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Next generation photovoltaics

Next generation photovoltaics
Steps towards the energy of the future

Hydropower and geo-energy

Hydropower and geo-energy
How water and geothermal energy should shape our electricity future

The future of Swiss hydropower

The future of Swiss hydropower
How hydropower in Switzerland can survive

Low energy concrete

Low energy concrete
Concrete Solutions

Renewable fuels for electricity production

Renewable fuels for electricity production
How all CO2 emissions from cement production can be used appropriately

Waste management to support the energy turnaround

Waste management to support the energy turnaround
What our waste can contribute to the energy turnaround

Software-based real-time grid control

Software-based real-time grid control
Intermittent Widespread Energy Sources in Distribution Networks

Sustainable decentralised power generation

Sustainable decentralised power generation
How many small power plants interact

Heat utilisation with solid sorption technology

Heat utilisation with solid sorption technology
Reusing heat offers great potential

Wood combustion for energy in buildings

Wood combustion for energy in buildings
How can energy from wood be made clean?

Building-integrated photovoltaics

Building-integrated photovoltaics
The best of both worlds: combining building shells and energy production

Assessing future electricity markets

Assessing future electricity markets
The Swiss electricity system is ready for the energy turnaround

SwiSS solid-state SiC transformer

SwiSS solid-state SiC transformer
A new transformer for the Swiss electricity grid of the future

Electricity storage via adiabatic air compression

Electricity storage via adiabatic air compression
Electricity can be stored in mountain tunnels – using a compressed air battery

Biochemically-catalytically produced biofuels

Biochemically-catalytically produced biofuels
Climate-Neutral Propulsion of Aircraft and Trucks

Sharing is saving

Sharing is saving
Carsharing Helps Save Energy - But Only if Services Are Regulated

Environmental tax reform and endogenous growth

Environmental tax reform and endogenous growth
An Environmental Tax for More Innovation

Understanding household energy consumption

Understanding household energy consumption
Social learning helps reduce energy consumption

Promoting energy-sufficient behaviour in cities

Promoting energy-sufficient behaviour in cities
Sports Clubs are Motivators

Behavioural mechanisms of household electricity consumption

Behavioural mechanisms of household electricity consumption
How an app helps private households to save electricity

Exploring ways towards societal consensus

Exploring ways towards societal consensus
How to involve the population in the shaping of energy policy

Determinants of energy-efficiency Investments

Determinants of energy-efficiency Investments
Energy Efficiency in Companies - a Hot Topic

Sharing economy: hype or promise?

Sharing economy: hype or promise?
Sharing rather than owning does not always make sense

Soft incentives and energy consumption

Soft incentives and energy consumption
Changing the environment with soft incentives

Tax incentives to reduce energy consumption

Tax incentives to reduce energy consumption
Energy consumption – difficult to control

Sustainable lifestyles and energy consumption

Sustainable lifestyles and energy consumption
Guide to behavioural changes

Energy efficiency in households

Energy efficiency in households
Saving energy by means of variable electricity prices: what works and what doesn't

Promotion or steering-based energy policy

Promotion or steering-based energy policy
“Promotion” versus “steering” energy policy: which is cheaper?

Virtual competition for energy-efficient mobility

Virtual competition for energy-efficient mobility
Games and competitions for more sustainable mobility

Smart urban freight logistics

Smart urban freight logistics
An Emission-Free Vision for Urban Freight Transport

Energy reduction potentials of elderly people’s households

Energy reduction potentials of elderly people’s households
Oversized apartments - the elderly could lead more energy-efficient lives

Collective financing of renewable energy

Collective financing of renewable energy
Energy cooperatives – a traditional model with future potential

Acceptance of renewable energy

Acceptance of renewable energy
Achieving the energy transition with a policy of small steps

Energy-related innovations

Energy-related innovations
How to motivate companies to adopt green innovation

Novel interfaces in solar cells

Novel interfaces in solar cells
More Than Just a Gap: Intermediate Layers in Solar Cells

