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Search for the price bottom continues…

European Energy Markets Monthly, March 2024

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Axpo’s climate strategy: ambitious and challenging in equal measure

Net zero ambition 

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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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Full market liberalisation: opportunity, not a must

Supplier choice for small-scale consumers too?

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Using CfDs, PPAs and liquid wholesale markets to combat volatility and high electricity prices

Agreement on the reform of the EU’s electricity market design

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Bearish momentum persists despite cold spell

European Energy Markets Monthly, February 2024

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Enriching views and insights Adrians assignment in Malmö

Adrian Meier, Trainee Machine Learning Engineering, joined the Physical Optimization & Struc-turing desk in Malmö for his second assignment. He gives us an in-depth insight into his daily life in Sweden.

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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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What does 2024 have in store for the Swiss electricity market?

Momentum for increased regulation continues

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Switzerland – EU electricity agreement: breakthrough in 2024?

Swiss Federal Council and European Commission present draft negotiating mandates

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Bearish 2023 looks set to continue

European Energy Markets Monthly, January 2024

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Kickstarting my career with Axpo’s Trainee programme

From Poland to Madrid: A Comprehensive Exploration of Axpo's Trainee Programme

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EU Parliament and Council reach agreement on energy market transparency

On 17 November 2023, the European Parliament and the Council found a political agreement on the ongoing reform of the Regulation on Energy Market.

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Scaling up a business while keeping its DNA

A Dutchman with a knack for smooth sailing

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Powering the energy transition with PPAs

A pioneer in power purchase agreements

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Axpo accelerates Swiss solar initiative

In alpine, midland and urban areas

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Sustainability at Axpo

Ambitious net-zero ambitions

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“A lot more specialists are required for the energy transition”

Interview with Axpo COO Henriette Wendt

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Christoph Brand on the response to the new Power Switcher

“The solution is a good mix of different technologies”

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Secure power supply impossible without trade

Secure power supply impossible without trade

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What’s behind green electricity?

A certified difference

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Abundant supply and subdued demand offset geopolitical risks

European Energy Markets Monthly, November 2023

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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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Mild weather and renewed nuclear confidence blunt winter risks

European Energy Markets Monthly, Oktober 2023

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20 years of Axpo Nordic: from start-up to industry leader

A story of passion, expertise and trust

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The consolidation bill is an important step towards implementing the energy transition

Further measures required to expand renewable energies

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What’s behind the electricity price increases

Basic electricity supply prices are rising

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Higher renewable targets for 2030 & better tools to implement them?

Revision of the EU Renewable Energy Directive

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Lots of expertise, pizza and the Axpo community in Baden

Engineering Power Conference 2023

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Collaborating with startups for a more sustainable future

The Power of Open Innovation at Axpo

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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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Markets shift towards bearish conditions

European Energy Markets Monthly, September 2023

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About robots and floating PV plants

Axpo Innovation Week: Engineering Power Conference 2023

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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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Annual overhaul keeps KKB in shape

Security of supply? We take care of it – today with Nicolai Braun

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Will the EU have enough money to finance its climate industry ambitions?

The Green Deal Industrial Plan

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Reserve power plants as part of the Swiss electricity system

Drawing energy only in an emergency

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Winter supply outlook improves despite mixed market signals

European Energy Markets Monthly, August 2023

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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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Myths and facts: 12 common misconceptions about electricity

Myths and misconceptions can be highly persistent

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Tools for the ‘grid doctors’

Security of supply? We take care of it – today with Cassandra Lehmann

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Green hydrogen simply explained

Axpo goes for H2 as an energy carrier

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From start-up to value-added trader

Axpo Singapore’s Managing Director on building a successful business from scratch

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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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PluSport Day combines sport, fun and inclusion

Stronger together: PluSporttag is much more than a sporting event

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Negative electricity price: Predictable trend?

Simply explained: Why the electricity price can be negative

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Fuels uncertainty lifts energy prices despite bearish power fundamentals

European Energy Markets Monthly, July 2023

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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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“I take climate change very seriously”

Working in an industry that is part of the solution – an originator’s perspective

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Satisfactory, reliable framework conditions are essential to facilitate investment

Facilitating investment in the development of renewable energies requires an adequate framework

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Enriching views and insights

Adrian's assignment in Malmö

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95% less CO2 by 2040?

