Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich want to include social factors in the site selection for renewable energy. Until now, technical and economic factors have been

A consortium involving the PHIDA Group is investing 1 million francs in the start-up Freesuns. The young company has developed innovative solar tiles. These tiles are discreetly integrated into the architecture of representative

The city of Illnau-Effretikon has signed a 50-year concession contract with Energie 360°. The Zurich energy supplier will provide district heating from its energy center in Volketswil to 3,000 households. Construction of the pipeline has already

CKW is building a new wood-fired heating centre in Schüpfheim. It will replace the old centre in Schüpfheim and supply winter electricity as well as heat. The ground-breaking ceremony took place on 29

Together with partners from politics, science and industry, ETH Zurich and EPFL want to advance solutions for the storage and transport of renewable energy sources. The goal: a climate-neutral and flexible energy system for Switzerland. Around 20 partners and industrial companies have already

The population maintains its approval of the energy transition. In order to secure the supply, the majority calls for a domestic expansion of renewable energies. Nuclear power should play no role in the future. This is shown by a survey commissioned by the

An ecosystem of renewable energies is planned in Dagmersellen. The centrepiece is a large wood-fired power plant that is to produce heat and renewable energy, including for green hydrogen, from 2027 at the earliest.

The development, trading and consulting company Energie Zukunft Schweiz AG is merging its subsidiaries in Germany, Italy, Spain and Romania into a strong group of companies under the new name "Renera". The name Renera embodies the idea of a turning point, the transition to the era of renewable

Der Bundesrat will die Stromversorgung auch in Zukunft sichern. Dafür will er den Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien verstärken, insbesondere für die Versorgung im Winter. Der Netzzuschlag soll bis 2035 erhoben werden. Grosse Speicherwerke sollen einen Winterzuschlag

Zürich hat erneut die Energiestadt Gold-Auszeichnung erhalten. Bei der Evaluierung durch den Trägerverein Energiestadt erhielt sie 85 Prozent der möglichen Punkte. Damit trägt Zürich das Etikett Energiestadt bereits seit 20