"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).
"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.
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).
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."
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"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.
With its factory truck, Proxipel is betting on ultra-local pellet production
After more than ten years devoted to the design and industrialization of its technology, the company is now entering a new phase: the commercialization of its very first factories installed on a truck.
"Ideas considered marginal in the 1970s are now widely accepted"
For half a century, the Energy Foundation has been striving to promote a better understanding of energy issues, which are often complex but affect the entire population, and to foster democratic debate.
The cost of lack of foresight: illustration with electrification
"The entry barrier to electrification is high, but, once that obstacle is overcome, substantial savings are possible," recalls Dominique Bidou, the author of "Recivilisation".
"The new approach to solar power is to maximize self-consumption"
Interview with Bryan Umana, co-founder and COO of Solarsplit.