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  • Launch of sustainable energy network in Urdorf

    Launch of sustainable energy network in Urdorf

    The official ground-breaking ceremony in the municipality of Urdorf marked the start of construction of the Urdorf energy network. In collaboration with Energie360°, it will supply up to 150 properties belonging to private individuals and municipal facilities with regional thermal energy for heating and hot water from autumn 2026, according to the energy supplier.

    To this end, an energy solution will be implemented that utilises heating energy from wood chips and waste heat from the Dietikon waste incineration plant. According to Energie360°, the climate-friendly heating strategy reduces dependence on fossil fuels and price fluctuations. Around 4000 tonnes of CO2 can be saved in Urdorf every year.

    More than 1500 households could benefit from the connection, it says. By taking the step towards a sustainable energy supply, the municipality is fulfilling a “role model function in the area of energy and the environment”, according to municipal president Sandra Rottensteiner.

    The network is a relevant component of regional energy planning on the way to becoming a climate-neutral municipality. Urdorf wants to achieve the goal of climate neutrality by 2050. Heat from wood chips and waste incineration plants is seen as a climate-friendly, regional alternative to heat from fossil fuels.

    Energie360° is organising an information event for citizens. On Monday, 10 November 2025 from 6 pm, interested parties can learn about the current status of the Urdorf energy network and find out how they can connect to the property. This information evening will take place in the Embrisaal (Im Embi 8) in Urdorf.

  • New energy network to support the city of Wädenswil’s net-zero target

    New energy network to support the city of Wädenswil’s net-zero target

    Energie 360° and the city of Wädenswil want to contribute to the city’s net-zero target with an energy network. Specifically, the plan is to utilise the water of Lake Zurich to generate renewable heat, the Zurich-based energy supplier announced in a press release. To this end, the two partners intend to set up Energieverbund Wädenswil AG, in which the city of Wädenswil will hold a 51 per cent stake and Energie 360° a 49 per cent stake.

    On 9 February, the voters of Wädenswil gave the green light to the plans to establish the energy association with 66.04 percent of the votes, according to the press release. “The city of Wädenswil is investing in the future,” city mayor Philipp Kutter is quoted as saying. “A clean energy supply benefits everyone and reduces our dependence on fossil fuels.”

    The plans include two underground energy centres in the new Gessner site and at the Rietlau car park. Excess waste heat from the Rietlau wastewater treatment plant will also be used in the second energy centre. Energie 360° also wants to integrate its Untermosen heating network, which has been in operation in Wädenswil since 2011, into the new network.

    “Utilising the locally available energy from Lake Zurich for the energy supply makes ecological and economic sense,” says Energie 360° CEO Jörg Wild. If everything goes according to plan, the first customers will be able to obtain renewable heat from the network as early as 2026. In its final stage, the network is expected to avoid emissions of around 15,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.

  • Sustainable heat supply planned in Bülach

    Sustainable heat supply planned in Bülach

    Energie 360° and the town of Bülach are starting to set up an energy network, for which the energy centre will be built from 2026. According to a press release from the energy company, the plan is to utilise the waste heat from the Furt wastewater treatment plant for heating and hot water.

    The plant offers potential for up to 300 properties. This could save around 2600 tonnes of CO2 per year. According to the energy service provider, the Bülach districts of Hinterbirch and Grampen as well as the city centre are to be supplied with regionally generated and CO2-neutral heat from autumn 2028. Homeowners and property managers can already use an online platform to check connection options to the energy network and calculate indicative prices.

    Geothermal probes are not permitted in Bülach’s groundwater protection zones, and the energy network is “a central piece of the puzzle” in the city’s energy and climate strategy, according to the explanatory statement. “The energy network fits in with our endeavours to ensure that the town of Bülach has a modern and sustainable infrastructure,” says town councillor Andrea Spycher.

    The investment sum for the energy network will be borne by Energie 360°. According to the energy company, the project could also be the start of a future district heating network. Energie 360° is currently examining opportunities to utilise other sustainable energy sources with the aim of a large-scale supply of local district heating.

