Pascal Kienast
Pascal Kienast
ZHAW
School of Engineering
Sustainable Energy Systems and Smart Cities
Technoparkstrasse 2
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Position
Scientist, lecturer, networker, project manager, speaker, coach.
Focus
Energy, Digitalization, Sustainability
Professional development teaching
- WBK Grundlagen und Organisation von Sustainable Smart Cities & Regions
- WBK Data, Energy and Mobility for Sustainable Smart Cities & Regions
- CAS Energiesysteme für klimaneutrale Areale und Quartiere
- CAS Sustainable Smart Cities & Regions – Data, Energy and Mobility
Education and Continuing education
Education
- E-MBA in Sustainable Business
Business School Lausanne / HSG St. Gallen
2013 - 2015 - Master of Science in El. Eng.
ETH Zürich
2002 - 2007
Continuing Education
Energy Consulting
HSLU
2017
Network
Membership of networks
Awards
Watt d'Or
SFOE
01 / 2024
Social media
Projects
- Urban Positive Clean neigHborhood energy trAnsition: driving innovative solutions for Renovation, diGitalisation and energy Efficiency / Team member / ongoing
- Load rebate - rebate for electric vehicle charging / Deputy project leader / ongoing
- Interoperable solutions to streamline PED evolution and cross-sectoral integration / Co-project leader / ongoing
- Demo area Hard within PEDvolution-WIN / Deputy project leader / ongoing
- Data Driven Energy Efficiency / Project leader / completed
- Frigero – Towards energy autonomous temperature-controlled supply chains / Team member / completed
- Social Power Plus / Team member / completed
- From Energy Efficiency to True Sustainability / Co-project leader / completed
- Immersive Stories of Energy Futures / Project leader / completed
- SCCER CREST / Team member / completed
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
- Conte, A. et al. (2025) 'Positive energy district evolution : a test case for Winterthur's hard community', Journal of Smart Cities and Society, 4(3), pp. 152–165. doi: 10.1177/27723577251352737.
- Cellina, F. et al. (2024) 'Can app-based communities support energy sufficiency in households? Evidence from a one-year quasi-experiment in Switzerland', Sustainable Cities and Society, 114(105771). doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2024.105771.
Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed
Cellina, F. et al. (2021) 'Social power plus : empowering households to energy sufficiency through co-designed app‑based community energy challenges', in Conference Proceedings : BEHAVE 2020-2021. Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency, pp. 89–93. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-23771.
Other publications
Rechsteiner, M. et al. (2026) Positive Energy Districts in der Praxis. Baar: oe.energy. Available at: www.oe.energy/publications/2026.