Un modello del catalizzatore a base di zeolite: le sfere nere rappresentano gli atomi di silicio o di alluminio (c'è un atomo di alluminio per ogni 9 atomi di silicio circa), mentre i pezzi di collegamento trasparenti contengono ciascuno un atomo di ossigeno come ponte
Un modello del catalizzatore a base di zeolite: le sfere nere rappresentano gli atomi di silicio o di alluminio (c'è un atomo di alluminio per ogni 9 atomi di silicio circa), mentre i pezzi di collegamento trasparenti contengono ciascuno un atomo di ossigeno come ponte. Insieme, i tre formano una struttura complessa ma regolare con pori di diverse dimensioni. © Istituto Paul Scherrer PSI/Mahir Dzambegovic
15.05.2025
•Future Technologies
•7 min

Aluminium made visible

PSI researchers have for the first time determined the exact position of the aluminium atoms in zeolites, which make these materials such good catalysts.

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25.04.2025
•Energy and Climate
•7 min

Targeted funding of innovation for the energy transition

How do innovations arise and how can they be specifically encouraged for the energy transition? PSI researcher Michael Weinold has been looking into this question using LED lamps as an example.

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Close-up of a glass vial containing a cobalt-based catalyst powder, captured in the lab at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI. Researchers at the PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences have discovered why this catalyst performs more efficiently in alkaline environments during hydrogen production.
Close-up of a glass vial containing a cobalt-based catalyst powder, captured in the lab at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI. Researchers at the PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences have discovered why this catalyst performs more efficiently in alkaline environments during hydrogen production. © Paul Scherrer Institute PSI/Mahir Dzambegovic
11.04.2025
•Energy and Climate
•5 min

A faster route to green hydrogen

The pH value determines how easily hydrogen can be produced from water when cobalt is used as a catalyst. PSI researchers have now found out why.

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31.03.2025
•Energy and Climate
•7 min

Net zero: Taking raw materials into account

A new calculation model from PSI illustrates the complex interdependencies between technology, demand for critical raw materials, and environmental impacts on the road to climate neutrality.

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Energy is produced, consumed, and influences the environment - all of these phases are researched at the PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences.

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Advancing Biogas Quality: Tackling Siloxane Challenges for Smooth Energy Transition

Siloxanes, present in everyday items, can compromise the efficiency and durability of bioenergy systems, even at trace levels. Monitoring and quantifying these impurities are critical for improving biogas quality and expanding its role in renewable energy. However, sampling biogas and storing samples containing siloxanes for analysis remain a significant challenge.

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Das Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences (CEE) des Paul Scherrer Instituts lädt am 28. Mai 2025 ins Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern ein.

Freuen Sie sich auf spannende Impulsreferate, eine Podiumsdiskussion und einen Networking-Apéro rund um das Thema Elektromobilität.

Weitere Infos und Anmeldung: https://indico.psi.ch/event/17095/. Wir freuen uns auf Sie!

Energy Briefing 2025

The annual Energy Briefing Event of the Paul Scherrer Institute's Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences (CEE) took place on 15 May 2024.

Under the theme "Hydrogen in the Energy Sector", experts such as Stefan Oberholzer (SFOE), Bruno Michel (IBM), Nicolas Crettenand (Hydrospider AG), Russell McKenna (PSI Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis (LEA) and Werner Tillmetz (h2connect.eco) gathered to present pioneering projects and discuss the strategic steps for integrating hydrogen into the Swiss energy industry.

The lively debate emphasised the central importance of cooperation between research, education, industry and politics for the development of a sustainable energy future. From neighbourhood solutions to the development of a European hydrogen network, key ways of tackling the challenges and seizing opportunities were outlined.

We are eagerly awaiting the hydrogen strategy that the Federal Council will present this year!

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  • Aegerter D, Fabbri E, Borlaf M, Yüzbasi NS, Diklić N, Clark AH, et al.
    Delving into Fe-content effects on surface reconstruction of Ba0.50Sr0.50Co1−xFexO3−δ for the oxygen evolution reaction
    Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2024; 12(9): 5156-5169. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ta06156f
    DORA PSI
  • Aeppli D, Gartmann J, Schneider R, Hack E, Kretschmer S, Nguyen TTD, et al.
    Safe and reliable laser ablation assisted disassembly methodology for cylindrical battery cells for post-mortem analysis
    Journal of Energy Storage. 2024; 83: 110571 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.110571
    DORA PSI
  • Alves GAS, Pacholik G, Pollitt S, Wagner T, Rameshan R, Rameshan C, et al.
    Mn-promoted MoS2 catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation: enhanced methanol selectivity due to MoS2/MnOx interfaces
    Catalysis Science and Technology. 2024; 14(5): 1138-1147. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cy01711g
    DORA PSI
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