study of food, electronics, and clothing in Switzerland. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 100423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2026.100423
Blumer, Y., Wemyss, D., & Braunreiter, L. (2024). Beyond the usual suspects : contrasting perspectives of developers and peripheral users of model-based energy scenarios. Environmental Research: Energy, 1(4), 41001. https://doi.org/10.1088/2753-3751/ad96be
Sierro, F., & Blumer, Y. (2024). Collective action without community? Perspectives from project developers and participants in citizen-financed photovoltaic projects. Energy Research & Social Science, 119(103856). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103856
Sierro, F., & Blumer, Y. (2024). Material energy citizenship through participation in citizen-financed photovoltaic projects. Energy, Sustainability and Society, 14(1), 33. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13705-024-00465-0
Braunreiter, L., Marchand, C., & Blumer, Y. (2023). Exploring possible futures or reinforcing the status-quo? : the use of model-based scenarios in the Swiss energy industry. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition, 2023(3), 100046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rset.2023.100046
Bieser, J. C. T., Blumer, Y., Burkhalter, L., Itten, R., Jobin, M., & Hilty, L. M. (2022). Consumer-oriented interventions to extend smartphones’ service lifetime. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 7(100074). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2022.100074
Braunreiter, L., Stauffacher, M., & Blumer, Y. B. (2020). How the public imagines the energy future : exploring and clustering non-experts’ techno-economic expectations towards the future energy system. Plos One, 15(3), e0227369. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227369
Tomic, U., Moser, C., Blumer, Y., Stauffacher, M., & Seidl, R. (2020). Exploring the role of positive direct experience in the adoption of energy efficient technologies : evidence from a Swiss field study on the promotion of low-flow showerheads. Plos One, 15(3), e0230255. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230255
Moser, C., Frick, V., Seidl, R., & Blumer, Y. (2019). Teaming up for sustainability : promoting sustainable mobility behaviour through sports clubs in Switzerland. Energy Research & Social Science, 2019(53), 89–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2019.02.016
Braunreiter, L., & Blumer, Y. (2018). Of sailors and divers : how researchers use energy scenarios. Energy Research & Social Science, 40, 118–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2017.12.003
Blumer, Y., Braunreiter, L., Kachi, A., Lordan-Perret, R., & Oeri, F. (2018). A two-level analysis of public support : exploring the role of beliefs in opinions about the Swiss energy strategy. Energy Research & Social Science, 43, 109–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.05.024
Moser, C., Blumer, Y., & Hille, S. L. (2018). E-bike trials’ potential to promote sustained changes in car owners’ mobility habits. Environmental Research Letters, 13(4), 44025. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aaad73
Seidl, R., Moser, C., & Blumer, Y. (2017). Navigating behavioral energy sufficiency : results from a survey in Swiss cities on potential behavior change. Plos One, 12(10), e0185963. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185963
Blumer, Y. B., Moser, C., Patt, A., & Seidl, R. (2015). The precarious consensus on the importance of energy security : contrasting views between Swiss energy users and experts. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 52, 927–936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.07.081
Moser, C., Stauffacher, M., Blumer, Y. B., & Scholz, R. W. (2015). From risk to vulnerability : the role of perceived adaptive capacity for the acceptance of contested infrastructure. Journal of Risk Research, 18(5), 622–636. https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2014.910687
Blumer, Y. B., Mühlebach, M., & Moser, C. (2014). Why some electricity utilities actively promote energy efficiency while others do not : a Swiss case study. Energy Efficiency, 7(4), 697–710. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-013-9249-z
Epprecht, N., Von Wirth, T., Stünzi, C., & Blumer, Y. (2014). Anticipating transitions beyond the current mobility regimes : how acceptability matters. Futures, 60, 30–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2014.04.001
Blumer, Y., Stauffacher, M., Lang, D. J., Hayashi, K., & Uchida, S. (2013). Non-technical success factors for bioenergy projects : learning from a multiple case study in Japan. Energy Policy, 60, 386–395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.05.075

Bücher, peer-reviewed

Blumer, Y. (2014). Non-technical challenges for the transition of energy systems [Doctoral dissertation, ETH Zürich]. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-010280640

