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This giant ''water battery'' under the Alps could be a game-changer

Switzerland has unveiled its latest renewable energy innovation: a giant water battery. Beginning operations last month, the water battery, called Nant de Drance, is a pumped storage hydropower

ETH Zurich and EPFL launch a green energy coalition

ETH Zurich and EPFL want to work with partners from politics, science and industry to push innovative storage and transport solutions for renewable energy carriers. The overall goal is to create a climate-neutral and flexible energy system for Switzerland. Around 20 partners and industrial companies have already voiced their interest in a collaboration.

Three strategies to boost green electricity in Switzerland

Switzerland''s ambitious green electricity targets are realistic. A study by the SWEET EDGE consortium shows that three distinct strategies would make it possible to cover electricity needs and lead to the employment of several thousands of people in the sector of new renewable energy. Photovoltaics would be the main source of energy for all

Swiss ''water battery'' boosts Europe''s energy storage

A 2-billion-Swiss franc (€2.05 billion/$2.10 billion) project could help stabilize Europe''s increasingly expensive electricity as it shifts to renewable energy.. The so-called water battery

Swiss government adds sweeteners to renewable energy plans

The Swiss government on Thursday raised its bid to shift the country towards more renewable energy with proposals to sweeten incentives for installing solar panels and expedite approvals for new

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ETH Zurich and EPFL launch a green energy coalition

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Renewable Shares. Storage Filling Level. Import and export of electricity. The Cockpit for the Swiss Energy Transition with nteractive graphics displaying energy production and spot market prices. By making the data available on this

Flexbase, Erne to build 500 MW redox flow battery in Switzerland

Swiss IT, communication and energy consultancy and services firm FlexBase Group has teamed up with local construction group Erne to build an over 500 MW redox flow battery storage system combined with a data centre for artificial intelligence in

Interplay between photovoltaic, wind energy and storage

1. Introduction. Renewable generation of electricity is one of the major milestones in Switzerland''s roadmap towards their 2050 Energy Strategy. By that time all existing nuclear power plants will have been decommissioned and the targeted 60% reduction in the country''s CO 2 emissions will limit the installation of fossil fuel plants [1].With a large share of

Storing Renewable Energy in the Hydrogen Cycle

An energy economy based on renewable energy requires massive energy storage, approx. half of the annual energy consumption. Therefore, the production of a synthetic energy carrier, e.g. hydrogen, is necessary. The hydrogen cycle, i.e. production of hydrogen from water by renewable energy, storage an

Swiss Clean Battery plans 7.6-GWh gigafactory | Energy Storage

Swiss Clean Battery claims that the solid-state battery technology, licensed by Switzerland-based High Performance Battery AG, is a promising successor technology to lithium-ion batteries. The advantages of the new technology include a 50% better environmental balance than lithium-ion batteries and resistance to deep discharge and fast charging

Swiss Life Asset Managers launches its second international renewable

The newly launched "Fontavis ESG Renewable Infrastructure Fund II" invests in unlisted clean energy and infrastructure assets and companies. The fund''s objective is to build a globally diversified portfolio of direct infrastructure energy investments and is open to qualified investors wanting to invest in a segment with attractive growth prospects.

Switzerland Joins International Energy Partnership

The Swiss Confederation joined forces with the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) to facilitate the transfer of expertise on renewable energy to and from Switzerland, the 40th country to become a partner of the international alliance dedicated to accelerating the global market for renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies.

The long-duration energy storage dilemma

A decarbonized grid, powered primarily by solar and wind, will require a lot of energy storage. Lithium-ion batteries, while the technology du jour, won''t come close to solving the problem on their own.. The U.S. could need 125-680 GW of long-duration storage capacity —up to 12 hours— by 2050 to support a grid dependent on intermittent renewables, according

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How the Paul Scherrer Institute is Shaping the Future of Sustainable Energy

The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) is a leading research center in Switzerland, renowned for its contributions to energy and sustainability. Located in the canton of Aargau, PSI focuses on a range of critical areas including the development of technologies for renewable energy sources, low-emission energy use, and advanced energy storage systems.

