Altitude record with SolarStratos, tour of Lake Titicaca aboard PlanetSolar II: in 2025, Raphaël Domjan once again pushed the boundaries of solar energy. Interview
"For SMEs and micro-enterprises, which make up a large majority of the Swiss economic fabric, the transition is no longer a mere environmental option, but a strategic necessity to ensure our prosperity," says Christophe Barman, national co-president of the FSE.
"If we want to succeed in the energy transition, we must also accept financing it. That requires clear and reliable rules capable of guaranteeing sufficient incentives for investment," explains Michael Frank, director of AES.
Regulation issues, massive and unpredictable solar production in summer, the challenge of the average price, constant adaptation of the grid... the challenges are numerous for Romande Energie. Interview with Christian Petit, its CEO since 2019.
Digging to very great depths worries many. With its new approach, the company SwissDGS intends to restore the reputation of a source of energy that is contested despite its strong potential.
The renewable energy market has undergone a turbulent evolution over the past few years. "Despite this context, long-term opportunities remain attractive for investors in this sector," says Stian Ueland, manager of the DNB Renewable Energy fund at DNB Asset Management.
More and more trucks are crisscrossing North American and European roads despite two underlying problems: their price and the lack of charging infrastructure.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance has just updated its data. Electricity transmission and distribution costs will increase, but the consumer's bill could remain unchanged.
"In an ideal world, high-income individuals, aware of their responsibility, would voluntarily give up highly greenhouse-gas-emitting activities," explains Philippe Thalmann, professor of environmental economics at EPFL.
Switzerland's greatest challenge will be to succeed in combining these three societal objectives: climate action, energy security and ecological integrity.
