Current SWEET call for proposals: Critical Infrastructures

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“Critical Infrastructures, Climate Change, and Resilience of the Swiss Energy System” is the guiding theme of the current call for proposals under the SWEET funding programme. This call is a joint undertaking of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) and the National Centre for Climate Services (NCCS).

With a view to meeting energy and climate policy targets, Switzerland's energy supply in the period up to 2050 will increasingly focus on decentralised renewable energy sources, energy conversion and storage technologies as well as digitalisation. Malfunctions in energy infrastructures can have serious consequences for the economy, society and critical resources. The safe and reliable operation of such infrastructures is therefore of central importance.

The aim here is to analyse the influence of the energy transformation on critical infrastructures. Moreover, the vulnerability of the energy system to technical natural and societal hazards is to be studied. Of particular interest are hazards that are influenced by climate change.

Specific recommendations for making the energy system more resilient are to be drawn up for infrastructure operators, political bodies and federal and supervisory authorities.

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The submission process is as follows: until 18 October 2023 consortia can submit pre-proposals, which will be evaluated and scored by a panel of independent experts. The consortia behind the shortlisted pre-proposals will be invited to submit full proposals. These will then be evaluated and scored by a panel of independent experts. The selected consortium will be regularly evaluated and monitored by the SFOE throughout its life cycle.

The following consortia intend to submit a pre-proposal:

  • CREATE – Critical Infrastructure for a resilient Energy System adapting to Climate Change (Host Institution: HES-SO; Coordinator: Jakob Rager)
  • FORTE – Foresight for resilience in the transformation of energy infrastructure (Host Institution: PSI; Coordinator: Vinh Dang)
  • ORCA – Optimizing Reliability of Critical energy infrAstructures (Host Institution: ZHAW; Coordinator: Christian Winzer)
  • RECIPE – Resilient Infrastructures for the Swiss Energy Transition (Host Institution: ETH Zurich; Coordinator: Giovanni Sansavini)

The “Call Guideline” with all the associated forms is available for download under “Documents”.

Documents

Last modification 30.08.2023

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