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EN: FEN News provides the audience with up-to-date information about the activities of the FEN, including recent publications and presentations, activities related to the current projects of FEN experts e.g., SteCo meetings, Kick-off meetings, closures etc.
Some of the following content may only be available in German.
DE: FEN News bietet dem Publikum aktuelle Informationen über die Aktivitäten des FEN, einschliesslich neuer Veröffentlichungen und Präsentationen, Aktivitäten im Zusammenhang mit den aktuellen Projekten der FEN-Experten, z.B. SteCo-Sitzungen, Kick-off-Meetings, Abschlüsse usw.
Einige der folgenden Inhalte sind möglicherweise nur auf Deutsch verfügbar.
FEN News
Wie integrieren wir mehr PV systemverträglich?
Das White Paper von Swissgrid wurde veröffentlicht, um diese Frage zu klären. Die Forschungsstelle Energienetze (FEN) freut sich, an dieser gemeinsamen Initiative mitgewirkt zu haben.
Zwei wissenschaftliche Beiträge auf Basis von Szenarioanalysen zur Winterstromversorgung und den Netzauswirkungen
Die Forschungsstelle Energienetze (FEN) durften zwei zentrale wissenschaftliche Analysen zu diesen Publikationen beitragen: (i) Szenarioanalyse mit Fokus auf die Winterstromversorgung (ii) Die Auswirkungen der Energieszenarien auf die Verteilnetze
Was bringen Batteriespeicher für das Verteilnetz?
Der Artikel von FEN über die Nutzen von Batteriespeichern für das Verteilnetz wurde im Electrosuisse Bulletin veröffentlicht.
Rafaella Canessa joins FEN
Rafaella joins Research Center for Energy Networks (Forschungsstelle Energienetze-FEN) as a researcher. FEN is very excited to welcome Rafaella to its team.
Edrisi Muñoz Mata joins FEN
Dr. Edrisi Muñoz Mata joins Research Center for Energy Networks (Forschungsstelle Energienetze-FEN) as a software engineer and data scientist. FEN is very excited to welcome Edrisi to its team.
ETH News related to Energy
Arno Schlüter, do we really need more air conditioning to beat the heat?
Extreme summer temperatures have sent demand for air conditioning soaring, yet building-systems expert Arno Schlüter regards it as a solution only in special cases. For the majority of people, other measures are already effective and more sustainable.
An ETH researcher facilitates the breakthrough of solar heat in industry
An unassuming prototype of a solar thermal collector is installed on the roof of an ETH building. For Pioneer Fellow Luca Thommen, it marks an important step towards the energy transition, as the mechanical engineer aims to address a frequently neglected issue – supplying heat to industry.
When new nuclear power plants are worth it in Switzerland
In order for new nuclear power plants to be competitive in the future, the government would have to support nuclear energy – alongside renewables – and bear a portion of the financial risks. In return, new nuclear power plants could reduce electricity imports during winter. These are the conclusions drawn by a new study from ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI).
Energy Science Center News
From Dirty to Clean: Can Mergers and Acquisitions Redirect Innovation?
The energy transition depends crucially on firms’ incentives and abilities to develop new, cleaner technologies. Our research shows that mergers and acquisitions can help carbon-intensive, “dirty” firms break with established innovation trajectories by acquiring and building on clean technologies, offering new insights into how corporate strategy can support the transition to a greener economy.
Professor André Bardow is the new Chair of the Managing Board of the Energy Science Center
The Energy Science Center (ESC) is delighted to announce that Professor André Bardow is taking over the Chair of the Managing Board (September 1, 2026) from Professor Gabriela Hug.
New study examines the resilience of the Swiss energy system
Researchers at ETH Zurich and ZHAW have developed a new optimisation model to plan electricity systems that better reflect real world conditions by including normal years and crisis scenarios.
Energy Science Spotlight #4: Swiss Hydropower Storage Loss lower than expected
Reservoir sedimentation gradually reduces the amount of water that dams can store. But many reservoirs lack reliable long-term sedimentation data. This Energy Science Spotlight highlights new research showing how that previous Swiss hydropower assessments likely overestimated reservoir storage losses due to sedimentation.
Energy Science Spotlight #3: Grid Stability with more Renewables – It's possible
Power grids are shifting from large rotating generators to numerous solar, batteries, and other distributed energy resources (DERs). How can DERs work as one unified system to support grid stability? This Energy Science spotlight highlights new research showing how distributed energy resources, like rooftop solar panels for example, can work as one unified system to support grid stability.