New power for the energy market TechTransfer ETH Zurich During her doctoral studies, Liliane Ableitner developed a trading and billing tool for energy communities. Three years on, she is CEO of a flourishing start-up with 20 employees. Can Switzerland transition to a secure renewables-based energy system? Absolutely! Politics ETH Zurich Gabriela Hug – an expert in power transmission networks – argues that securing an affordable energy supply from renewable sources is not a utopian ideal for Switzerland, but rather a practical and feasible necessity. A contested resource Research ETH Zurich The expansion of hydropower generation often leads to conflicts of interest, both in Switzerland and beyond. Researchers from ETH Zurich are trying to find a basis for compromise that serves the public interest. A world in flux Research ETH Zurich Heavier rain, longer droughts, melting glaciers: climate change has a dramatic impact on the global water cycle. Swiss energy system could be independent and carbon-neutral by 2050 Politics EPFL Researchers from EPFL and HES-SO Valais have modeled the Swiss energy system under the hypothetical constraints of carbon neutrality and energy independence by 2050. The results show that these two constraints could be met while reducing energy system costs by about 30% compared to 2020. Droughts increasingly reduce CO2 uptake in the tropics Research ETH Zurich ETH Zurich researchers have found that droughts and land water variability have had an increasing effect on the carbon cycle in the tropics over the last sixty years. Most climate models fail to capture this observation. This could mean that terrestrial ecosystems could absorb less CO2 than expected in their role as carbon sinks in the future. Previous 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12... Next Page 8 of 31