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Prof. Gabriela Hug attended the Swiss Economic Forum and was part of the panel in the Breakout Session «Switzerland - Made and Make it Happen» organized by Amag. She presented simulation results from Nexus-e and her view on the energy transition in Switzerland.

Gabriela Hug – an expert in power transmission networks – argues that securing an affordable energy supply from renewable sources is not a utopian ideal for Switzerland, but rather a practical and feasible necessity.

Prof. Gabriela Hug is a professor at the Power Systems Laboratory in the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering and head of the Energy Science Center (ESC). In our interview, the D-ITET graduate talks about her professional career and the importance of electrical engineering for future energy security.