Bioenergy

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The “Bioenergy” research programme supports innovative and relevant themes for Switzerland in the production of energy from biomass. The programme coordinates application-oriented research at the national level, exploits synergies and secures international networking. Central questions for the future concern which biomass proportions are used with which technologies and for which products in order to make a substantial contribution to the Swiss energy system while achieving a high level of efficiency. The system concept is becoming increasingly relevant, for example in relation to energy-storage issues, interaction with other energy technologies and bioeconomy concepts. In this context the increasingly cascading use of biomass and the circular economy is of central importance. In addition to the integration of bioenergy facilities in the overall energy system, ongoing technical innovation and optimisation of already existing technologies are important for making more efficient transformation processes available for the market.

Research priorities for 2025 to 2028

Sustainable Feedstock & conversion technologies

energy related products & co-products; integration of bioenergy plants & sector coupling; energy storage & climate control technologies (BECCUS); society aspects

Complex biomass

Efficient and environmentally benign processes for the pre-processing of complex biomass to be used for materials and fuels.

Biobased fuels

Efficient and environmentally benign processes in the use phase of biobased or synthetic fuels (combustion, fuel cells, etc.).

Documents

Call for project submissions 2024

Symposium on wood energy

Tagung "Bioenergieforschung in der Schweiz" am 25.04.2023

Conference on "Bioenergy Research in Switzerland" on 25 May 2021

Conference on "Bioenergy Research in Switzerland" in Ittigen on 9 May 2019

Energy research statistics

ID: 63

Energy Research and Innovation

ID: 222

IEA Bioenergy Workshop "Bioenergy grid integration" in Baden on 19 October 2017

Conference on "Bioenergy Research in Switzerland" in Ittigen on 10 May 2017

Last modification 15.10.2025

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Men Wirz
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