Prof. Dr. Christoph Hugi
Prof. Dr. Christoph Hugi
Activities at the FHNW
- Institute Leader (interim), Institute for Ecopreneurship
- Lecturer in sustainability and development, circular economy, water management, risk and safety of technical systems, and environmental economics
Teaching
Sustainability and development, recycling economy, water management, risk and safety of technical systems and environmental economics
Research
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Agrocomposit
Biochar-compost composites for supporting site-specific soil agro-ecosystem functions and climate change mitigation
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Prolific
Integrated cascades of PROcesses for the extraction and valorisation of proteins and bioactive molecules from Legumes, Fungi and Coffee agro-industrial side streams.
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Coroado
This international project analyses in four pilot regions the water reuse practices and opportunities.
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NEXUS
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Resources Management and Circular Economy
The consumption of raw materials is still increasing worldwide leading to an increase in waste flows.
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Scale
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Basel Sustainability Programme
Pragmatic approach to promoting sustainability for start-ups.
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Planetary health/sustainable healthcare
Analogous to the biocycle economy we also support and foster circular approaches for technology products and materials (technocylce).
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Business models for the Safe Reuse of Treated Wastewater in India
Support to Ganga Rejuvenation/India-EU Water Partnership Action; Consultancy on the Safe Reuse of Treated Water (SRTW) in India focusing on SRTW business model recommendations and the development of a SRTW Compendium considering approaches of the European Union.
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Ingreen
Production of functional innovative ingredients from paper and agro-food side-streams through sustainable and efficient tailor-made biotechnological processes for food, feed, pharma and cosmetic.
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Sustainability assessment methods
The consumption, use and production of biological and technological products impact environmental and human health.
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Electra
Electricity driven low energy and chemical input technology for accelerated bioremediation.
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International Cooperation
Global sustainability requires international cooperation, especially with emerging and developing countries.
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Lithuanian Swiss Programme „Research And Development“
Significant reductions in non renewable resources consumption and environmental impacts and a shift to renewable resources are still required to achieve the goals of a green and circular economy.
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PertPV
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GIZ Strategic Alliance for Waterloss Reduction
Drinking water supply demands new, future-oriented approaches to make optimum use of the scarce water resources. The strategic alliance has provided fundamental contributions toward the improvement of water loss reduction in and for its partner countries.
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nextGen
Towards A Next Generation Of Water Systems And Services For The Circular Economy.
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Sustainable Resources Management
The term sustainable resources management refers to developing and implementing methods and solutions for using and protecting resources such as water, energy and raw materials as well as treating waste-streams and -waters.
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UNIDO RECP Centre - Ukraine
The Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre (RECP) of Ukraine aims at enhancing the resource productivity, competitiveness and environmental performance of industry in Ukraine. FHNW is leading a consortium supporting the Ukrainian activities.
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Okara Valorisation
Development of Sustainable Valorization Concept for Okara.
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Pavitra Ganga
Pavitra Ganga: Unlocking wastewater treatment, water reuse and resource recovery opportunities for urban and peri-urban areas in India.
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Abfall und Klima - Dominikanische Republik
Im Bereich klimafreundliche Wirtschaft ist das Ziel Deutschlands, Partnerländer bei dem Aufbau einer Wirtschaftsstruktur zu unterstützen, die den Ausstoss von Treibhausgasen möglichst weitgehend vermeidet.
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PertPV
Perovskite Thin-film Photovoltaics.
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PROAGUA
Cooperation for the Protection of Water Resources and the Strengthening of Skills in Sanitation – PROAGUA II
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nextGen
Unterwegs zur nächsten Generation von Wassersystemen und -dienstleistungen für die Kreislaufwirtschaft.
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Reffnet 1-3
Promoting a resource-efficient economy with innovative, tailor-made, measurable and economical solutions, thus making an important contribution to the efficient and sustainable use of resources.
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Auswirkungen von Abwassereinleitungen
Rumänisch-schweizerische Forschungsstudie zu den Auswirkungen von Abwassereinleitungen im unteren Einzugsgebiet der Flüsse Bega und Timis.
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PEARL
Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells with Carbon Electrodes