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Power Economy Innovative and Efficient Solutions for the Energy Industry

At the Competence Center Power Economy, we feel we have a responsibility to develop solutions that promote a healthier environment and a sustainable energy future. We believe that the health of our planet should always be the first priority. Therefore, we work closely together with our research partners and clients, from the public and private sectors, to ensure that we make this goal a reality.

We assist in the analysis and development of new solutions and strategies to achieve the highest value and impact. This includes methods and techniques to improve in several areas such as creating new business models and collaborative ecosystems, efficiency measure management, operational optimization, performance auditing and innovation management.

We accelerate the market introduction of sustainable energy solutions by supporting our partners and combining competencies from the technical, economic and social research areas. Our services concentrate on energy-focused techno-economic research and advisory for the building, industry and electricity domains.

COMPETENCES

Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency Measures

The Competence Center Power Economy develops methods and approaches, which are exclusively aligned to the specific requirements of our industrial partners, in order to assess the Multiple Benefits of energy efficiency measures. The comprehensive identification, quantification and monetization of the Multiple Benefits supports the decision-making process within a business in regards to energy efficiency investments.

Business Model Innovation

We enjoy helping our clients become successful and therefore strive to help them maximize their company’s value. With Business model analysis, we can define the key elements of a business, encompass an in-depth understanding of the critical success factors of a company, and form the foundation for an optimal business plan.

Electricity Grids

For a successful launch of new products and services, it is crucial to know the target market and the market conditions. The competence center Power Economy analyses market mechanisms, market potentials, environmental impacts and relevant trends. The solution methods are realized by applying different human centered design techniques, which allow for the achievement of a sound understanding of the customer’s needs. 

About the Competence Center Power Economy

Projects and Publications

FCH JU PACE

The PACE project focuses on simultaneously producing heat and electricity in homes, thus generating overall efficiencies of over 90 percent.

FCH JU QualyGridS

The objective of the QualyGridS project is to establish standardized testing protocols to support electrolysers to during electricity grid services.

SCCER Efficient Industrial Processes

SCCER Efficiency of Industrial Processes uses science and technology to improve the sustainable use of energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and minimise economic impacts.

H2020 Multiple Benefits

The Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficient Measures delivers the best-practice examples, tools and training to support a company’s investment decisions.

SCCER Future Energy Efficient Buildings and Districts

Focuses on developing solutions for the Swiss building stock using efficient, intelligent and interlinked buildings that will reduce the environmental footprint of the sector by 2035.

Energy-connect

Energy-Connect helps match you with the right partners for your innovation projects by connecting you with the leading Swiss universities in energy research.

Tool for business model innovation tested and published

This publication outlines the approach to business model innovation relating to application, self-consumption optimization and a reduced set of business model components.

Business model innovation when designing multi energy systems

With new energy systems, new business opportunities emerge. This topic shows how joint development with a business partner would be possible at the planning stage.

Business models for own-consumption

This publication outlines how new technologies and services require suitable business models and how this can be achieved using the example of self-consumption optimization.

Monetary value of a district's flexibility

This publication shows the maximum, potential, economic value, attained from offering the flexibility of a district on multiple electricity markets, at the same time.

Eleven business opportunities emerging from the Energy Transition

A structured overview of business development axes and business opportunities, characterizing the shift from long-term established business models to new ones, emerging from the energy transition.

Energy transition of a community: a collaboration between the SCCER FEEB&D, BKW and the municipality Wohlen bei Bern

An innovative energy concept designed to support homeowners find the best energy solution, using the community of Uettligen, which can also be applied to other municipalities.

Is local energy management compatible with European regulation for retail competition?

Challenges and opportunities characterizing the market integration of local energy systems within the European retail energy market.

Swiss utilities manager’s perspectives on business models for local Energy Management

Preferences of Swiss utility managers serve as explorative indicators supporting the business model innovation process for Local Energy Management solutions.

Business model innovation to foster the energy transition

The realities of energy utility companies, in the context of the sustainable energy transition and the shift towards distributed low-carbon energy systems.

General business model patterns for local energy management concepts

Conceptual framework guiding stakeholders of decentralized energy systems through the business model innovation process, using market analysis of emerging business models.

Team

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