The Adelboden Light and Waterworks (LWA) commissions the first direct current fast charging station in Adelboden. It offers outputs of 50 to 100 kilowatts. Electric cars can be charged here in 30 to 60

Matica AG has installed the second demonstration plant for its SeasOn sorption storage system at Swiss Post in Kaltenbach. Here, surplus solar power is stored in caustic soda for winter

Energie Thun AG has started the construction of a new fish ladder at the Aare works with the ground-breaking ceremony. The new construction is due to be commissioned by March 2028. The majority of the facility is being realised by Frutiger

BKW takes over Südvolt GmbH. The Munich-based company is an expert in energy marketing and trades in flexibilities to keep the grid stable. It has direct access to all four German transmission grid

HKG Engineering AG wants to generate electricity on the roofs of its company buildings in future. Over the next six weeks, a photovoltaic system will be installed at the Aarau site, which will produce 93,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year. With this step, the company wants to cover its own

Aare Energie AG and Industrielle Werke Basel (IWB) are starting to realise the Hagmatt heating network. From 2027, the neighbours Olten and Trimbach should be able to draw 20 gigawatt hours of thermal energy from the groundwater every

With a legally binding ruling by the Schaffhausen High Court, the building technology association Suissetec has achieved an important success in the fight for fair market conditions. Two former employees of Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen were convicted of abusing monopoly rights for

Households in Switzerland will pay an average of almost 4% less for electricity in the basic supply in 2026. The reduction is due to lower energy prices. At the same time, new tariff elements will be introduced and dynamic grid models will be enshrined in law in order to utilize the grids more

Artificial intelligence is seen as the engine of the future. However, the enormous computing resources that large language and learning models require are increasingly raising questions about sustainability. In conversation with ETH computer science professor Ana Klimovic, it becomes clear that

Switzerland has signed two agreements with Denmark on the permanent storage of Swiss CO2 in Denmark. The agreement follows a similar agreement with Norway, which was signed in

The Green Metro-Campus Zurich, BRUGG Pipes and Energie 360° will use the waste heat from the data centre in Dielsdorf for district heating. The energy from the data centres will supply a total of 11,500 households from six municipalities, industry and commerce from

Power-generating windows are no longer a dream of the future. New developments from research and industry are turning glass surfaces in façades into active energy sources without compromising the

Stable system operation is essential for the success of the energy transition. In the future, renewable power sources and storage systems will have to take on grid-forming properties. Fraunhofer ISE's new test procedure provides clarity in the market and accelerates the development of

Energy-efficient refurbishment is often an attractive investment at the moment. If you take a smart approach to modernizing your heating system, you can save on operating costs, improve your carbon footprint and increase the resale value of your

Exnaton is supporting SAP with its software solutions for energy sharing in setting up the SAP Energy Community in the SAP Energy Park. In future, the Zurich-based start-up will promote onboarding and engagement, the operation of energy trading and

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The population of Zofingen will have 5000 fibre optic connections by the end of 2025. By the end of 2026, there should be 8000. StWZ Energie, Swiss Fibre Net, Salt and Sunrise are working together to provide services from various

Researchers from Eawag and the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland are participating in the EU project UrbanM20. The aim of the project, which is led by the Danish Technical University, is to improve the monitoring and management of water management in

The government of Graubünden has approved the construction of the Alpin Parsenn large-scale photovoltaic plant in Davos. This means that the municipal utility alliance Swisspower can now begin construction of the 14-hectare plant at an altitude of 2,500 meters in the Parsenn ski

With a pioneering technology, 4QT shows how fuel consumption and emissions of heavy construction machinery can be massively reduced. The ETH spin-off focuses on sustainable innovation and proves in practice that savings and efficiency should have long been standard on Swiss construction

Artificial intelligence and smart sensor technology are revolutionizing the Swiss metal cycle. Two recent studies by HSLU show how intelligent sorting increases the value of recycled metals, avoids downcycling and enables a resilient, import-independent supply of raw

The disbursement of subsidies for energy-efficient renovations stagnated in 2024 for the first time since 2016 and totalled CHF 528 million. The subsidies reduced the energy consumption of buildings by 12 billion kilowatt hours and CO2 emissions by 3.5 million

Designwerk has achieved a charging capacity of over 1 megawatt for electric lorries in a demonstration test during fast charging. The test under real conditions clears a hurdle for the successful long-distance use of the

Axpo is examining the construction of a wind farm with seven wind turbines in Rüthi and Sennwald in the canton of St.Gallen. They would supply renewable electricity for the average annual consumption of 11,500 households, even in

Swiss and Neustark have entered into a multi-year partnership to reduce CO2 emissions. The technology developed by the ClimateTech start-up aims to permanently mineralise carbon from aviation by

The canton of Basel-Stadt is trialling the potential for CO2-free construction site operations. In a pilot project with the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and the planning office EcoForce GmbH, a waste collection centre is being built with electric construction machinery. The

The Gösgen nuclear power plant is expected to remain shut down until the end of February 2026. The ongoing modernization of the water supply system requires additional measures and evidence. The shareholders Alpiq, Axpo, the City of Zurich, CKW and ewb will lose CHF 500

CREABETON and the Dietiker start-up Oxara are launching a new series of low-CO2 paving stones. The stones are made with the cement-free binder Oulesse developed by Oxara. They are available in the standard form, water-permeable and as grass

The Grisons University of Applied Sciences is opening the Grischa Energy Park at the Kuhrerhof in Chur on August 30. The park is intended to attract a wide audience as an experience and research space for applied energy and environmental

Switzerland's energy supply should be climate-neutral and nuclear-free by 2050. A new research report shows that photovoltaics and wind power must be massively expanded. At the same time, access to the European electricity market remains crucial in order to guarantee security of supply and