The list of available projects is found below. Early applications increase the chances of being considered.
Industrial internship (possible Master project)
- Energy optimisation in process industry
- Combined cycle power plant thermo-economic optimization at GE Power (Baden, CH)
- Energy analysis to identify process improvements in an industrial evaporator park (Lenzing, Austria)
Master projects
- Comparison of alternative fuels and propulsion systems for short distance navigation
- Energy optimization in process industry – INEOS (1-3 projects available)
- Regional case studies for the exploitation of the Swiss bioenergy potential
- CO2 network application on the Campus Valais-Wallis in Sion with Energies Sion Région – ESRStudent
- Energy system modelling of the airport of Geneva
- Combustion & heat transfer modelling in regenerative heat exchangers –
Other proposed projects by area of expertise
Process Design
1. Process design of a bio product production process: (contact person: Theodoros Damartzis)
- from labs to industrial process
- collaboration with a start up company
2. Membranes for gas separation: (contact person: Ligang Wang)
- industrial membrane system design for gas separation
- application for biogas purification and CO2 capture
Process Integration
1. Energy efficiency in industrial processes: (contact person: Anna Wallerand)
- collaboration with industrial partners : Lenzing (AT), Fish production (ES)
2. Waste management: (contact person: Rafael Amoedo)
- recycling or not ? what are the best strategies for municipal and industrial waste management?
- LCA analysis
- collecting- sorting- recycling or not? – integration with district heating
- collaboration with SATOM- UTO
3. Waste water treatment plants integration in the energy system: (contact person: Alessio Santecchia)
- efficiency, biogas, fuel cells, electrolysis and district heating analysis
Urban Systems
1. What is the role of the Rhone river for heating and cooling in Sion? (contact person: Nils Schüler)
- collaboration with ESR
2. Options for integrating ORC-ORC systems for electricity storage on CO2 network and other district heating systems: (contact person: Francesco Baldi)
- collaboration with Mann turbo
3. On the use of CO2 network in tropical cities: (contact person: Paul Stadler)
- study on how CO2 network can be used to supply cold in tropical cities (Singapore)
4. Using CO2 in deep geothermal applications and in cities: (contact person: Raluca Suciu)
- CO2 to cogenerate heat and electricity for cities
5. Integration of renewable energy sources in eco-districts: (contact person: Luise Middelhauve)
- smart grid solutions with Romande Energie
6. Methodology to apply exergy in eco-district development: (contact person: Luc Girardin)
- collaboration with IMPLENIA & EXERGO