| Day | Time | Session / Topic | Speaker / Lab |
| 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 |
| 16:45 – 18:30 | Sion Welcome Tour Guided tour 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 Redox Flow Batteries for Large-Scale Storage Principles and applications of redox flow batteries in grid storage. |
Prof. Antoni Forner-Cuenca, TU/e |
| 09:45 – 10:45 | Lecture 3 Batteries Fundamentals, Research & E-Mobility Fundamentals of battery systems, current research and their role in electromobility. |
Prof. Priscilla Caliandro, BFH | |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Lecture 4 Supercapacitors Challenge Batteries Overview of supercapacitor technology and comparison with batteries. |
Dr. Roland Gallay, Garmanage | |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch break | – | |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Joint discussion between morning speakers Q&A session with all lecturers of the morning. |
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| 14:45 – 15:45 | Lecture 5 / Lab Visit 1 Grid-Connected Energy Storage Applications, business cases, and integration challenges. |
Prof. Fabrizio Sossan (Gridlab) | |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Lab Visit 2 Fuel cells & Electrolyzers Hands-on demonstration of fuel cells and electrolyser technologies. |
GEM Lab | |
| Wednesday 02 September Grande Dixence & Sion |
08:50 – 10:08 | Travel : Bus Sion → Dixence, Le Chargeur | – |
| 10:15 – 15:45 | Grande Dixence Guided Visit Guided visit of the tallest gravity dam, pumped‑storage hydropower. Lunch included. |
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| 15:58 – 17:04 | Travel : Bus Dixence, Le Chargeur → Sion | ||
| 17:15 – 18:15 | Lab Visit 3 Hydropower Lab – Pumped Hydro and Beyond Research facilities for hydropower and pumped storage innovations. |
Prof. Cécile Münch-Alligné (Hydro Alps Lab) | |
| 18:15 – 19:30 | Poster Session – Participants Present Their Research PhD and postdoc posters, plus an aperitif. A relaxed setting for networking and sharing ideas. |
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| 19:30 onwards | Free evening | – | |
| Thursday 03 September EPFL Lausanne |
07:39 – 09:09 | Travel : Train Sion → EPFL Lausanne Campus | – |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Lecture 6 Metal Hydrides Hydrogen Solutions Research, Development, and Commercialization by GRZ Technologies Ltd. |
Dr. Tai Sun, (GRZ Technologies Ltd.) | |
| 10:45 – 11:45 | Lecture 7 Thermal Energy Storage: Principles & Technologies Sensible, latent and thermochemical storage concepts. |
Prof. Philipp Schütz (HSLU) | |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch break | – | |
| 13:30 – 14:45 | 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) | |
| 15:15 – 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) | |
| 16:47 – 17:22 | Travel : Train EPFL Lausanne Campus→ Vevey | – | |
| 18:00 – 18:50 | Travel : CGN boat trip Vevey → Le Bouveret | ||
| 20:00 – 22:00 | Dinner by the lake in Le Bouveret Traditional Swiss fondue to open the week. |
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| 22:00 – 23:12 | Travel : Train Le Bouveret → Sion | ||
| Friday 04 September Sion |
09:45 – 10:45 | Lecture 10 PCM & Carnot Batteries: Power & Industry Applications Phase change materials and Carnot battery cycles for industrial use. |
Prof. Adriano Sciacovelli, DTU |
| 11:00– 12:00 | Lecture 11 Future Perspectives on Energy Storage Outlook on cross‑sectoral storage and system integration. |
Prof. Jan Van Herle, EPFL | |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Farewell Lunch Networking lunch with speakers and participants. |
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*Detailed schedule may evolve.