Scientists publish report in support of European Green Deal

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Surging renewables bring an optimism that summer will test

European Energy Markets Monthly, June 2023

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Power increase improves electricity supply in the Untere Aaretal

The region will thus benefit from a sustainable energy supply

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Advancing the energy transition with long-term contracts

Security of supply? We’re on it, says Laurent Nanzer

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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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Where is winter electricity going to come from?

Only the right regulatory conditions will ensure rapid expansion

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National elections and energy prices dominate the debate

EU electricity market: reform in difficult times

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The Power of Sustainable Innovation: Together towards NET-Zero

Axpo and start-up accelerator Bluelion agree on partnership

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Disconnecting powerlines without interrupting supply – how?

Security of supply? We take care of it - today with Rainer Lietzow

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“Service with the passion of a start-up”

Happy 20th birthday, Axpo Deutschland!

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California’s duck curve visits Europe | Axpo

European Energy Markets Monthly, May 2023

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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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Celebrating ten years of our traineeship programme

Bigger, better, bolder in supporting our future talent

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Wind power – yes please!

Swiss wind energy: getting the locals on board

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Joint gas purchasing: hope for the EU - but without Switzerland?

Swiss companies can only participate in new platform as sellers

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Solar power, not blanket bans

The ‘site dependency’ criterion is slowing expansion

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For more winter power

The largest alpine solar plant in the production profile

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Winter ends with relief, but new challenges arise

European Energy Markets Monthly, April 2023

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Time to look to the future

Management audit finds no major shortcomings or cause for complaint

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European Commission publishes proposals to revise EU internal electricity market

Evolution instead of hasty revolution

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More Renewables, More Regulation

Mantelerlass: after the National Council, a mixed picture emerges

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Beware of emerging supply risks

European Energy Markets Monthly, March 2023

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The first partner power plant in Switzerland

Wägital power plant: a model student among pioneer plants

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The wind has shifted

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

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Natural hydrogen: More than just a hope?

Discoveries of natural hydrogen are accumulating

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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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Regulatory activities in the Swiss electricity market

A guide to short-term and long-term measures

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EU internal electricity market: Better protection against extreme price fluctuations?

European Commission seeks proposals to revise electricity trading and support instruments

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Security of supply: the Axpo top ten

Over a hundred years of reliability: the key role of Axpo in Switzerland’s power supply

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Axpo Italy powers ambitious e-scooter sharing service

Need a ride? Rent one!

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Supply security: a combination of production, trade and market

Switzerland’s current energy supply has grown historically. The system has been continuously adapted and improved due to technological and social changes. The interaction between trade and production is of fundamental importance. An analysis by Polynomics has come to the conclusion that trading increases not only efficiency, but ultimately also supply security.

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For more security of supply: Hydropower goes digital

Tour de Suisse of Hydropower, part 4

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Market distortions of the past months

Axpo in a ‘perfect storm’

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Axpos photovoltaic ambition for Switzerland increases sixfold

Improved framework paves the way for solar offensive

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Inextricable link between electricity production and trading

Business model combines strengths in production and trading

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Energy from pumpkins

Jona fermentation plant runs on pumpkin power

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Why natural gas drives up the price of electricity

Merit Order: Priority to the cheapest power plants

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The unaffordability of autarky

Scenarios for climate neutrality and security of supply for Switzerland

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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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Axpo's contribution to power supply in Switzerland this winter

Extraordinary measures generate more than 1 TWh of extra energy

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How much solar is there in our energy future?

The Power Switcher simulates the future of the Swiss electricity system

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Foreign trade ensures balance

Exported only if supply exceeds demand

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Solar power from a satellite dish

Winter power from an innovative solar project in the Alps

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“I like to be at the centre of things”

Managing the finances of a fast-growing company in a rapidly-changing industry.

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Solar power above - strawberries below

Why we urgently need more agrophotovoltaics in Switzerland

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Ensuring Switzerland’s security of supply this winter

How Axpo plays a key role in finding alternatives to Russian gas

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Replacement values in the balance sheet

Axpo balance sheet -inflated due to power price explosion- leads to misinterpretation

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Poland’s largest independent buyer of renewable energy

Twenty years ago, Axpo opened its office in Warsaw. Over the following decades, the company became a major competitor in the Polish energy market.