Schriftliche Konferenzbeiträge, peer-reviewed

Blumer, Y., Whett, K., & Wemyss, D. (2025, June 17). How does the public perceive energy models and scenarios? First insights from the Swiss Household Energy Demand Survey (SHEDS). 5th SSH Energy Workshop, Zurich, Switzerland, 16-17 June 2025.
Kühne, S. J., Schubert, R., Czellar, S., Blumer, Y., Haasova, S., Waller, G., Rahmani, L., & Streule, P. (2024). Consumers’ barriers to sustainable actions : a multi-language evaluation of the Dragons of Climate Inaction Psychological Barrier Scale. 28th International Conference Association People-Environment Studies, Barcelona, Spain, 2-5 July 2024.
Bieser, J., Burkhalter, L., Hilty, L. M., Fuchs, B., & Blumer, Y. (2021). Lifetime extension of mobile internet-enabled devices : measures, challenges and environmental implications. Conference Proceedings of PLATE 2021. https://doi.org/10.31880/10344/10165
Jattke, M., Bieser, J., Blumer, Y., Itten, R., & Stucki, M. (2020). Environmental implications of service life extension of mobile devices [Conference paper]. In S. J. Otto, N. Korf, P. M. Mählitz, & V. S. Rotter (Eds.), WEEE plastic characterization and recyclability assessment : a case study for household appliances (pp. 163–170). Fraunhofer IZM. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20808
Janda, K. B., Reindl, K., Blumer, Y., Parag, Y., & Wade, F. (2019). Making more of middles : advancing the middle-out perspective in energy system transformation [Conference paper]. Eceee 2019 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency : Is Efficient Sufficient?, 199–204. https://www.eceee.org/library/conference_proceedings/eceee_Summer_Studies/2019/1-the-dynamics-of-limiting-energy-consumption/making-more-of-middles-advancing-the-middle-out-perspective-in-energy-system-transformation/
Moser, C., Blumer, Y., Seidl, R., Carabias-Hütter, V., & Furrer, B. (2015). Multiplying energy-saving behaviour in cities through formal social groups [Conference paper]. In T. Laitinen Lindström & S. S. Borg & Co (Eds.), eceee Summer Study proceedings : eceee 2015 Summer Study – First fuel now (pp. 2133–2141). https://www.eceee.org/library/conference_proceedings/eceee_Summer_Studies/2015/9-dynamics-of-consumption/multiplying-energy-saving-behaviour-in-cities-through-formal-social-groups/

