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The Research Centre for Energy Networks (ETH Zurich) in collaboration with the Research Center for Sustainable Energy and Water Supply (FoNEW, University of Basel) recently published the results of a study on the System Adequacy the Swiss electricity sector. The aim of the study was to develop a comprehensive concept for the evaluation of security of supply over all relevant time periods, which take into account the strategic decisions of federal policy.

Die Forschungsstelle Energienetzte (FEN) hat zusammen mit der Forschungsstelle Nachhaltige Energie-und Wasserversorgung Universität Basel ihre Studie zur Versorgungssicherheit veröffentlicht. Erfahren Sie mehr über die Studie in der Medienmitteilung des Bundesamtes für Energie (BFE), im NZZ Artikel mit Doris Leuthard und im Beitrag von 10vor10 des Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF).

The roll-out of Smart Meters in electric distribution grids allows grid operators to attain grid transparency, i.e. detailed visibility of the status of their grid infrastructure. Artificial neural networks are trained on Smart Meter data in order to provide highly localised yet accurate short-term predictions of both electricity consumption and photovoltaic production patterns.

Remote sensors and actuators are gaining in importance for the Internet of Things (IoT) and energy harvesting could power these systems directly at the location of consumption. In distributed systems or in harsh environments, e.g. sensors/actuators on a freight train car, this allows improving reliability and efficiency, while decreasing costs.

Climate change leads to glacier retreat in the Swiss Alps. New potential locations for HPP reservoirs become ice-free, and additional meltwater from glaciers may be available for production. Seven potential future site would have enough technical potential to achieve the interim goal of Energy Strategy 2050 concerning electricity supply.