Our research activities are undertaken in the frame of concrete projects addressing specific needs of the industry or authorities. Examples of past and ongoing projects are provided below.
Methods for the Development and Optimization of Power Systems Network Restoration Processes
Duration: 12/2023 – 07/2027
Funding: Swissgrid
STORE: Energy Storage Infrastructure for 100% Production from Renewables and Energy Self-Sufficiency in Switzerland
Duration: 12/2023 – 07/2027
Funding: Innosuisse Flagship program
Heating Bits: renewable-supplied data centers integrating heating and cooling supply of local districts
Duration: 09/2023 – 08/2026
Funding: EPFL Solutions 4 Sustainability program
UrbanTwin: An urban digital twin for climate action: Assessing policies and solutions for energy, water, and infrastructure
Duration : 01/2023 – 12/2025
Funding: ETH Board Join Initiatives program
H2elios Neurocams: improve tracking of the electricity dispatch plan by developing accurate solar irradiance predictions
Duration: 2023 – 2025
Funding: EPFL Solutions 4 Sustainability
CIRCUBAT: Swiss circular economy model for lithium batteries
Duration: 01/2022 – 12/2025
Funding: Innosuisse Flagship program
PATHFINDER: PATHways to an Efficient Future Energy System through Flexibility aND SectoR Coupling
Duration: 05/2021 – 04/2027
Funding: Swiss Federal Office of Energy SWEET program
LIMITLESS: Linear Induction Motor drIve for Traction and LEvitation in Sustainable hyperloop Systems
Duration: 07/2021 – 12/2025
Funding: Innosuisse Project funding
MESH4U: Optimal integration of electric vehicles fast charging stations into medium voltage power distribution grids
Duration : 12/2020 – 05/2024
Funding : SFOE P&D program (part of the ERA-NET)
Robust Control Design of Converter-Interfaced Resources in Hybrid Electricity Grids under Consideration of Harmonic Stability
Duration : 2021-2024
Partners : Swiss National Science Foundation Program
HYPERRIDE: Hybrid provision of energy based on reliability and resiliency via integration of dc equipment
Duration : 2020-2024
Funding : European Commission program H2020
Study on second-life EV batteries repurposed for stationary energy storage systems (ESS)
Duration : 2019 – 2023
Funding : PSA/Stellantis
XFLEX: Hydropower Extending Power System Flexibility
Duration : 2019-2023
Funding : European Commission program H2020
Operation-Driven Planning of Flexibility in ADN
Duration : 2018-2021
Funding : ABB
OSMOSE: Optimal System-Mix Of flexibility Solutions for European electricity
Duration : 11/2017-03/2022
Funding : European Commission program H2020
Future Impacts on the power grid and the carbon footprint of passenger vehicles in Switzerland
Duration : 2017-2021
Funding : ETH Board
SCCER-FURIES Phase II Joint Activity “Socio-economic and technical planning of multi-energy systems”
Duration: 2017-2020
Funding: Commission for Technology and Innovation, Switzerland
SCCER Joint Activity Scenarios and Modeling
Duration: 2017-2020
Funding: Commission for Technology and Innovation, Switzerland
SCCER-FURIES: Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research Future Swiss Power Systems Infrastructure, Phase II
Duration: 2017-2020
Funding: Commission for Technology and Innovation, Switzerland
RENOVHydro: Development of a Decision Making Assistant for Hydropower Project Potential Evaluation and Optimization
Duration : 01/2017 – 12/2019
Funding : Innosuisse
Formal stability assessment of hybrid distribution grids based on the correct modeling of the effect of synchronization of the power electronics interfaces
Duration : 06/2017 – 05/2020
Funding : Swiss National Science Foundation Program (Lead Agency Program)
SMILE-FA: The theoretical and application Study on a Metering and Intelligent tool for Low Voltage grid control Enhancement
Duration: 06/2016 – 04/2018
Funding: Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Real-Time State Estimation for Distribution Automation Systems
Duration: 2016-2018
Funding: Alstom (GE), France
Advancing smart grid research at QEERI – Electrical Grids Modeling
Duration: 2015-2019
Funding: Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute
Predictive Control Modelling, Simulation and Testing
Duration: 08/2014 – 08/2019
Funding: EOS Holding, SFOE R&D
Integration of Intermittent Widespread Energy Sources in Distribution Networks: Scalable and Reliable Real Time Control of Power Flows
Duration: 12/2014 – 12/2018
Funding: Swiss National Science Foundation , Program PNR71
Measurement tools for Smart Grid stability and quality ENG52 SmartGrid II
Duration: 2014-2017
Funding: European Metrology Program
Estimation d’état en temps réel d’un réseau électrique haute tension au moyen de synchrophaseurs (PMUs)
Duration: 08/2014 – 08/2017
Funding: Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Système pilote de stockage d’énergie de 500kWh/500 kW pour le contrôle des réseaux électriques de distribution avec génération distribuée
Duration: 07/2014 – 07/2016
Funding: Vaud Canton, Switzerland
SMILE: The theoretical and application Study on a Metering and Intelligent tool for Low Voltage grid control Enhancement
Duration: 2014-2016
Funding: Swiss Federal Office of Energy
A High-Pressure Electrolyser for Long-Term Energy Storage in Electrical Microgrids
Duration: 2014-2015
Funding: Verband Schweizerischer Elektrizitätsunternehmen
Temperaturabhängige Kapazitätsausnutzung für Freileitungsnetze
Duration: 2013-2016
Funding: Swiss Competence Center Energy and Mobility
IDEAS4cities: Integration of Decentralized Energy Adaptive Systems for cities
Duration: 08/2013 – 08/2017
Funding: Swiss Competence Center Energy and Mobility
Smart grids, Smart buildings and Smart sensors for Optimized and Secure Management of Electricity Distribution using dedicated microelectronic ICs and real time ICT
Duration: 2013-2017
Funding: Swiss National Science Foundation Program NanoTera
SCCER-FURIES, phase I: Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research Future Swiss Power Systems Infrastructure, phase I
Duration: 2013-2016
Funding: Commission for Technology and Innovation, Switzerland
Measurement of Lightning Current and Electromagnetic fields at Säntis Tower
Duration: 2013-2016
Funding: Swiss National Science Foundation
Power Networks Fault Location Based on Electronic Emulation
Duration: 08/2013 – 08/2016
Funding: Swiss National Science Foundation
Station de transfert d’énergie par pompage et turbinage à Arbaz
Duration: 2013-2015
Funding: The Ark Energy, Switzerland
Advanced control of distribution networks with the integration of dispersed energy storage systems
Duration: 2012-2016
Funding: EOS Holding, Switzerland
C-DAX: Cyber-secure Data and Control Cloud for Power Grids
Duration: 10/2012 – 10/2015
Funding: European Commission program FP7
Inverter to grid integration
Duration: 2012-2013
Funding: The Ark Energy, Switzerland
A novel Self-Healing medical diagnostic x-ray power source
Duration: 2011-2015
Funding: Commission for Technology and Innovation, Switzerland
EOS Holding Chair
Duration: 2011-2015
Funding: EOS Holding, Switzerland