«Il y a une différence entre se tenir derrière le pot d’échappement d’un camion en respirant les gaz qu’il émet et être allongé au bord de la mer en inhalant de l’air salé.» Imad El Haddad, chercheur au Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences de l’Institut Paul Scherrer PSI, explique pourquoi la composition chimique des particules fines est déterminante pour la protection de la santé.
«Il y a une différence entre se tenir derrière le pot d’échappement d’un camion en respirant les gaz qu’il émet et être allongé au bord de la mer en inhalant de l’air salé.» Imad El Haddad, chercheur au Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences de l’Institut Paul Scherrer PSI, explique pourquoi la composition chimique des particules fines est déterminante pour la protection de la santé. © Institut Paul Scherrer PSI/Mahir Dzambegovic

PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences

Energy is produced, consumed, and influences the environment - all of these phases are researched at the PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences.

The annual Energy Briefing Event of the Paul Scherrer Institute's Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences (CEE) took place on 15 May 2024.

Under the theme "Hydrogen in the Energy Sector", experts such as Stefan Oberholzer (SFOE), Bruno Michel (IBM), Nicolas Crettenand (Hydrospider AG), Russell McKenna (PSI Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis (LEA) and Werner Tillmetz (h2connect.eco) gathered to present pioneering projects and discuss the strategic steps for integrating hydrogen into the Swiss energy industry.

The lively debate emphasised the central importance of cooperation between research, education, industry and politics for the development of a sustainable energy future. From neighbourhood solutions to the development of a European hydrogen network, key ways of tackling the challenges and seizing opportunities were outlined.

We are eagerly awaiting the hydrogen strategy that the Federal Council will present this year!

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