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Trainee Blog: Fabienne Voser

“The traineeship enables me to build a broad cross-division network within Axpo”

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No electricity supply security without a powerful grid

Grids: why the voltage conversion from 50 to 110 kV is crucial

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Bailout funds in Europe

The liquidity crisis in Europe

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10 answers about Axpo’s energy trading

Why energy has no future without trading

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10 answers to the federal credit line

Electricity price, hedging, liquidity - what you need to know

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Outstanding customer service recognised in Portugal

Axpo subsidiary Goldenergy wins customer service awards

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How hedging works in energy markets

A guide to initial margins and variation margins

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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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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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“I meet lots of interesting and knowledgeable people through the traineeship”

Get to know our trainees: Victoria Desmarquest

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Garden waste in summer slumber

When silo bales store energy for the winter

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Citizens participate in the energy transition

A good way to increase the acceptance of wind and solar power

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When wind becomes electricity

Test your energy knowledge

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From challenge to challenge

Celebrating two decades in Poland: How Axpo’s offering to B2B customers has changed in the developing Polish market

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Conversion of overhead line Eglisau-Wilchingen

Pylon number 63 is being replaced

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When there is a dam in the middle of the old town

Over 200 starters at the first obstacle course "CityStrongWoMan" in Baden

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Why the grid ‘pulse’ is 50 hertz

Consistent grid frequency crucial for grid stability

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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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Heading off the power shortage with OSTRAL

About the Organisation for Power Supply in Extraordinary Situa-tions

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“I was able to shape my trainee experience at Axpo”

Get to know our trainee alumnis: Renato Bühler

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Swiss Grand Canyon

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

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Finally Plu sports day again

The Power of Axpo

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A bumpy road towards EU climate neutrality?

European Green Deal: Fit-for-55 package

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

Where do the EU's green billions end up?

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Countering misconceptions

Seven reasons for the construction of ground-mounted systems

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Happy birthday, Axpo Polska!

How Axpo is strengthening its leading position in the Polish energy market

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Everyone is a risk manager

Why working with Axpo means that the floor is yours

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Safety net: right or wrong?

Council of States debates the safety net: a fact check

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Winter reserves behind high walls

Hydropower on the Vorderrhein - and the matter of dam raises

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Good results in unprecedented times

Eight questions to the CEO about the results

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I learn from every challenge I face

Get to know our trainees: Nicolas Pelzmann

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Certified protection of power grids against cyber attacks

ISO certificate for process informatics of Axpo Grid AG

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How Axpos long term commitment powers Finlands green transition

The importance of local expertise

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“Create conditions for investments in renewables”

Axpo and Goldenergy host energy challenge debate in Portugal

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How is hydrogen produced

Grey, green, yellow – H2 theory of colours

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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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From weather to war

What's behind high electricity prices?

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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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What exactly is hydrogen?

Everywhere, but never alone

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Power trading - so simple, so complex

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

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"I was able to take on responsibility right from the start "

Trainee alumni at Axpo: Jordan Metz

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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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"At Axpo, I face new challenges and can make an impact - learning never ceases here"

Trainee at Axpo: Felipe Vielba Gómez

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Green electricity for automotive suppliers

Axpo facilitates wind farm PPA for VERBUND in Romania

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Record high power prices – positive or negative?

Successful energy trading is only possible with sufficient liquidity

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Controlling grid voltages with shunt reactors

New reactive power compensation systems in Winkeln and Fällanden

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Before the rotor blades start turning

A gigantic construction: Building a wind power plant

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From inside as from above

Extraordinary pictures of a wind turbine

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“Every day there is a new challenge waiting for me”

Trainee at Axpo: Nathalie Statzer

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“Support for employees is always there”

How Axpo Nordic drives its workforce and business in the Baltics forward

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‘Spot on’ at the nuclear power plant

Four-legged robot to support daily work

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Those who make sure electricity flows

A guest commentary by Christoph Brand in the NZZ

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“Big step to make Romania green”

Axpo lands major industry award

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The Traineeship has enabled me to strengthen my skills

Trainee alumni at Axpo: Thomas Obrist

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Energy knowledge in high demand

Energy dialogue: The ten most read articles

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"We came to stay"

