Katarina Mirkovic A corporate PPA is often sold as a bilateral hedge attached to a renewable asset: a fixed or indexed price on one side, “green” volumes on the other, and a reassuring narrative that volatility has been replaced by contract. That narrative survives only at a high level of abstraction. Performance is produced inside
The Hydrogen Revolution and What it Means for Switzerland Kateryna Holzer* 1. Swiss Green Transition In the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe in 2011, the Swiss government adopted the Energy Strategy 2050, a central element of which was a progressive withdrawal from nuclear energy production till 2032 and an increase in energy efficiency and
Federico Piccaluga* Michele Dolcini ** Lugano 01.3.2023 Introduction: The Swiss Attitude Towards Climate Change The scientific evidence arising from the IPCC’s latest reports (2018, 2022) shows that the increase in global temperatures has already exceeded one degree Celsius (1°C). In Switzerland the rise has been even greater, according to IEA (2022), showing that the
Katarina Mirkovic* Introduction Situated in Western Europe, Switzerland is a land-locked alpine country that encompasses a territory of 41,285 square kilometers. Given its tiny size and mountainous topography, the country’s prominent role in the domain of energy arbitrage is a phenomenon worthy of investigation. Through this article, my intention is to provide guidance on the
Thomas Cottier* Bern, 13.1.23 I. Recent Efforts in Building Swiss Self-Reliance In the wake of the war in Ukraine, soaring energy prices in Europe, and increasing demands for electricity in the process of decarbonisation for production, heating and transportation, the main-stream focus of the political debate in Switzerland has been on further enhancing self-reliance and