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Nomination for the ETH Spark Award
Researchers at VAW, together with Wälli AG Ingenieure and the steel water constructor Fäh AG, developed a new, innovative fish guiding rake for the best possible protection of animals passing through power plants during their downstream migration.
Energy transition: The Alps as Europe's electricity buffer
Switzerland wants to expand its reservoirs to make itself less dependent on electricity imports. Swiss hydropower plants could also help lower electricity prices in EU countries. But an agreement is on ice.
Tessin rivers under the focus of environmental engineering students of ETH
How can environmental engineering students apply their knowledge gained through lectures to real river problems? TiRiLab (Ticino Rivers Lab) provides an opportunity to do so, as a collaborative science and education platform between the Institute of Environmental Engineering (IfU) and the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology, Glaciology (VAW) at ETH Zurich, and the Canton Tessin. Here a short interview on the experience and perspectives of the TiRiLab project.