Axpo Austria celebrates its 20th anniversary

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New software: Optimal routing of power lines

Automated planning of overhead lines and underground cables with new software

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"The traineeship offers me a wide range of learning opportunities"

Trainee at Axpo: Emanuel Joos

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Axpo’s financial results benefit all of Switzerland

CEO Christoph Brand on the company’s results and its strategy

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Taking Portugal by storm

39% of customers changing supplier chose Goldenergy

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“Axpo is an exciting place for growth”

Two highly motivated female managers from Axpo Romania on their everyday working life

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‘Reserves are dwindling all the time’

Expert warns of imminent blackouts

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“Having a network across divisions and countries is priceless!”

Trainee alumni at Axpo Basile Despond

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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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“I sought to leverage my skillset to make a positive impact”

Trainee at Axpo: Zach Ter

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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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The role of gas as the world moves towards a low carbon economy

Market insights: a fuel that fills the gap between fossil and renewables energies

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Battery costs to be halved by 2050

Large comparative study by the University of Münster

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Exploring the eternal city just got more eco-friendly

Axpo Italia launches charging stations for e-cars in Rome

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“The world of energy really fascinates me”

Trainee at Axpo: Annina Mehlisch

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How the electricity price is determined

Electricity price increases in Switzerland and Europe

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"No place for silo thinking"

When an entire team is working part-time

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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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“Your learning path never ends”

Trainee alumni at Axpo: Sandro Renggli

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Splitting water

Hydrogen – a flexible energy carrier for the energy turnaround

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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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Stirring things up with a really big spoon

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

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“I grow with the challenges”

Trainee at Axpo: Kathrin Schweizer

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Technical potential of 9 to 11 GW

New study for photovoltaics on infrastructure in Switzerland

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A skyrocketing career step

Traineeships at Axpo

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Environmental refurbishment – mammoth task for hydropower

Balancing electricity production and environmental protection

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Italia Team is ready for Olympics

Start of the Olympic Games in Tokyo

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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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Demand-side management becomes more important

Intelligent power load management holds potential

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Green power mix from Switzerland

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

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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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“Speed is a very good friend in our business”

Johan Arnberg talks about Axpo Nordic’s start-up DNA and how to foster innovation

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An energy multi-talent

Hydrogen in practice

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Solar power for sweets

CKW: Solar contracting for chocolate manufacturer Aeschbach Chocolatier AG

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iTAK – an Axpo innovation

Efficient solution for voltage conversions

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Climate policy is energy policy

CO2 Act: Christoph Brand in L'Agefi

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Construction under consideration of the nature park

Underground power line in the Schaffhausen nature park

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Sharing key technologies

Hydrogen future: Axpo Italia and RINA to promote innovative projects

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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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High-wire act with some views | Axpo

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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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Tightly interconnected European energy industry

Study on price development on wholesale power markets

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How to shape sustainability and mobility for the future

Italian experts discuss hot energy topics at ‘Axpo Green Energy Solutions Talks’

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“We are well on track”

Axpo Singapore’s Managing Director talks about her first 100 days in her new role

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“Gaining international experience every day”

Axpo Nordic’s CFO explains why Axpo’s decentralised set-up is a clear statement for diversity

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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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Help in need

Axpo Iberia supports energy efficiency measures of Portuguese SMEs

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How Axpo power plants prevented a blackout

Electricity shortage in north-western Europe

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A warm yet digital welcome

How Axpo eases new employees into their jobs

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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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Full of energy on Class CNBC Italia

Axpo Italia launches new series on energy trading with leading Italian business TV channel

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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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How eco-friendly is exercising at home?

Home fitness in corona times: a treadmill produces 65 kilos of CO2 per year

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Pioneer project above the fog line

Solar power from the Muttenalp

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From niche to mass market

PPAs will soon shake up the German energy market

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Quite sustainable on the road

Axpo CEO Christoph Brand on the importance of sustainability within the Group

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Green Deal: Consequences for Switzerland

The EU acquis is developing

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Solar energy will boom worldwide

World Energy Outlook of the International Energy Agency

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“I recommend to my female comrades to join us”

Axpo France: continuous growth and clear focus on PPAs

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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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Axpo Energy Voices

Alena Weibel, Axpo Head Public Affairs & Media Relations, on the first energy podcast in Switzerland

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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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Transitioning to a low-carbon economy

Axpo Iberia has developed into Spain’s fastest growing marketer of natural gas

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Being literally close to the customer

Axpo Finland moves into new premises in the World Trade Center Helsinki

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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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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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Happy Birthday, Axpo Italia!

