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Projects of SPF

A selection from our current projects illustrates our work in hand. Should any synergy between your business and ours appear, feel free to enquire within our organization.

Please note that for confidentiality reasons only public projects are displayed. Generally, projects that are carried out for private clients are subject to non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements.

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PVT-Copras – PVT-Collector with Overheating Protection by Rollbond Absorber Shifting

The aim of the project is the development of a single covered PVT collector with high electrical and thermal efficiency and a self-securing overheating protection realised by absorber shifting. An aluminium roll-bond absorber is used as heat exchanger, which enables good thermal properties on one hand and smart integration of the…

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Innosuisse Flagship RENOWAVE

RENOWAVE is a flagship project of the Swiss Innovation Agency (Innosuisse). It aims to reduce the CO₂ emissions of the Swiss building stock by renovating buildings and switching from fossil fuels to renewable energies.

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SophiA – Sustainable off-grid solutions for pharmacies and hospitals in Africa

Since October 2021 the Institute for Solar Technology SPF is working in an international team for the EU-funded project SophiA. The focus is on sustainable, off-grid supply solutions for healthcare facilities in Africa.

Solar-based systems will be used to provide electricity, heating, cooling and clean water in container modules…

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SolHOOD / Solar energy neighborhoods – Optimal design and operation of heat, cold and electricity supply on the neighborhood scale

In this project, we develop smart planning methods and control strategies for solar neighbourhoods, in order to make optimal use of solar energy, storage solutions, and the interconnection of buildings via electrical and thermal grids. A focus is on the winter heat supply, and alternatives to air/water and geothermal heat pump…

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SolEnEV – Solar energy (PV) self-consumption for heat

SPF has analyzed in more detail the options for self-consumption of photovoltaic electricity for water heating and prepared a fact sheet for EnergieSchweiz. It has been shown that self-consumption through hot water production via heat pumps can be useful by making appropriate adjustments to the running times of the heat pumps.…

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Ice-Grid – Implementation of ice storage tanks into 5GDHC networks

Within the project Ice-Grid possible application of ice-storage tanks in low temperature thermal networks will be analyzed. In combination with other storages, ice-storage tanks can help to shift the availability of heat or cold. As latent heat can be used at 0 °C within an ice storage, this type of storage is of particular…