Blowin' in the Wind

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The electricity law – putting a key argument of its opponents to the test

Nature and landscape conservation are not being compromised

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A refuge for birds, fish and beavers

The Hydropower Tour de Suisse – Aarekraftwerk Klingnau AG

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Full market liberalisation: opportunity, not a must

Supplier choice for small-scale consumers too?

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Stabilising the Electricity Grid with Water from the Valle Mesolcina

Important task in the remote mountain world

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H2 demand: a look into the crystal ball

Potential, costs and visions for the future of hydrogen

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Axpo accelerates Swiss solar initiative

In alpine, midland and urban areas

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Modern Axpo power plant produces energy for 14,000 households

Rüchlig power plant – a modern understatement in the centre of Aarau

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What’s behind the electricity price increases

Basic electricity supply prices are rising

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Alp da Schnaus used in many and varied ways

Combining leisure, nature and energy generation in Ilanz/Glion

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Premiere in the Canton of Schwyz

Axpo and EWS give new impetus with first alpine solar plant in Canton Schwyz

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Reserve power plants as part of the Swiss electricity system

Drawing energy only in an emergency

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Hydrogen from the Rhine – a key pillar of Switzerland’s energy future

Axpo will produce up to 350 tonnes of hydrogen per year from Rhine water

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Green hydrogen simply explained

Axpo goes for H2 as an energy carrier

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Full acceleration of approval procedures

Currently we are taking too long

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EU Nature Restoration Law narrowly survives crucial vote

European Parliament split over environmental policy

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"We still have the spirit and passion of the early days"

Interview with Katja Stommel on Volkswind's 30th anniversary

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Seven reasons to build wind power plants in Switzerland

Wind power generates winter electricity

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The six main basics of hydropower

Clean, efficient and important for security of supply

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Renewables on the rise throughout the world

Renewables like PV and wind are booming – but we need even more growth

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Caischavedra – A giant yesterday, a dwarf today

Thirty years ago, Axpo built the largest solar plant of the time in the Swiss Alps

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Large-scale alpine solar plant "Ovra Solara Magriel" in the starting blocks

Solar offensive forges ahead: 10-megawatt plant above Disentis

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Wind power – yes please!

Swiss wind energy: getting the locals on board

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For more winter power

The largest alpine solar plant in the production profile

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The wind has shifted

Swiss wind energy: insignificant today – a pillar for reliable supply tomorrow

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Expansion of renewables and nature protection? No contradiction

Politics and industry want faster expansion of PV, wind and hydropower

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Jak powstaje wodór?

Szary, zielony, żółty – teoria kolorów H2

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Czym właściwie jest wodór?

Obecny wszędzie, ale nigdy sam

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Energetyczny multitalent wodoru

Wodór w praktyce

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Transformacja energetyczna z udziałem obywateli

Jak wzmacniać poparcie społeczne dla energii wiatrowej i słonecznej?

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Energia słoneczna z anteny satelitarnej

„Zimowa” energia z innowacyjnego projektu solarnego w Alpach

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Na górze energia słoneczna – na dole truskawki

Dlaczego pilnie potrzebujemy więcej agrofotowoltaiki

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Axpos photovoltaic ambition for Switzerland increases sixfold

Improved framework paves the way for solar offensive

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Energy from pumpkins

Jona fermentation plant runs on pumpkin power

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Solar power for over 300,000 Swiss households

Axpo launches solar offensive. Winter power from the Alps and the motorway

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Czy droga w kierunku neutralności klimatycznej UE będzie wyboista?

Europejski Zielony Ład: Pakiet „Fit for 55”

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Solar power from the mountains – how does that work?

Test your energy knowledge

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3.3 gigawatt hours of winter electricity

Switzerland's largest alpine solar plant fully operational

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Garden waste in summer slumber

When silo bales store energy for the winter

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When wind becomes electricity

Test your energy knowledge

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Solar yield at 2500 metres

The challenges of building the largest alpine solar plant

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Last solar board installed

A milestone at AlpinSolar Muttsee

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Countering misconceptions

Seven reasons for the construction of ground-mounted systems

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“Create conditions for investments in renewables”

Axpo and Goldenergy host energy challenge debate in Portugal

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“Employees are the most important key to growth”

Axpo powers ahead in France

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Unassuming but essential

In the canton of Glarus, hydropower reveals its potential

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Four reasons why hydropower is having a hard time in Switzerland

Hydropower is crucial to the energy transition

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From satellite dish to solar plant

Winter power in the Valais Alps thanks to an innovative project

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"We have the know-how"

Growth strategy for solar and wind until 2030

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Off into new heights

Large-scale solar plants make a significant contribution to the prevention of a winter power gap

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5 MWp from floating solar panels

A new function for a former gravel pit

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From inside as from above

Extraordinary pictures of a wind turbine

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Before the rotor blades start turning

A gigantic construction: Building a wind power plant

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Those who make sure electricity flows

A guest commentary by Christoph Brand in the NZZ

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Energy knowledge in high demand

Energy dialogue: The ten most read articles

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A technology for the future?

