Electricity imports from Switzerland’s neighboring countries often come from greenhouse gas-intensive energy sources such as coal and gas. Image: Unsplash
Electricity imports from Switzerland's neighboring countries often come from greenhouse gas-intensive energy sources such as coal and gas. Image: Unsplash - Swiss electricity generation has a very low carbon footprint. However, this is often not the case for imports. Researchers from the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Automation, led by Empa researcher Loris di Natale, investigated how electric cars could help reduce the need for energy imports from fossil fuels. The changes introduced by the ongoing energy transition represent a major challenge for energy systems. In particular, maintaining the necessary balance between electricity production and consumption will become an ever more demanding task for grid operators due to the increasing share of renewable energies. Switzerland is no exception in this respect, as a significant portion of today's electricity is generated in nuclear power plants that will be decommissioned in the midterm and are envisioned to be mainly replaced by renewable energy sources.
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