Energy storage power production in Zurich Switzerland

How ETH Zurich supports the energy transition in Switzerland?

With its Energy Science Center, ETH Zurich is supporting the energy transition in Switzerland with specific solutions in the areas of research, teaching and knowledge transfer. Already published:

How much electricity does Switzerland produce a year?

The Swiss net annual electricity production amounted to 63 TWh on average over the last ten years (SFOE, 2019b). Thereof, 57 % (36 TWh) stem from HP (net produc-tion after subtracting the consumption of pumps at water adductions), 36 % (23 TWh) from nuclear and

What role does hydropower play in the Swiss electricity system?

Thanks to its flexibility and storage options at multi-ple scales, from milliseconds to seasons, hydropower is the backbone of the Swiss electricity system. Keep-ing its central role would foster the integration of volatile renewable energy resources like photovoltaics and wind.

What is Switzerland's energy balance?

Switzerland's energy balance provides information on domestic production, import / export, storage, conversion, own consumption, transport and grid losses and consumption of the various energy carriers in Switzerland on an annual basis. Anpassung der Heizwerte von Petrolkoks, Steinkohle und Braunkohle in der Gesamtenergiestatistik. Faktenblatt

How much energy did Swiss nuclear power plants import in 2016/17?

In the winter 2016/17, when the generation of the Swiss nuclear power plants was pronouncedly below average, the net import of 10 TWh represented even 39% of the domestic net generation in the winter half year (SFOE, 2019b).

Does human-made storage capacity decrease in Switzerland?

The reduction of human-made storage capacity in Switzerland is not precisely known or monitored. Em-pirical lumped estimates indicate an annual rate of loss of storage volume of ≈ 0.2 to 0.5 % of the total storage capacity in Switzerland and worldwide, re-spectively (Schleiss et al., 2010; Schleiss et al., 2016; Boes, 2011a; ZeK HYDRO, 2020).