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30 March 2023
Mobiltool

Latest Version of "Mobiltool" Released

How do you get from A to B in the most environmentally friendly way? This question can now be answered quite easily with the latest version of the "mobitool". Read the article to learn more.

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22 December 2022
ot3_2022

Our Group at the PSI Open Doors Event 2022: Discovering Energy Systems Modelling and Sustainability

On Sunday, 23rd of October, the Paul Scherrer Institute opened its doors and invited the public to explore and experience the manyfold topics which are researched at PSI. The Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis was present at two stations. Read the article to learn more.

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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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9 December 2022
Teaser Figure

Evaluation of European electricity supply resilience

The increasing risk of extended electricity supply disruptions and severe electricity price fluctuations  strongly motivate an evaluation of electricity supply resilience. In this direction, this research proposes a multicriteria decision support framework to assess resilience at a country level, based on three major dimensions: Resist, Restabilize and Recover. In total, 35 European countries are ranked according to their performance on 17 indicators, through a synergy of MCDA methods, techniques and communication protocols. The assessment framework has been extended to incorporate the Choquet Integral method, in order to accommodate potentially interacting pairs of criteria and negate their arbitrary effects on the final evaluation results. The analysis incorporates country data from credible international databases, as well as the preference information of a European energy expert. The results are envisaged to support energy policymakers in Europe and provide guidelines and areas for improvement at a country level.

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11 January 2022
Figure 1: Schematic representation of different types of e-fuel production

E-fuels and electrification as complementary approaches to achieve climate target

Sustainable, synthetic fuels, so-called e-fuels, can help reduce CO₂ emissions. For their production, electricity from renewable sources is required in order to allow for a close to CO₂-neutral balance. The availability of electricity from renewable sources, which ensures the climate benefits of e-fuels, is currently still limited. “Especially in order to produce on a larger scale, a lot of renewable electricity is needed,” explains Christian Bauer, researcher at the Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis (LEA) at PSI. 

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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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13 September 2021
Energy Hackdays 2021

Challenge at the Energy Data Hackdays 2021

Chris Mutel, a scientist at PSI's Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis who specialises in life cycle and sustainability analyses, prepared a challenge for the Energy Data Hackdays happening on the 24th and 25th of September 2021 in Brugg

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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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