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Gas and electric networks are characterized by strong interdependencies, which occur at the level of gas-fired power plants and electric compressors. Due to the increasing exploitations of gas as energy resource to balance fluctuating renewables, the operations of these infrastructures are increasingly coupled. Therefore, combined gas and electric analysis becomes necessary.

Also in 2017 the Energy Science Center was part of the SwissECS (Swiss Energy and Climate Summit) a two-day event that ended yesterday with a big applause for Ban Ki-Moon (former Secretary-General of the United Nations) – one of the many inspiring speakers of the event. This year, the ETH Spin-off Smart Home Technology was there to represent the ETH in the expo zone. See presentation summaries, pictures, and videos of distinguished speakers.

"Die ETH Zürich arbeitet an der Energieversorgung von morgen - Strom und Gasnetze, Gebäude, Mobilitäts- und Kommunikationssysteme: Künftig werden sie ein übergreifendes System bilden" heisst es in der NZZ Verlagsbeilage für den Swiss Energy and Climate Summit, die führende Energie- und Klimakonferenz der Schweiz, welche morgen, am 20. und 21. September in Bern stattfinden wird.

Applications of Internet of Things are wide, from home automation to industrial operations. An Industrial Internet of Things solution developed by an ETH spin-off (Smart Home Technology GmbH) is aiming to connect beverage tanks to the Internet and optimize the transportation of beverage consumables.

Second generation bioethanol made from lignocellulosic biomass, like e.g. wood, offers great opportunities for a sustainable supply of liquid fuels. In collaboration with the Berner Fachhochschule the group of Prof. Rudolf von Rohr is developing a novel biorefinery concept to make biofuel production in Switzerland possible.