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Engie and Alpiq make rooftop solar agreements in search of profits
Engie's Belgian division Electrabel and Switzerland's Alpiq have sealed rooftop solar panel installation partnerships in a bid to increase their share of the solar retail market and raise profits from energy services.
read more... 29/08/2016
Landis, Sagemcom, Itron win deal to build smart power meters for French ERDF’s
Switzerland's Landis+Gyr, France's Sagemcom and US-based Itron declared on Friday they had been chosen to construct the first three million new Linky smart power meters for French power distribution company ERDF.
read more... 08/09/2014
Poll: 64% of Swiss consider nuclear power plants essential
Over 60 percent of Swiss consider nuclear energy as a key part of Switzerland's energy mix and more consultation is required about its projected exit, with three-quarters saying the country’s nuclear stations are safe, according to the latest poll of attitudes performed by market research company DemoScope on behalf of Swiss nuclear trade organization Swissnuclear.
read more... 31/01/2014
Switzerland: solar power generation increased considerably last year
In line with the current trend in Europe, Switzerland is likely to face an electric power shortage, except there is significant investment in new generating facilities over the next 15-20 years. Traditionally, Switzerland's longest-serving and most important source of renewable energy has been hydropower, but now, “new" renewable energy sources play an ever more significant position in Switzerland’s energy mix.
read more... 14/01/2014
Hydropower in Switzerland
Currently in Switzerland there are 556 hydropower plants which are able to generate more than 35,380GWh per year. Hydroelectricity is the most important domestic primary source of energy, producing about 60% of Swiss electricity.
read more... 02/01/2014