Switzerland has three aging nuclear power stations that generate roughly a third of the nation’s energy needsExternal link, with over half coming from hydropower. External Content ...

If energy transition in Switzerland is to succeed, a pragmatic approach is necessary. Energy company Axpo has shown that wind energy and new nuclear power plants are more economical than ...

Swiss wind power was produced by 41 plants across the country, with output varying depending on the winds, according to Suisse Eole. Switzerland still has relatively few wind power plants compared ...

One of the four existing nuclear reactors in Switzerland, Beznau-1 in the north, happens to be the world’s oldest at 55 years of age. With its lengthy nuclear history, the power source has been ...

Switzerland is known around the world for its chocolate, cheese, charming towns and scenic landscapes. Everywhere you turn, you're treated to a little bit of history and a little bit of nature's ...

Rosti said new nuclear power was "not an option" in the short or even medium term. "But to be ready, if it is necessary in the long term, in the next 15 years I would say, we must start now," he ...

Hello Europe, Switzerland is gearing up in full steam to welcome the Eurovision bandwagon along with its glam, glitz and glitter for the third time in ESC history. The country has kicked off ...

Exit International Director Philip Nitschke attends a presentation of the Sarco suicide machine in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 17 [Denis Balibouse/Reuters] The capsule has raised a host of legal ...

30 (UPI) --Switzerland and Italy redrew their shared ... World News // 5 hours ago Tropical Storm Oscar douses Cuba, days after power grid collapse Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Oscar doused ...

Part of the border between Italy and Switzerland is set to be redrawn as the glaciers that mark the boundary melt, in yet another sign of how much humans are changing the world by burning planet ...