Swiss Agrivoltaic Project Bags Power Purchase Agreement
Supermarket Chain Denner Turns Offtaker For Romande Energie’s Agri-PV Installation In Valais
Friday, 19 Apr 2024
Romande Energie, the Swiss utility, has announced signing its 1st power purchase agreement (PPA) for an agrivoltaic project with the local discount supermarket chain Denner.
Swiss Researchers See Value In Decentralized Solar Energy
EPFL & HES-SO Valais Wallis Study Explores Local Energy Solutions For Energy Independence
Friday, 05 Apr 2024
Integration of decentralized solar PV systems into the Swiss energy grid can bring down the annual system costs for Switzerland by 10% while pushing up self-consumption rates to 68%.
Rooftop Solar Can Help Switzerland Achieve Energy Targets
EPFL Recommends Fitting Solar Panels Onto Biggest Roofs In Each City Until Targets Are Met
Thursday, 22 Feb 2024
Swiss university Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has conducted research into figuring the quickest way for Switzerland to achieve its Energy Strategy 2050 target of generating 45 TWh electricity from renewables. The answer is equi.
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Corporate Solar PPA For Iberdrola In Italy & More From JPee, 1KOMMA5°, Enpal, Aquila, EKW, Good Energy
Tuesday, 13 Feb 2024
Iberdrola signs 10-year solar PPA with Supermercati Tosano; JPee to sell solar power to Crédit Agricole; 1KOMMA5° & Enpal criticize BSW’s demand for resilience bonus; Aquila sells stake to Commerzbank; EKW completes solar wall in Switzerland;.
Switzerland Installed 1.5 GW New Solar Capacity In 2023
Swissolar Forecasts Minimum 10% Annual Increase In PV Installations In 2024 Over 1.5 GW
Thursday, 21 Dec 2023
The solar PV market in Switzerland is expected to have grown by around 40% annually in 2023, according to local solar association Swissolar.
BKW Targets 100 GWh RE/Year From Alpine Solar
Swiss Energy Group Proposes 70 MW Alpine PV Plants To Generate Close To 100 GWh/Year
Wednesday, 06 Dec 2023
Switzerland-based energy and infrastructure group BKW has announced a solar offensive to install 6 alpine solar power plants in the country’s Bern canton, with an aggregate installed capacity of around 70 MW. On completion, all 6 projects will ge.
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Axpo Planning 10 MW Solar Plant 1,500 Meters Above Sea Level & More From IW, Voltalia, Modus, EPCG
Friday, 24 Nov 2023
Switzerland’s Axpo announces 10 MW alpine solar plant; IW report on solar & wind energy workers in Germany; Voltalia bags Co-op as offtaker for UK solar farm; Modus raises funds for 22 MW Lithuania projects; EPCG & Respect Energy to explore.
Axpo Continues With Solar Offensive In The Alps
Swiss Electric Utility Targets 45 MW Solar Power Plant Capacity In Graubünden Canton
Wednesday, 15 Nov 2023
Switzerland-based utility Axpo plans to expand its alpine solar power plant portfolio in the Canton of Graubünden to around 45 MW, with the addition of a 30 MW plant in the Municipality of Ilanz/Glion. The 30 MW ground mounted Ovra Solara Rueun pr.
Top Leadership Reshuffle At Swiss Solar Company
Klaus Schmülling Joins Management Team At 3S Swiss Solar As Marcus Bäckmann Becomes CTO
Friday, 10 Nov 2023
Building integrated PV (BIPV) solar PV company 3S Swiss Solar Solutions AG is making changes in the top leadership, appointing Klaus Schmülling as its new chief operating officer (COO).
Interest In Solar Power In The Swiss Alps Growing
Utilities Propose Alpine PV Projects In Ski Areas Of Meierhofer Tälli & Meiringen-Hasliberg
Monday, 16 Oct 2023
To make the most of the available space, high power generation potential during winters and federal support for solar projects in the Swiss Alps, local utilities are increasingly exploring alpine PV plants in Switzerland. The latest name in the lis.
