Switzerland
World’s First Commercial Plant Sucking CO2 from Air Launches in Switzerland (PHOTOS)
The world’s first commercial plant to suck carbon dioxide out of the air will open today in Zurich in what its creators are claiming is a “historic moment” for negative emissions technology. The Swiss Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant, developed…
Swiss Voters Back Nuclear Phase Out and Renewables Surge
Swiss voters have approved a major new energy reform package, which will see the country phase out nuclear power and deliver a surge in renewables capacity. Final figures from Sunday’s referendum on the government’s proposed Energy Strategy 2050 reveal just…
Biogas Cost Reductions to Boost Sustainable Transport
While most people will identify electric vehicles as a sustainable form of transport, particularly when paired with renewable electricity generation, biogas also holds great potential to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector. “In the global pursuit for…
IAEA Concludes Safety Review at Doel Nuclear Power Plant in Belgium
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of nuclear safety experts today completed an assessment of long-term operational safety at the Doel Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Unit 1 and 2 in Belgium. The Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation (SALTO)…
Electric Car Networks Join Forces to Create Open Fast Charge Alliance
Five of Europe’s leading networks of electric vehicle (EV) fast-chargers have this week officially launched a new initiative to ensure their technologies are “seamlessly” compatible, allowing users to access over 500 charge points across the continent. The Open Fast Charging…
Switzerland’s Largest Agricultural Biogas Plant Comes on Stream
Nestlé Waters & Groupe E GreenWatt have just inaugurated the largest agricultural biogas plant in Switzerland, located next to the Henniez bottling plant. This initiative represents a further step in the Eco-Broye program launched by Nestlé Waters in 2009. The Eco-Broye program preserves…
ABB Building Automation Applied in the World’s First Energy Self-Sufficient Multi-Family Dwelling
No connection to the grid. No gas supply line. Not even a wood burning stove for those cold winter nights. In a building with no less than nine apartments. The Umwelt Arena in the municipality of Brütten near Winterthur, Switzerland,…