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An explanatory video about a cumbersome law

What the German Fuel Emissions Trading Act means for Axpo Germany's customers

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"We must abandon energy policy ideologies"

Axpo CEO Christoph Brand in an interview with the NZZ

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Our future grid

The Grid 4.0 programme

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"Be brave and follow your dreams"

Axpo Bulgaria’s new Managing Director Milena Videnova encourages female colleagues to join the energy industry

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Self-consumption made easy

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

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"I can now take full care of my family”

As a new daddy to his two-week old son, Axpo’s Specialist Hydro Energy Engineer, Roland Egloff speaks about taking paternity leave.

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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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Five days full of energy

A visit to the Axpo Football Camp in Buchs-Dällikon

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Axpo Italia ranks among the Big Three now

Strong growth also in the gas business

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Solar power for Galliker Transport AG

Powerful solar farm for the Car House in Altishofen

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"We want to help SMEs to get back to normal"

Axpo has been active in Portugal for five years

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“No obstacles to women's professional development”

How Axpo Iberia supports the career of female managers.

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World 4.0: Axpo in the digital age

First steps taken in transformation process

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Special stork rescue operation

A very special assignment for Axpo linesmen

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Axpo Italia comes first in customer orientation survey

Best partner to customers during Covid-19 crisis with traffic light initiative

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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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Axpo Italia at the forefront in the fight against the corona virus

Direct support for impacted regions and customers

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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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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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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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The ABC’s of energy terminology

Do you speak volts, watts and hertz?

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A climate-neutral Switzerland by 2050

Renewable power as the key to our future

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A premiere for Swissgrid

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

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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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A football day full of fun

The ball is rolling again: 15 football teams from German-speaking Switzerland met in Herrliberg on 8 February for the first Axpo-PluSport Cup of the year.

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Renewable – climate-friendly – smart

This is how Axpo contributes towards achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Getting away from coal and nuclear

Expensive and controversial German energy turnaround

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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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Green Deal: What the EU wants

A climate-neutral Europe by the year 2050

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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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Winter power from a dam

Switzerland's first large-scale alpine solar power plant to be built on the Muttsee dam

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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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Betting on the right horse

Study on PPA market potential: Demand increasing rapidly

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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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"Think inside the box"

Sometimes an unusual setting is enough to generate fresh ideas

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Swiss National Day in Brussels

Axpo sponsors annual Soirée Suisse of the Swiss Mission to the EU

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Axpo occupies Europaallee

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"Beznau – an engineering masterpiece"

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

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When hands do the talking

Daniela La Fauci-Schaufelbühl and sign language

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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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Curtailing power peaks

How peak shaving balances the grid and generates income

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Batteries of the future

Their use – research work

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Hydro 4.0

First digital hydropower plant in Switzerland

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"The Young Soul"

The third generation and the opportunities for change

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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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Enough power for the future?

An objective perspective on security of supply

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"Only the best is good enough"

The second generation and the island culture

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Bright sunshine in all directions

The solar energy business is booming throughout Europe

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"A super cool employer"

What our adolecents think about Axpo as employer

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Role model Kurt Küffer

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

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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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"Everyone pulling together"

The first generation and the Beznau Spirit

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"Doing nothing will result in a major power deficit"

Interview with Empa researcher Martin Rüdisüli

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Three generations

Testimonies on the 50 years of the Beznau nuclear power plant

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Electricity demand will double until 2050

McKinsey's outlook on global energy perspectives

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Integration through sports at PluSport Day

Axpo Kids & Family Day and Axpo Corner 2019

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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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"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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Unforgettable moments

Axpo football camps for children and young people

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"The most independent, reliable energy supplier"

The beginnings of nuclear energy in Switzerland

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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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High up to the ibexes

New passenger cableway at Limmern pumped storage plant

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The Japanese learning from Axpo

Why KEPCO is in Baden learning about sustainable development goals

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Episode 06: A cup of coffee with...

