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Energy transition

Shifting away from nuclear energy, expanding solar and wind power, generating energy from biomass, reducing energy consumption. Switzerland is committed to becoming climate-neutral by 2050. An ambitious goal, which has become more urgent than ever due to the increasingly challenging geopolitical situation. How can a sustainable and resilient energy supply for Switzerland be established over the coming years? What's the optimal way to use renewable energy sources? What new technologies are especially promising? At PSI, researchers are seeking answers to these crucial questions.

6 March 2023
Energiezukunft 1

How can we secure our gas supply?

Energy and Climate ESI Platform Energy transition

Switzerland depends entirely on foreign gas imports. How can we escape from this dependence and guarantee our gas supply? Synthetic methane might be a solution.

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16 February 2023
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A greener alternative for aviation fuel

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

Air travel with no carbon footprint – PSI and the Metafuels AG develop a new technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel.

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5 January 2023
Markus Jörg

Energy efficiency in times of potential power shortages

Energy and Climate Renewable Energies Energy transition

How PSI is continuously improving the energy efficiency of its own infrastructure and large research facilities

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13 December 2022
Burgherr

Preparing for energy shortages and blackouts

Energy and Climate Renewable Energies Energy transition

Peter Burgherr is a risk researcher at PSI. In this interview he talks about possible power shortages in the coming winter and how to prepare for them.

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17 November 2022
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Energy security

Energy and Climate Energy transition

How can Switzerland achieve the energy transition? PSI researchers provide answers with a unique computer model.

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27 October 2022
5232

“More objectivity would be helpful”

Energy and Climate ESI Platform Energy transition

The current energy debate could do with more facts and less gut feeling – argue Thomas J. Schmidt, renewables expert, and Andreas Pautz, nuclear energy specialist.

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4 October 2022
5232

Many paths lead to the energy future

Energy and Climate Energy transition

How can Switzerland achieve the energy transition? PSI researchers provide answers with a unique computer model.

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5 September 2022
Mit vereinten Kräften für die Energiewende

Combining forces for the energy transition

Media Releases Energy and Climate ESI Platform Energy transition

The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and the start-up AlphaSYNT are piloting a new approach for storing energy in the form of methane gas.

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2 June 2022
Emmanuele Moioli

Power-to-gas system for energy independence

Energy and Climate ESI Platform Energy transition

New technology provides synthetic natural gas for domestic heating

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2 February 2022
WSL-Kuh

Manure and slurry are underused energy resources

Energy and Climate 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 Climate ESI Platform Energy transition

The key is to eliminate methane leaks.

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3 November 2021
Thomas Schmidt

Carbon dioxide can be turned into a valuable resource

Media Releases Energy and Climate Energy transition

New study explores methods for using waste gas efficiently.

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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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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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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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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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