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The Emmen valley - The vision of a valley heated without oil
by zopemaster — published Sep 23, 2004 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Timber and solar energy rather than oil, gas and electricity are to be the heating resources of the future in Switzer-land's Emmen valley. Although the Emmen valley region is densely forested, each year it still buys in some CHF 30 m's worth of oil, gas and electricity - while more than half the wood accruing each year simply rots away in the region's forests. It's a situation the "Oil of Emmental" project hopes to remedy.
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Ultra-low energy building gains altitude
by zopemaster — published Sep 09, 2004 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
The highest ultra-low energy business premises of the Alps were officially opened in Punt Muragl (En-gadine/Switzerland) at the end of August. Gasser Building Materials' 23,000 m3 warehouse with integrated DIY store is situated at an altitude of 1,728 m above sea level and is heated almost exclusively by solar energy.
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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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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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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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