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  • Company, 19.09.2019

    Christoph Brand appointed new Axpo CEO

    Christoph Brand (50, Swiss) will become the new CEO of Axpo Holding AG. Brand, who is currently the Deputy CEO of Tamedia AG, was appointed as the new CEO by the Axpo Holding AG Board of Directors. He will begin his new position by the summer of 2020 at the latest. Brand succeeds Andrew Walo (55) who, as communicated in June, is leaving Axpo. As of 1 October, Chairman Thomas Sieber will take over the operative management of the group ad interim for the transitional period until the appointment of the new CEO as the Delegate of the Board of Directors.

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  • Company, 30.04.2020

    Christoph Brand takes over as new CEO of Axpo on 1 May

    Christoph Brand (50) takes up his new position as the new CEO of Axpo Holding AG on 1 May. He succeeds Chairman Thomas Sieber, who has been in charge of the interim operative management of the company since October 2019.

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  • International business, 04.04.2023

    Renewable Energy Industry: Axpo Bulgaria’s CEO Designated Business Woman of the Year

    The Managing Director of Axpo Bulgaria, Milena Videnova, has been named the winner of the 2023 business woman of the year in the category of "Renewable Energy Industry". The prestigious prize is awarded by the European CEO magazine and the winner is selected among C-suites executives from all 27 EU countries.

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  • Company, 26.01.2018

    Axpo Chief Financial Officer Martin Schwab appointed as new CEO of Axpo subsidiary CKW

    Martin Schwab, the CFO of Axpo Holding AG, will take over operative management of Centralschweizerische Kraftwerke AG (CKW) on 3 April 2018. Schwab (51) succeeds Felix Graf, who – as previously communicated – will become the CEO of the NZZ Media Group. Martin Schwab, who has been the Chief Financial Officer of Axpo Holding AG since 2011, developed and optimised Axpo's financial structure and successfully managed various strategic projects.

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  • Company, 29.11.2017

    Felix Graf to leave the Axpo Group

    Felix Graf (50), Axpo Executive Board member and the CEO of the Axpo subsidiary CKW, will step down from his position on 31 May 2018. He has been appointed as the new CEO of the NZZ Media Group.

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  • Renewable energy, 20.11.2024

    Axpo awarded 163 MW in French green energy tender

    Axpo’s solar and wind divisions have successfully secured a combined capacity of 163 megawatts (MW) in two recent public tenders organised by the French government, it was announced today. The results reinforce Axpo’s position as a leading international producer of renewable energies, making a significant contribution to the expansion of climate-friendly electricity generation in Europe.

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  • Renewable energy, 12.09.2022

    Axpo Group strengthens its wind and solar business

    Expanding renewable energies domestically and abroad is an important pillar of the Axpo strategy. After ten years of development, Axpo is integrating the wind and solar business into two in-house divisions to support the ambition of continuing to make a substantial contribution to the expansion of climate-friendly power production. Katja Stommel, CEO of the Axpo subsidiary Volkswind, will become the Head of the new Wind division. Antoine Millioud will take over as the Head of the Solar division. He has also been appointed the CEO of Axpo's subsidiary Urbasolar.

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  • Renewable energy, 11.10.2021

    One small step toward the energy transition

    AlpinSolar produces electricity for the first time

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  • Company, 19.06.2019

    CEO Andrew Walo to leave Axpo – succession process initiated

    Andrew Walo (56), who has been the Chief Executive Officer of Axpo Holding AG since 2014, has decided to leave Axpo by the end of the year at the latest in order to pursue new plans. The Board of Directors has initiated the succession process.

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  • Renewable energy, 22.04.2021

    Sharing key technologies

    Hydrogen future: Axpo Italia and RINA to promote innovative projects

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  • International business, 03.04.2024

    Axpo enters biomethane market in Portugal

    Axpo has launched a biomethane project in Portugal that will use agricultural waste to produce more than 15 gigawatt hours of renewable energy a year. Axpo subsidiary Goldenergy, the country’s only energy provider to exclusively sell green electricity and gas, will purchase the plant’s entire production and inject it into Portugal’s natural gas network. The facility is due to commence operations in late 2025.