Three strategies to boost green electricity in Switzerland

Approved by the Swiss parliament on 29 September 2023, the external page Mantelerlass is a set of measures aimed at accelerating the development of renewable energies. It sets a target of 35 TWh/year from new green technologies (solar, wind, wood and biogas) by 2035, compared with the level of around 6 TWh/year in 2022.

Switzerland commissions 900-MW pumped storage power plant

This enables the Nant de Drance storage plant to balance the power grid, offsetting fluctuations in the production of renewable energy such as wind and photovoltaic power. The pumped storage power plant was built by Nant de Drance SA which is owned by power supplier Alpiq Group, the Swiss Federal Railways (SFR), Industrielle Werke Basel (IWB

Federal act on a secure electricity supply

The Federal Act on a Secure Electricity Supply from Renewable Energy Sources was approved by Parliament in autumn 2023. The bill lays the foundations for a rapid expansion of Switzerland''s energy production from renewable sources such as hydropower, solar, wind and biomass. transport, storage and consumption. It also introduces a mandatory

Future Swiss Energy Economy: The Challenge of Storing

renewable energy (PV and hydroelectric) are quantiﬁed, and the case of a purely electric energy economy is implemented and compared with the production of energy carriers (e.g., hydrogen

How giant ''water batteries'' could make green power reliable

The Nant de Drance pumped storage hydropower plant in Switzerland can store surplus energy from wind, solar, and other clean sources by pumping water from a lower reservoir to an upper one, 425 meters higher. A 2022 study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a Department of Energy (DOE) lab, identified more than 14,000

Gravity could solve renewable energy''s biggest problem

Instead, Energy Vault decided to base its technology on a method developed over 100 years ago, which is widely used to store renewable energy: pumped storage hydropower.During off-peak periods, a

Energy Policy

The goal of Switzerland''s energy policy is for the country to have a guaranteed, secure supply of affordable and environmentally friendly energy. The policy measures decided upon were to reduce energy consumption, increase energy efficiency, promote renewable energies and phase out the use of nuclear power.

Switzerland 2023 – Analysis

Meanwhile, Switzerland is dependent on electricity imports during the winter months and needs to swiftly expand renewable energy capacity, and in particular technologies that offer more generation during winter A key obstacle to Switzerland''s energy transition is the permitting processes for energy projects, which reflect complex, time

Energy Vault to build100-MW hybrid gravity storage site in Italy

Switzerland-based energy storage specialist Energy Vault Holdings Inc ( NYSE:NRGV ) has been tapped to deploy a 100-MW hybrid gravity-based energy storage system at a mine owned by Sardinian state-run coal mining company Carbosulcis SpA which is designated to be transformed into a carbon-free technology hub.

Investment firm Avadis buys BESS project in Switzerland | Energy

Swiss investment firm and pension funds manager Avadis Anlagestiftung has acquired a battery energy storage system (BESS) project at home with a discharge load of 50-60 MW and a storage capacity of 100-120 MWh. The site, developed by 49Komma8 AG, will be situated in Bonaduz in the canton of Graubünden and is described as Switzerland''s

Thermal energy storage

To achieve its goal of net-zero emissions, Switzerland must make the supply of energy for heating 100 per cent CO2-neutral by 2050. The rapid expansion of thermal grids and seasonal heat storage plays an important part in this. Thermal energy storage. Switzerland wants to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. To do so, the energy used to heat

ENERGY PROFILE Switzerland

Primary energy trade 2016 2021 Imports (TJ) 722 468 620 114 Exports (TJ) 128 900 121 092 Net trade (TJ) - 593 568 - 499 022 Imports (% of supply) 73 67 Exports (% of production) 28 27 Energy self-sufficiency (%) 47 49 Switzerland COUNTRY INDICATORS AND SDGS TOTAL ENERGY SUPPLY (TES) Total energy supply in 2021 Renewable energy supply in 2021 35

Gravity Could Solve Clean Energy''s One Major Drawback

The foothills of the Swiss Alps is a fitting location for a gravity energy storage startup: A short drive east from Energy Vault''s offices will take you to the Contra Dam, a concrete edifice

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However, following the 2017 decision of the Swiss people to phase out nuclear power, Switzerland''s energy. About; News; Events; Programmes; Help centre Utilisation and Storage. Decarbonisation Enablers. Buildings; but sees more room for higher energy efficiency and use of renewable energy. News — 26 November 2007

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