ISO certificate for process informatics of Axpo Grid AG
LinkCyber attacks on industrial control systems and other operational technologies (OT) are on the rise and threaten critical infrastructures. With the newly opened OT Security Operation Centre, Axpo Systems is offering a specialised and reliable security solution for the first time in Switzerland to effectively protect energy suppliers and other system-relevant sectors.
LinkAxpo is supporting the possible use of the Swiss federal government's temporary reserve power plant in Birr by providing services relating to fuel procurement, processing power plant requests and ensuring electricity delivery. In doing so, Axpo is making a further important contribution to security of supply in Switzerland during the critical winter months.
LinkA guest commentary by Christoph Brand in the NZZ
LinkExpert warns of imminent blackouts
LinkSwitzerland’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.
LinkParadigm shift in European energy policy?
LinkHow Axpo plays a key role in finding alternatives to Russian gas
LinkAxpo welcomes in principle today’s Federal Council proposals for a hydropower reserve and reserve power plants. These measures support the goal of strengthening security of supply in Switzerland. But legal amendments are necessary so that Switzerland can successfully achieve the energy transition and guarantee long-term electricity security of supply.
LinkIn the autumn session, the National Council and the Council of States took important steps to strengthen the security of supply. In the medium term, the expansion of renewables in Switzerland will be accelerated, and in the short term, possible liquidity bottlenecks caused by the unprecedented distortions on the energy markets will be cushioned in an emergency. For producers and investors such as Axpo, this commitment by parliament is important because it creates greater legal certainty. Axpo is closely examining various projects. Time is pressing, as Switzerland will be short of around 50 terawatt hours of electricity by 2050.
LinkSwitzerland needs more electricity to achieve its climate goals. In order for the expansion of renewable energies to become a reality, we need a clear Yes to the draft of the new electricity law on 9 June. To further strengthen security of supply, Axpo has decided to clarify the technical feasibility of operating the Beznau nuclear power plant beyond 60 years. Axpo has also responded to the federal government’s tender (which ends today) and submitted a project for a reserve power plant for emergencies.
LinkMomentum for increased regulation continues
LinkElectricity price, hedging, liquidity - what you need to know
LinkAn objective perspective on security of supply
LinkThe meeting of Switzerland’s largest energy producers and grid operators took place today on the subject of why the country needs an electricity agreement with the EU. Numerous key figures from politics, the electricity sector and the authorities discussed the importance of an electricity agreement for Switzerland. The tenor was clear: an electricity agreement with the EU would ensure greater security of supply, grid stability, legal certainty and opportunities for Switzerland to help shape the future.
LinkAn alliance of the Swiss energy industry, consisting of the major energy suppliers, municipal utilities and various industry associations, is demanding that the Federal Council provides an effective and market-oriented financing model for renewable energies that will put an end to the current blockade on domestic investments and thereby guarantee security of supply. The demands include a binding development path for renewable energies and the introduction of competitive tenders with a floating market premium, taking into account European regulatory guidelines.
LinkSwitzerland has the wrong instruments for promoting renewable energies. A guest article by Thomas Sieber (Chairman of the Board of Directors Axpo) and Gianni Operto (President AEE) published in the Tages Anzeiger of 20 July 2020.
LinkWe can’t just rely on imports. What we need is a Swiss formula: PV+Hy+60
LinkTo increase the security of supply, Axpo has converted the operating voltage of the power lines from 50 to 110 kilovolts (kV) in the region west of Schaffhausen and the neighbouring areas in the canton of Zurich. The work, which was successfully completed this autumn, will increase the performance and reliability of the electricity supply in the entire region.
LinkOver a hundred years of reliability: the key role of Axpo in Switzerland’s power supply
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