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Solar installations in Switzerland: innovative yet infuriating
by zopemaster — published Jan 25, 2012 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: ,
Solar modules on ski lifts and mountain-slopes: the legacy of Fukushima and rising electricity prices mean that creative solutions are needed for power production. We offer a summary of Swiss megaprojects and world premieres.
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First solar-powered bus now on the road
by zopemaster — published Jul 29, 2011 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM — filed under: , ,
Since July Europe's first ever electric bus powered exclusively by solar energy has been operating in Perchtoldsdorf/A. The public transport bus seats up to 35 passengers.
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Uphill with solar energy
by zopemaster — published Apr 13, 2010 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , ,
The village of Tenna in the Safien valley of the Swiss canton Graubünden is working hard on a world premiere. The Skilift Tenna cooperative has decided to replace an ancient ski lift by the first solar-powered ski lift ever.
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New builds to meet tough climate requirements by 2020
by zopemaster — published Nov 24, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , ,
From 2020 new builds in the EU will have to comply with tough energy balance requirements. Last week representatives of the European Parliament and EU states agreed that new builds should in future have virtually zero greenhouse gas emissions. Any remaining energy requirements should also be met essentially from renewable sources. These stipulations are to come into force two years earlier for public buildings.
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New builds to meet tough climate requirements by 2020
by zopemaster — published Nov 24, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , ,
From 2020 new builds in the EU will have to comply with tough energy balance requirements. Last week representatives of the European Parliament and EU states agreed that new builds should in future have virtually zero greenhouse gas emissions. Any remaining energy requirements should also be met essentially from renewable sources. These stipulations are to come into force two years earlier for public buildings.
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Solar thermal power plant in the French Hautes-Alpes
by zopemaster — published Oct 09, 2008 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: , ,
The energy companies Dalkia and Solar Euromed have joined forces and plan to build the first solar thermal power plant in France. The plant is to be built in Chevalet d'Aspres sur Buech and will generate some 60,000 megawatt-hours of electricity.
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Will Europe's largest photovoltaic installation soon be in the Alps?
by zopemaster — published Feb 14, 2008 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: ,
Europe's largest photovoltaic installation is set to be built in the French département of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Negotiations have already taken place for the lease of the plot of land on which the installation is to be built, at an altitude of 1,000 m above sea level.
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Werfenweg has Austria's longest solar-powered street
by zopemaster — published Oct 25, 2007 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: ,
The Municipality of Werfenweng in Salzburg is saving €38,000 by using solar lighting. 17 recently installed solar streetlights have proved to be the cheapest way of lighting a path some 700 m long on the town's outskirts. This makes it currently Austria's longest solar-powered street.
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The Alps ideal for generating solar power
by zopemaster — published May 24, 2007 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:21 AM — filed under: ,
According to a study by the EU research laboratory for the environment in Ispra/I the profitability ratings for solar power installations in Alpine regions are similar to those of solar installations in southernmost Spain. Solar irradiance in the hills and mountains of Austria for example reaches an intensity of up to 2,000 kilowatt-hours per square metre.
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Tests underway on the world's highest solar power station
by zopemaster — published Dec 14, 2006 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM — filed under: ,
The Swiss utility BKW FMB Energie AG is currently conducting trials scheduled to last until this summer on a high-alpine solar power station.
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