16.08.2024 •Energy and Climate •10 min Where should hydrogen be produced in the future? Further information aboutRenewable Energies Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutEnergy systems Researchers at PSI have been looking into where the hydrogen for a future hydrogen economy should be produced and what impact this energy carrier will have on the environment.
30.07.2024 •Energy and Climate •8 min Digitalisation: a blessing for the energy transformation Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutEnergy systems Researchers at PSI have calculated the influence of digitalisation on energy consumption.
10.06.2024 •Energy and Climate Seasonal Gas Storage Facilities in Switzerland Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutEnergy systems Switzerland is the only country in central Europe without large seasonal gas storage facilities. Should it build some?
16.11.2023 •Energy and Climate •10 min How important is hydrogen for the energy transition? Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutEnergy systems Assessments by PSI energy expert Thomas J. Schmidt
12.06.2023 •Energy and Climate •6 min How can renewable electricity be used all year round? Further information aboutESI Platform Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutEnergy systems The federal government’s Energy Strategy 2050 envisages a substantial expansion of photovoltaic systems. But where will the electricity come from when the sun isn’t shining? The solution could be hydrogen.
06.03.2023 •Energy and Climate •3 min How can we secure our gas supply? Further information aboutESI Platform Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutEnergy systems 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.
17.11.2022 •Energy and Climate •1 min Energy security Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutEnergy systems How can Switzerland achieve the energy transition? PSI researchers provide answers with a unique computer model.
27.10.2022 •Energy and Climate •8 min “More objectivity would be helpful” Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutEnergy systems 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.
04.10.2022 •Energy and Climate •16 min Many paths lead to the energy future Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutEnergy systems How can Switzerland achieve the energy transition? PSI researchers provide answers with a unique computer model.
01.09.2021 •Energy and Climate •11 min Where will the electricity come from in 2050? Further information aboutEnergy transition Further information aboutEnergy systems Net-zero goal for CO2 emissions is technically achievable.