  • Partnership for a sustainable energy supply in Volketswil

    Partnership for a sustainable energy supply in Volketswil

    Energie 360° and Vantage Data Centres have entered into a partnership to set up an energy network. The data centre operator based in the US state of Colorado is planning to build a new data centre campus in Volketswil. According to a press release, the planned utilisation of waste heat at the new site will create the “ideal energy source for an energy network”. “We are delighted about this partnership and the fact that we can make a contribution to the decarbonisation of the energy system,” Wolfgang Zepf, Country Manager of Vantage Switzerland, is quoted as saying.

    Construction of the energy centre is scheduled to begin in summer 2025. From the end of 2028, 70 megawatts of neutral thermal energy are to be generated for 7,000 households in the municipalities of Volketswil, Greifensee, Schwerzenbach and Effretikon.

    Consumers will probably not have to wait that long. In order to be able to supply heat from the energy network as soon as possible, work has begun on creating a climate-friendly interim solution, according to the statement: “In order to utilise synergies with other construction work, Energie 360° is already building part of the transport pipeline between Volketswil and Effretikon. The first properties could be supplied with climate-friendly heat as early as the end of 2026.

  • A step towards a fossil-free future

    A step towards a fossil-free future

    The city of Zurich’s energy planning envisages making better use of renewable energy sources in future. With an approval rate of 88 per cent, the voters of Zurich said yes to the CHF 128 million project loan for the Altstetten and Höngg energy network.
    The urban areas of Altstetten and Höngg offer ideal conditions for an energy network. They have a high heat consumption density and are close to the heat source, the Werdhölzli sewage treatment plant. The commissioning of the Altstetten and Höngg energy network makes it possible to utilise the previously unused heat potential of the Werdhölzli wastewater treatment plant.

    The temperature of the treated wastewater is between 11 degrees Celsius in winter and around 25 degrees Celsius in summer. Entsorgung + Recycling Zürich treats up to 80 million cubic metres of wastewater every year. Before the purified water flows into the Limmat, it passes through the waste heat utilisation building, where the heat is extracted. In the energy centre, heat pumps raise the temperature to the level required for useful heat.

    Another heat supplier is the sewage sludge utilisation plant, which is also located on the site. The waste heat generated during the incineration of the sewage sludge is a valuable source of energy. Verbund utilises both the direct excess heat from the sewage sludge utilisation plant and the condensation heat from the exhaust gases. As the sewage sludge utilisation plant has temperatures of 70 to 80 degrees Celsius, it can be fed directly into the system without having to go through a heat pump.

    In addition, the waste heat from ice production at the ZSC Lions’ new Swiss Life Arena is fed into the anergy network. From summer 2022, the Swiss Life Arena’s energy centre will produce cooling for the connected properties, which will be used to cool the offices and commercial premises. The cooling is produced using highly efficient heat pumps.

    The Altstetten and Höngg energy network consists of various sub-perimeters. The Höngg and Altstetten Nord areas are largely connected to the energy network. In the Höngg-Zentrum and Altstetten Ost areas, implementation will take place from 2023 to 2032.

  • Urdorf municipal council approves framework for energy network

    Urdorf municipal council approves framework for energy network

    Energie 360° is planning an energy network in Urdorf based on CO2-free energy sources. The municipal council decided on the framework conditions for the implementation at its meeting on 26 February, as detailed in a press release. The energy network includes the suitability areas of Zentrum and Oberurdorf, as identified in the municipal energy plan. This is intended to support the desired transformation from fossil fuels to climate-friendly energy sources for heat production and thus the “net zero 2050” target.

    The planned plant will produce heat using sustainable energy sources such as burning wood chips, thereby reducing the environmental impact by around 4,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. The existing natural gas network is to be replaced in the medium term on the basis of Energie 360°’s transformation strategy. The first connections are planned for autumn 2026, according to the press release.

    The municipality of Urdorf’s involvement in the realisation of the planned district heating network is limited to the granting of a long-term building lease on part of the municipality’s own “Lätten” property for the construction of the necessary energy centre with an energy storage facility and permission to use public land. The realisation, financing and operation will be carried out entirely by Energie 360°, the statement continues. The municipality bears no entrepreneurial risk.

