Who we are

01 | Vision & Mission

Our vision

SWEET Lantern envisions a just and sustainable energy transition in Switzerland, where a decarbonized, energy-efficient, and sufficient society thrives with equal or enhanced well-being. Our legacy goes beyond developing and implementing solutions—it lies in empowering citizens, businesses, and municipalities to actively shape the transition through co-creation, testing, and evaluation. By fostering democratic, inclusive, and participatory approaches, we ensure that the energy transition is not only effective but also equitable, resilient, and deeply rooted in collective engagement. 

Our mission

Our mission is to activate, engage, and empower communities, stakeholders, and institutions to accelerate the Swiss energy transition through co-created, evidence-based solutions. By leveraging Living Labs and participatory research, we prototype, test, and evaluate innovative interventions for energy efficiency, sufficiency, and CO₂ reduction in living and working environments. We provide scientific insights, policy recommendations, and practical tools that support stakeholders in making informed decisions, integrating research into real-world applications, and scaling up sustainable innovations to drive systemic change. 

02 | comMittee

Our Scientific Committee

COordinator & HEad of the programme

Joëlle Mastelic 

HES-SO Valais-Wallis 

Members

Ulrike Sturm

Hochschule Luzern
Soziale Arbeit (HSLU)

Ludger Fischer

Lucern University of Applied Sciences & Arts (HSLU)

Philippe Heer

EMPA NEST

Sebastiano Maltese

Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI)

Andrea DelDuce

Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)

Ricardo Lima

HEPIA

Colm Kuonen

Energy Living Lab Association

Selin Yilmaz

Université de Lausanne (UNIL)

Scientific Officer

Tristan Loloum

HES-SO Valais-Wallis

03 | investIgators

Principal investigators
by organisation

HES-SO Valais-Wallis

Disciplines: Social Sciences and Humanities (other than Economics)

Tristan Loloum

Rafaël Weissbrodt

Disciplines:  Economics | Energy Efficiency

Joëlle Mastelic 

Fiona Zimmermann

energy living lab

Disciplines: Open Innovation | Communication & Dissemination

UNIVERSITY OF BERN

Disciplines: Social Sciences and Humanities (other than Economics)

Stéphanie Moser

Nicolà Bezzola

Hochschule Luzern

Disciplines: Social Sciences and Humanities (other than Economics)

Ulrike Sturm

Corinne Schwaller

Disciplines:  Technical | Natural Sciences

Ludger Fischer

Yousra Sidqi

Stèfan Mennel

stefan.mennel@hslu.ch

Zurich University of applied sciences

Disciplines: Social Sciences and Humanities (other than Economics)

Devon Wemyss

Evelyn Lobsiger

Anton Sentic

sent@zhaw.ch

Disciplines:  Technical | Natural Sciences

Andrea Del Duce

Uros Tomic

Scuola Universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana

Disciplines: Social Sciences and Humanities (other than Economics)

Francesca Cellina

Disciplines:  Technical | Natural Sciences

Sebastiano Maltese

CSEM

Disciplines: Technical | Natural Sciences

Pierre-Jean Alet

UNIL

Université de Lausanne

Disciplines: Technical | Natural Sciences

Selin Yilmaz

Université de Genève

Disciplines: Technical | Natural Sciences

Martin Patel

martin.patel@unige.ch

Julien Michellod

Winlab

Disciplines: Technical | Natural Sciences

Vicente Carabias

03 | Innovation comMittee

Our Innovation Committee

KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICER

Joëlle Mastelic

Living Labs

Fiona Zimmermann

Sion Living Lab

Elena Marchiori

Lugano Living Lab & City of Lugano

Yousra Sidqi

Lucerne Living Lab

Vicente Carabias

WinLab and Stadt Winterthur

Philipp Heer

EMPA NEST

Genève Living Lab

04 | contact us

Let’s get in touch
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