The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and Energie 360° have achieved an important milestone in the production of renewable gas from biogas plants. Thanks to the innovative fluidized bed methanation technology, the production of biogas can be increased by 60%. In future, CO2 in a biogas processing…
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The joint SCCER activity CEDA (Coherent Energy Demonstrator Assessment) has successfully started. The project will be coordinating Swiss research on demonstrator and pilot plant infrastructures. One example is the SCCER BIOSWEET’s ESI Platform (Energy System Integration Platform) at PSI. The goal…
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Fiber-rich biomass as a sustainable source of bioenergy is abundant in Switzerland, such as harvest residues, straw, corn husks and the solids of dairy cattle manure. However, the conversion to biogas is challenging, because of the low hydrolysis rate of these materials. A novel pretreatment…
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Switzerland is not fully exploiting a significant source of clean energy: 173,000 tonnes of used wood could be re-used producing valuable heat and power energy today, in addition to the 644,000 tonnes of used wood already being used. This was the conclusion reached by a nationwide…
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Objectives of the SCCER Joint Activity Scenario & Modeling There is a strong demand from industry, science, and public administration for robust and authoritative scenarios for the development of the Swiss energy system. To answer this need, it is advantageous…
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Within Switzerland’s bio-waste a huge amount of precious energy is hidden. That’s because valuable methane, the main constituent of natural gas, can be obtained from it. With a technology developed at PSI, the yield of methane from bio-waste could be increased considerably in the future. A long-term test conducted in…
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