Elena Raycheva

Dr. Elena Raycheva is a researcher affiliated with ETH Zürich's Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, working within the Professorship for Electric Power Systems. Her research focuses on energy systems transformation, emphasizing renewable integration, hydrogen infrastructure, and grid resilience. She collaborates closely with Professors Gabriela Hug and Giovanni Sansavini on interdisciplinary projects.

Key research interests include: renewable energy systems, power systems planning, and energy storage technologies. Her work addresses challenges of decarbonization through analysis of power-to-gas systems, hydrogen storage economics, and climate-resilient infrastructure.

Notable contributions include studies on Switzerland's energy transition pathways published in Energy and Applied Energy. Her doctoral thesis (2023) developed ensemble models for net-zero system planning. Recent publications analyze flexibility provision in integrated power-gas systems and hydrogen storage roles in hydropower-dominant grids.

Laboratory affiliations include the Energy Systems Group at ETH Zurich. She leads workpackages in the SWEET consortium's PATHFNDR project, funded by Swiss Federal Office of Energy.