HEAS AG

Their core work

HEAS AG is a Swiss private company that works at the intersection of climate science, behavioral modeling, and citizen engagement. Their most substantive H2020 contribution — the CAMPAIGNers project — centers on modeling how individuals can be guided toward climate-compatible lifestyle changes, with digital tools (smartphone apps) as a delivery mechanism and citizen science as a methodology. They also participate in LEAP-RE, a large EU-Africa renewable energy research partnership, likely contributing analytical or advisory capacity to that cross-continental initiative. In practical terms, they bridge macro-level climate pathway analysis (integrated assessment modeling) with individual-level behavior change — a relatively rare combination in EU research consortia.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

HEAS AG entered H2020 through LEAP-RE (2020), a geographically-oriented renewable energy partnership with a primarily institutional and network-building character — their early keywords (Africa, Europe, H2020, RIA) reflect administrative framing rather than deep technical specialisation. By their second project, CAMPAIGNers (2021), the profile shifted sharply toward behavioral and computational methods: integrated assessment modelling, climate pathway modelling, citizen science, and smartphone-based tools for individual behavior change. This suggests HEAS AG either repositioned strategically from energy networks into the human-dimensions-of-climate-change space, or that LEAP-RE was exploratory while CAMPAIGNers better represents their core intellectual offering.

HEAS AG is moving toward the intersection of computational climate modelling and behavioral/citizen science — a growing niche as EU climate policy increasingly demands tools that translate systemic models into individual and community action.

How they like to work

HEAS AG participates exclusively as a partner — they have not led any H2020 project — suggesting they operate as a specialist contributor that joins consortia built by academic institutions or larger organisations. Despite only two projects, they have been exposed to 112 unique consortium partners across 40 countries, indicating they work within very large, multi-disciplinary research networks rather than small, focused teams. This pattern suits an organisation that provides a specific methodological or technical contribution to projects where the coordination overhead is handled by others.

HEAS AG has collaborated with 112 unique partners across 40 countries despite only two projects — a footprint that reflects participation in LEAP-RE, one of the largest EU-Africa renewable energy consortia in H2020. Their network is genuinely global, spanning European research institutions and African partners.

What sets them apart

HEAS AG occupies an unusual position as a Swiss private corporation (non-SME, non-academic) contributing to EU research consortia in the human and behavioral dimensions of climate change — a space dominated by universities and NGOs. Their combination of integrated assessment modelling expertise with citizen science and app-based behavior change tools gives them a rare ability to connect macro-level climate scenarios to individual action. For a consortium builder, they offer private-sector agility alongside research-grade methodology in a field where that balance is hard to find.

Highlights from their portfolio

• CAMPAIGNers
  Their largest grant (EUR 215,000) and the project that most clearly defines their core expertise: connecting climate pathway models to citizen behavior change via digital tools, a rare methodological combination.
• LEAP-RE
  A flagship EU-Africa long-term research partnership (2020-2026) that placed HEAS AG within one of H2020's most geographically expansive renewable energy consortia, spanning 40+ countries.