"One should not expect the energy transition to progress in a linear way"
Interview with Mélanie Beyeler, Global Head of Sustainable Investing at EFG.
"One should not expect the energy transition to progress in a linear way"
Interview with Mélanie Beyeler, Global Head of Sustainable Investing at EFG.
Smart building: how to increase the value of your investments through energy management
By combining energy management systems, decentralized generation and storage solutions, facility managers have a strategic opportunity: to transform their buildings according to the "building as a grid" model, says Kamal Mehta, Product & Offer Manager EMEA at Eaton.
When the rise of AI electrifies the values of renewable energy
A recent Harvard study highlights close links between the rise of data centers and clean energy. Behind the algorithms lies a purely material reality: a demand for electricity that is skyrocketing and disrupting grids and the energy transition.
Coal, the big winner of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
Faced with soaring gas prices, several countries — including China and India — have substituted coal for gas to produce their electricity, as highlighted by the latest semiannual report of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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Solar energy, the choice of the present time
"While nuclear power is necessarily part of the long term, photovoltaics and batteries fall into a different timescale: that of the needs we must meet today," says Richard Mesple, CEO of Local Energy.
"SME bosses in Switzerland do not wake up in the morning thinking ESG criteria"
Interview with Marie-Laure Chapatte, CSR Manager at the Neuchâtel Cantonal Bank (BCN).
The energy transition is not a cost, but an economic opportunity
"The rise of renewable energy and the reduction of our consumption of oil and gas have allowed Switzerland to avoid 31 billion francs in fossil fuel imports over the past fifteen years," says Pierrette Rey, spokesperson for WWF Switzerland.
The 1,2,4-triazole: a new chemical compound under surveillance in the Lake
According to Henri Klunge, newly elected deputy in the canton of Vaud and founder of Alcane Conseils, "the presence of this small molecule in the drinking water should remind us that our activities are not without consequences nor without risks for the environment."
"Crowdfunding allows people to actively participate in the energy transition"
Interview with Lukas Krienbuehl, a member of the executive team and head of communications and crowdfunding at Solarify.
For or against nuclear power? That is no longer the question
"In an energy context marked by significant uncertainties, can Switzerland afford to rule out certain sources of production from the outset?" asks Dominique Rochat, Energy & Infrastructure Project Manager at economiesuisse.
Nuclear fusion: "It is our duty to master this source of energy"
Since January 1, 2026, Switzerland is once again officially participating in the ITER project. We discuss this reintegration with Yves Martin, deputy director of the Swiss Plasma Center. Interview.
The buyback price for solar is falling: good news for the energy transition?
"How far is it fair to make tenants bear the burden of the incentives granted to owners to produce their electricity and thereby make savings, or even profits?" wonders Christian Rod, an energy transition expert and founder of the company CREST.