Matthias Speich

Projects

• Regulatory framework conditions for thermal energy storage systems / Team member / ongoing
• Decarbonisation of Cooling and Heating in Switzerland / Team member / ongoing
• Massive Decarbonisation of the Swiss Building Stock / Team member / completed
• TCology – Thermo-Chemical Network Ecology: Case study and technology potentials / Team member / completed
• Study on the barriers and Drivers of the decarbonisation of industrial processes / Deputy project leader / completed
• From Energy Efficiency to True Sustainability / Project leader / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Bahadori, R., Speich, M. and Ulli-Beer, S. (2025) 'Modernizing district heating networks : a strategic decision-support framework for sustainable retrofitting', Energies, 18(14), p. 3759. doi: 10.3390/en18143759.
• Speich, M., Chambers, J. and Ulli-Beer, S. (2024) 'Current and future development of thermal grids in Switzerland : an organizational perspective', Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 6(1379554). doi: 10.3389/frsc.2024.1379554.
• Speich, M. and Ulli-Beer, S. (2023) 'Applying an ecosystem lens to low-carbon energy transitions : a conceptual framework', Journal of Cleaner Production, 398(136429). doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136429.
• Hafner, S. et al. (2022) 'Governing industry decarbonisation : policy implications from a firm perspective', Journal of Cleaner Production, 375(133884). doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133884.
• Zapata Riveros, J. V. et al. (2021) 'Combining business model innovation and model-based analysis to tackle the deep uncertainty of societal transitions : a case study on industrial electrification and power grid management', Sustainability, 13(13). doi: 10.3390/su13137264.
• Ovando, P. and Speich, M. (2020) 'Optimal harvesting decision paths when timber and water have an economic value in uneven forests', Forests, 11(9), p. 903. doi: 10.3390/f11090903.
• Speich, M. J. R. et al. (2020) 'FORests and HYdrology under climate change in Switzerland v1.0 : a spatially distributed model combining hydrology and forest dynamics', Geoscientific Model Development, 13(2), pp. 537–564. doi: 10.5194/gmd-13-537-2020.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

Speich, M. and Ulli-Beer, S. (2024) 'Business implications of net-zero targets for district heating and cooling', in Howick, S., Jalali, M., and Rahmandad, H. (eds) Proceedings of the 2024 International System Dynamics Conference. Las Vegas: System Dynamics Society. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-36676.

Other publications

• Speich, M. et al. (2025) 'Wärmepumpen für die Industrie : der Weg aus der Nische', Swiss Engineering STZ, (6), pp. 12–13.
• Speich, M. and Ulli-Beer, S. (2025) Herausforderungen des Ausbaus thermischer Netze im Rahmen kommunaler Klimastrategien. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-36134.
• Speich, M. et al. (2025) Marktentwicklung für industrielle Wärmepumpen : Verbreitungsmodell und Handlungsoptionen. Sweet DeCarbCH. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-36120.
• Speich, M. (2024) Wie können Unternehmen bei der Integration von Nachhaltigkeit unterstützt werden?. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-31694.
• Speich, M., Kammer, A. and Eberle, A. (2024) From 2000W to net-zero : the evolving frame conditions for thermal grid development in the City of Zurich. Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-36193.
• Sierro, F., Speich, M. and Ulli-Beer, S. (2024) 'Die Schweizer Tiefe Geothermie mitten im Wandel', Geothermische Energie, 33(107), pp. 8–11.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Speich, M. and Ulli-Beer, S. (2024) 'Gewinnbringende Integration saisonaler Wärmespeicher in Schweizer Fernwärmenetzen', in SWEET DeCarbCH WP2 / 6 Workshop, Zürich, Schweiz, 3. März 2023. Zenodo. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.14887628.

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