Gravity could solve renewable energy''s biggest problem

The steel tower is a giant mechanical energy storage system, designed by American-Swiss startup Energy Vault, that relies on gravity and 35-ton bricks to store and release energy.

2025 Nov 21

Swiss solutions for storing the energy of tomorrow

A new pumped-storage power station, one of the most powerful in Europe, came on stream in canton Valais in southern Switzerland in July 2022.

2025 Feb 25

How giant ''water batteries'' could make green power reliable

The Nant de Drance pumped storage hydropower plant in Switzerland can store surplus energy from wind, solar, and other clean sources by pumping water from a lower reservoir to an

2025 Aug 09

Utility-Scale ESS Project In Switzerland

This large-scale energy storage project plays a key role in stabilizing Switzerland''s renewable energy supply. It smooths out the fluctuations of solar and wind power caused by

2026 Jan 10

Energy Storage Power Stations in Switzerland: Innovations,

The country is also quietly becoming a global leader in energy storage power stations. This article is your backstage pass to understanding how Switzerland is balancing its Alpine charm

2025 Apr 10

Frontiers | Future Swiss Energy Economy: The Challenge of Storing

Using Switzerland as an example, the energy demand and the technical challenges, and the economic feasibility of a transition to an energy economy based entirely on renewable energy

2024 Aug 19

More grid stability thanks to energy storage

These fluctuations can be balanced out by making smart use of wind and solar energy. The key is to have large energy storage systems. If wind turbines or PV plants produce surplus

2026 Feb 20

Switzerland commissions 900-MW pumped storage power plant

The Nant de Drance pumped storage power plant with a capacity of 900 MW has been put into operation in southwest Switzerland fourteen years after the start of construction.

2024 Mar 28

Switzerland Launch World''s Most Powerful Pumped Storage Power Plant

In Switzerland, pumped storage has been used for centuries for agriculture and industry needs. At present, the use of pumped-storage stations makes it possible to store excess solar and

2024 Sep 24

Embracing wind power in the solar PV-dominated Swiss landscape

In this study, we have conducted a data-driven analysis of the complementarity between solar PV and wind energy production in Switzerland over four years, to evaluate the added value of

2025 Jan 30

Gravity could solve renewable energy''s biggest

The steel tower is a giant mechanical energy storage system, designed by American-Swiss startup Energy Vault, that relies on gravity and 35-ton bricks to store and release energy.

2025 Apr 24

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