Title:	PV as a Main Source of Electricity in the “Energy - Strategy in Switzerland”
Author(s):	U. Muntwyler, C. Renken, A. Wälti, F. Kuonen
Keywords:	Storage, Strategy, Efficiency, Energy, PV, Smart Consumers
Topic:	PV - A MAJOR ELECTRICITY SOURCE
Subtopic:	PV Globalisation, Policies and Administrative Issues
Event:	31st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
Session:	7DV.4.53
Pages:	3212 - 3215
ISBN:	3-936338-39-6
Paper DOI:	10.4229/EUPVSEC20152015-7DV.4.53
Price:	0,00 EUR
Document(s):	paper, poster

Abstract/Summary:

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The energy supply of the industrialized world is based on renewable energy, nuclear and fossil energies. For countries like Switzerland, the import of fossil and nuclear energy is a great economic burden. The transition towards 100% renewable energy supply hence offers a lot of opportunities. Here, we explain how Switzerland tackles this issue in the frame of the “Swiss Energy Strategy 2050”. The main avenue is higher energy efficiency in houses, cars and industry what should economise about 20TWh electric energy per year (i.e., 30% of the total consumption). Most processes contribute to these savings will be “electrified”, examples are heat pumps (hot water production, heating houses) or electric cars. In order to feed such “new consumers” and thus to replace five old nuclear power plants in Switzerland, the electricity should be produced from photovoltaics (PV). The Swiss Government aims to produce 12 TWh with PV and 4 TWh with wind and geothermal, while some minor sources are hydro, biomass and others.