Case Studies: Energy Systems and Technology (CS-EST)
Goals of the course
The aim of the course Case Studies: Energy Systems and Technology (CS-EST) is to give MEST students the experience of working on real-world problems currently faced by companies within the energy sector. The challenges related to building a sustainable energy system for the future normally require interdisciplinary teams, thinking and solutions: the CS-EST course covers some of the technical, economic and regulatory aspects of this challenge.
The CS-EST course links industry and academia, providing the students with the opportunity to meet industry experts and understand the challenges they are facing, find innovative solutions to relevant real-life problems in the energy sector and get feedback.
Organisation
The CS-EST course covers two consecutive semesters with 2 ECTS per semester. Each student is assigned to a team working on a single case study authored by one of our industry partners.
The students in each case study team will have differing technical backgrounds; they will need to work closely together, pool their knowledge, and seek expert help to fill the gaps. Throughout the course, each case study team will have access to their industry expert to ask questions and discuss deliverables. Each team is assigned a coach, a senior MEST student, to guide them and facilitate the interaction with industry partners, experts and scientists.
There are no regular lectures to attend and no exams to sit; attendance at three events over the two semesters is required to introduce the case studies, present the work plans, and present the final results respectively.
Awards
CS2 BKW "Hydrogen Price" (Peer-to-Peer Award for Best Presentation) 2022-2023
CS3 MAN "Decarbonizing Water Desalination Plants" (Facilitators and Coaches Award Award for Best Presentation) Case Study Presentations 2021-2022 2021-2022
Team 7: Sector Coupling Showcase (Peer-to-Peer Award for Best Presentation) 2021-2022
Team 2: Energy Community National Market Framework (Facilitators' Award for Best Project) 2020-2021
Team 2: Benefits from Lead Time Reductions in the Cross-border Intraday Power Market Trading (Peer-to-Peer Award for Best Presentation) 2020-2021
Team 5: Implementation of Power to X in a Waste to Energy Plant in Switzerland (Facilitators' Award for Best Project) Case Study Presentation 2019-2020 2019-2020
Team 7: Optimization of the Temperature-Controlled Freight Wagon (Teachers' Award for Best Project) 2019-2020
Team 2: E-mobility "Fleet" Business Case (Peer-to-Peer Award for Best Presentation) 2018/2019
Team 1: eMob360° (Peer-to-Peer Award for Best Presentation) 2018-2019
Team 5: Integration of Energy Storage into the SBB Power Grid (Teachers' Award for Best Project)
Industry Partners and Topics of Case Studies
This course wouldn't be possible without the support and commitment of our industry partners:
- Sustainability of Battery Storage Solutions (external pageABBcall_made)
- Cooling by PV-Rooftop (external pageBKW AGcall_made)
- Industrial Waste Energy for the Decarbonisation (external pageMAN Energy Solutionscall_made)
- Cornaux Fuel Conversion (external pageJura Cementcall_made)
- Electric vehicles for ancillary services (external pageHelioncall_made)
- Geothermal Energy (external pagetbf partnercall_made)
- Vehicle To Grid (external pageABBcall_made)
- Hydrogen Price (external pageBKW AGcall_made)
- Decarbonization of Future Water Desalination Plants (external pageMAN Energy Solutionscall_made)
- Reallabor Sisslerfeld Energy (external pageReallabor Sisslerfeldcall_made)
- Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (external pageAxpo Solution AGcall_made)
- Generative Modelling Renewables (external pageHitachi Energycall_made)
- Energy Market Modelling (external pageAxpo Solution AGcall_made)
- Energy Community Framework (external pageExnatoncall_made)
- Chemical Energy Carriers (external pageSBB AGcall_made)
- Energy Storage (external pageABBcall_made)
- Grid Climate Impact (external pageHitachi Energycall_made)
- Hydrogen Energy (external pageBKW AGcall_made)
- Sector Coupling (external pageEnergie360° AGcall_made)
- Flexibility Potential (external pageSwissgrid Ltdcall_made)
- Data-driven distribution grid operation (external pagedie werke versorgung wallisellencall_made)
- Benefits from Lead Time Reductions in the Cross-border Intraday Power Market Trading (external pageAlpiq Holding AGcall_made)
- Sector Coupling at household level (external pageSwissgrid AGcall_made)
- Using electric-vehicle batteries as flexibility providers in the electricity market (external pageBKW AKcall_made)
- Implementation of Power to X in a Waste to Energy Plant in Switzerland (external pageTBF + Partner AGcall_made)
- Alpine PV (external pageSATWcall_made)
- Understanding the electricity supply system through data visualization (external pageSwissgrid AGcall_made)
- E-mobility ‘Fleet’ Business Case (external pageEKZcall_made)
- E-mobility ‘Blue Zone’ Business Case (external pageEKZcall_made)
- Online marketplace for buying and selling solar and wind energy (external pagePexaparkcall_made)
- 100% renewable energy for Swiss railways (external pageSBB AGcall_made)
- Autonomous micro-charging infrastructure (external pageEnergie 360°call_made)
- Optimization of the temperature-controlled freight wagon (external pageSBB Cargo AGcall_made)
- E-Mobility: micro-charging (external pageEnergie 360°call_made)
- Smart Home (external pageEnergie 360°call_made)
- Hydro gallery submarine (external pageewzcall_made)
- Urban Power Demand Patterns by 2025/2030 (external pageewzcall_made)
- Integration of energy storage into the SBB power grid (external pageSBB AGcall_made)
- Wireless Railway Feasibility Study Report (external pageSBB AGcall_made)
- Electrification of the Rail Freight Vehicles (external pageSBB Cargo AGcall_made)
- Coordinated Access to Distributed Flexibility (external pageSwissgrid AGcall_made)
Examples of team presentations from previous years
Winning presentations from the 2022-2023 session :
- Peer to peer Award : DownloadCS2 BKW "Hydrogen Price" (PPTX, 39.3 MB)vertical_align_bottom
- Facilitators and Coaches Award : CS3 MAN Download"Decarbonizing Water Desalination Plants" (PPTX, 9.2 MB)vertical_align_bottom