Nuclear and renewable energy can jointly form part of Switzerland’s future energy system with new nuclear power plants conditions potentially able to reduce electricity imports in winter.

This is the conclusion reached by a study published on 29 June (French only) by researchers from federal technology institute ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI). It is based on four energy models for the year 2050.

The report says that for new nuclear power stations to become economically viable, policymakers would need to support nuclear energy in a similar way to renewables and mitigate financing risks.