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  • Annual financial result 2018/19

    Axpo achieved a strong operating result in financial year 2018/19.

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  • Energy market, 24.11.2020

    Axpo Energy Voices

    Alena Weibel, Axpo Head Public Affairs & Media Relations, on the first energy podcast in Switzerland

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  • Solar energy, 08.10.2021

    Switzerland's largest alpine solar plant produces its first electricity

    The pioneering AlpinSolar project marked a major milestone today with generation of the first electricity from the solar plant, situated 2,500 metres above sea level on the Muttsee dam. Senior representatives of Axpo, IWB and Denner were joined by Energy Minister Simonetta Sommaruga at an event to celebrate the occasion. The need for more such plants to power a successful energy transition in Switzerland, and the considerable challenges they still face, were highlighted during a later panel discussion.

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  • Renewable energy, 23.02.2024

    Axpo and SGV plan hydrogen passenger vessel on Lake Lucerne

    Axpo is participating in the H2Uri company in Bürglen, central Switzerland. The regionally produced hydrogen will be used to power a passenger vessel on nearby Lake Lucerne, operated by the Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (SGV) AG, it was announced today. In addition to Axpo and SGV, EWA-energieUri and AVIA Schätzle are also involved in the project.

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  • International business, 12.02.2024

    Axpo opens its first large-scale battery storage facility in Sweden

    The commissioning of Axpo’s first large-scale battery storage facility in Sweden, announced today, marks the latest milestone in the expansion of its battery business. The 20MW/20MWh plant, connected to the electricity grid by local energy company Landskrona Energi, follows several projects in Switzerland and Europe. The new facility was officially inaugurated on 12 February 2024 at a ceremony attended by representatives from politics and business.

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  • Solar energy, 15.11.2022

    Europes first solar installation in satellite dish

    Axpo subsidiary CKW and Leuk TDC are breaking new ground in photovoltaics with satellite dishes converted into solar systems. At 1,000 metres above sea level, Leuk TDC is largely self-sufficient thanks to the satellite dishes and addi-tional solar panels on the roof of its data centre. Such innovative large-scale solar projects are an important step towards the transformation of Switzer-land's energy supply.

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  • Solar energy, 02.05.2019

    Axpo acquires Urbasolar and launches growth initiative in the solar energy business

    Axpo is entering into the international solar business and, on 30 April 2019, signed a contract for the acquisition of the French photovoltaics company Urbasolar. In doing so, Axpo continues to consistently pursue a strategy for profitable growth in the international business. After successfully developing the wind business with the subsidiary Volkswind, Axpo intends to take advantage of synergies in the economically attractive photovoltaics market. Urbasolar will be managed as an independent company. The company will serve as a platform to expand the solar business in Europe.

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  • Company, 09.11.2023

    Axpo launches ambitious training initiative to combat skills shortage

    The rapid expansion of renewable energy is being hampered by the shortage of skilled workers. Axpo is responding with a range of targeted measures that will make the Group one of the largest training enterprises in Switzerland by 2030. New training opportunities in emerging fields, multi-stage programmes for different proficiency levels and a wider variety of apprenticeship pro-grammes are intended to make Axpo and the energy sector more attractive to young professionals.

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  • Renewable energy, 26.04.2024

    Axpo and Rhiienergie open largest green hydrogen production plant in Switzerland

    Axpo and electric utility Rhiienergie opened the first green hydrogen production plant in Switzerland’s Graubünden canton, it was announced today. The facility, the country’s largest, is located next to the Reichenau hydropower plant in Domat/Ems and can produce up to 350 tonnes of green hydrogen a year. The inclusion of hydrogen in the energy mix will play an increasingly important role in ensuring the future security of supply.

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