The SCCER-SoE carries out innovative and sustainable research on the supply of electricity from hydropower and geo-energy in order to meet the challenges of the Energy Strategy 2050.
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Registration and abstract submission for EGW 2020 open
Registration and abstract submission for the 8th European Geothermal Workshop is now open. Learn more about this event here and submit your abstract here. EGW 2020 will take place online. June 2020
Abstract submission is open for Swiss Geoscience Meeting
The abstract submission for the 18th Swiss Geoscience Meeting (6 and 7 November 2020) is now open. Learn more about the meeting here and submit your abstract here. June 2020
Annual Conference 2020: 7 & 8 September 2020 (to be confirmed)
Normally we send out the invitation for the annual conference at this time. This year it is unfortunately a little different due to the Corona virus crisis. We are currently planning to hold the Annual Conference in Geneva on 7 and 8 September 2020. Unfortunately, we cannot estimate whether the Annual Conference will actually take place then and in the usual form. We would be pleased if you could reserve the provisional date anyway. We will inform you as soon as we know more details and send the final invitation. May 2020
Events
7.-8.9.2020 (to be confirmed)
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
7.-8.10.2020
8th European Geothermal Workshop, organized by University of Strasbourg. EGW 2020 will take place entirely online. More information in this flyer (PDF).
6.-7.11.2020
Swiss Geoscience Meeting in Zurich, Switzerland.
17.-19.6.2020 15.-17.9.2021
Wasserbausymposium in Zurich, Switzerland, organized by ETH Zurich.
Blog
#19 The extension of existing hydropower reservoirs substantially contributes to the Energy Strategy 2050
May 2020 - by Dr. David Felix and Prof. Dr. Robert Boes
With the implementation of the Energy Strategy 2050, the demand for seasonal storage of electricity increases. One option is to extend existing reservoirs of storage hydropower plants by heightening their dams.
#18 Scale matters – providing the missing validation of air-water flow research in hydraulic infrastructures
May 2020 - by Dr. Benjamin Hohermuth and Prof. Dr. Robert Boes
High-velocity air-water flows commonly occur in human-made hydraulic infrastructures such as spillways and low-level outlets at reservoir dams. Air entrainment significantly affects the flow properties of the resulting water-air-mixture and must be considered in the design of these safety-relevant structures.