Multi-junction solar cells

Multi-junction solar cells
Tandem Solar Cells Set New Standards for Efficiency

Novel generation perovskite devices

Novel generation perovskite devices
Perovskite – the future of the solar cell

Highly efficient, integrated PV systems

Highly efficient, integrated PV systems
The aesthetics of sustainability

Simulation of PV systems

Simulation of PV systems
Computers contribute to the conception of a new generation of solar cells

Sustainability of PV systems

Sustainability of PV systems
PV2050: Sustainability, market deployment and interaction to the grid – the impacts of advanced photovoltaic solutions

Deep underground heat reservoirs

Deep underground heat reservoirs
Use hot water, store CO2 – the potential deep beneath our feet

Hydrometeorological predictions

Hydrometeorological predictions
Long-term weather forecasts for hydropower plants

Periglacial zones and hydropower

Periglacial zones and hydropower
Reservoirs where glaciers once were?

Sediments in high-head hydropower plants

Sediments in high-head hydropower plants
Tiny Particles Threaten Hydroelectric Turbines

Deep-heat mining

Deep-heat mining
Geothermal energy utilisation – researched on a virtual basis

Aquatic ecosystem

Aquatic ecosystem
Healthier mountain rivers despite more hydropower

Risk governance for geothermal and hydro energy

Risk governance for geothermal and hydro energy
Earthquakes, dam failures and landslides - risk assessment for power generation

Market environment of hydropower

Market environment of hydropower
Computer models for profitable hydropower

Investments in hydropower

Investments in hydropower
An Uncertain Future for Hydropower

Hydropower sustainability

Hydropower sustainability
Hydropower for sustainable development

Low-clinker cements

Low-clinker cements
Concrete with less cement – environmentally friendly and cost-efficient

High-performance concrete
Ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete: malleable like steel, castable like concrete

Hybrid load-bearing structures

Hybrid load-bearing structures
Beech – a miracle wood: how concrete can also be made stable without steel

Pre-stressed carbon-fibre concrete

Pre-stressed carbon-fibre concrete
Prestressed concrete with carbon fibres and little cement: an environmentally friendly variant

Monitoring of concrete constructions

Monitoring of concrete constructions
How healthy is a building or a bridge?

Catalytic methanation

Catalytic methanation
Renewable Methane for Swiss Winters

Photoelectrochemical water splitting

Photoelectrochemical water splitting
Copper and Solar Energy: A Recipe for Climate-Neutral Hydrogen

Self-regenerating catalysts

Self-regenerating catalysts
Smart material for fuel cells regenerates itself

PEM fuel cells

PEM fuel cells
Fuel Cells for Sustainable Mobility

Sustainability of methanation

Sustainability of methanation
Which is the optimal power-based fuel?

Energy recovery in waste management

Energy recovery in waste management
Energy from waste: how as much as possible can be recovered

Waste-to-energy and resource recovery

Waste-to-energy and resource recovery
Optimised waste incineration power plants

Economics of waste-to-energy systems

Economics of waste-to-energy systems
Making sure only combustible material reaches waste incinerators

Modernising waste management

Modernising waste management
How can environmentally friendly waste management be implemented?

Real-time control of power flows

Real-time control of power flows
Being Able to Give in is a Strength, Even in the Power Grid

Demand and storage in electricity networks

Demand and storage in electricity networks
Making Sure the Power Grid Does Not Go Out of Synch

Multi-energy hub systems

Multi-energy hub systems
Where Generating Power at the Neighbourhood Level Makes Sense

Technical evaluation of multi-energy hub systems

Technical evaluation of multi-energy hub systems
Plan renewable energies in combinations

Economics of multi-energy hub systems

Economics of multi-energy hub systems
Renewable energies – what is most worthwhile?

Control of multi-energy hub systems

Control of multi-energy hub systems
How Do Coupled Energy Systems Do What Is Expected of Them?

