The city of Lucerne and the energy supplier ewl have signed a concession agreement to expand a district heating network. The aim is to boost the city’s heat supply using…
Data centers are the invisible infrastructure of the digital economy. They are booming in Switzerland, but their hunger for electricity, water and building land is growing faster than regulation. Schaffhausen…
Ginox Swiss Kitchen has been granted a European patent for its new double-lip air intake, an innovation incorporated into the PerformAir extractor hood. This technology is designed to improve grease…
Extending the operating life of the Gösgen and Leibstadt nuclear power stations to 80 years is technically feasible and, in the most likely scenarios, economically viable as well. This is…
The Zurich-based start-up RTDT Laboratories has won this year’s ZKB Pioneer Award for its technology to optimise wind turbines. GlycoEra and RoBoa were also recognised. The People’s Choice Award went…
The cleantech company Synhelion has refuelled an excavator with its renewable diesel for the first time. The heavy construction machine, owned by Eberhard Bau AG, is in use at the…
In the 2025 financial year, Stadtwerk Winterthur generated CHF 36 million, around CHF 10 million more than in the previous year. This is attributed to low temperatures and favourable energy…
An electric car that is largely self-powered sounds like a dream of the future. But a European research project is now providing tangible figures. Solar cells integrated directly into vehicles…
Three-quarters of St. Gallen’s population would support a wind farm within the city limits. This is shown by a study conducted by the University of St. Gallen. However, opponents reject…
Green hydrogen is seen as the key to the energy transition, but remains expensive to produce. The materials used in electrolyzers in particular drive up costs. Empa researchers are developing…
Between Bellinzona and Locarno, the Magadino Plain combines moorland, railroad lines, high-voltage power lines and agriculture in a very small area. In August 2025, the federal government and canton presented…
ewl energie wasser luzern posted a profit of 38 million Swiss francs in 2025. Although lower energy prices and reduced sales of natural gas caused total revenue to fall by…
Less than a year after it opened, Metzgerhuus is already processing around 30 cattle, 30 calves, 70 pigs and 20 sheep per week. This means that the small butcher's shop…
Zurich-based Hanser Consulting AG has confirmed that the Graubünden-based energy supplier Repower generates more added value for the canton than energy companies outside the canton. The study commissioned by Repower…
Switzerland is building power plants. However, the electricity often does not get to where it is needed quickly enough. The real bottleneck is in the grid. The Energy Committee of…
The Alpnach-based investment company Dundee AG has taken over Bohrfix Erdsonden AG with immediate effect. Hans Rosenberger is the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bohrfix Erdsonden AG,…
BKW is strengthening its position on the French energy market with the acquisition of Volterres SAS. The transaction serves to strengthen its position on the French energy market, which is…
Vertina Investment Foundation is investing fresh capital in four new-build projects in the first quarter of 2026. Their completion will increase the total portfolio value of the Vertina Residential investment…
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