The 2013 Annual Media Conference and Financial Analysts Conference of Alpiq were held in Zurich on 12 March 2013.

Electricity is a key energy and is indispensable in public and private life. Electricity means prosperity and security. But electricity comes at a price. Sometimes politicians feel that the price of electricity is too high, and attempt to reduce it artificially or to subsidise it. In recent times they feel that it is too cheap and should be made ...

Solar energy or sun energy refers to energy that is generated by the sun through nuclear fusion and reaches the earth as particles of electromagnetic radiation. Thanks to photovoltaics, Switzerland is also one of the countries in which every year more electricity is generated from solar energy. In 2011, solar energy, with an installed capacity of ...

Energy companies operate many hydroelectric power stations – run-of-the-river power plants, storage power plants and pumped storage power plants. In order that these power stations could be built, the operators needed a concession from the respective canton or municipality. This concession, generally issued for a period of between 40 and 80 years, ...

There is absolutely no doubt that in future mobility will largely be electrically powered. Alpiq has recognised this fact and has been committed to electromobility for many years. The foundation of Alpiq E-Mobility AG marks yet another milestone. In future Alpiq will make a major contribution to establishing the charging infrastructure for ...

At present in Switzerland, 39 wind turbines with a total output of 45.52 MW generate approximately 77 GWh of electricity. With an average consumption of 5000 kWh, this equates to roughly 15,400 households or around 0.13 percent of the total Swiss electricity consumption. Additional wind farms are planned so that by 2050 wind-generated electricity ...

More than half of Switzerland’s electricity production comes from hydroelectric power generation. This situation will also not change with the turnaround in the energy policy. On the contrary: In order to facilitate the planned phase-out of nuclear power, the Federal Council wants to expand hydropower within the context of its Energy Strategy ...

The terms small hydroelectric power station and small hydroelectric plant are used to refer to hydroelectric power stations with an output of up to 10 megawatts. Small hydroelectric power stations make use of hydro power and are primarily built on small rivers. Alpiq promotes the expansion of small hydroelectric power stations through its ...

Gas-fired combined cycle power stations function using a gas turbine and a steam turbine. Gas mixed with compressed air is burnt in the combustion chamber. A hot propellant gas is created that drives a gas turbine. This is connected to a generator that generates electricity. The hot exhaust gases are passed to a heat exchanger in which water is ...