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Step by step between now and the year 2050, the Swiss energy system is set to be overhauled. The federal government's package of measures known as Energy Strategy 2050 provides for a shift away from nuclear power. Energy consumption is expected to be reduced. New renewable sources such as solar energy, wind power, and energy from biomass should be expanded, and existing resources will be better utilised. With the Energy System Integration or ESI Platform, the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI offers research and industry a experimental platform where promising approaches can be tested in all their complex connections and interrelations.

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2 June 2022
Emmanuele Moioli

Power-to-gas system for energy independence

Energy and Environment ESI Platform

New technology provides synthetic natural gas for domestic heating

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22 February 2022
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“More objectivity would be helpful”

Energy and Environment Renewable Energies ESI Platform Nuclear Power Plant Safety

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 December 2021
Christian Bauer

Blue hydrogen can help protect the climate

Media Releases Energy and Environment ESI Platform

The key is to eliminate methane leaks.

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27 October 2021
Hydropilot

Getting maximum energy out of biomass

Energy and Environment Industrial co-operation Renewable Energies ESI Platform

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

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25 February 2021
Grüne Treibstoffe für den Flugverkehr

Green fuels for aviation

Media Releases Energy and Environment Renewable Energies ESI Platform

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
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Foundations for the energy system of tomorrow

Energy and Environment Renewable Energies ESI Platform

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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2 November 2020
Sauberes Biogas für eine erfolgreiche Energiewende

Clean biogas for a successful energy transition

Energy and Environment Renewable Energies ESI Platform

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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3 July 2019
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The energy system of the future and Power-to-X

Media Releases Energy and Environment ESI Platform Renewable Energies

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI analyse the potential of Power-to-X for Switzerland's energy supply and present their conclusions in a white paper. One finding: The costs for energy from Power-to-X could fall by up to one-third.

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5 June 2019
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Testing the energy system of the future today, as realistically as possible

Energy and Environment ESI Platform Renewable Energies

With the kick-off of the ReMaP project, companies have another opportunity to test their vision for the energy system of the future now. PSI's ESI platform helps to make better and more intelligent use of renewable energy in the future.

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19 December 2018

New paths for energy with hydrogen

Energy and Environment Renewable Energies ESI Platform

At the ESI Platform at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, researchers are seeking solutions for Switzerland's energy future and improving the efficiency of modern forms of renewable energy. With a mini gas turbine, they now have closed another energy cycle.

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8 March 2018
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Power on demand

Energy and Environment Storage Renewable Energies ESI Platform

If photovoltaic or wind power plants produce more electricity than the network can absorb, valuable energy is lost. At the ESI Platform, PSI researchers are investigating how fuel cells can contribute to making this energy usable in a targeted way through storage.

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15 February 2018
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Profitable for both sides

Energy and Environment Renewable Energies ESI Platform

The young company Swiss Hydrogen is located in Fribourg. Here work is under way on competitive high-performance fuel cells that could be used in environmentally friendly vehicles or deployed as stationary power generators. In the company's collaboration with PSI, as CEO Alexandre Closset explains in this interview, both sides profit.

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6 February 2018

New technology undergoes real-world testing

Energy and Environment Renewable Energies ESI Platform

The Zurich-based power company Energie 360° provides natural gas, biogas, and wood pellets throughout Switzerland. Now, with the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, it has successfully tested a new Power-to-Gas technology to be implemented in the area of biogas production. The joint project was awarded the Swiss energy prize Watt d'Or 2018. In this interview, division manager Peter Dietiker talks about the collaboration with PSI.

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29 January 2018

Using what's there

Energy and Environment Renewable Energies ESI Platform

At the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, researchers are looking for solutions that enable energy from the sun, the wind, or biomass to be efficiently integrated into the Swiss energy system.

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11 January 2018
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Efficient energy from biowaste – Watt d'Or for PSI and Energie 360°

ESI Platform Energy and Environment Renewable Energies Industrial co-operation

Efficiently producing energy from biowaste: A technology developed at PSI and tested in collaboration with the Zurich-based energy provider Energie 360° makes it possible. It extracts significantly more methane from biowaste than conventional methods. For this important contribution to a sustainable energy supply, PSI and Energie 360° have now been awarded the Watt d'Or 2018 in the Renewable Energy category by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy.

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24 October 2017

Stress test passed

ESI Platform Energy and Environment Renewable Energies Industrial co-operation

With a technology developed at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, around 60 percent more biogas can be produced from bio-waste than with conventional methods. But can it stand the test in practice as well? A 1,000-hour test at the Werdhölzli biowaste digestion and wastewater treatment plant in Zurich was able to answer this question with a clear yes. It was carried out in cooperation with the Zurich-based energy provider Energie 360°. The analysis of the stress test is now available.

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17 August 2017

More than just spilling the beans

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

Because of their high nitrogen content, spent coffee grounds are a popular garden fertilizer. Recycled in this manner, they already contribute to an environmentally friendly waste management. But they have the potential to deliver much more: a new procedure developed at the PSI allows high quality methane to be formed from spent coffee grounds. PSI researchers involved in a pilot project carried out in cooperation with the Swiss food producer Nestlé were able to show that spent coffee grounds left over during the production of instant coffee can be efficiently re-used elsewhere.

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17 July 2017

Nanomaterial helps store solar energy: efficiently and inexpensively

Media Releases Storage Energy and Environment Renewable Energies ESI Platform Materials Research

Efficient electrolysers are needed in order to store sun and wind energy in the form of hydrogen. Thanks to a new material developed by researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and Empa, these devices are likely to become less costly and more efficient in the future. Researchers were also able to demonstrate that this new material can be reliably produced in large quantities, showing its performance capability in an electrolysis cell—the main component of an electrolyser.

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28 February 2017

Welcome to Esiville

Media Releases ESI Platform Energy and Environment Renewable Energies

A new visitor’s station at PSI tells the story of a Swiss town that makes the change from a conventional energy supply to one with new renewable energy sources.

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9 February 2017

How Switzerland could supply its electric power in 2050

Environment Energy and Environment Renewable Energies ESI Platform

The Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is investigating how Switzerland’s electricity supply might look, up to the year 2050, under a variety of boundary conditions. On the basis of their calculations, the lab’s researchers are able to generate insights on possible future developments of the energy sector, for example, determine how an ambitious reduction in CO2 emissions could be achieved at the lowest possible cost.

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