Multi-energy hub systems and society

Multi-energy hub systems and society
Sharing solar electricity with neighbours

Materials for adsorption heat pumps

Materials for adsorption heat pumps
A new material uses waste heat more efficiently

Materials for adsorber heat exchangers

Materials for adsorber heat exchangers
From the 3D printer: more efficient materials for adsorption heat pumps

Compact adsorption heat pumps

Compact adsorption heat pumps
A new type of heat pump helps to use heat more efficiently

Pilot of adsorption heat pump

Pilot of adsorption heat pump
Where waste heat can be better utilised

Sustainability of adsorption heat pumps

Sustainability of adsorption heat pumps
The best alternative for heating and cooling: the utilisation of waste heat

Minimising pollutants in wood combustion

Minimising pollutants in wood combustion
The clean burning of wood

Toxicity of pollutants in wood combustion

Toxicity of pollutants in wood combustion
Harmful particles in the air originating from wood stoves

ACTIVE INTERFACES - Holistic strategy for PV adapted solutions embracing the key technological issues.

ACTIVE INTERFACES - Holistic strategy for PV adapted solutions embracing the key technological issues.
Maximum electricity generation in a minimum of space

PV and urban renewal

PV and urban renewal
Intelligent building façade generates energy

Overcoming opposition to PV

Overcoming opposition to PV
Facing the sun with red modules

Standards for photovoltaics

Standards for photovoltaics
Aesthetic Power Production: Colourful Photovoltaic Systems to Promote the Development of Solar Energy

Accelerating PV applications

Accelerating PV applications
Building-integrated solar cells

Future energy infrastructure

Future energy infrastructure
Wind and solar energy: a renewable future for Switzerland

Combined electricity market models

Combined electricity market models
How renewable energies will shape the Swiss electricity market up to 2050

Future electricity market models

Future electricity market models
How wind and solar energy impact the Swiss electricity market

SiC solid-state transformer

SiC solid-state transformer
A small component with great responsibility

Cooling of SiC solid-state transformer

Cooling of SiC solid-state transformer
Clever Cooling System for Power Electronics

Demonstrator of SiC solid-state transformer

Demonstrator of SiC solid-state transformer
Use electrical energy more efficiently with new solid-state transformers

SiC solid-state transformer in the grid

SiC solid-state transformer in the grid
More scope for photovoltaics – thanks to new transformers

Optimising compressed air storage

Optimising compressed air storage
Mountain Tunnels Store Compressed Air and Heat

Cycles of compressed air storage

Cycles of compressed air storage
Compressed air storage power stations represent efficient alternatives for electricity storage

New materials for compressed air storage

New materials for compressed air storage
A Special Material for Particularly Efficient Novel Power Storage Systems

Carboxylic acids for bio fuel

Carboxylic acids for bio fuel
Straw and Beechwood for Environmentally Friendly Flights

Refinement of carboxylic acids

Refinement of carboxylic acids
Organic acids could be turned into aircraft fuel

Sustainability of bio fuels

Sustainability of bio fuels
From Cultivation to Disposal: How to Optimise Biorefineries

Perovskites for solar energy

Perovskites for solar energy
Perovskite solar cells are becoming fit for practical use

Hybrid overhead power lines for Switzerland

Hybrid overhead power lines for Switzerland
One power line, two systems – direct and alternating current on the same electric tower

Methane for transport and mobility (RMTM)

Methane for transport and mobility (RMTM)
Methane-powered vehicles

New materials for future batteries

New materials for future batteries
New Materials for Future Batteries

Trade-offs in switching to renewable electricity

Trade-offs in switching to renewable electricity
Where should electricity come from in future?

Sustainable floodplain management and hydropower

Sustainable floodplain management and hydropower
Flood on demand

Nanostructured lithium-ion batteries

Nanostructured lithium-ion batteries
Batteries pepped up with nanotechnology

Energyscapes

Energyscapes
Recommendations for a landscape strategy with renewable energy systems

Switzerland and EU energy policy

Switzerland and EU energy policy
Switzerland and EU energy policy

The European electricity market: staying away will be expensive but will also open up room for manoeuvre

The European electricity market: staying away will be expensive but will also open up room for manoeuvre
The European electricity market: staying away will be expensive but will also open up room for manoeuvre