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Switzerland to a national drought prevention and warning system

Switzerland plans to set up an early detection and warning system to detect approaching critical situations several weeks in advance and…

La sede del World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 18 January. © World Economic Forum/Mattias Nutt

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 22—26 May 2022

Davos, Switzerland May 22-26, 2022 will host the annual meeting of the that will bring together more than 2,000 leaders and experts from…

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New satellite weather station inaugurated in Valais

In Leuk (Canton Valais), the new satellite reception station in cooperation with EUMETSAT was inaugurated in the presence of Federal…

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Hydropower in Switzerland

Hydropower is one of the world's oldest energy sources, and is capable of generating electricity efficiently and with low environmental and…

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Innovation and energy policy between Switzerland and Italy 

Since the establishment of the Italian state in 1861, Switzerland and Italy have enjoyed traditionally good relations, characterised by…

Svizzera e Liechtenstein intendono lasciare un'impronta comune

Excellent bilateral relations between Switzerland and Liechtenstein

Relations between Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein are excellent, and the two countries are bound by strong ties of…

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Photovoltaic boom in Switzerland

The Swiss solar industry is growing fast, and in the last two years has shown that it is capable of handling this increase in demand and of…

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New equipment and measurements in the radioactivity field 

The Federal Council has decided to modernize the system for measuring radioactivity in the air at high altitudes at the research station on…

The Federal Office of Transport starts the first hydrogen tests for public vehicles

Hydrogen vehicles are a tool that can contribute to the decarbonisation of traffic. The Federal Office of Transport (FOT) has given the…

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On the way to climate-neutral road traffic

If 60% of the conventional gasoline- and diesel-powered passenger cars in Switzerland were to be converted to "electricity-based" vehicles…

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First hydrogen-powered train for Bavaria

From mid-2023, a hydrogen train will run through Bavaria for the first time on a test route between Augsburg and Füssen. Siemens Mobility…

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Only 100 days left – Send now the best projects for the Watt d’Or 2023

On January 12, 2023, the prestigious Watt d'Or award will be presented for the sixteenth time. The Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) is…

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SWISS to be the world’s first airline to use Synhelion solar fuel

SWISS and the Lufthansa Group have concluded a strategic collaboration with the Synhelion company to bring its solar aviation fuel to…

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SWISS adopts new AeroSHARK riblet film technology to further reduce its flights’ carbon emissions

SWISS is to become the first passenger airline in the world to take advantage of the new AeroSHARK aircraft skin technology to further…

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CircuBAT improves eco-balance of e-mobility

The research project CircuBAT aims to create a circular business model for the production, application and recycling of lithium-ion…