The Basel-based electricity producer aventron has inaugurated a solar installation on the Lintharena in Näfels. It will generate 124 megawatt hours per year over an area of 660 square meters. Aventron aims to achieve a solar output of 100 megawatts by

Renergon has developed a small-scale biogas plant with a fuel cell. The RDS XS can process solid manure. The efficiency of the fuel cell is up to 80 percent. The plant is designed for agricultural operations in Switzerland and is also suitable for small

Implenia has been awarded contracts worth a total of CHF 150 million in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. Among other things, the construction and real estate company is to build another data center in Lupfig AG and the new Clinic 2 building at Basel University

Energie 360° has renovated and refurbished its headquarters in Zurich. A large-scale photovoltaic façade was used to create a green power plant for the company's own use. Renewables already account for 27% of the energy supplier's direct

Pistor's geothermal storage system saves the wholesaler 100,000 liters of heating oil per year. This prevents the release of 330 tons of CO2, as much as 200 direct flights from Zurich to Tokyo. The construction costs of 1 million Swiss francs are amortized through the elimination of heating oil

The Swiss Power-to-X Collaborative Innovation Network (SPIN) is now working together with the Coalition for Green Energy & Storage (CGES) of ETH, EPFL, PSI and Empa. The aim is to create an interactive search tool that facilitates access to information on Power-to-X

Cowa Thermal Solutions has won the Clean Energy & Storage category at the Start Up Energy Transition (SET) Award 2025. The jury praised the fact that Cowa's compact thermal storage systems with thermodynamic materials are five times smaller than water-based

NorthC Schweiz AG has opened its new data center in Winterthur. It is NorthC's fourth data center in Switzerland and is intended to give local companies access to numerous connectivity

The cooperative Elektra Baselland (EBL) has set up a new online service for property owners. They can use wärmecheck.ch to check whether it is possible to connect their property to an EBL district heating network. The aim is to expand district heating

Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have developed an automated system that controls the production, feed-in and consumption of renewable energy in a building and saves CO2. It was tested at NEST in

Energy supplier ewb and the municipality of Köniz want to use surplus water from the Schönau pumping station to generate renewable heat for 5,000 households. To this end, they are building the Bern-Wabern heating

AEW Energie AG is investing over CHF 8 million in the new Augst heating network. This is to be operated with 100 per cent renewable heat. Waste heat from the Augst hydropower plant and water from the Rhine will be

The energy supply of the future requires more than just the expansion of renewable energies. Smart technologies must ensure that energy is used efficiently and integrated into the power grid. Empa researchers have developed an algorithm that optimises energy management in buildings, reduces CO2

Thurgauer Kantonalbank has installed a new photovoltaic system on the roof of its branch in Arbon. At 500 square metres, it is the largest in the bank's operations and is expected to supply 105,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per

The municipality of Thalwil and Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) have agreed to work together on district heating. Wärme Thalwil AG was founded for this

The term "descaling" is not protected and many products on the market only soften tap water insufficiently or not at all. A powerful and forward-looking look at the challenges and solutions in the field of water

The demand for electricity storage systems in private households is increasing rapidly. But what advantages do battery storage systems really offer and when does the investment pay off? A powerful and forward-looking look at developments in the property and site development

With the new digital platform MatcH2, Axpo is bringing together the players in the hydrogen market and promoting decarbonisation in Switzerland and Europe. A powerful step towards a sustainable energy

Megasol Energie AG has launched its new SOLARCOLOR Morpho coloured solar panels. The elements attached to façades not only supply electricity from photovoltaics, but are also attractive eye-catchers. They can be found in the Lacheren area of

Energie 360° has put the Tiefenbrunnen energy network into operation. In the first stage, 80 properties in the Riesbach neighbourhood of Zurich will be heated using water from Lake Zurich. This figure is set to rise to around 400 properties in the final

IWB has put the Frick heating network into operation. The demand for sustainably produced heat is high. Extensions are already being

Walo Bertschinger is carrying out civil engineering work for the distribution network of the municipal electricity company ewz in Zurich-Stadelhofen. The Dietikon-based company has been awarded a contract for this work, which runs until

Zurich Soft Robotics has completed the first application of the Solskin system for a private customer. The adaptive solar façade from the Technopark Zurich-based start-up combines photovoltaics and dynamic solar shading on the outer skin of a former ski lift

The city of Lucerne and the energy supplier ewl want to cover more than half of their future heating requirements with energy from Lake Lucerne and district heating. Five possible locations for the lake energy centres have now been

Ernst Sutter AG's logistics centre in Ticino is operated entirely without fossil fuels. The meat industry company operates the facility in Bedano with electricity from solar and water energy. By dispensing with fossil fuels, the company is further expanding its commitment to

Primeo Energie and StWZ Energie AG want to establish a company and join forces for a district heating network in the lower Wiggertal. Unlike planned, two regional energy suppliers will not be joining the association for the time

Eniwa starts construction of a heating network in Entfelden. Planning permission has been granted for the first stage. The first households are to be supplied with district heating from 2026. Further construction is planned from 2028 to ensure a high level of long-term supply

The European battery industry is facing unprecedented growth and considerable challenges at the same time. A current analysis sheds light on the developments and shows prospects for European

The cantonal government of Basel-Landschaft is planning to extend the successful Basel-Landschaft energy package until 2030. With a new spending authorisation of CHF 51.25 million, the funding programme for energy-efficient renovations and renewable energies is to be continued and further

Groupe E wants to utilise the water of the Saane to generate renewable heat for the greater Fribourg area. The PLACAD project provides for the expansion of an existing heating centre, a pumping station and two 1.2-kilometre-long parallel