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      Institute of Bioenergy and Resource Efficiency

      The energetic utilisation of biomass and the optimisation of material and energy flows are the focus of our scientific work.

      We are working on the clean and efficient energy supply of the future in the fields of alternative fuels, combustion research and resource efficiency. Together with our partners in business and science, we design products that are environmentally friendly and at the same time strengthen Switzerland as a business location.

      Our institute is jointly supported by the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland FHNW and the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, the largest research institution for natural sciences and engineering in Switzerland.

      • FHNW School of Engineering and Environment

        Study – further education – research. At the interface between people, technology and the environment.

      Technical skills

      • Alternative fuels

        Hydrothermal gasification | Biofuels | Use of algae | Catalyst research | Elemental analysis

      • Combustion research

        Biomass combustion | Measurement of emissions | Emission reduction | Gaseous combustion | Combined heat and power generation

      • Resource efficiency

        Optimisation of production processes | Recycling technology | Life cycle analysis | Material flow management

      • Electricity market 2.0

        Regenerative energy production | Smart grid | Energy storage | System modelling | Project development

      Future-oriented collaboration

      "Within the CCUS project, we were able to count on the support of the Institute of Bioenergy and Resource Efficiency. The cooperation was very pleasant. The team is very competent and responded flexibly to the client's needs. The implementation of the project was efficient and effective. Using an interactive and agile approach, the objectives were met quickly and in line with the client's needs. At the end, a complete handover (including a short training) of the product took place, so that the product can continue to be used by Holcim."
      Laurent Seyler, Head of Process Innovation, Holcim Technology Ltd

      Selected projects

      • Sustainable recycling of glassfiber reinforced plastic

        Plastic waste represents valuable resources. By recycling them and returning them to the materials cycle, we make our contribution to a more sustainable e...

      • Wood dust burner for asphalt mixing plants

        The aim is for the wood dust burner to be an environmentally friendly alternative to the pulverised coal burners currently used in asphalt mixing plants.

      • Electrodynamic fragmentation of electronic scrap

        Electronic devices are becoming increasingly complex and compact. This complicates the recycling process – which is why there are plans to introduce new a...

      All research projects of the Institute for Bioenergy and Resource Efficiency
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      Our lab infrastructure

      The Institute of Bioenergy and Resource Efficiency has state-of-the-art laboratory and simulation infrastructure.
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      About FHNW

      About usLaboratories of the Institute of Bioenergy and Resource EfficiencyResearch projectsNetwork and partnersMitigating of Macro- and Micro-Plastics in Agriculture Soils using Hyperspectral Imaging (MIRACLE)School of Engineering
      Timothy Griffin

      Prof. Dr. Timothy Griffin

      Head of FHNW Institute of Bioenergy and Resource Efficiency

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      +41 56 202 74 36

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      timothy.griffin@fhnw.ch

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      FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland School of Engineering and Environment Klosterzelgstrasse 2 CH-5210 Windisch

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      FHNW School of Engineering and Environment, Brugg-Windisch

      FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
      School of Engineering and Environment

      Klosterzelgstrasse 2

      CH - 5210 Windisch

      Phone+41 56 202 99 00

      E-Mailinfo.technik@fhnw.ch

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