On June 18, 2023 Swiss citizens voted in favor of a new climate law intended to promote carbon neutrality by 2050.

Switzerland faces a critical infrastructure decision that will shape its economy through 2045. As nuclear plants go offline and electricity demand surges toward 90 TWh, the country must reconcile a 2017 construction ban with the realities of powering three million EVs, AI data centers, and heat-pump districts. The debate has shifted from reactor technology to economic sovereignty and whether Switzerland can afford to remain dependent on imported energy.

US renewable energy projects face significant supply chain challenges under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)...

For market veterans, the violent price action evoked memories of the Hunt Brothers' infamous attempt to corner the silver market four decades ago.

On March 21, 2025, the Swiss legislative bodies ratified the Swiss Federal Law on the Supervision and Transparency in the Wholesale Energy Markets ("Swiss REMIT").

Switzerland's push for renewable energy has created momentum for wind power expansion, but urgency alone cannot justify every project. As the Federal Supreme Court clarified in a January 2026 ruling, wind farms must prove their worth through rigorous site-specific analysis—addressing noise impacts, biodiversity concerns, landscape protection under ISOS regulations, and long-term decommissioning obligations.

Bloom Biorenewables SA, the Fribourg-based start-up, has successfully closed a CHF 13M Series A Financing round, led by Anaïs Ventures SA and Valquest Partners, with participation from several notable investors.

The oil and gas industry is one of the most dynamic and complex sectors of the global economy. With significant environmental, economic and geopolitical impacts...

Elektrische Energie (Strom) ist aus der modernen Gesellschaft nicht mehr wegzudenken.

Switzerland has become one of the world's most influential commodity trading centers, particularly in the oil and gas sector, with an estimated 35% share of the global market. Geneva and Zug...

Electricity, and the business of its wholesale trading, have particular characteristics which set them apart from the trading of other goods.

Switzerland's final energy consumption totalled 854,300 Terajoules (TJ) in 2016.

Viele Gemeinwesen erheben eine Konzessionsabgabe für die Nutzung des öffentlichen Grund und Bodens durch elektrische Leitungen.

Hydrogen is the simplest and most abundant element on Earth, typically found in compounds with water or hydrocarbons.

The Swiss energy mix (consumption) is a stable mix dominated by fuel products (52%). The share of electricity is 24%, gas contributes 14%, and 10% are other energy sources...

Switzerland's final energy consumption totalled 854,300 Terajoules (TJ) in 2016. The energy mix consisted of motor fuels (34.2%), stationary fuels (16.1%), electricity (24.5%), gas (13.7%) and other (11.5%).

Gemäss Vorgabe der ElCom, nun bestätigt durch das Bundesgericht, dürfen Verteilnetzbetreiber die Kosten ihrer Eigenproduktion und der langfristigen Bezugsverträge nicht vollständig...

In the extractive industries, production-sharing agreement (PSA) arbitration plays a central role in resolving disputes arising from long-term cooperation between foreign investors and host states in the oil and gas sector.

Pflichten und Chancen für Erzeuger, Verbraucher, Verteilnetzbetreiber und die Immobilienwirtschaft im Überblick

M&A activity in Switzerland was relatively muted during the first half of 2024 but rebounded strongly in the latter half of the year.