Pascal Kienast
Pascal Kienast
ZHAW
School of Engineering
Team Sustainable Energy Systems
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
- Demo area Hard within PEDvolution-WIN / Deputy project leader / ongoing
- Interoperable solutions to streamline PED evolution and cross-sectoral integration / Co-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., Carabias-Hütter, V., Kienast, P., Delogu, M., & Berzi, L. (2025). Positive energy district evolution : a test case for Winterthur’s hard community. Journal of Smart Cities and Society, 4(3), 152–165. https://doi.org/10.1177/27723577251352737
- Cellina, F., Gerosa, T., Granato, P., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Wemyss, D., & Kienast, P. (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). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105771
Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed
Cellina, F., Carabias-Hütter, V., Castri, R., De Luca, V., Granato, P., Kienast, P., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., & Wemyss, D. (2021). Social power plus : empowering households to energy sufficiency through co-designed app‑based community energy challenges [Conference paper]. Conference Proceedings : BEHAVE 2020-2021, 89–93. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23771