Name: 3. SWEET-reFuel.ch Annual Conference, 2026
Start: 2026-09-21T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-21T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Empa Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland

3. SWEET-reFuel.ch Annual Conference, 2026

Monday, 21 September 2026 - 09:00

Monday, 21 September 2026

10:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee
Registration and Welcome Coffee
10:00 - 10:30
Room: Akademie
10:30 Welcome - Chistian Bach (empa)
Welcome
- Chistian Bach (empa)
10:30 - 10:35
Room: Akademie
10:35 Swiss policy analysis - Paula Castro (zhaw)
Swiss policy analysis
- Paula Castro (zhaw)
10:35 - 10:55
Room: Akademie
11:00 Assessment of international policies - Anna Panarella (USI)
Assessment of international policies
- Anna Panarella (USI)
11:00 - 11:20
Room: Akademie
11:25 Facility location allocation and logistics optimisation for domestic SAF production in CH - Viola Ruehlin (zhaw)
Facility location allocation and logistics optimisation for domestic SAF production in CH
- Viola Ruehlin (zhaw)
11:25 - 11:45
Room: Akademie
11:50 Findings WP1 – WP3 (Panel discussion) - Regina Betz (zhaw)
Findings WP1 – WP3 (Panel discussion)
- Regina Betz (zhaw)
11:50 - 12:10
Room: Akademie
12:15 Case presentation - Christian Bach (empa)
Case presentation
- Christian Bach (empa)
12:15 - 12:25
Room: Akademie
12:30 LUNCH and POSTER SESSION
LUNCH and POSTER SESSION
12:30 - 13:30
Room: Akademie
13:30 Integrated concepts for future´s green refineries - Nicolaus Dahmen (KIT)
Integrated concepts for future´s green refineries
- Nicolaus Dahmen (KIT)
13:30 - 14:10
Room: Akademie
14:15 Unlocking manure's biogas potential from local to national scale: A case study of Switzerland - Sandrine Werner (ethz)
Unlocking manure's biogas potential from local to national scale: A case study of Switzerland
- Sandrine Werner (ethz)
14:15 - 14:35
Room: Akademie
14:40 Coffee break
Coffee break
14:40 - 15:15
Room: Akademie
15:20 Catalyst layer stability during long-term pulsed CO2 electrolysis - Claudia Bissanttini (empa)
Catalyst layer stability during long-term pulsed CO2 electrolysis
- Claudia Bissanttini (empa)
15:20 - 15:40
Room: Akademie
15:45 The reFuel.ch Toolbox for optimizing green methanol synthesis - Riccardo Purgaleiesi (supsi)
The reFuel.ch Toolbox for optimizing green methanol synthesis
- Riccardo Purgaleiesi (supsi)
15:45 - 16:05
Room: Akademie
16:10 Oligomerization of olefins -chemical engineering, catalysis, or even physics - Andreas Borgschulte (empa)
Oligomerization of olefins -chemical engineering, catalysis, or even physics
- Andreas Borgschulte (empa)
16:10 - 16:30
Room: Akademie
16:35 Closing remarks and outlook - Regina Betz (zhaw)
Closing remarks and outlook
- Regina Betz (zhaw)
16:35 - 16:45
Room: Akademie
16:50 Apéro
Apéro
16:50 - 17:20
Room: Akademie