Security of supply and climate neutrality by 2050

The large-scale photovoltaic plant at the disused Calinis quarry in Felsberg, Grisons. Photo: VSE - With a new project, Energy Future 2050, the Association of Swiss Electricity Companies VSE together with Empa shows based on various scenarios what Switzerland's energy supply could look like by 2050. Take-home message: Switzerland will not achieve its energy and climate targets without a massive acceleration in the expansion of renewable energies, a massive increase in energy efficiency, focused conversion and expansion of the grids, and an energy exchange with our European neighbors. Energy security can no longer be taken for granted, and the risk of an energy shortage is a bitter reality. "The failures of the last ten years weigh heavily. The course for a secure, sustainable energy supply must be set now," says Michael Wider, President of VSE. The study Energy Future 2050 , which VSE carried out in close cooperation with Empa, is the first scientific modeling to simulate Switzerland's overall energy system across sectors up to the year 2050, taking into account neighboring countries as well.