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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PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences

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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On the afternoon of 28 May 2025, our annual Energy Briefing took place at the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern - for the fourth time! This year, everything revolved around the topic of ‘electromobility’.

The event brought together researchers, industry experts, and political decision-makers to discuss the crucial role of electromobility for a sustainable future.

Our speakers, Martin Bolliger (TCS), Prof Dr Sarbajit Banerjee (PSI/ETH Zurich) and Adrian Wachholz (ABB E-mobility), offered exciting insights and engaged in lively discussions with the audience on questions such as:

  • How can we scale renewable energy infrastructure to meet the demands of electric vehicles?
  • What solutions are there for creating sustainable and resilient supply chains for critical raw materials needed for battery technologies?
  • Can innovations such as bidirectional charging overcome regulatory and technical barriers?
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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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