The Eglisau-Glattfelden hydropower plant
Planning appeal halts Swiss green hydrogen project
Lawmakers have responsibility to create frameworks to enable transition projects to go ahead, developer Axpo says
Swiss utility Axpo has been forced to halt the development of a green hydrogen project in the Zurich region after a regional appeals court ruled in favour of objections raised by three private citizens. Axpo had aimed to start up the 2.5MW plant this year, with production expected to reach 350t/yr, aimed at the transport sector. The project is based at the Eglisau-Glattfelden hydropower plant on the river Rhine. "We are very sorry that we will not be able to contribute more to decarbonisation in Switzerland. In order for us to move forward in Switzerland, everyone must be willing to make compromises," says Guy Buhler, head of hydrogen at Axpo. “In order for us to move forward in Switze
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