EnergyFinancing strategiesNew construction

Start of construction marks an important step for renewable electricity generation

Kraftwerk Meiental AG celebrated the start of construction with an official ground-breaking ceremony. The plant is expected to generate 34 gigawatt hours of electricity per year from the end of…

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EnergyPlanning / DevelopmentSustainability

Local energy cooperatives are driving the expansion of solar energy

ewz has attracted 6,000 customers for its new product, ewz.solarquartier. Around 130 local electricity cooperatives feed their locally generated solar power into the grid, which is then consumed within the…

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CompanyEnergyRatings & Market Analyses

Weather conditions and impairment charges are weighing on business performance

In 2025, BKW generated revenue of CHF 4,544 million, 4.8 per cent less than in the previous year. Profit fell to CHF 561 million, compared with CHF 790 million the…

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EnergyPlanning / DevelopmentSustainability

Wind measurements provide the basis for new energy projects

Zürich Wind will begin taking measurements in Zünikon during the week of 16 March. The 125-metre-high measurement mast will be used to collect data on wind conditions and bat flight…

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EnergypropTechTransactions / Deals

Consumer cooperatives are becoming increasingly important

Blockstrom AG, based in Bern, has been part of ista swiss ag since 4 March 2026. The Swiss subsidiary of ista, a pan-European energy services provider based in Oftringen, is…

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EnergyRatings & Market AnalysesSustainability

Swiss energy consumption has risen slightly

Switzerland’s final energy consumption rose slightly to 778,630 terajoules in 2025. According to an estimate by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy, consumption of energy from petroleum products fell slightly.…

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ConstructionEnergySustainability

Wind and solar power ensure a stable electricity supply in the regional energy system

In 2025, the Swiss Energypark generated a total of 134 gigawatt hours of electricity. This represents 81 per cent of regional demand. While wind and hydroelectric power generation fell sharply,…

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ConstructionEnergyInternationalSustainability

How researchers are turning concrete into a climate saver

Concrete is the most widely used building material in the world and one of the biggest climate offenders. A European research team with Empa and ETH Zurich wants to change…

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AssociationsEnergyPeople

New Head of Market and Policy at the Solar Association

Wieland Hintz is the new Head of Market and Policy and Deputy Managing Director at Swissolar. His predecessor, David Stickelberger, will continue to support the association as Senior Policy Advisor.…

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CompanyEnergyRatings & Market Analyses

Power generator continues to invest in flexible energy production

Alpiq achieved an adjusted operating result of CHF 572 million in 2025. In the previous year, the figure was CHF 962 million. The unplanned outage at the Gösgen nuclear power…

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EnergyPlanning / DevelopmentSustainability

Decarbonisation will rely on heat pumps in the future

The Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics is shelving the planned project to use deep geothermal energy for the National Sports Centre in Magglingen. The costs of deep drilling are…

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Transformation into an indoor climate specialist is proving effective

The Zehnder Group, which operates in the indoor climate sector, increased its turnover to €760.7 million in the 2025 financial year – an increase of 8 per cent over the…

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ConstructionEnergyPromotionSustainabilitySwitzerland

New white paper: ‘’Cooling buildings efficiently’

Rising temperatures have a negative impact on our well-being. To maintain comfortable indoor temperatures in the future, most buildings will require passive or active cooling.

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EnergyLocation PromotionZentralschweizOffice / Commercial

New CKW headquarters strengthens Emmen

CKW is planning to relocate its business units from Reussbühl to Emmen and move its headquarters from Lucerne to the Reussinsel. The new "EnergiePark Emmen" will strengthen the regional power…

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CompanyEnergyPeople

New president elected for regional energy supplier

Rolf Schären will chair Limeco's Board of Directors from 1 May. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of EKZ and former Chief Financial Officer of Dietikon succeeds Stefano Kunz.…

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EnergyFinancing strategiesSustainability

Solar project combines own electricity and regional investment

The Schloss Turbenthal Foundation is building a solar power plant on the roofs of its village for deaf people. Interested parties can participate in the plant, which has over 150…

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EnergyLocation PromotionSustainability

Research project focuses on seasonal energy storage

HEIG-VD and Planair are working on an underground seasonal heat storage facility that could be operational by 2030. With their BIG4HEAT project, the university and the engineering firm for energy…

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ConstructionEnergySustainability

Energy sales vary from region to region

Industrielle Betriebe Interlaken AG (IBI) sold slightly less electricity and significantly less gas in 2025. Water sales, however, increased. The company also reduced electricity prices by around 24 per cent…

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