Weitere Publikationen

Blumer, Y., Sierro, F., & Wemyss, D. (2025). Hohes Nachfragepotenzial für LEG : Lokale Elektrizitätsgemeinschaften. Bulletin.ch, 2025(8), 44–47. https://www.bulletin.ch/hohes-nachfragepotenzial-fuer-leg
Blumer, Y., Czellar, S., Duque, D., Haasova, S., Kühne, S. J., Rahmani, L., Schubert, R., Streule, P., & Waller, G. (2024). Swiss Sustainable Consumption Observatory (SSCO) 2021-2023 : key insights from the first three waves. ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2496
Skirgaila, P., Streule, P., Külling, C., Blumer, Y., & Waller, G. (2023). Nachhaltiger durch längere Nutzung : Befragung zu Smartphonekauf und -nutzung in der Schweiz. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27618
L’Orange Seigo, S., Probst, M., Stauffacher, M., Lobsiger, E., & Blumer, Y. (2023). Interventionen in Reallaboren : ein Handbuch für die Praxis. ETH Zürich, TdLAB. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000608410
Sierro, F., Blumer, Y., Jobin, M., & Moser, C. (2023). UNLOCK-PV : die Rolle innovativer Investitionsmodelle in PV zur Beschleunigung der Energiewende. Bundesamt für Energie. https://www.aramis.admin.ch/Default?DocumentID=70581
Braunreiter, L., & Blumer, Y. (2021). Es gilt, die Menschen ins Zentrum zu stellen. Energie & Umwelt, 2021(3), 14–15. https://doi.org/10.5169/seals-976607
Sierro, F., Zundritsch, P., Blumer, Y., Lilliestam, J., & Ejderyan, O. (2021). Erfolgreiche partizipative Projektentwicklung findet auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen der Zusammenarbeit statt : Erkenntnisse aus zwei Wasserkraftprojekten. Wasser Energie Luft, 113(2), 105–109. https://doi.org/10.5169/seals-966187
Krysiak, F. C., Burger, P., Blumer, Y., Braunreiter, L., Cometta, C., Emmenegger, R., Lordan-Perret, R., Marcucci, A., Roux, C., & Sohre, A. (2021). Von Modellen zu Visionen : Ansätze zur Ergänzung von quantitativen Energieszenarien. SCCER CREST. https://www.sccer-crest.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/White_Paper_11_2021_von_Modellen_zu_Visionen.pdf
Jobin, M., Külling, C., Jattke, M., & Blumer, Y. (2020). Extending the lifetime of mobile devices to reduce their environmental impact : a glimpse on the project LIFESAVING. SocietyByte, 2020. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-21566
Seidl, R., Stauffacher, M., Tomic, U., Moser, C., & Blumer, Y. (2017). Transition experiments under the shower : energy-saving campaigns with formal social groups. hopefulNESS 2017: The 13th Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference, University of Tampere: School of Management, Tampere, Finland, 6-8 June 2017.
Seidl, R., Stauffacher, M., Tomic, U., Moser, C., & Blumer, Y. (2017). Transition experiments under the shower : energy-saving campaigns with formal social groups. The 8th International Sustainability Transitions Conference, Chalmers Initiative for Innovation and Sustainability Transitions (CIIST), Gothenburg, Sweden, 18-21 June 2017.
Moser, C., Blumer, Y., & Hille, S. L. (2016). Getting started on a car diet : assessing the behavioural impacts of an e-bike trial in Switzerland. International Energy Policies & Programmes Evaluation Conference (IEPPEC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, 7-9 June 2016. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1571
Cometta, C., Blumer, Y., & Hertach, C. (2016). Vom Versorger zum Dienstleister : Resultate einer Befragung unter Schweizer EVUs. Bulletin: Fachzeitschrift und Verbandsinformationen von Electrosuisse und VSE, 2016(3), 9–12. https://doi.org/10.5169/seals-857097
Blumer, Y. (2016). Mehr Engagement für weniger Energie. Thema Umwelt, 2016(1), 18–19.
Braunreiter, L., Wemyss, D., Kobe, C., Müller, A. W., Krause, T., & Blumer, Y. (2016). Understandig the Role of Scenarios in Swiss Energy Research. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1137
Cometta, C., & Blumer, Y. (2016). Energieversorger im Wandel. Handelszeitung, 47.
Blumer, Y., Wemyss, D., & Moser, C. (2015). How cities can foster local action in energy efficiency by utilizing middle actors : insights from a Swiss case study [Conference paper]. ECEEE Summer Study Proceedings, 1, 653–660.
Wemyss, D., & Blumer, Y. (2015). Indicators of innovation : empirical insights into activities, challenges and strategies of Swiss energy sector start-ups. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Blumer, Y. B., Lilliestam, J., Moser, C., & Seidl, R. (2014). Eine Frage der Perspektive : Energiesicherheit in der Debatte um die Schweizer Energiezukunft. Bulletin: Fachzeitschrift und Verbandsinformationen von Electrosuisse und VSE, 105(10), 9–12. https://doi.org/10.5169/seals-856298
Lilliestam, J., Blumer, Y., Geddes, A., Späth, L., & Van Vliet, O. (2014). More than costs : on the fit between solar and renewable electricity policy motivations and energy system models. In S. Bailey (Ed.), Solar power : technologies, environmental impacts and future prospects (pp. 23–55). Nova Science Publishers.

Mündliche Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts

Braunreiter, L., & Blumer, Y. (2018). Not only experts matter : the role of lay people’s expectations about the energy future in acceptability evaluations [Conference presentation]. Behave 2018 : Book of Abstracts, 67–68.
Seidl, R., Stauffacher, M., Tomic, U., Moser, C., & Blumer, Y. (2017). Co-designing field experiments with cities : promoting energy-saving showerheads. Human Dimensions of Environmental Risks: Behavioural Experiments, Field Experiments, Survey Research, ENRI 2017, Environmental Research Group, Ascona, Switzerland, 21-26 May 2017.
Blumer, Y., Moser, C., & Gregorowius, D. (2016). Exploring how expectations of the future energy system shape individuals’ energy political attitudes. Energy Systems Conference 2016, London, United Kingdom, 14-15 June 2016.
Moser, C., Frick, V., Blumer, Y., Stauffacher, M., & Seidl, R. (2016). Sports clubs as multipliers for energy-saving campaigns? : developing and evaluating a mobility intervention together with the city of Winterthur (Switzerland). 4th European Conference on Behaviour and Energy Efficiency (BEHAVE 2016), Coimbra, Portugal, 8-9 September 2016.
Blumer, Y., & Moser, C. (2016, June 28). Förderung von energiesparendem Verhalten in Städten durch Nutzung von Vereinen. Sitzung der OKI-Fachgruppe (Klima und Umwelt) - Klimabündnis Städte Schweiz (KBSS), Zürich, 28. Juni 2016.
Blumer, Y. B., & Moser, C. (2014, September 19). Why some electricity utilities actively promote energy efficiency and others do not. 24ème Journée Du CUEPE, Genève, 19 September 2014.
Blumer, Y. B., Seidl, R., & Moser, C. (2014, June). The precarious consensus on the importance of energy security. Energy Systems Conference 2014, London, United Kingdom, 24-25 June 2014.

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