Climate change: Switzerland must commit to a just resilience
"Climate risks must imperatively be taken into account in the development of future adaptation policies, so that we can all be duly protected," says Adèle Thorens Goumaz.
Climate change: Switzerland must commit to a just resilience
"Climate risks must imperatively be taken into account in the development of future adaptation policies, so that we can all be duly protected," says Adèle Thorens Goumaz.
"Without actors like SEFA, many local projects would not see the light of day"
"Local and regional initiatives would not be taken on by large players, who focus on larger-scale projects," explains Laurent Balsiger, adding that the added value of a modestly sized DSO is to be their catalyst. Interview
What if your supplier paid you to consume electricity?
With the growing surpluses from photovoltaics — particularly during the summer — some European consumers are now encouraged, even paid, to increase their electricity consumption at certain times of the day. But what about Switzerland?
"Over time, a building that is poorly designed to withstand heat could lose value"
Interview with Boris Clivaz, CEO of GEFISWISS and shareholder of STEEN Sustainable Energy.
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Plea for a genuine opening of the energy market without a "Swiss finish"
"The transformation of the system is not an obstacle, but an opportunity provided that it gives electricity suppliers the freedom to assert themselves in the face of competition without being smothered by unnecessary regulations," reminds Jan Flückiger, public affairs manager at AES.
In Santa Marta, a decisive step toward the post-oil era has been taken
"By creating a more flexible space for dialogue, bringing together from the outset local authorities, indigenous peoples and economic actors, the conference sketches a model complementary to traditional UN negotiations," says Pierrette Rey, spokesperson for WWF Switzerland.
Divea, the EPFL spin-off that aims to filter and capture CO₂ at its source
Based near the Energypolis campus in Sion, the start-up is developing there a particular kind of capture technology: a graphene membrane perforated with holes at the molecular scale.
"Summer comfort has become an issue of public health and urban resilience"
Interview with Emanuel von Graffenried, director & partner at Bernard Nicod Conseils SA.
"A label can steer financial flows towards energy production in Switzerland"
President of the Valais Association of Electricity Producers (AVPEE) and general manager of FMV, Stéphane Maret vigorously defends this initiative. interview.
Accelerating grid resilience and reliability for a new energy era
"The events that occurred in Spain and in Berlin are not mere news items but rather warnings: yesterday's energy network is not up to the task of meeting tomorrow's challenges," warns Philippe Dogny, a renewable energy expert within the Eaton group.
Dry room, record power, recycling: Switzerland asserts itself in the race for batteries
Already active in research on their aging with the CircuBAT project, our country could take a new step with the construction of the world's largest battery in Aargau and the opening of a new dry room within the 'Battery Innovation Hub' of Neuchâtel.
Energy appetite: the hidden side of the 'sovereign cloud'
"For Switzerland to be able to guarantee its digital independence, it must find a balance between computing power, energy and sustainability," explain Bastien Girod and Marc Beierschoder, both partners at Deloitte Switzerland.