Energy Living Lab
![The Institute of Energy and Environment is dedicated to sustainable development, focusing on the energy transition. Our mission includes applied research and development (R&D), service provision, and continuous education. Collaborating with public and private partners, we address political, economic, and social challenges.
Digitalization is key to our approach. We integrate technical, digital, economic, and social expertise to promote energy efficiency, renewable energies, and storage. Our innovative solutions are practical and tailored to energy management.](/media/image/20/xlarge_2_1/header-iee-generique-0009.jpg?8e59128af1c2a5324b512d1877a12cf2)
As practitioners, our main activities within the Energy Living Lab @HES-SO are:
L’Energy Living Lab@HES-SO works in partnership with l'Association Energy Living Lab whose aim is to disseminate the learning from our Living Lab nationally and internationally.
Energy Living Lab projects are based on the principles of the Living Lab Integrated Process (LLIP). A methodology inspired by Design Thinking, social marketing and the systems approach, developed as part of a PhD thesis by Joëlle Mastelic – head of the «Energie Living Lab @HES-SO».
Living Lab integrative process (Mastelic, 2019)
According to its definition, a Living Lab (LL) is an innovation intermediary that orchestrates an Ecosystem of partners in a specific region to co-create innovative solutions (Mastelic, 2019).
A Living Lab orchestrates the collaboration of four stakeholder groups: public authorities, research institutions, private organizations and residents to develop désirable, feasible and practical solutions.
Quadruple Helix Model
Joëlle Mastelic Professor Ordinary | Anastasia Ponomareva Scientific collaborator | Laura Minisini Scientific collaborator |
Fiona Zimmermann Senior Scientific Associate | Valentino Piana Senior Scientific Associate | Sylvie Ramel Administrative assistant |
National and international projects
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E4Citizens Serious game
https://energylivinglab.com/fr/departments/e4citizens/