Founding the Sisslerfeld Living Lab Association

The four Sisslerfeld communities of Eiken, Münchwilen, Sisseln and Stein agreed to found an association at the summer community meeting. A living laboratory offers a platform on which various actors from science, business and society can network and work together on solutions.

Such an association can help to find solutions to the major current challenges in the energy and mobility sectors, while helping to promote cooperation between different players. The NCCR Automation, a research consortium supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation, and the Energy Science Center of ETH Zurich have been active partners from the beginning and aim to implement innovative solutions with the help of the association. "A real laboratory offers a great opportunity for the latest research findings to be tested in an everyday setting and for companies and municipalities to obtain practical and easily implementable solutions," says ETH Zurich professor Gabriela Hug, co-director of the NCCR Automation. The association also offers the opportunity to apply for funding from the public sector, as well as from foundations or companies. The establishment of the association as a living-laboratory in the field of energy and mobility offers an exciting opportunity to gain practical experience and jointly develop innovative solutions. The municipality of Münchwilen will take the lead and provide the association's headquarters.

NCCR Automation Members involved in the Sisslerfeld Living Lab

Gabriela Hug, Nikolas Geroliminis, Manos Barmpounakis, Philipp Heer, Benjamin Sawicki

About the project at Sisslerfeld.

Contact Benjamin Sawicki for further information about the project.