The FHNW School of Engineering and its industrial partners Brugg Cables and the PFIFFNER Group, based in Kaiseraugst in the canton of Aargau, are partnering more closely than ever before with the StromCircle network. It is designed as a new platform for innovation and the training of specialists for the future of energy. Specific activities and projects will promote cooperation between industry and the university.
"New components and power grid operation concepts are crucial in the search for a sustainable energy supply," Gianluca Vettese, CEO of Brugg Cables, is quoted as saying in a statement from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW). "Our vision for the next five years is not only for the network to grow, but also to become an incubator for innovative solutions that revolutionize the efficiency and reliability of the energy infrastructure."
According to the statement, StromCircle focuses on three closely interrelated subject areas that concern the transformation of energy generation: renewable energy sources and resource-efficient components for their transmission and distribution infrastructure; intelligent electrical grids for decentralized solar and wind systems with irregular production; and energy storage.
"With StromCircle, we aim to ensure that we train and develop the right people as qualified specialists and promote innovation in the field of energy supply," commented Prof. Dr. Doris Agotai, Head of Research and Development at the FHNW School of Engineering. "Last but not least, we aim to promote the location."
