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Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)

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19 March 202613 March 2026

Die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit klimafreundlicher Kraftstoffe hängt vom Standort ab

Klimafreundliche Kraftstoffe verursachen deutlich weniger Treibhausgasemissionen als fossile Alternativen, aber standortspezifische Faktoren sind meist entscheidend für den künftigen Erfolg einer Technologie

The competitiveness of low-carbon fuels depends on location

Low-carbon fuels generate significantly fewer greenhouse gas emissions than fossil alternatives, but location-specific factors will be decisive for the future success of a given technology

10 January 20249 January 2024

Launch of reFuel.ch: Sustainable fuels and base chemicals for Switzerland

"reFuel.ch" is investigating how fossil fuels can be replaced by sustainable energy sources. The majority of these will come from countries in the Earth's sunbelt, as two to three times more electricity can be generated per square metre of PV area in these countries than in Switzerland

15 November 20239 November 2023

3D printed reactor core makes solar fuel production more efficient

Using a new 3D printing technique, researchers at ETH Zurich have developed special ceramic structures for a solar reactor. Initial testing show that these structures can boost the production yield of solar fuels

3D-gedruckter Reaktorkern macht solare Treibstoffproduktion effizienter

Mittels einer neuen 3D-Drucktechnik können Forschende der ETH Zürich komplexe Keramikstrukturen für den Solarreaktor herstellen, mit denen sich die Ausbeute des Solartreibstoffs deutlich steigern lässt