Imboden Christoph HSLU T&A

Prof. Dr. Christoph Imboden Christoph Imboden

Head of the Competence Center for Business Engineering

Imboden Christoph HSLU T&A

Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture

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Institute of Innovation and Technology Management IIT

CC Business Engineering

Head of the Competence Center for Business Engineering

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Biography

Ausbildung

  • Executive MBA Uni Zürich

  • Dr. sc. techn. ETH Zürich

  • Dipl. El.-Ing. ETH Zürich

Berufliche Tätigkeiten

  • 2017.04 - today Head Research at the Institute for Innovation and Technology Management IIT

  • 2017.03 - today Head Competence Center Power Economy

  • 2012 – today full-time Lecturer in Product Innovation, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture

  • 2001 – 2011 Team leader R&D, Director R&D, Product Manager, Head Product Management, Ascom (Schweiz) AG, Bern / Ascom Systec AG, Mägenwil

  • 1995 – 2000 R&D Engineer, Team leader R&D, ABB Network Partner AG / ABB Power Automation AG, Turgi

Subjects
  • Product Management (E)
  • Market Analysis and Forecasting
  • Development Excellence
Professional competencies
  • Business coaching
  • Strategy development
  • Business model innovation
  • Product management
  • Innovation management
  • Signal processing
  • ICT
  • Data security
  • Power economy
Teaching and research focus
  • Power flexibility
  • Hydrogen economy
  • Product management
  • Market Modelling

Forschungsleiter IIT

Projects

Research projects

  • Horizon Europe - WILSON
  • Innosuisse Flagship GreenHub
  • ENFLATE: ENabling FLexibility provision by all Actors and sectors through markets and digital TEchnologies
  • ENFLATE: ENabling FLexibility provision by all Actors and sectors through markets and digital TEchnologies
  • 24_7 ZEN, Reversible Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems
  • Flagship DeCIRRA SP1: Communication platform for the multi stakeholder workshops
  • AMON, Development of Ammonia Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems
  • ITC - INNOSUISSE TFV Networking Event Series MUNICIPAL (2021-2024)
  • eNet - an adaptable platform for advanced local energy markets
  • Smart Interoperability Architecture: the Decentralized Data Space in the Building Industry - Economy & Concept Design
  • Pathway to a Competitive European Fuel Cell micro-Cogeneration Market
  • M-Benefits
  • Business model innovation for Future Energy Efficient Buildings and Districts; guideline to mobility and storage
  • Smart multi-energy systems in the built environment: socio-economic and technical planing
  • QualyGridS, Standardized qualifying tests of electrolysers for grid services
  • Verein Innovationspark Zentralschweiz
  • Balancing Power in the Swiss Ancillary Service Market
  • TransNet Aero
  • Change38
  • NODES - PIM

Publications and presentations

Publications and presentations - Book/catalogue

  • Imboden, Christoph; Bosnjak, Davor; Friedrich, K. Andreas; Hatziargyriou, Nikos; Kudela, Thomas; Nucci, Carlo Alberto; Schwark, Bastian; Svendstrup-Bjerre, Andreas & Ziegler, Sebastian (Hrsg.). (2020). Proceedings of 3rd Grid Service Markets Symposium. Luzern: HSLU.

Publications and presentations - Article, review; peer reviewed

  • Rohrbach, Benjamin; Papaefthymiou, Maria-Eleni; Schneider, Achim & Imboden, Christoph (20.11.2019). Guidelines for business model innovation on the example of PV self-consumption optimization. IOP's Journal of Physics, 2019(Conference Series Vol. 1343), n/a. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012114

Publications and presentations - Article, review; not peer reviewed

  • Habegger, Bruno & Imboden, Christoph (25.6.2024). Es braucht für die Energiewende den internationalen Austausch auf Expertenebene. energie inside,
  • Imboden, Christoph (4.9.2021). Transdisziplinarität ist nötig: Umstellung auf ein nachhaltiges Energiesystem. Bulletin SEV/VSE - Electrosuisse, 2021(9), 68-68.
  • Imboden, Christoph; Klemenz, Valerian & Mbavarira, Tanaka Mandy (2020). Offering water electrolysers’ flexibility to European grid service markets. Proceedings of 3rd Grid Service Markets Symposium 2019, 2020, 95-105. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.3355399
  • Mbavarira, Tanaka Mandy & Imboden, Christoph (2020). A Review Of The European Grids Services Markets Suitable For Distributed Loads (in press) [Besprechung des Buchs Mbavarira, Tanaka Mandy.,Imboden, Christoph (2020). A Review Of The European Grids Services Markets Suitable For Distributed Loads. Graz: Energieinnovation Symposium]. Online verfügbarer Vortrag, 1-19.
  • Chacko, Aby; Imboden, Christoph; Kummer, Ruedi & Reithofer, Thomas (14.02.2018). Integration of demand-side response in the Swiss ancillary service markets through the ENTSO-E central settlement model. 15. Symposium Energieinnovation, 14.-16.2.2018, Graz/Austria, 2018(15), 1-12.
  • Chacko, Aby; Imboden, Christoph & Schneider, Daniel (2017). Application of Water Electrolysers in the Swiss Balancing Service Markets. B1402. Proc. 13th European SOFC & SOE Forum. Chapter 6, 13(6), 134-146.
  • Imboden, Christoph; Schneider, Daniel; Abt, Reto & Chacko, Aby (2016). Pooling-Lösungen mindern Risiken: Forschungsarbeit zur Teilnahme industrieller Regelleistungs-Anbieter am Schweizer SDL-Markt. Bulletin SEV/VSE - Electrosuisse, 2016(7), 12-18.
  • Furrer, Nicolas; Chacko, Aby; Stimmer, Alexander & Imboden, Christoph (2015). Grenzüberschreitende SDL-Angebote: Anforderungen für Wirkleistungsregelung in Deutschland, Österreich, der Schweiz und nach Entso-E Network Codes. Bulletin SEV/VSE - Electrosuisse, 2015(2), 20-26.