    Any realisation of the energy centre on the municipality’s own land will be based on a building lease to be granted to Energie 360°. The municipal council has approved this contract for an initial term of 50 years in accordance with the authority regulations of the municipal ordinance and cantonal requirements.

  • Stäfa receives renewable heating and cooling

    Stäfa receives renewable heating and cooling

    The municipality of Stäfa’s heating and cooling supply is to be modernised with a sustainable energy project. According to a press release, local industry and 500 properties in Stäfa will be supplied with renewable heat from Lake Zurich from 2026. The industrial companies will also receive renewable cooling for their cooling processes from the lake. The project is being realised by Energie 360°. The project aims to save 7,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide in future by replacing gas and oil heating systems. According to the press release, this reduction in emissions corresponds to the consumption of 2.6 million litres of fossil heating oil. Heat is to be generated using heat exchangers in an underground system. Construction of the lake water intake and the underground energy centre will begin in summer 2024. The first pipes for the heating and cooling network will be laid in 2025, and the industrial companies and the first properties will then be connected to the new heating and cooling supply from 2026.

    “Energie 360° has set itself the goal of supplying its customers exclusively with renewable energy by 2040,” Romeo Deplazes, Head of Solutions at Energie 360°, is quoted as saying in the press release. “The Stäfa energy network is a further step in Switzerland’s transformation from fossil to renewable energy.”

  • Illnau-Effretikon and Energie 360° agree on energy network

    Illnau-Effretikon and Energie 360° agree on energy network

    With a large-scale energy network, the city of Illnau-Effretikon wants to rapidly advance the transformation from fossil-fuelled heating systems to renewable energies, according to a media release. For the implementation of the plans and the subsequent operation, the city is relying on cooperation with Energie 360°. On 1 July, the city and the energy provider signed a cooperation agreement to this effect, as the city now informs.

    The preliminary project has been planned and developed with high priority since the beginning of the year. The first heat deliveries should take place in a few years. Until then, Energie 360° will be able to provide property owners with interim solutions in case the heating system breaks down prematurely.

    For the Vogelbuck and Watt areas, Energie 360° intends to operate the energy network from regionally available energy sources. According to the press release, the city council also plans to connect individual larger properties in the extended supply area to the energy network. The Bruggwiesen old people’s and care centre and the town hall are cited as examples. In principle, this option is also open to private heat consumers in the extended supply area.

    Property owners and commercial enterprises in the catchment area of the planned energy network should be given planning security for the district heating connection as soon as possible. According to the city, it will therefore always provide information on the results of the preliminary project as soon as they are available.

  • Energie 360° launches sustainable project for Zurich-Lengg and Zollikon

    Energie 360° launches sustainable project for Zurich-Lengg and Zollikon

    Energie 360° will start construction work on a new energy network on Monday, 17 April. According to a media release, the energy provider, together with the Lengg health cluster and the municipality of Zollikon, wants to heat and cool clinics and urban residential areas with climate-friendly Lake Zurich water from 2027. Zollikon still has to vote on whether to join the network.

    Regarding the suitability of the planning area for such a solution, the press release states that several large health care institutions and residential areas are located close to each other in the Lengg district of Zurich. This is an ideal prerequisite for an energy network to heat and cool the clinics, institutes and flats in a climate-friendly way. The water is to be collected in Lake Zurich near Zollikon and piped to Lengg.

    In addition to the health cluster and two urban residential areas with around 100 flats, the project will also be the starting signal for the construction of a district heating network in Zollikon, according to the energy company. It should then be possible to supply heating and cooling in Lengg and Zollikon for the first time from 2027. According to Energie 360°, the investment sum for the Lengg energy network is around 90 million Swiss francs.

    The health cluster will be the largest hospital landscape in Europe to use climate-neutral energy, it continues. This would save up to 10,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year at the hospitals alone. This is equivalent to the exhaust gases from the use of about 4 million litres of fossil fuel oil.

    Energie 360° has set itself the goal of supplying its customers exclusively with renewable energy by 2040.