Energy Center ‐ EPFL

Building the future together

The mission of EPFL Energy Center (CEN) is to promote energy research led by EPFL, by challenging state-of-the-art technologies and addressing society’s challenges together to shape tomorrow’s energy system.

Research

Energy Center interacts closely with EPFL’s laboratories and startups to address current and future challenges of the energy sector. It serves as an entry point for individuals and companies searching for world-class education and competence in energy research and technology.

Outreach

CEN is EPFL’s interface between its energy research laboratories and the public, companies and investors. Its role is to inform about the latest developements in energy research at EPFL, establish the link with competent laboratories and support the development of collaboration projects.

Education

EPFL Energy Center contributes to the development of a coherent education program in energy at EPFL, including the traditional bachelor, master and PhD education programs. It also designs and organizes tailored education programs such as summer schools, MOOCs and executive lectures in energy.

Laboratories linked to the Energy Center

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Online tools

Massive Open Online Course • Energyscope Calculator • Interview series

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Energy Sectors

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Storage

Conversion

Systems

Society

The tokamak thermonuclear fusion reactor at Swiss Plasma Center. Credit: Alain Herzog (EPFL)

A new law unchains fusion energy

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Physicists at EPFL, within a large European collaboration, have revised one of the fundamental laws that has been foundational to plasma and fusion research for over three decades, even governing the design of megaprojects like ITER. The update shows that we can actually safely use more hydrogen fuel in fusion reactors, and therefore obtain more energy than previously thought.

A solution to perovskite solar cell scalability problems

03.05.22NewsResearch

Scientists at EPFL have found a way to overcome power loss and the manufacturing complexity of scaling up perovskite solar cells.

Summer in the Lab: bridging research and education

04.04.22NewsEducation

How can EPFL students get a practical and deep understanding of their field of studies? How can we strengthen synergies between education and research? The Summer in the Lab internship program represents the School’s first official framework to address these challenges beyond the academic calendar.

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The Valais Energy Demonstrators

The aim of the district demonstrator is to prove the viability of the technologies developed on the Energypolis Campus, in particular CO2 management. The CO2 is captured, transformed and recycled in the form of energy at various levels. It also demonstrates the way in which it is possible to remotely exploit and control an energy (…)