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Cause of elevated PFOA level discovered in Glarus pumping station: The elevated perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) level measured in May at the Tierfed groundwater ...
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Low water levels: Axpo loses 60% of electricity production on the Rhine: Due to historically low water levels, run-of-river hydroelectric power plants across the ...
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Axpo is looking for reasons for the toppled concrete pylons in Birrfeld.: Eight pylons of a high-voltage power line toppled during a thunderstorm ...
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Rossrüti-Boxloo wind farm: Experts promote the project: At the GLP Wil's information evening, experts from the canton, Axpo, and Pro Natura explained the ...
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Electricity crisis in Switzerland: Axpo CEO Brand defends nuclear power plants: Are we facing an electricity shortage? The CEO of Switzerland's largest ...
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Whether it's the AI revolution or geopolitics: The energy question is becoming a crucial power | and competitive factor – | also for Switzerland ... Show more
The two reactors at the Beznau nuclear power plant have been shut down. They are currently in a deactivated state, reports the operator, Axpo ... Show more
Axpo, SBB and Naturenergie: Less electricity from Aargau hydropower: Plants on the Rhine and the Aare produced significantly less in June due to low water levels ...
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The cantonal council has approved two reserve funds: 70 million francs for the new hospital building and 22.9 million francs for financial equalization ... Show more
The Schaffhausen Cantonal Council sets aside millions for the new hospital construction - | and wonders how long the windfall will last.
Axpo Board of Directors in the crosshairs: Why the Schaffhausen Cantonal Council is demanding more say.
The Schaffhausen Cantonal Council sets aside millions for the new hospital construction - | and wonders how long the windfall will last.
Axpo Board of Directors in the crosshairs: Why the Schaffhausen Cantonal Council is demanding more say.
The salaries of Axpo bosses, the train connection to Thayngen, and a close look at the finances: The cantonal council is debating these topics today ... Show more
Axpo bosses' salaries, train connection to Thayngen and a close look at the finances: The cantonal council is debating these topics today
Axpo bosses' salaries, train connection to Thayngen and a close look at the finances: The cantonal council is debating these topics today
According to new calculations, solar power is subsidized through hidden subsidies that disadvantage renters. And it is said to be more expensive than ... Show more
According to a comprehensive Axpo study, solar power is "by far the most expensive"
According to a comprehensive Axpo study, solar power is "by far the most expensive"
Expensive electricity, full state coffers: Axpo & Co. bring in a lot of money for the cantons
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Boxloo wind farm: Axpo erects wind measurement mast: Using a helicopter and industrial climbers, Axpo is erecting a mast in Boxloo, northeast of Wil ...
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Paid articlePaywall Energy: Axpo withdraws lawsuits against two professors: Two economists accused Axpo of failing to transparently disclose risks from trading energy derivatives in ...
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For the first time since 2010, corporate taxes are lower than budgeted – | nevertheless, the canton of Schaffhausen is achieving historically high tax revenues ... Show more
Traffic chaos caused by Rhine Falls tourists: Neuhausen politicians demand a solution
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Traffic chaos caused by Rhine Falls tourists: Neuhausen politicians demand a solution
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Axpo withdraws criminal complaint against critics: For months, the energy company left no stone unturned in its efforts to bring two professors to court ...
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Paid articlePaywall Gas-fired power plants as part of the energy future. Coming soon to Schaffhausen?
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EKZ acquires Aargau heating company: What’s behind it: The number of investments by the City and Canton of Zurich has risen from under 50 to around 120 in just a ...
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Energy of the future: between security of supply and climate goals: Rediscover content, illuminate backgrounds, broaden horizons: NZZ events invite you to think ...
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Wie teuer wird ein neues AKW? Und wie viel muss der Staat bezahlen?: Der Axpo-Konzern hat ausgerechnet, was der Energieausbau die Schweiz kostet – mit und ohne ...
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Paid articlePaywall Axpo modernizes its substation in Niederurnen: Axpo is building a new substation in Niederurnen. The line connections are also being renewed.
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Even BKW found the wind at Flumserberg too weak: Axpo invested a "sum in the lower six-figure range" in the evaluation of a potential wind farm at Flumserberg ...
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Axpo seeks spokesperson for the shutdown of the Beznau nuclear power plant: The plant won't be shut down for another seven years. But Axpo is already looking ...
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Paid articlePaywall Axpo: Spokesperson sought for Beznau shutdown: Shutdown won't happen for another seven years. But Axpo is already looking for a PR specialist to prepare the ...
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Paid articlePaywall Project stopped: No wind turbine at Maschgenkamm: Axpo is abandoning its wind turbine project at Flumserberg. Measurements have shown that the wind conditions ...
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Federal Court: Axpo's Lawsuit Against HSG Professor Fails: Because he criticized Axpo's accounting practices, the energy company filed a "defamation" ...
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Now the million-dollar salaries of state-owned power barons are under attack: The National Council's new initiative aims to limit the exorbitant salaries of ...
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Wind farm project cancelled at Flumserberg: What the canton says about the cancellation
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Axpo's influence on CKW: Lucerne government is on edge: Axpo's influence over its subsidiary CKW is growing. This is worrying the government of the ...
