The new white paper now being presented by PSI researchers, together with colleagues from six other Swiss universities and research institutions, is concerned with the perspectives of so-called Power-to-X technologies. In such technologies, for example, electricity from new renewable energy sources is used to produce hydrogen (H2) or methane (CH4) thus storing surplus energy. This can then be recovered at a later point in time, for example as fuel for heating or to generate electricity again. The white paper analyses various sub-areas and perspectives for the Swiss energy system. (Graphic: Paul Scherrer Institute/Jörg Roth)
In a joint research project of five Swiss competence centres for energy research, scientists have prepared a white paper on "Power-to-X" for consideration by the Swiss Federal Energy Research Commission (CORE). The goal of the white paper is to gather together the most important insights available on Power-to-X technologies. Among other things, the study sheds light on contributions that could be made to Switzerland's energy strategy by different technologies based on conversion and storage of various forms of energy. Switzerland has set itself the goal of drastically reducing its direct emissions of greenhouse gases. According to its Energy Strategy 2050, by 2030 emissions of greenhouse gases should decrease by 50 percent compared to 1990, and up to a maximum of 85 percent by 2050. After 2050, the energy supply in Switzerland should be climate-neutral, that is, without emissions of greenhouse gases such as CO2. One component of the effort to achieve this goal could be so-called Power-to-X techniques.
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