Organic solar cells

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Bright as the sun

Solar energy: How well informed are you - a quiz

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One small step toward the energy transition

AlpinSolar produces electricity for the first time

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Demand could boom as of 2030

PwC study on hydrogen

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Construction at an altitude of over 2500 meters

Steady progress on Switzerland’s largest alpine solar power plant at the Muttsee dam wall

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Construction at an altitude of over 2500 meters

Steady progress on Switzerland’s largest alpine solar power plant at the Muttsee dam wall

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Battery costs to be halved by 2050

Large comparative study by the University of Münster

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Equipe à grande vitesse

Axpo has significantly increased its team in France

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Urban safari

Bioparc Valencia relies on 100% green electricity

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Rozszczepianie wody

Wodór – elastyczny nośnik energii w czasie zwrotu energetycznego

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How does a Spanish tortilla become climate friendly?

Axpo Iberia supplies green electricity to potato producer Patatas Meléndez

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"Energy Payback Time" and more

Reliable facts on solar energy

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Stirring things up with a really big spoon

Hydrogen projects – Australia, Oman, Spain and Germany moving forward

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Technical potential of 9 to 11 GW

New study for photovoltaics on infrastructure in Switzerland

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Swiss Grand Canyon

En route in "Axpoland": Through the wild Rhine Gorge

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Environmental refurbishment – mammoth task for hydropower

Balancing electricity production and environmental protection

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Learning to garden

A sprouting garden using soil products from Axpo Biomasse AG

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How high is your solar IQ?

Test you solar energy knowledge

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High electricity production during the winter

Study: Climate change is altering Switzerland's water balance

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Abundant electricity from the sun

Study shows: Wind and solar power could cover global energy demand by one hundred times.

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Shine with the sun

Solar quiz: Test your knowledge

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Renewable energy from horse manure

Axpo at the Longines CSIO St. Gallen jumping tournament

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Solar power for sweets

CKW: Solar contracting for chocolate manufacturer Aeschbach Chocolatier AG

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Energia ze Słońca

Czy wiesz, że w każdej sekundzie w wyniku fuzji jądrowej, w postaci promieniowania, emitowane jest tyle energii, ile zużywa ludzkość w ciągu roku? Poznaj więcej ciekawostek o Słońcu.

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Construction under consideration of the nature park

Underground power line in the Schaffhausen nature park

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Umowy PPA z odbiorcami końcowymi przyszłością branży energetycznej w Polsce

W 2020 r. zakontraktowana moc w ramach korporacyjnych umów na zakup energii (Corporate PPA) w Europie wzrosła w stosunku do 2019 r. o blisko 60%.

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Sharing key technologies

Hydrogen future: Axpo Italia and RINA to promote innovative projects

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Zielona energia - fakty i mity

Na temat możliwości korzystania z zielonej energii w firmie powstało wiele mitów. Część z nich, jak konieczność inwestowania w kosztowne instalacje czy długi okres zwrotu inwestycji stały się barierami, przez które aż 95% przedsiębiorców nie decyduje się na OZE*. Jakie warunki faktycznie należy spełnić, by móc korzystać w firmie z zielonej energii? Co przedsiębiorca może na tym zyskać?

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EU Hydrogen Strategy

The EU focuses on a hydrogen economy and the integration of the energy system

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Hydrogen basics

Storing renewable energies

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Highway 4.0

Solar energy in the transport sector – research and pilot projects

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Axpo voted Portugal’s best 100% renewable energy supplier

Portuguese subsidiary Goldenergy chosen by consumers for top award

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On the road to renewable power purchase agreements

Clean energy for Italian companies: Axpo Italia's ‘Green Route’ to corporate PPAs

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Power demand on the rise – strong growth in renewables and H2

McKinsey & Co.: Global Energy Perspective 2021

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Axpo no. 1 at solar auction in France

The Axpo subsidiary Urbasolar has gained a market share of 38 per cent in tenders for solar canopies.

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Combined forces on the road

Successful integration and cooperation in the extended Berom team

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Solving the problem at the source

Solar plants cause voltage fluctuations

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Off to the mountains!

