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Energy and Environment

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Energy research performed at the Paul Scherrer Institute is focused on processes that can be used in sustainable and safe technologies for the supply of energy with - ideally - zero CO2 emission. The main emphasis is on the development of processes for the utilization of renewable energy sources, low-emission conversion of energy and the safe application of nuclear energy. These activities are supplemented by analyses giving a comprehensive assessment of energy systems. Atmospheric chemical processes are also being investigated.

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20 June 2022
Europa Messorte

European map of aerosol pollution can help improve human health

Media Releases Energy and Environment Human Health Environment

Researchers have measured and determined the sources of aerosol pollution at 22 locations in Europe.

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2 June 2022
Emmanuele Moioli

Power-to-gas system for energy independence

Energy and Environment ESI Platform Energy transition

New technology provides synthetic natural gas for domestic heating

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19 April 2022
Amman

Light amplification accelerates chemical reactions in aerosols

Energy and Environment Environment

Consideration in future climate models important.

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1 March 2022
Die Forschungsstation Alert

Scientists map Arctic aerosols to better understand regional warming

Energy and Environment

In order to better understand climate change in the Arctic and design effective mitigation measures, scientists at EPFL and PSI have studied the aerosols in a region spanning from Russia to Canada.

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22 February 2022
ESI Plattfrom

“More objectivity would be helpful”

Energy and Environment Renewable Energies ESI Platform Nuclear Power Plant Safety Energy transition

The energy debate needs to be based more on facts and less on gut feeling, according to renewables expert Thomas J. Schmidt and nuclear energy specialist Andreas Pautz.

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2 February 2022
WSL-Kuh

Manure and slurry are underused energy resources

Energy and Environment Renewable Energies Energy transition

Animal manure is packed with energy that is hugely underutilised. So concludes a white paper by Swiss bioenergy researchers.

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2 December 2021
Christian Bauer

Blue hydrogen can help protect the climate

Media Releases Energy and Environment ESI Platform Energy transition

The key is to eliminate methane leaks.

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30 November 2021
Marco Ranocchiari

New catalysts for pharmaceutical companies

Energy and Environment Human Health Medical Science Industrial co-operation

In partnership with Roche, PSI scientists are developing new, potentially more efficient catalysts for manufacturing active substances for drug therapies.

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3 November 2021
Thomas Schmidt

Carbon dioxide can be turned into a valuable resource

Media Releases Energy and Environment Energy transition

New study explores methods for using waste gas efficiently.

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29 October 2021
Margit Schwikowski i

"We can now look at climate change regionally"

Energy and Environment Environment

Margit Schwikowski is head of the Laboratory for Environmental Chemistry at PSI. In an interview, she explains what aerosols have to do with climate change.

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27 October 2021
Hydropilot

Getting maximum energy out of biomass

Energy and Environment 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 Environment 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 Environment 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 Environment 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 Environment 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 Environment 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 Environment 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 Environment 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 Environment 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 Environment Environment

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

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