Marc Suter, 39, Head of Construction, Building A

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50 years Beznau nuclear power plant

The benefits of a secure domestic power supply

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Bananas!

There's lots of energy in banana skins

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Smart people work for Axpo

With a good portion of creativity and know-how to an innovative solution

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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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Beznau 50-year anniversary

Half a century of climate-friendly power production

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A climate-friendly energy system

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

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Jumping in at the deep end in the EU capital

An insight into Axpo’s European lobbying work

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Green electricity for e-bike charging stations

Axpo Iberia now supplies Madrid's urban transport services

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Nuclear energy as a key bridging technology

Where do things stand with the Energy Strategy 2050 goals?

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"Photovoltaics has a future"

Christoph Sutter on the opportunities for solar energy development

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Because I’m happy

Axpo employees from all over the world celebrate the title as the best power trader in the world

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Switzerland - a power pioneer

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

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Vamos, Carabanchel, vamos!

Axpo is supporting a traditional Spanish football club

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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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"Green electricity straight from the producer"

This online platform makes it possible to obtain environmentally friendly electricity from the region

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Where the wind blows

Wind atlas for Switzerland with updated data

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In a new guise

Axpo with a new stand at E-world

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Originator, amplificator

A day with Johannes Pretel at E-world

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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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Dishwashing? No thanks!

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

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The Star of Laufenburg interconnection

A milestone for the pan-European electricity industry

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Episode 10: A cup of coffee with...

Fabio Rutschi, 39, Portfolio Manager Hydro Energy, Building M

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A start-up genius

Who invented it: Werner von Siemens and the dynamo

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Follow me

The final PluSport Cup with a surprise

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A smart solution

Sustainably designed housing development in Küssnacht am Rigi

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Bright faces at the Future Day 2018

The children report about their day

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Agile movers

Using machine learning and artificial intelligence

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Environmental footprint

Axpo's environmental product declarations for power plants

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An important topic

The trends in digitalisation

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Calculating robot

Three examples of the digitalisation process at Axpo

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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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Episode 09: A cup of coffee with ...

Reto Kaspar, 35, Head Market Risk Management, Building C

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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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Power plants: Capacities are dropping

Less security of supply in Europe

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Aerial inspections with drones

Axpo Grids expands service business

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At the sound of the whistle

Joel Flepp in 4th place at SwissSkills

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Children's heroes

The coaches at the Axpo football camps

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Proper disposal pays off

The advantages of waste separation - for you and the environment

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Episode 08: A cup of coffee with…

Elena Abramova, 34, Project Manager and Business Engineer, Building C

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A team for six years

Axpo works together with arwo, a charity foundation for people with disabilities

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"Race against the clock"

Joel Flepp has qualified for SwissSkills 2018.

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High-wire act with a view

Linesmen at work for Axpo

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Connected as a partner

Axpo and its hydropower plants - Who recognises our assets?

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Off to the mountains!

Enjoy the mountains and the cool alpine air at the Muttsee

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The Mastermind

Who invented it - Thomas Alva Edison and the light bulb

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Let there be light

Energy facts and figures

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Happy cows, happy farmer

The advantages of Axpo compost bedding

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Episode 07: A cup of coffee with...

Claudia Steiner, 37, Head of Surveying Department, Building N

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Together full of energy

The Axpo Kids & Family Day 2018

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With the brakes on

Hydropower: Approx. 500 million francs needed for replacement investments

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Choosing your own power mix

Blockchain is revolutionising energy trading

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Just ask the Axpo apprentices

Competent upgrade at the Beznau substation

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No radiation risk

Beznau safe in the case of earthquakes

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Plastic bags in organic waste

A challenge for the Kompogas plants

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Grid planning with the push of a button

Axpo presents an innovative tool at the 2018 "Powertagen" fair

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Water's power

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

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Something very special

The first Axpo PluSport Cup in Eastern Switzerland

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Solar System: How it works

How electric energy is produced from sunlight

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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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Priority for electric vehicles

Axpo expands its e-mobility network in Italy

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Blowin' in the Wind

Hard times for wind power in Switzerland

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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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Man or machine, which is better?

Energy trading: How technical analysis can support traders

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Power right from the producer

Elblox - the new online marketplace for locally produced green electricity

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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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"KKB is in good condition"

Mike Dost, Head of Beznau, on KKB 1

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On the keys, ready, go!

