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Energy & climate change: energy research, climate research, environmental research
ETH Globe, 2/2011: Energy future
Focus on energy future - the solution is in the details. Read more in ETH Zurich's magazine.
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ETH climate blog
Claudio Beretta, ETH Zurich: "My way to increase life quality and decrease world hunger" [20.06.13] More (in German)
Strategic initiative: Boosting electrical engineering
With 3 new professorships, ETH Zurich aims to strengthen its position as a driver of innovation in the field of electrical energy:
More information on the initiative - in German
Flyer "Boosting electrical engineering" - in German (pdf, 431 KB)
Strategic initiative: focus on world nutrition
Establishing new chairs, a centre of competence and a project fonds: ETH Zurich seeks answers to urgent questions about the world food system.
Today’s global energy system, which is predominantly based on conventional fossil fuel resources, is not sustainable for a growing world population that is living in increasing prosperity.
Energy research at ETH Zurich is therefore geared towards the aim of creating a 1-ton CO2 society (1 ton CO2 per person per year). To achieve this goal energy efficiency, the use of renewable energies and electrification are necessary.
Researchers from the fields of engineering, natural sciences and social sciences, working together within competence centres, are developing innovative solutions – such as using energy from the wind, the sun and biogenic synthetic fuels or achieving more efficient energy consumption in, for example, buildings or means of transport.
ETH Zurich is part of the “Climate Knowledge and Innovation Community” (Climate-KIC), an international network of academic institutions and public as well as private partners. The aim is to develop science-based principles and strategies for adapting to climate change or preventing it. This requires not only technical solutions, but political ones as well: ETH Zurich researchers are therefore working on establishing an important evidence base for decision-makers at home and abroad by analysing social, economic and environmental data.
Various Centres of Competence and interdisciplinary scientific centres are conducting research in the area of energy and climate change:
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Center for Climate Systems Modeling (C2SM) |
The C2SM fosters climate
research, refines and exploits a hierarchy of climate and climate-related
models, conducts analysis of climate data sets, and prepares for the use
of the next generations of high-performance computers. More |
| Centre for Energy Policy and Economics (CEPE) |
As an interface between
technology, economy and society, CEPE enlarges the natural
science and technically oriented disciplinary spectrum of the ETH Domain by contributing to research and teaching in energy policy and
economics. More |
| Climate-KIC |
Climate-KIC, a Knowledge and Innovation Community,
is part of an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and
Technology (EIT). Financially supported by the European Union, it
brings together academic institutions and business partners to provide
the vision, technologies, people and partnerships required for Europe
to make a step-change in its ability to mitigate and adapt to the
challenges of climate change. More |
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Competence Center Energy and Mobility (CCEM-CH) |
CCEM-CH, a competence centre of the ETH Domain, conducts research in technologies that increase energy efficiency, reduce CO2 and toxic emission levels and lessen dependence on fossil fuels through the use of renewable energy sources. More |
| Competence Center Environmental Sustainability (CCES) |
CCES, a competence centre of the ETH Domain,
establishes a new thinking and priority setting based on sound
scientific and engineering knowledge to integrate the principles of
sustainable development into country policies and programs within the
next ten years. More |
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Energy Science Center (ESC) |
The ESC facilitates intense cross-departmental
collaboration, exploits synergies between complementary kinds of
energy-related expertise, and strengthens research co-operation among
industrial and academic partners in the energy field. More |
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Institute for Environmental Decisions (IED) |
The IED analyzes individual and collective decisions in the context of natural resource utilization and environmental problems. More |
The following departments of ETH Zurich are also contributing to the research in the area of energy and climate change:
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Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG) |
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The Institute of Environmental Engineering consists of the four chairs for Groundwater and Hydromechanics, Hydrology and Water Resources Management, Urban Water Management, and Ecological Systems Design. More |
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Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science researches weather phenomena, atmospheric composition and the climate
system. Research groups use field studies,
laboratory experiments and numerical models to better understand and improve predictive capabilities. More |
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Various chairs and groups address ecological impacts of climate change. More |
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Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET) |
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The Power Systems and High Voltage Laboratories are divided into two groups. The scientific field of the Power Systems Laboratory comprises analysis and design of electric and integrated energy systems including their planning, design and operation. The High-Voltage Laboratory concentrates on the technology of electrical transmission and distribution systems. More |
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Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC) |
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The Bits to Energy Lab (B2E) combines information technology and behavioural sciences to stimulate energy conservation, efficiency, and sustainability. B2E is a joint institution of ETH Zurich and University of St. Gallen. More |
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The group's research is focused on climate change and carbon management. More |
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Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT) |
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The IET is active in research and
education in the field of energy science and engineering. It aims at the
realization of sustainable energy systems that are environmentally
friendly, economically viable, socially compatible, reliable and
secure. The research strengths of IET lie in the disciplines of
thermodynamics, heat and mass transport, chemistry and materials,
and system modelling. More |
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The IPE teaches and researches on processes for sustainable energy systems and power generation. Research areas include carbon dioxide capture and storage systems, geothermal energy technology and hydrogen production using solar energy. More |
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