Upcoming events

Lunch talk series IV: Exploring EV charging patterns, flexibility potential and grid impacts

Driven by global sustainability goals and technological advancements, electric vehicle (EV) adoption is increasing. This necessitates a deeper understanding of EV charging behaviours, their flexibility potentials, and the consequential impacts on the electrical grid. Federica Bellizio from Empa, along with Siobhan Powell and Parajeles Herrera from ETH Zurich, will jointly provide an overview of these aspects.

Date
Time
Venue

Wednesday, 25 September 2024
12:00 – 12:45 (20-30 minutes presentation + 15 minutes Q&A)
https://ethz.zoom.us/j/64680857200

Lunch talk series IV: Design of sites for synthetic methane production with direct air capture

Synthetic methane production is a suitable approach to address the variability of renewable energy sources. It offers both short and long-term storage capabilities, utilises carbon dioxide as a resource and relies on existing and well-established energy infrastructures. However, the design of cost-effective synthetic methane production sites remains a challenge. Gabriele Humbert from Empa will discuss the optimal configuration of such sites with integrated direct air capture (DAC) technologies and highlight the key cost factors to be reduced.

Date
Time
Venue

Wednesday, 16 October 2024
12:00 – 12:45 (20-30 minutes presentation + 15 minutes Q&A)
https://ethz.zoom.us/j/63947596868

Save the date: PATHFNDR Conference @ Energy Week 2024

PATHFNDR will hold its first conference on 7-8 November 2024 as part of the Energy Week at ETH Zurich. You can expect presentations by experts from the public and private sectors, panel discussions, exhibitions and round table discussions on flexibility and sector coupling in the energy system.

Among the topics are possible future energy scenarios and their pathways, the impact of technologies such as electromobility, long-term storage and hydrogen as well as the role of policies and business strategies to accelerate the energy transition.

Save the date! Further information will be published soon.

Date
Location

7 – 8 November 2024
ETH Zurich