Digging deeper Discover the Energy Center’s news about and around energy at EPFL ! Events Honorary Lecture – Prof. Jean-Yves Le BoudecDate: Friday 9 June 2023 Program: 17:00-17:05: Introduction by Prof. Rüdiger Urbanke, Dean of the IC School 17:05-17:20: Jean-Yves Le Boudec: Career retrospective by Prof. Patrick Thiran 17:20-18:05: Honorary…09-06-202309-06-2023With: Prof. Jean-Yves Le BoudecPlace and room: CO2Category: Inaugural lectures – Honorary LectureHonorary Lecture – Prof. Laurent Vulliet04-10-202304-10-2023With: Prof. Laurent VuilletPlace and room: EPFL, Swiss Tech Convention Center, Auditorium BCategory: Inaugural lectures – Honorary LectureSee all events Subscribe to receive a monthly newsletter about news and events in the energy field. Newsletter Adresse e-mail * Last name First name S'abonner "Grätzel" solar cells achieve a new recordNewsResearchRead moresur Tech Transfer.Scientists at EPFL have increased the power conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells ("Grätzel cells") beyond 15% in direct sunlight and 30% in ambient light conditions.An Organic Semiconductor PEC Tandem Cell for Solar Water Splitting23.09.22NewsResearchLIMNO reports major advance in the photoelectrochemical (PEC) splitting of water into H2 and O2 using organic semiconductors.EPFL takes another step towards carbon neutrality08.09.22NewsEPFLToday EPFL inaugurated its new heating plant, which has the capacity to heat and cool the Lausanne campus solely by drawing water from Lake Geneva and recovering excess heat from a connected data center. The ceremony was attended by local political leaders including Vassilis Venizelos, who is a Vaud Canton councilor and the head of the Canton’s department of youth, the environment and security.All news An Organic Semiconductor PEC Tandem Cell for Solar Water SplittingPublished:23.09.22 — LIMNO reports major advance in the photoelectrochemical (PEC) splitting of water into H2 and O2 using organic semiconductors.Pathways to Net zero CO2 and security supply – new report by SAASPublished:26.08.22 — Switzerland has committed to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, an ambitious target that can only be reached thanks to rapid and concerted action, as shown in a new report by the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences co-authored by Prof. Jean-Louis Scartezzini.With new solar modules, greenhouses run on their own energyPublished:26.08.22 — Plants use light waves from only a portion of the spectrum for photosynthesis – the remainder can be recovered and used to generate solar power. That’s the idea behind the solar modules developed by EPFL startup Voltiris. Following encouraging preliminary results, a new pilot installation was recently installed in Graubünden.Ebtikar Technology ChallengePublished:16.08.22 — An innovation challenge designed to empower refugees in the Azraq Refugee Camp in Jordan through the use of digital fabrication technology to solve different refugee-identified issues in the camp: water management, education, transportation, security measures, and energy/power. Turning plastic waste into building bricksPublished:25.07.22 — SUMMER SERIES – Master's project (4). For her Master’s project in civil engineering, Selina Heiniger took on a challenge that’s aligned with her desire to help preserve the environment. She’s developing a new building material that’s made from plastic waste, concrete and terracotta.Middle East and Africa Energy Innovation Virtual HackathonPublished:06.05.21 — Take part in this global hackathon! 48 hours to turn the 15 finalist ideas into real prototypes. Win the $5.000 prize for the best idea. Submit your idea individually or in a team of up to 4 people. You can apply as many times as you have innovative ideas. Science and Technology for Humanitarian Action ChallengesPublished:04.05.21 — Call for proposals with a deadline for applications on 15 July 2021Inauguration of the Valais Innovation parkPublished:20.10.20 — The Energypolis Campus, a veritable ecosystem of innovation, that brings together the skills of EPFL Valais Wallis, HES-SO Valais-Wallis, and The Ark Foundation’s services, amongst many others inaugurated its Innovation park on October 9.Insolight's new distinctionPublished:24.09.20 — EPFL's spin-off, Insolight climbed to 10th place among the 100 most promising Swiss start-ups of 2020.Digitalizing hydropowerPublished:16.09.20 — With increasing levels of variable renewables in the energy system, new opportunities emerge for hydropower as a provider of flexibility services in modern power markets. To address this question, EPFL is leading a consortium of 18 Swiss and European partners collaborating within the frame of the XFLEX project (Hydropower Extending Power System Flexibility). This project has received € 15 million funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 857832.All news