Publications and presentations - Report/working paper

  • Levon, Olena; Eggli, André & Imboden, Christoph (2024). A Case Study for Unveiling Flexibility Options in achieving Swiss National Energy Goals (Bericht).
  • Eggli, André; Rolland, Sébastien; Imboden, Christoph & Orifici, Davide (2024). Market-based procurement of grid-friendly flexibility – the ENFLATE project (Bericht).
  • Martín, F David; Hable, Matthias; Bessa, Ricardo; Lassila, Jukka; Imboden, Christoph; Krula, Ales & Kunz, Marco (2021). CIRED Work Group 2019-3. Flexibility in active distribution systems (Bericht).
  • Birrer, Edith; Calatroni, Alberto; Camenzind, Martin; Imboden, Christoph; Paice, Andrew & Rumsch, Andreas (2021). SINA – Smart Interoperability Architecture. An architecture fostering the interoperability between smart building technology from different manufacturers and smart grid infrastructure to enable new business models for energy services (arXiv).
  • Harari, Oria; Imboden, Christoph; Klemenz, Valerian; Mbavarira, Tanaka Mandy; Obermeyer, Melissa; Ribback, Christian; Schlegel, Anna & Schneider, Daniel (2021). QualyGridS Deliverable Report D6.2. Definition of selected business cases and scenarios (Bericht). FCH JU, Brussel.
  • Bowler, Benjamin; Eggli, André; Imboden, Christoph; Kunz, Marco & Mbavarira, Tanaka Mandy (2021). PACE Report: Economic value of mCHP’s participating in power and grid service markets (Bericht). FCH JU, Brussel.
  • Sulzer, Matthias; Orehounig, Kristina; Knoeri, Christof; Baldini, Luca; Castello, Roberto; Chambers, Jonathan; Imboden, Christoph; Schluck, Thomas; Smith, Roy; Sulzer Worlitschek, Sabine; Fischer, Ludger Josef; Patel, Martin & Scartezzini, Jean-Louis (2020). Paradigm shifts for the Swiss building sector to shape the future energy system (Project: Decentralized Energy Systems: SCCER FEEBD). Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology,
  • Abt, Reto; Schneider, Daniel; Hiltbrunner, Remo & Imboden, Christoph (2016). Teilnahme industrieller Regelleistungs-Anbieter am Schweizer SDL-Markt: Zusammenfassung des Zwischenberichts (Bericht).
  • Imboden, Christoph; Schneider, Daniel; Abt, Reto & Hiltbrunner, Remo (2016). Teilnahme industrieller Regelleistungs-Anbieter am Schweizer SDL-Markt: Technische und wirtschaftliche Opportunitäten,Bewertungsmethodik (Bericht). Bundesamt für Energie BFE, Bern.

Publications and presentations - Other publication formats

  • Imboden, Christoph (6.7.2018). European Grid Service Markets Symposium.
  • Imboden, Christoph (22.03.2018). Netzimpulstagung Electrosuisse, Fachtagung Flexibilität.
  • Imboden, Christoph (06.07.2017). European Grid Service Markets Symposium.
  • Imboden, Christoph (10.05.2017). Flexibilität in der Elektrizitätswirtschaft: Fachtagung.
  • Imboden, Christoph (9.3.2016). 1. Fachtagung Flexibilität.

Publications and presentations - Presentation (conference/report/lectures)

  • Rohrbach, Benjamin; Papaefthymiou, Maria-Eleni; Schneider, Achim & Imboden, Christoph (06.09.2019). Guidelines for business model innovation on the example of PV self-consumption optimization. CISBAT, Lausanne.
  • Imboden, Christoph (03.09.2015). Teilnahme industrieller Regelleistungs‐Anbieter am SDL‐Markt: BFE‐Forschungstagung Flexibilität, 2015‐09‐03. Forschungstagung Flexibilität. Forschungstagung der BFE-Programme Akkumulatoren und Netze. Donnerstag, 3. September 2015, Berner Fachhochschule, Technik und Informatik, Biel.