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    This is how Axpo positions itself in energy policy issues - political positions, consultations, contacts with the political team (Public Affairs)

    Energy market

    Energy market 12.05.2022

    From weather to war

    What's behind high electricity prices?

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    Energy market 06.05.2022

    7 things you need to know about hedging electricity prices

    The most important facts about electricity, gambling, hedging and rescue umbrellas

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    Energy market 05.05.2022

    Power trading - so simple, so complex

    Over the counter, on the exchange: where market players meet

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    Energy market 04.04.2022

    How hedging works in energy markets

    A guide to initial margins and variation margins

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    Energy market 23.02.2022

    Green electricity for automotive suppliers

    Axpo facilitates wind farm PPA for VERBUND in Romania

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    Energy market 16.02.2022

    Record high power prices – positive or negative?

    Successful energy trading is only possible with sufficient liquidity

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    Energy market 17.01.2022

    Sustainable Finance: Nuclear power & natural gas = "green"?

    Where do the EU's green billions end up?

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    Energy market 15.12.2021

    "We came to stay"

    Axpo Austria celebrates its 20th anniversary

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    Energy market 14.12.2021

    Coalition wants significant expansion of renewables

    Is the new German government putting the expansion of renewables ahead of species protection?

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    Energy market 08.12.2021

    Taking Portugal by storm

    39% of customers changing supplier chose Goldenergy

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    Energy market 28.09.2021

    Greater transparency regarding electricity mix disclosure

    Guarantees of origin (GOs)

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    Energy market 10.09.2021

    How the electricity price is determined

    Electricity price increases in Switzerland and Europe

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    Energy market 15.06.2021

    Green power mix from Switzerland

    Energy transition study by the ETH Lausanne – political framework conditions important

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    Energy market 13.06.2021

    "Six objectives for the energy debate"

    Christoph Brand on the public debate

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    Energy market 11.05.2021

    "Security of supply remains the responsibility of politicians and the administration"

    Axpo CEO Christoph Brand: Reply to Federal Councillor Sommaruga

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    Energy market 05.05.2021

    Climate policy is energy policy

    CO2 Act: Christoph Brand in L'Agefi

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    Energy market 05.05.2021

    Climate policy is energy policy

    Global warming is the greatest challenge of the 21st century. With its ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement, Switzerland has committed to a 50-per cent reduction of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

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    Energy market 24.03.2021

    Tightly interconnected European energy industry

    Study on price development on wholesale power markets

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    Energy market 16.02.2021

    The way to achieve Switzerland’s energy transition

    Guest commentary in the Tagesanzeiger from 13.02.2021

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    Energy market 12.02.2021

    How Axpo power plants prevented a blackout

    Electricity shortage in north-western Europe

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    Energy market 08.01.2021

    Green Deal: Consequences for Switzerland

    The EU acquis is developing

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    Energy market 13.11.2020

    "We need energy"

    Interview with Axpo CEO Christoph Brand

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    Energy market 23.09.2020

    "We must abandon energy policy ideologies"

    Axpo CEO Christoph Brand in an interview with the NZZ

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    Energy market 23.09.2020

    Maximum funding efficiency through floating market premiums

    Contribution to the debate on the new Energy Act/Part 2

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    Energy market 22.09.2020

    Creating suitable regulatory conditions

    Contribution to the debate on the new Energy Act/Part 1

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    Energy market 15.06.2020

    Post-corona energy and climate policy

    First virtual Axpo live stream session

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    Energy market 11.05.2020

    Demand for electricity falls by five percent

    The International Energy Agency (IAE) expects global electricity demand to fall by five percent in 2020, and by as much as ten percent in certain regions severely affected by the Covid 19 pandemic.

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    Energy market 24.04.2020

    Where will our future power supply come from

    We can’t just rely on imports. What we need is a Swiss formula: PV+Hy+60

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    Energy market 24.03.2020

    How is electricity generated?

    Electricity is generated in a variety of ways. Whether hydropower or nuclear energy, wind or solar energy, each form of production has its strengths and weaknesses. Do you know them?

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    Energy market 10.03.2020

    The ABC’s of energy terminology

    Do you speak volts, watts and hertz?

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    Energy market 05.03.2020

    A climate-neutral Switzerland by 2050

    Renewable power as the key to our future

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    Energy market 03.03.2020

    A premiere for Swissgrid

    For the first time, a 380-kilovolt high-voltage cable is being laid in the ground

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    Energy market 28.01.2020

    Getting away from coal and nuclear

    Expensive and controversial German energy turnaround

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    Energy market 08.01.2020

    Green Deal: What the EU wants

    A climate-neutral Europe by the year 2050

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    Energy market 12.11.2019

    Betting on the right horse

    Study on PPA market potential: Demand increasing rapidly

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    Energy market 25.09.2019

    "Beznau – an engineering masterpiece"

    The importance of the Beznau nuclear power plant in the Canton of Aargau

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    Energy market 04.09.2019

    "The Young Soul"

    The third generation and the opportunities for change

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    Energy market 27.08.2019

    Enough power for the future?

