| Day | Time | Session / Topic | Speaker / Lab (TBC indicated) |
| Monday 31 August Sion |
15:30 – 16:30 | Lecture 1 Energy on Demand: Why Storage Is Central to Future Energy Systems Introductory lecture on the role of storage in future energy systems. |
Prof. Emeritus Alfred Rufer, EPFL |
| 16:30 – 18:30 | Icebreaker – Sion City Welcome Event Guided wander through old town of Sion. |
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| 19:00 – 22:00 | Welcome Dinner – Cheese Fondue Traditional Swiss fondue to open the week. |
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| Tuesday 01 September Sion |
08:30 – 09:30 | Lecture 2 Supercapacitors Challenge Batteries Overview of supercapacitor technology and comparison with batteries. |
TBC – speaker to be confirmed |
| 09:45 – 10:45 | Lecture 3 Batteries Fundamentals, Research & E-Mobility Fundamentals of battery systems and their role in electromobility. |
Prof. Priscilla Caliandro, BFH | |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Lecture 4 Redox Flow Batteries for Large-Scale Storage Principles and applications of redox flow batteries in grid storage. |
Prof. Antoni Forner-Cuenca, TU/e | |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch break | – | |
| 13:30 – 15:45 | Lecture 5 / Lab Visit 1 Storage as a Grid Service Control strategies, market integration, and practical lab demonstration on grid services. |
Prof. Fabrizio Sossan, HES-SO Valais (combined session) | |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Lab Visit 2 GEM Lab – Fuel cells & Electrolyzers Hands-on demonstration of fuel cells and electrolyser technologies. |
GEM (Group of Energy Materials) | |
| Wednesday 02 September Grande Dixence & Sion |
08:00 – 15:00 | Excursion: Grande Dixence Dam Guided visit of the tallest gravity dam – pumped‑storage hydropower. |
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| 15:15 – 16:00 | Lab Visit 3 Hydropower Lab – Pumped Hydro and Beyond Research facilities for hydropower and pumped storage innovations. |
Prof. Cécile Münch-Alligné, HES-SO Valais | |
| 16:15 – 17:15 | Poster Session – All Participants Present Their Research PhD and postdoctoral posters. |
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| 17:30 onwards | Free evening | – | |
| Thursday 03 September EPFL Lausanne |
07:39 – 09:09 | Travel: Train Sion → EPFL Lausanne Campus | – |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Lecture 6 Thermal Energy Storage: Principles & Technologies Sensible, latent and thermochemical storage concepts. |
TBC – speaker to be confirmed | |
| 10:45 – 11:45 | Lecture 7 Hydride Storage, Fuel Cells & Electrolyzers Metal hydride‑based hydrogen storage and fuel cell systems. |
GRZ Technologies (speaker TBC) | |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch break | – | |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Lecture 8 / Lab Visit 4 Power‑to‑X: Solar Fuels & Chemical Storage Pathways Synthetic fuels, Power‑to‑X technologies, and integrated lab demonstration (LRESE). |
Prof. Sophia Haussener, EPFL (LRESE Lab) | |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Lecture 9 / Lab Visit 5 Real‑Time Grid Monitoring & Control Smart grid demonstrators and real‑time monitoring systems (DESL). |
Prof. Mario Paolone, EPFL (DESL Lab) | |
| 16:45 – 22:00 | CGN Boat Trip & Dinner by the Lake Léman Networking dinner. |
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| Friday 04 September Sion |
09:00 – 10:00 | Lecture 10 PCM & Carnot Batteries: Power & Industry Applications Phase change materials and Carnot battery cycles for industrial use. |
Prof. Adriano Sciacovelli, DTU |
| 10:15 – 11:15 | Lecture 11 Future Perspectives on Energy Storage Outlook on cross‑sectoral storage and system integration. |
Prof. Jan Van Herle, EPFL | |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Final Assessment & Closing Remarks Summary of the summer school. |
Organizing team | |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Farewell Lunch Networking lunch with speakers and participants. |
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*Detailed schedule may evolve. Speakers marked TBC will be confirmed closer to the event.