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Axpo Wind CEO Aubert: "Everywhere someone says the landscape is too beautiful for wind turbines"
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Paid articlePaywall Hardly any facts, but many open questions: What's next for the Flumserberg wind farm? Axpo had promised answers for an orientation meeting in Tannenboden ...
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Resistance is forming: Association wants to stop Axpo wind farm on the Dreibündenstein
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Paid articlePaywall Axpo CEO Christoph Brand: Compensation reduced to 1.1 million: Even before a new compensation system takes effect, Axpo's management has voluntarily waived ...
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Baden: Will the Axpo profit slump have consequences for the city?: From 1.5 billion francs to 880 million francs: The electricity company headquartered in Baden ...
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Paid articlePaywall No salary cap for Axpo bosses after all - | Schaffhausen politicians announce resistance
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Sparkling eyes in the circus tent: Bodelschwingh students visit the Nürtingen Christmas Circus.
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Paid articlePaywall Hefenhofen: Municipality abandons district heating plan: The budget meeting of the political municipality of Hefenhofen focused on figures ...
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Willisau/Zell: Wind measurement mast on the Salbrig is being dismantled: CKW conducted wind measurements on the hill between Willisau and Zell ...
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Axpo: Aargau parties angry about new wage cap: Following record bonuses for Axpo's top management, the owner cantons have made corrections. However ...
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Axpo discontinues wind energy project in Sennwald: Axpo has completed its assessments for a potential wind energy project in Sennwald. According to a press ...
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Measurements at Flumserberg are complete - | Results will be available in January
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Axpo is abandoning its wind power project: Following massive public opposition, the municipality of Rüthi has withdrawn from the wind farm project ...
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Paid articlePaywall New association wants to have a say in the wind power project: A group of residents has founded the "Lebenswertes Rüthi" association to publicize public concerns ...
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Wind project: This is what's next for Dreibündenstein: In the spring, the electricity company Axpo announced its plans for generating wind energy in the ...
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The Gösgen nuclear power plant will remain shut down for months: For energy companies Alpiq and Axpo, the shutdown of the Gösgen nuclear power plant means losses ...
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The reason for shutting down one of the reactor blocks is the high water temperature of the Aare, as announced by the operator Axpo ... Show more
Heat-related shutdown of the Beznau nuclear power plant: Axpo wants relaxation: The Beznau nuclear power plant in Switzerland was shut down due to the high water ...
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France and Switzerland: Several nuclear power plants shut down due to the heat: Nuclear power plants need large quantities of cooling water. But the rivers are ...
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St. Gallen cantonal council members want a wage cap at Axpo: The SP-Greens-GLP and SVP parliamentary groups have jointly called for a salary cap for the ...
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After criticism of bonuses: Axpo boss: "I'm sorry that people had to get so upset"
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"A disgrace": Schaffhausen politicians are outraged about Axpo's million-dollar bonuses
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The Weltwoche is wrong: Axpo is ripping off its customers with high electricity prices, claims author Alex Baur. That is wrong
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Axpo CEO Christoph Brand on the bonus scandal, security of supply, new nuclear power plants
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Axpo counters accusations of rip-offs with a PR offensive: The "fact check" of the state-owned electricity giant is an attack on human intelligence
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First opponents, now supporters: How the power bosses are making a spectacular wind power turnaround
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It's not just the CEO who is cashing in: 50 Axpo employees are said to have received a million-dollar bonus
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Snow and wind underestimated: Solar express failed - Axpo expects four times less electricity
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Resistance from the Alps: IWB Solar Express from Basel fails: Industrielle Werke Basel (IWB) wants to prioritize alpine solar plants less in future ...
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Paid articlePaywall The Aargau government wants to curb the sharp rise in manager salaries at the state-owned energy company Axpo. It will no longer be the board of directors ... Show more
Cantons as owners should have a say in the salaries of Axpo managers | Handelszeitung
Cantons as owners should have a say in the salaries of Axpo managers | Handelszeitung
The Swiss nuclear power plants Beznau 1 and 2 are scheduled to run until 2033 and 2032 respectively. Block 1 is the world's oldest nuclear power plant on the ... Show more
High electricity prices: ElCom decides on measures against electricity companies.
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Axpo Group Executive Board around CEO Christoph Brand receives 80 percent higher salary
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Axpo wants to continue operating Beznau nuclear power plant until 2033 and then shut it down
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Protection against hackers: Axpo opens cyber security center: Hackers infiltrated twenty electricity suppliers in Denmark. A new Axpo control center is now to ...
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"The government council is always reluctant when it comes to Axpo": Grand Council demands clear language on Russian uranium for Aargau nuclear power plant - | ...
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Axpo tests wind potential on the Flumserberge: The energy company Axpo has begun initial investigations for a wind farm with up to six wind turbines on the ...
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Axpo: Security of supply is a central task: The owner cantons demand that Axpo be economical, market-oriented and profit-oriented. However ...
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"Pandora's box has been opened" - Schaffhausen Board of Directors talks about the consequences of the referendum on the Axpo contract
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Canton of Schaffhausen surprisingly rejects new Axpo contract: The energy group Axpo will not receive a new legal basis for the time being - | although eight of ...
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