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Energy and Climate

The energy research performed at PSI focuses on processes that can be used in sustainable and safer technologies, ideally with minimal CO2 emissions. The main emphasis is on renewable energy sources. The ESI (Energy System Integration) platform enables research and industry to test solutions for integrating renewables into the existing energy supply. Another focus in this area is the safer use of nuclear energy. These activities are supplemented by analyses giving a comprehensive assessment of energy systems. PSI scientists in the Energy and Environment division study the chemical processes that take place in the atmosphere.

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27 October 2021
Hydropilot

Getting maximum energy out of biomass

Energy and Climate Industrial co-operation Renewable Energies ESI Platform Energy transition

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI start operation of a revolutionary pilot plant for production of synthetic biogas.

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1 September 2021
Burgherr

Where will the electricity come from in 2050?

Energy and Climate Energy transition

Net-zero goal for CO2 emissions is technically achievable.

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12 August 2021
Bauer

Effectively removing CO2 from the atmosphere

Energy and Climate Renewable Energies Energy transition

With careful planning, effective CO2 capture is technically possible.

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15 June 2021
Teaser Ice Memory

‘Ice Memory Mission’ accomplished

Energy and Climate Environment

During its expedition to the Monte Rosa massif, the international Ice Memory team extracted two ice cores over 80 meters long from Colle Gnifetti, the oldest ice in the Alps.

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5 June 2021
Tom Kober

“Without these technologies, we will hardly achieve our climate targets”

Energy and Climate Renewable Energies Energy transition

To achieve carbon neutrality, technologies need to be deployed which remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

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1 June 2021
Teaser Monte Rosa

The glacial memory of the Monte Rosa

Energy and Climate Environment

The next mission to preserve the climate heritage of the Pennine Alps has begun: For the Ice Memory Project, researchers set off for Monte Rosa’s Colle Gnifetti.

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4 May 2021
Tom Kober

Improving the resilience of Switzerland’s energy supply

Media Releases Energy and Climate Energy transition

The SURE research project is up and running.

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29 March 2021
Luc Van Loon

Safely stored for a million years

Energy and Climate Research Using Synchrotron Light Nuclear Power Plant Safety Energy transition

Switzerland plans to construct a deep repository for its radioactive waste. There are three potential locations, and data obtained by PSI researchers can aid in selection of the best one.

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24 March 2021
Teaser aerosole

Aerosol formation in clouds

Media Releases Energy and Climate Environment

How chemical reactions in clouds can influence the global climate.

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19 March 2021
Teaser Feinstaub Amman

Particulates are more dangerous than previously thought

Media Releases Energy and Climate Environment

A precise look into the finest particles in the air shows how compounds harmful to human health are formed.

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5 March 2021
Tom Kober

Switzerland's energy transition

Media Releases Energy and Climate Energy transition

Can Switzerland, as planned, reduce its CO2 emissions to zero by 2050? What is needed to achieve this? What could it cost?

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25 February 2021
Grüne Treibstoffe für den Flugverkehr

Green fuels for aviation

Media Releases Energy and Climate Renewable Energies ESI Platform Energy transition

In a new initiative, PSI and Empa want to jointly develop a process for producing kerosene from renewable resources.

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14 December 2020
ESI

Foundations for the energy system of tomorrow

Energy and Climate Renewable Energies ESI Platform Energy transition

On the way to a sustainable energy system, technologies that help to flexibly convert and efficiently store energy are becoming increasingly important. ReMaP, a novel research platform, aims to investigate these urgent issues under realistic conditions.

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18 November 2020
Kaspar Dällenbach

Which particulate air pollution poses the greatest health risk?

Media Releases Energy and Climate Health Innovation Environment

The composition of particulate matter can influence its harmfulness to human health just as much as the amount, PSI researchers show in a newly published study. Experiments and computational modelling showed that in Europe high concentrations of particulate matter harmful to human health occur mainly in metropolitan areas.

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2 November 2020
Sauberes Biogas für eine erfolgreiche Energiewende

Clean biogas for a successful energy transition

Energy and Climate Renewable Energies ESI Platform Energy transition

PSI researchers have set up camp at a biogas plant near Lucerne. Between meadows and gigantic fermenters, they are investigating how they can remove impurities from the biogas to make this energy source even more usable.

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1 October 2020
Iodsäure beeinflusst Wolkenbildung am Nordpol

Iodic acid influences cloud formation at the North Pole

Energy and Climate Environment

An international team of scientists has identified a novel driver of new aerosol particle formation in the Arctic: iodic acid, a chemical compound, which had not previously been observed in the region.

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1 October 2020
Expeditionsleiterin Margit Schwikowski mit einem Eisbohrkern

"We were shocked how far advanced the melting is already"

Energy and Climate

An international expedition with the participation of the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI discovers advanced glacial melting at an elevation of more than 4,000 metres on the Grand Combin in Valais. In the Alps, it may almost be too late for the Ice Memory project, which aims to save ice cores as a climate archive for future generations of researchers.

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25 September 2020
Battery 2030

BATTERY 2030+ – large-scale European initiative for battery research starts up

Energy and Climate Energy transition

Future batteries need to store more energy, have longer life, and be safer and more environmentally friendly than today's batteries. The European initiative BATTERY 2030+, in which PSI is participating, is intended to help achieve these goals.

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11 September 2020
Expeditionsleiterin Margit Schwikowski mit einem Eisbohrkern

The cold memory of the earth

Media Releases Energy and Climate

Within the framework of an international project, researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI are helping to save a valuable environmental and climatic archive. During an expedition 4,000 metres above sea level on Grand Combin in the Alps, they are drilling ice cores from melting glaciers to preserve them in Antarctica.

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15 May 2020
Christian Bauer und Romain Sacchi

Life cycle assessment of cars – new web tool helps consumers and researchers

Media Releases Energy and Climate Renewable Energies Energy transition

Decision support for car buyers: Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute have developed a web tool called the Carculator that can be used to compare the environmental performance of passenger cars in detail.

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