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Swiss Energy System 2050: Pathways to Net Zero CO2 and Security of Supply - Basic report

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CO2 Capture and Management Strategies for Decarbonizing Secondary Aluminium Production

Solar-assisted clean steam generator, a cleaner production approach for sustainable healthcare facilities

RE:SLAB — a load bearing system for open-ended component reuse in building structures

Advanced control strategies to exploit the hydropower potential enhancing ancillary services provision to the power system

Embodied Carbon Premium for Cantilevers

Methods to assess the carbon footprint of structures involving UHPFRC elements

The Effect of Rivers on Energy Balance at the Neighborhood Scale. A comparative analysis of four Rhodanian sites in France and Switzerland

Biodiesel from Bark and Black Liquor-A Techno-Economic, Social, and Environmental Assessment

Quantifying functional group compositions of household fuel-burning emissions

Separation of CO2 and TFE by using diethanolamine and diisopropylamine

X-ray chemical imaging for assessing redox microsites within soils and sediments

The impacts of decarbonization pathways on Sustainable Development Goals in the European Union

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An explorative method to support design decisions based on carbon constraints and daylight sufficiency needs

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