Three days of programming in a row - and what comes out of it

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"Painting by numbers" using helicopters and lasers

LIDAR technology enables the efficient surveying of overhead power lines across great distances

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Inside a dam

A look into the Zervreila hydropower plant

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"I like doing things for others"

Committed for the Integration of people with disabilities

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A Scotsman generates steam

Who invented it: James Watt

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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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The grid of the future is smart

Intelligent grids and their importance in Switzerland

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Hydropower does not come free

Property reversion and new concessions for hydropower plants

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Fair and clean

Sustainability is more than a buzzword

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Environmentalists' dilemma

Green energy and nature in harmony – can that work?

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What the PSW Limmern can do

A big battery in the mountains

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Etzel substation ready for operation

Increased security of supply with a climate-friendly world premier

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Hydropower - local and clean

Amazing figures on hydroelectric power plants

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Episode 05: A cup of coffee with...

Rico Senti, 45, Department Head Reservoirs, Building N

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Missing money

The profitability of Swiss hydropower: A study

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Nine “gold medals” for the energy traders

Axpo tops the "Energy Risk" survey again

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The environmental diplomat

How Axpo keeps the balance between business and environmental interests

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KKB unit 1: What's next

Axpo executives address the public

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"Safety is ensured"

ENSI gives green light for Beznau Unit 1

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Magnetic fields and electricity

Who discovered it: André Marie Ampère

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Long live diversity

We speak many languages at Axpo in Baden

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All about power masts

The basis for reliable electricity transport

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Episode 04: A cup of coffee with...

Ivo Müller, 48, Head of Grid Operations, Building A

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Electricity's journey

How Axpo’s power reaches the electrical outlet

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Episode 03: A cup of coffee with...

Daniel De Prà, 52, Head of Power Trading, Building C

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When dead frogs twitch

Who invented it: Alessandro Volta and the battery

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Digitalisation: Far advanced

Axpo's role in the fourth industrial revolution

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Repairmen deployed due to Burglind

Emergency for Axpo grid operations

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"A tree for every new customer"

Axpo Iberia supports reforestation after fires in Portugal

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Hydropower: Do the melting glaciers help?

ETH researchers identify locations for future hydropower

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Digitalisation advancing fast

How Axpo is shaping the energy future

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Helpful or humbug?

Mindfulness leadership a success at Axpo

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Congenial support

The new Axpo trainees in an interview

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With fire and flames

Uta Spörndli at the BBQ World Championships in Ireland

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Expand crisis-proof data communication

Axpo joins forces with WZ-Systems AG

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A spectacular hobby

Axpo apprentice and passionate athlete

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" Beyond technology"

Jörg Kottmann, Head Asset Management Grids in an interview with Bilanz

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A day among peers

The last Axpo PluSport Cup event in 2017

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Magic with control energy

How fluctuations in production and consumption are managed

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Full of energy for the Furka railway

Apprentice camp 2017 - A look back

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Enormous potential

McKinsey: Opportunities and risks in battery storage systems

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Geothermal heat islands

Unutilised energy potential lies below the ground in urban areas

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"No free lunch"

Managing risks in the energy business – an Axpo strength

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Producing power with kites

Researchers are working on innovative wind power plants

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"I am here for the expertise"

The European Energy Workshop in Amsterdam

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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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The big debut

Axpo PluSport players as line-up kids at the match between GC and Lugano

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Interviewing from home

Axpo HR uses time-shifted video interviews for recruiting

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Hand in Hand

Twenty-two line-up kids at the Letzigrund stadium

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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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Full of efficient energy

These technical innovations benefit everyone

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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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Soccer player with a heart…for kids

Ex Swiss National Team goalie runs Axpo football camps for Kids

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Coal is the culprit

The collapse of electricity prices: Commodity prices are to blame

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Axpo and the weather

Why meteorology is so important for the energy sector

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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

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How Axpo saves electricity

This film explains how Axpo Grids (Assets) supports sustainability

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Magnificent weather for a magnificent piece of work!

Report: Christening of the Muttsee dam

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The dam holds what it promises!

Limmern pumped storage plant: First reservoir filling on the Muttenalp

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Thanks for the flowers!

A compliment for Axpo employees

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