
Where electricity will come from in 2050
Switzerland wants to be climate-neutral by 2050 and at the same time phase out nuclear energy. To meet this dual challenge, a massive expansion of photovoltaics and wind power is needed. A new report by the EDGE research consortium shows in several studies how this transition could succeed. What

Historical technology meets modern research
Researchers from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) are participating in the construction of a water wheel in Steffisburg. The aim of the water wheel is to continue to supply the Mühlebach stream with water and protect the ecosystem from drying

Erstfeldertal power plant produces its first electricity
Das Wasserkraftwerk Erstfeldertal hat seine Stromproduktion aufgenommen. Zuvor waren 100 Jahre lang verschiedene Projektideen gescheitert. Der EWA ist es nun gelungen, das Kraftwerk in Rekordzeit fertigzustellen. Sonst wären Förderbeiträge des Bundes