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In summer cool, in winter warm
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zopemaster
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published
Jun 20, 2012
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM
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filed under:
ecological building,
construction,
ecological building,
construction,
renewable energy
The European Union Directive on the energy performance of buildings takes effect from July. Low-energy buildings will be mandatory as from 2021. The community centre of Saint-Jean-d'Arvey already meets these criteria. The building, made of regional wood, will open at the end of June - a first.
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International support for campaign against Brenner wind farm
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by
begle
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published
Apr 26, 2012
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last modified
Jul 06, 2021 11:06 PM
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filed under:
wind power,
renewable energy,
Alpine Convention,
international treaties,
landscape protection areas,
protected areas / sanctuaries
With its planned wind farm on the Brenner Pass, Italy is breaching the Alpine Convention, according to the Club Arc Alpin, which has petitioned the Alpine Convention's committee of inquiry. For the first time in the history of the convention, "complaint proceedings" have begun.
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International support for campaign against Brenner wind farm
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zopemaster
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published
Apr 26, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM
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filed under:
wind power,
renewable energy,
Alpine Convention,
international treaties,
landscape protection areas,
protected areas / sanctuaries
With its planned wind farm on the Brenner Pass, Italy is breaching the Alpine Convention, according to the Club Arc Alpin, which has petitioned the Alpine Convention's committee of inquiry. For the first time in the history of the convention, "complaint proceedings" have begun.
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CIPRA's point of view: Water on!
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by
zopemaster
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published
Feb 22, 2012
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:55 PM
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filed under:
hydropower,
renewable energy,
Point of view
Austria's checklist for the building of hydroelectric power plants is technically sound, offering transparency for building permits, but no protection for ecologically intact waters.
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Solar installations in Switzerland: innovative yet infuriating
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by
zopemaster
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published
Jan 25, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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filed under:
solar energy,
renewable energy
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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Soča valley soon under water?
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by
zopemaster
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published
Sep 28, 2011
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
hydropower,
renewable energy,
threats to nature and landscape,
nature,
protected areas / sanctuaries
The proposal was made by Slovenia's Ministry of Economic Affairs just before the summer break. Five hydroelectric power plants are to be built on the Soča river and its tributaries, the Ucja and Idrijca.
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Green electricity for Liechtenstein
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by
zopemaster
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published
Sep 28, 2011
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
renewable energy
As of next year the electricity flowing out of Liechtenstein's power sockets will be sourced exclusively from renewable energies, but only in private households that do not insist on the previous mix of nuclear energy and fossil fuels.
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First solar-powered bus now on the road
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by
zopemaster
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published
Jul 29, 2011
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
solar energy,
renewable energy,
transport policy, transport planning
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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Power plant expansion on the Lech at the expense of nature conservation?
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by
zopemaster
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published
Nov 01, 2010
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
hydropower,
renewable energy,
hydro-engineering - mountain torrent control,
rivers and streams,
rivers and streams - impairments,
rivers and streams
The Lech river in Bavaria/D is already being used on a massive scale for electricity generation, and only the stretch at Augsburg/D remains undeveloped. But even this section of the river could very soon become the site of a hydroelectric power plant. The expansion plans are not an isolated case; rather, they reflect a trend throughout the Alps, and one that is gathering momentum.
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Background report on "Energy Self-sufficient Regions" now online!
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by
zopemaster
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published
Nov 01, 2010
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
energy efficiency,
renewable energy
The latest cc.alps background report is the compact on "Energy Self-sufficient Regions". It is dedicated to this topical, future-oriented issue and takes an in-depth look at the ambitious concept and its conflicts of objectives.
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