PeakMetal – Covering winter peaks of heat and electricity demand by «renewable metal fuels»

The research project PeakMetal (December 2022 to December 2023) was co-funded by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)

The PeakMetal project investigated which metals are suitable as Renewable Metal Fuels and how much they could contribute to filling the winter energy gap of Switzerland in 2050 when domestic electricity production will be covered mainly by hydro and solar resources.

See the project website and an article on behalf of the SFOE on how this circular-economy-driven new approach could play a crucial role in decarbonizing our heat supply.

Check out the Podcast that discusses the results of the PeakMetal project.

Project website

Article on behalf of the SFOE

Podcast