    An objective perspective on security of supply

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    Energy market 23.08.2019

    "Only the best is good enough"

    The second generation and the island culture

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    Energy market 14.08.2019

    Bright sunshine in all directions

    The solar energy business is booming throughout Europe

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    Energy market 06.08.2019

    Role model Kurt Küffer

    The first nuclear power plant director in Switzerland created the "we" feeling

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    Energy market 23.07.2019

    "Everyone pulling together"

    The first generation and the Beznau Spirit

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    Energy market 19.07.2019

    "Doing nothing will result in a major power deficit"

    Interview with Empa researcher Martin Rüdisüli

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    Energy market 15.07.2019

    Three generations

    Testimonies on the 50 years of the Beznau nuclear power plant

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    Energy market 26.06.2019

    "A piece of Swiss heritage"

    Mike Dost, Director of the Beznau nuclear power plant, on the 50-year anniversary of KKB

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    Energy market 18.06.2019

    "The most independent, reliable energy supplier"

    The beginnings of nuclear energy in Switzerland

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    Energy market 04.06.2019

    High up to the ibexes

    New passenger cableway at Limmern pumped storage plant

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    Energy market 23.05.2019

    50 years Beznau nuclear power plant

    The benefits of a secure domestic power supply

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    Energy market 23.04.2019

    Beznau 50-year anniversary

    Half a century of climate-friendly power production

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    Energy market 02.04.2019

    Nuclear energy as a key bridging technology

    Where do things stand with the Energy Strategy 2050 goals?

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    Energy market 11.03.2019

    Switzerland - a power pioneer

    Figures on the topic of energy - and a look into the past

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    Energy market 10.01.2019

    Dishwashing? No thanks!

    Figures on the topic of energy - and a good excuse.

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    Energy market 06.12.2018

    The Star of Laufenburg interconnection

    A milestone for the pan-European electricity industry

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    Energy market 30.11.2018

    A start-up genius

    Who invented it: Werner von Siemens and the dynamo

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    Energy market 22.10.2018

    Earthquake hazard "exaggerated"

    The supervisory authority ENSI’s statement on a hazardous nuclear power plant incident occurring only every 10,000 years

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    Energy market 21.09.2018

    Power plants: Capacities are dropping

    Less security of supply in Europe

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    Energy market 31.07.2018

    The Mastermind

    Who invented it - Thomas Alva Edison and the light bulb

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    Energy market 30.07.2018

    Let there be light

    Energy facts and figures

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    Energy market 04.07.2018

    With the brakes on

    Hydropower: Approx. 500 million francs needed for replacement investments

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    Energy market 13.06.2018

    No radiation risk

    Beznau safe in the case of earthquakes

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    Energy market 02.05.2018

    «KKB is in good condition»

    Mike Dost, Head of Beznau, on KKB 1

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    Energy market 13.04.2018

    A Scotsman generates steam

    Who invented it: James Watt

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    Energy market 28.03.2018

    What the PSW Limmern can do

    A big battery in the mountains

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    Energy market 06.03.2018

    KKB unit 1: What's next

    Axpo executives address the public

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    Energy market 06.03.2018

    «Safety is ensured»

    ENSI gives green light for Beznau Unit 1

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    Energy market 28.02.2018

    Magnetic fields and electricity

    Who discovered it: André Marie Ampère

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    Energy market 16.02.2018

    All about power masts

    The basis for reliable electricity transport

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    Energy market 31.01.2018

    Electricity's journey

    How Axpo’s power reaches the electrical outlet

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    Energy market 12.01.2018

    When dead frogs twitch

    Who invented it: Alessandro Volta and the battery

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    Energy market 05.01.2018

    Repairmen deployed due to Burglind

    Emergency for Axpo grid operations

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    Energy market 18.10.2017

    Expand crisis-proof data communication

    Axpo joins forces with WZ-Systems AG

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    Energy market 07.09.2017

    Magic with control energy

    How fluctuations in production and consumption are managed

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    Energy market 13.02.2017

    Coal is the culprit

    The collapse of electricity prices: Commodity prices are to blame

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    Energy market 25.10.2016

    How Axpo saves electricity

    This film explains how Axpo Grids (Assets) supports sustainability

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    Energy market 11.09.2016

    Magnificent weather for a magnificent piece of work!

    Report: Christening of the Muttsee dam

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    Energy market 30.08.2016

    The dam holds what it promises!

    Limmern pumped storage plant: First reservoir filling on the Muttenalp

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