Enjoy the mountains and the cool alpine air at the Muttsee

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Pioneer project above the fog line

Solar power from the Muttenalp

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"We need a new solution for winter power"

Solar researcher Annelen Kahl on the solar project in the Glarus Alps

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Solar energy will boom worldwide

World Energy Outlook of the International Energy Agency

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Smooth operator 2

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Strong tailwind for Axpo

Volkswind success at auctions in France

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"We will be among the top three PPA providers"

Axpo Deutschland plans to use the experience gained in other countries in 2021

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From construction site to grassy meadow

Recultivation following completion of the large-scale Linth-Limmern construction project

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A full load of sun for pizza and panettone

Axpo Italia builds a solar plant for the Italian bakery products supplier Italmill

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Green electricity for more environmentally friendly chocolate packaging

Axpo Italia concludes PPA with traditional aluminum foil manufacturer

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Axpo Biomass in Eglisau

First success in implementing the expansion strategy

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Spectral play of colours on solar plant in Toulouse

The largest urban solar plant ever built

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Axpo at Disneyland Paris

Axpo and Disneyland Paris are building one of Europe's largest solar canopies

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Why cowpats can be good for the climate

Axpo Iberia signs Spain’s first long-term biomethane deal with pioneering milk farm

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Naturbett® horse bedding – made by Axpo

New innovative product

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Switzerland’s first digital hydropower plant

A key for innovative energy production

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Axpo turns its employees into solar entrepreneurs

Solar plant at Axpo headquarters oversubscribed by a factor more than 5

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Self-consumption made easy

Básica, Óptima, and Premium: three solar solutions for all types of SMEs

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Winter power from house facades

Solar facades also have potential in Switzerland

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Is Tesla a potential PPA opponent?

The electric car boom in Germany is stirring up the power industry

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Solar power on top – potatoes down below

Dual use of agricultural land with agrivoltaics

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Solar power for Galliker Transport AG

Powerful solar farm for the Car House in Altishofen

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We need better incentives for sustainable electricity

Switzerland has the wrong instruments for promoting renewable energies. A guest article by Thomas Sieber (Chairman of the Board of Directors Axpo) and Gianni Operto (President AEE) published in the Tages Anzeiger of 20 July 2020.

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Visit the Smart Energy Lab

We have the ideal program for you when the sun is not shining and the raindrops are falling: A visit to the Smart Energy Lab.

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Solar roof in Baden

Fabio Giddey, solar technician at CKW, about the solar system at the Baden campus

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"Not all electricity is the same"

New Smart Energy Lab at Umwelt Arena Spreitenbach

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"The floating market premium is the more effective solution"

Christoph Sutter, Head of New Energies at Axpo, talks about his experience with the "floating market premium" in the international environment.

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Hydropower: A storable energy

So much energy is available in Swiss reservoirs

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How do you produce electricity from the sun?

Test your energy knowledge (3)

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Green electricity for fuel supply chains

Axpo Iberia signs long-term PPA with leading petroleum supplier CLH Group

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"We demand a floating market premium"

Axpo President of the Board Thomas Sieber in an interview with CH Media

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Electricity from hydropower

Test your energy knowledge (2)

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Producing carbon-neutral fuel from renewable energy

Axpo Nordic supplies wind power for environmentally friendly power-to-fuel-project in Sweden

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Solar power from the greenhouse

What raspberries, weather and power production have in common

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Run-of-river hydropower – in simple terms

Hydropower supplies around 60 percent of the energy produced in Switzerland. This is good, because electricity from hydropower is renewable, indigenous, reliable and climate-friendly (CO2-free).

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Urbasolar is building a 5-MWp solar plant near Toulouse

13,888 floating solar panels

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Smooth operator

Switzerland's storage power plants supply important power during the winter.

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Solar energy from Swiss rooftops

Study by the ETH Lausanne: Solar potential amounts to about 24 TWh

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Cutting through the wall

How the Isola dam at San Bernardino is being restructured

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"It's time for a green economy"

Claudia Casciaro about the strategic direction of Axpo Biomasse AG

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Switzerland should rely on solar energy

National Fund researchers: An important role for hydropower

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Tailor-made trading strategies, increasing returns

Axpo is using data science to support the marketing of wind power across Europe

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Solar power from the mountains

Studies indicate: Photovoltaics can produce lots of electricity at high altitudes during the winter

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"It won't happen without investments"

SP National Councilman Roger Nordmann a guest at Axpo

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High taxes penalise Swiss Producers

The international competitiveness of Swiss hydropower

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Profiting from low interest rates

ETH study on the competitiveness of renewable energies

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Wind power for affordable cars

Axpo Energy Romania cooperates with Dacia and VERBUND

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Urbasolar and the City

The Axpo subsidiary starts building Toulouse's largest solar energy park in an urban environment

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Hydro 4.0

First digital hydropower plant in Switzerland

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Overhead canopies: Solar power from the parking lot

How the Axpo subsidiary Urbasolar generates power from parking areas

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"PV will become mass marketable"

The founders of the Axpo subsidiary Urbasolar in a video interview

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Energy and nature united

The Klingnau Reservoir and its many facets

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In love with clean electricity

EROS Electric guarantees renewable, local, CO2-neutral power for electric vehicles

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Renewable, but not infinite

How much potential is there in Swiss hydropower?

