Geographisches Institut

Personen
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2023

Wechsler, Tobias; Manfred, Stähli; Klaus, Jorde; Massimiliano, Zappa; Schaefli, Bettina (2023). The future of Alpine Run-of-River hydropower production: Climate change, environmental flow requirements, and technical production potential. The Science of the total environment, 890(163934), p. 163934. Elsevier 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163934

Wechsler, Tobias; Lustenberger, Florian; Schaefli, Bettina; Muelchi, Regula; Zappa, Massimiliano (2023). Verringert ein höherer Q347-Wert die Wasserkraftproduktion? Die schweizerischen Restwasserbestimmungen anhand von vier Laufkraftwerken. Wasser Energie Luft, 115(1), pp. 13-18. Schweizerischer Wasserwirtschaftsverband

Otero, Noelia; Horton, Pascal; Martius, Olivia; Allen, Sam; Zappa, Massimiliano; Wechsler, Tobias; Schaefli, Bettina (2023). Impacts of hot-dry conditions on hydropower production in Switzerland. Environmental Research Letters, 18(6), 064038. IOP Publishing 10.1088/1748-9326/acd8d7

2022

Wechsler, Tobias; Hug Peter, Dorothea; Zappa, Massimiliano; Schaefli, Bettina (2022). Climate change impacts on Alpine hydropower in the context of environmental impacts and technical constraints. In: EGU General Assembly 2022. 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-4726

2021

Lanz, Klaus; Wechsler, Tobias (2021). Wasserkraft. In: Lanz, Klaus (ed.) Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die Wasserwirtschaft der Schweiz. Evilard: Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU

2019

Wechsler, Tobias; Stähli, Manfred (2019). SCCER-SoE, 2019: Climate change impact on Swiss hydropower production: synthesis report. Zurich: Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research – Supply of Electricity (SCCER-SoE)

2013

Hirschi, Joëlle; Wechsler, Tobias; Rey, Emmanuel; Weingartner, Rolf (2013). Ganzheitliche Beurteilung des Wasserkraftpotentials schweizerischer Fliessgewässer: Handbuch zur GIS-gestützten Anwendung der Methode HYDROpot_integral Bern: Geographisches Institut, Universität Bern

Areas of professional focus

  • Hydrology
  • Mountain hydrology
  • Climate change impact
  • Hydropower
  • Lakes and lake regulation
  • Ecohydrology

Collaborations

  • The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape (WSL)
  • Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR)
  • Federal Office for the Environment (Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU)
  • Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research – Supply of Electricity (SCCER-SoE)
  • Amt für Abfall, Wasser, Energie und Luft, Kanton Zürich (AWEL)
  • Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt Zürich (EWZ)

Projects

  • PhD research project on future water resources in Switzerland
  • The future of Swiss run-of-river hydropower production
  • Impacts of climate scenarios CH2018 on Swiss lakes
  • Future water supply of the Canton of Zurich
  • Hydropower plant portfolio of EWZ