28.01.21

Smart city activities are on the rise in Swiss cities

Smart city activities have been increasing in Switzerland since 2016. The number of cities pursuing an overarching smart city strategy is also increasing, though at a lower level. More than 40 Swiss cities are already actively engaged with the smart…

19.02.20

Two ZHAW projects in the National Research Programme “Digital Transformation”

The Swiss National Science Foundation is launching its research programme NRP77 “Digital Transformation” with 37 research projects. The ZHAW School of Engineering is collaborating on two of these projects, where the researchers are called on to…

20.05.19

Self-powered sensors detect water leaks

A team of engineers from the ZHAW and Eawag have developed a smart-sensor system to monitor drinking-water mains. The system has an independent power supply and transmits data wirelessly.

26.03.19

Walking or cycling satisfies commuters most

In the Basel area, new mobility solutions are available to commuters in addition to cars and public transport. However, according to a study conducted by the ZHAW, commuters are not open to carpooling yet. What’s more, people still know too little…

09.08.18

Virtual Energy Hero

On this year's "Nacht der Technik" our "Virtual Energy Hero" delighted young and old. The VR game, which is intended to bring the topics of the energy strategy to the population through play, let the players fly over Winterthur in a hot-air balloon…

04.07.17

“We need interconnection and cooperation”

In his research at the Institute of Sustainable Development (INE), Vicente Carabias focuses on sustainable energy systems. In this interview, he shares his vision of a smart city and explains how each individual can contribute to its development.

27.06.17

ZHAW research and innovation at the Expo 2017 in Astana

The Expo 2017, which is dedicated to the theme of "Future Energy", opened on Saturday 10 June in Astana, Kazakhstan. During the opening week, a delegation of researchers from the ZHAW and other Swiss universities participated in international…

29.07.15

Symposium Resilience Engineering

On October 23rd 2015 the Institute for Sustainable Development at the ZHAW will host an international symposium on the topic Resilience Engineering. On this symposium the leading experts will introduce this new subject and explore the motto “New…

07.10.14

Institute for Sustainable Development participates at regiosuisse Conference

On 24.09.2014, the team Sustainable Transport Systems presented results from the EU-project «METRIC» on the Research Market regiosuisse & Conference Regional Development 2014. The main topic this year was «Does a region need innovation? - Regional…

14.08.14

MSE-students discovered the industrial world in China together with Chinese students from Guangzhou

In 2014 the MSE-China Module was conducted already for the 6th time. 32 MSE master students , including also two Chinese participants from Guangzhou (Canton) participated at the four-week-course including a stay in China.

12.08.14

New study on operation and maintenance costs for PV systems

The institute for sustainable development (INE) and the institute for energy systems and fluid engineering are working together on a new study to better determine the costs for operation and maintenance (O&M) of photovoltaic systems. The study was…

22.05.14

Focal point «Sustainable energy systems»

Since May 2014, the interdisciplinary team „Sustainable energy systems” headed by Vicente Carabias has reached its targeted staff number. The team consist now of 8 employees: 3 lecturers, 4 scientific employees and one research assistant

23.04.14

Factsheet on wind energy

The model introduced in the article «Technologies on the test-bench» is evaluated using wind energy as an example.

20.03.14

Wind energy in alpine areas: energy yield before scenery impact?

An analysis of the wind energy projects in the region of Goms shows opportunities and risks, leads to new research questions and finally results in the creation of a checklist as an aid for planning and realisation of further projects.

30.01.14

Shaping virtual working forms in an attractive way

Virtual working forms change the working environment and blur the boundaries between working and private life.

13.01.14

MobINE Blog

MobINE is an active INE blog, where research results, recent developments and news in the field of transportation and sustainable mobility are regularly presented.

17.12.13

ZHAW is co-leading the national Competence Centre for Research in Energy, Society and Transition (SCCER5)

The commission for technology and innovations (CTI) has approved four Swiss Competence Centres for Energy Research (SCCER). ZHAW is the co-leading house of the Swiss Competence Centre for Energy Research on economics, environment, law, and behaviour…