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Dr. Tim Walmsley from the University of Waikato (New Zealand) visited OST from 23–27 June 2025

Thanks for the inspiring visit and partnership across hemispheres

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Identification of District Heating and Cooling system archetypes: a novel approach applied to a case study in Switzerland

A novel bottom-up methodology to identify representative District Heating and Cooling (DHC) system archetypes in Switzerland

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Plan K AG gewinnt den Building Award 2025 in der Kategorie Energiesysteme und Gebäudetechnik

Am 24. Juni 2025 durfte die Plan K AG aus Suhr den Building-Award 2025 entgegennehmen

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BFE-Tagung zur Schweizer Wärmepumpenforschung, 12. Juni 2025, Eventfabrik, Bern

Wärmepumpen gelten als Schlüsseltechnologie zur Dekarbonisierung des Gebäude- und Industriesektors.

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4th DeCarbCH Annual Networking Conference

3-4 March 2025, Seminar-Konferenzhotel, Olten

Save the date!

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Survey on challenges of integrating business sustainability: Results

ZHAW thanks the 125 firms that took the time to respond to our questionnaire.

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Modeling framework SCOVILLE developed by ZHAW

SCOVILLE (Strategy Cockpits for Orchestrated Implementation of Thermal Grids in Cities and Municipalities) is a quantitative dynamic model

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ReWAX – Smaller heat pump dimensioning by X-to-Energy for peak load coverage

This research project analyses which energy carrier X is suitable to replace fossil-fueled peak load coverage in the future.

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PeakMetal – Covering winter peaks of heat and electricity demand by «renewable metal fuels»

The research project PeakMetal (December 2022 to December 2023) was co-funded by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)

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2nd International Conference on the Metal-enabled Cycle of Renewable Energy (MeCRE)

In November 2024, the 2nd MeCRE conference took place in Darmstadt

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Factsheets on the Integration of Solar Energy in District Heating

SWEET DeCarbCH has established 7 factsheets on the Integration of Solar Energy in District Heating

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3rd SWEET Conference 2024, 4 September 2024, Eventforum Bern

The conference offered a platform for exchange between research and implementation. A focus was on “Communication to business and politics”.

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2. Tagung zum Energie- und Nachhaltigkeitsrecht, 30. August 2024

Das Thema der Grenzen der Regulierung im Energierecht wird aus rechtlicher, politischer, technischer und ökonomischer Warte beleuchtet.

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Heat pumps show their muscle

Feedback and article from the heat pump conference in Bern in June 2024 organized by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)

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Leveraging product-specific exemplar profiles: Heat pump integration in the Swiss chocolate industry

The study identifies key integration opportunities for HPs that are both economically viable and environmentally impactful

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