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The sun is rising in Évora

PPA from Axpo enables commissioning of huge solar park in Portugal

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Bananas!

There's lots of energy in banana skins

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Energy from organic waste?

How this works and what else Axpo is involved in

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A PPA in three weeks and six days

Axpo Nordic concludes complex deal in record time

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The solar power business

Urbasolar develops photovoltaic systems since 2006

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"An agile and very successful SME"

Mister Renewables Christoph Sutter zum Kauf von Urbasolar

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"Mediator between producers and consumers"

Why Axpo sees great potential in the international PPA business

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A climate-friendly energy system

Switzerland ranks second in the WEF's "Energy Transition Index"

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Green electricity for e-bike charging stations

Axpo Iberia now supplies Madrid's urban transport services

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"Photovoltaics has a future"

Christoph Sutter on the opportunities for solar energy development

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Eco-power for soil

Axpo liquid fertiliser

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How the solar cell found the spotlight

Alexandre Edmond Becquerel and the story of photovoltaics

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Where the wind blows

Wind atlas for Switzerland with updated data

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Cuddling by the fire

Comfortable warmth with firewood from Axpo Tegra

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Number 1 in green electricity

Axpo markets approx. 14,000 MW in Europe

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PPAs on the agenda

What awaits Axpo at this year's E-world

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Strong in PPA

We have the know-how

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The dark side of the energy turnaround

A great deal has gone wrong in Germany's transformation of the power system

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Nature knows no mercy

The Mauvoisin power plants are at nature's mercy in winter and in summer.

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Power from the mountains

The high mountains offer less than ideal conditions for wind power

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Hydropower: Expansion target endangered

Energy Strategy 2050 and environmental concerns in conflict

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What is the most efficient lighting?

Facts and figures on the topic of energy

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For a good climate footprint

Christian Giezendanner knows why composting makes sense

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Axpo and its castles

Building surge tanks for energy production

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Proper disposal pays off

The advantages of waste separation - for you and the environment

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Connected as a partner

Axpo and its hydropower plants - Who recognises our assets?

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Happy cows, happy farmer

The advantages of Axpo compost bedding

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Plastic bags in organic waste

A challenge for the Kompogas plants

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Water's power

Off to nature in the High Rhine region – to eleven hydropower plants

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Swiss larch...

...makes for a tidy garden

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"Every wind power plant feeds a giant database"

The challenges in the wind industry

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Solar System: How it works

How electric energy is produced from sunlight

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Priority for electric vehicles

Axpo expands its e-mobility network in Italy

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A Big Mac becomes energy

Axpo and McDonald's have been cooperating since 2009

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"The wind business is doing well"

Christoph Sutter, Head of New Energies, on the development of the Axpo wind portfolio

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Working in the wind

Operations at the "Axpo" Global Tech I wind farm

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More than just a breeze

Wind energy is an important market of the future for Axpo.

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Inside a dam

A look into the Zervreila hydropower plant

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Close to the wind

Global Tech I deliveries energy for nearly 445,000 households

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More wind with Axpo

Making wind projects possible with know-how and market proximity

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Hydropower does not come free

Property reversion and new concessions for hydropower plants

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Environmentalists' dilemma

Green energy and nature in harmony – can that work?

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Hydropower - local and clean

Amazing figures on hydroelectric power plants

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Missing money

The profitability of Swiss hydropower: A study

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Hydropower: Do the melting glaciers help?

ETH researchers identify locations for future hydropower

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Geothermal heat islands

Unutilised energy potential lies below the ground in urban areas

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Producing power with kites

Researchers are working on innovative wind power plants

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In harmony with nature

CKW produces electricity with wind power for 600 households in the Entlebuch

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Strong winds at Axpo

From development to marketing

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Every little bit helps

Small rivers and residual water to produce power

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Free ride for fish

Eglisau-Glattfelden hydro power plant: Elevator and ladder for fish

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Habitat

Beznau, Eglisau, Klingnau: In harmony with nature

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More melt water until 2050

How climate change impacts hydropower

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Renewable – reliable – domestic!

Axpo is the largest producer of hydropower in Switzerland

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Is Axpo a renewable company?

Are you familiar with our assets? Test yourself.

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A photovoltaic system at the Muttsee – An option for the future