Blog

Electricity is always flowing and the energy sector is always active – 24/7, 365 days a year. New grid projects, exciting facts about electricity, digitalisation, innovations, the environment – we regularly publish informative articles on a wide range of topics. Always up-to-date, always with our finger on the pulse. Welcome to our blog!

  • Power failure in Spain: what about Switzerland?

    The power failure in Spain and Portugal has raised many questions – including the supply of electricity in Switzerland. What impact did the power failure have on Switzerland? And how does the grid work?
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  • Grid of the future: findings from the grid development process

    Swissgrid has updated its long-term plan for the expansion of the transmission grid. Project manager Marc Vogel evaluates the results.
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  • 24/7 for a stable grid

    Our Specialist System Operations employees in the two grid control rooms in Aarau and Prilly are on duty for Switzerland 24/7.
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  • Redispatching: when the grid comes under pressure

    Swissgrid is having to intervene more and more frequently to ensure that parts of the transmission grid are not overloaded.
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  • cable study

    When physics sets limits for technology

    Laying new underground cables in the Swiss transmission grid only remains possible to a very limited extent. This is the result of the Swissgrid cable study, which shows that the physical properties of underground cables make stable grid operation and the rectification of disturbances much more difficult.
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  • Stable grid operation with high solar power production

    The proportion of renewable energies in Switzerland is increasing every year, with the largest growth coming from photovoltaic plants. However, solar power production depends on the weather and is very volatile. That is why data and forecasts need to be as accurate and up to date as possible to ensure the secure and stable operation of the transmission grid. Yet the quality of data and forecasts has been lagging behind the expansion of photovoltaic plants for some years now, leading to an urgent need for innovation.
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  • «A contribution to an extra-stable grid»

    Andreas Schreiber and Zuzana Filková explain why a stable grid shouldn’t be taken for granted in the future, the challenges Swissgrid is facing, and what the tariffs comprise.
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  • Where history meets the future

    The Lachmatt substation in Pratteln is being modernised to meet the increasing electricity requirements in the Basel region. A new 380-kV switchgear and a coupling transformer will increase security of supply in the Basel region in the future and facilitate international electricity exchange with Germany and France. Protecting the environment is a high priority during the construction work.
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  • Regional grid coordination: when 1 plus 1 is more than 2

    When it comes to regional grid coordination for the grid of the future, 1 plus 1 is more than 2: thanks to synergies, a better grid with fewer line routes is being created.
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  • Binoculars used to be needed, but today, drones can take over

    Swissgrid is opting for drone technology for inspecting overhead lines. This technology will further optimise the maintenance of the transmission grid and drive forward the digitalisation of grid inspections.
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