Swiss Experiment Shows High Potential For Alpine Solar
5-Year Old PV Test Facility Shows Alpine PV Systems Generate More Solar Power In Winters Than On Mainland
Thursday, 12 Oct 2023
The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) says alpine solar PV plants can generate up to 4 times more electricity than their counterparts at lower altitudes in winter months.
Smart Charging Software Suite From Hive Power
A Cloud Based AI-Powered Platform FLEXO Smart Charge Optimizes And Manages Electric Vehicle Charging
Monday, 09 Oct 2023
Hive Power, a Switzerland-based developer of charging and export solutions for future power grids, is a proud winner of the Power2Drive AWARD at The smarter E Europe 2023 conference.
Another Alpine Solar Power Plant In Switzerland
Axpo Promises Efficient Space Usage For 15 MW PV Project In Graubünden Canton, Ahead Of Vote
Wednesday, 13 Sep 2023
Just days after announcing a 9 MW alpine solar plant in the Municipality of Oberiberg, Swiss utility Axpo has announced yet another alpine project with close to 15 MW installed capacity in the Canton of Graubünden as part of the company’s ‘solar.
High-Altitude Agrivoltaic Solar Plant In Switzerland
Axpo’s Solar Offensive: Another Alpine PV Project, On Existing Pastureland In Oberiberg Region
Monday, 04 Sep 2023
Switzerland-based energy company Axpo Holding AG has announced plans to develop another alpine PV project as part of its solar offensive, this time with local energy company EWS AG.
35 MW Solar Capacity Approved Along Swiss Highways
FEDRO Selects ABCD-Horizon Consortium To Install PV Systems For Rest Areas On Government Land
Thursday, 24 Aug 2023
A consortium of renewable energy producer aventron, infrastructure firm BG Engineers and Consultants AG, logistics company Cargo sous terrain (CST) and solar folding roof manufacturer dhp technology will build 35 MW solar PV capacity along the highwa.
More Solar For Mountains In Switzerland
Repower’s 12 MW Alpine Solar Plant That Could Power Madrisa Mountain Railway & Local Households
Friday, 30 Jun 2023
Electricity supplier Repower in Switzerland is planning to build a 12 MW alpine solar power plant, around 2,000 meters above sea level, at the Madrisa Mountain Railway that it says could power both the railway as well as around 3,500 households thank.
Agrivoltaic System For Organic Farming
Insolight Commissions Agrisolar Project With 160 kW Installed Capacity For Swiss Raspberry Field
Thursday, 29 Jun 2023
Switzerland based technology start-up Insolight has commissioned a 160 kW agrivoltaic project in the country’s Lucerne Canton on a raspberry field, with capacity to generate around 190 MWh annually, as a pilot to be studied for 3 years by the Swiss.
Switzerland’s 40%+ Annual Solar Expansion Series
Swissolar Says Country Added 1 GW+ Solar PV Capacity In 2022 Taking Cumulative To 4.65 GW
Monday, 26 Jun 2023
Switzerland is adding more and more solar each year, with 2022 being the 3rd consecutive year to reflect over 40% annual growth, according to Swissolar that counts the country to have deployed more than 1 GW capacity last year, its 1st GW year.
Solar Power For Swiss Ski Destination
Axpo’s 10 MW Alpine Solar Plant For Mountain Railway In Switzerland’s Disentis Ski Area
Monday, 08 May 2023
Swiss utility Axpo has announced plans to build a 10 MW alpine solar power plant at an altitude of 2,100 meters near the La Muotta peak in Switzerland that will power the mountain railway that takes visitors to Disentis ski area in the Canton of Grisons.
Switzerland Gives Legality To ‘Solar Offensive’
Swiss Federal Council Simplifies Approvals For Utility Scale Solar Power Projects; Says No PV Systems On Crop Rotation Land
Wednesday, 22 Mar 2023
Switzerland’s Federal Council has passed amendments that simplify the approval process for large scale solar PV systems.
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