The roof of the Seuzach secondary school is being fitted with a solar installation. The project is being supported with CHF 30,000 from the Energy Works of the Canton of Zurich (EKZ) fund. Electricity not utilised by the school itself is marketed by EKZ as generational

The expansion of photovoltaics in Switzerland reached another record level in 2024. Over 10% of electricity demand was covered by solar energy, and the trend is rising. Switzerland is therefore well on course to achieve its energy targets. However, new regulatory uncertainties and declines in the

A Voltiris solar system based on filter technology has been installed on a greenhouse at Meier Gemüse AG. The system, which covers around one hectare, enables electricity to be generated without any loss of agricultural

EKZ, Repower and the municipality of Klosters officially started construction work on the Madrisa Solar power plant on 4 June. Located at an altitude of around 2000 metres, it will have a production capacity of 12 megawatts. It is intended to help close the winter electricity

Axpo has broken ground for the construction of a solar plant in the municipality of Tujetsch. The solar power is to be fed into the SBB railway power grid. Axpo wants to gain valuable insights into solar energy in challenging

The canton of Lucerne plans to increase the contribution of photovoltaics as an energy source. To this end, areas of road infrastructure are to be utilised as solar power plants. The photovoltaic potential is now being tested on the noise protection gallery in Knutwil and at the Rontal bridge near

The Basel-based electricity producer aventron has inaugurated a solar installation on the Lintharena in Näfels. It will generate 124 megawatt hours per year over an area of 660 square meters. Aventron aims to achieve a solar output of 100 megawatts by

Axpo Solutions and Bergbahnen Disentis want to realise a large-scale photovoltaic plant in Disentis/Mustér GR. It is expected to produce around 14.6 gigawatt hours of solar power per year. The project has now been approved by the Graubünden

Madrisa Solar AG has given the go-ahead for the preliminary work on the solar installation at the Klosters-Madrisa mountain railway. The plant will generate 17 gigawatt hours of electricity at 2000 metres above sea level. Klosters, EKZ and Repower each hold a one-third stake in the

AEW Energie AG has opened its first ground-mounted photovoltaic system in Spreitenbach. The 1414 modules generate electricity for around 140 households per year and temporarily use a pre-polluted area for the Energy Strategy

Voters in the municipality of Spiringen have clearly approved the Sidenplangg alpine solar plant. The plant in the Schächental valley will generate 12.5 gigawatt hours of electricity per year on 12

The Graubünden government has authorised the construction of Madrisa Solar AG's alpine photovoltaic plant. The plant will have a total output of 10.8 megawatt peak at an altitude of around 2000 metres. The voters of the municipality of Klosters gave the green light in October

The site owner HIAG is upgrading a further 6000 square metres of the Papieri site for temporary commercial use by the end of the year. Padelta AG will be operating padel courts in a paper machine hall from 2025. A Jump Factory site is also planned. Librec will prepare the recycling of car batteries

The new Solar Atlas by DLR shows which roofs are suitable for solar panels. Presented at ILA 2024, the map uses aerial images and geospatial data to determine solar energy potential in German

Exnaton and sunvigo have entered into a cooperation agreement for the supply and billing of green electricity. The innovative tariffs are intended to offer so-called prosumers long-term

AMAG Solothurn hat in Zuchwill eine Solaranlage mit einer Leistung von 153 Kilowatt Peak in Betrieb genommen. Die Anlage ist bereits die zweite am Solothurner Standort. Bis 2025 will die AMAG Gruppe schweizweit rund 75'000 Quadratmeter Dachfläche mit Solarpanelen

Die Trunz Holding AG hat auf dem Dach ihres Technologie Centers in Steinach eine Solaranlage in Betrieb genommen. Sie soll auf einer Fläche von 8000 Quadratmetern pro Jahr 1,1 Millionen Kilowattstunden Strom erzeugen, davon 750‘000 Kilowattstunden für den

In cooperation with Swisspower, EWD Elektrizitätswerk Davos AG is planning an alpine photovoltaic system in the Parsenn ski area. The construction measure is to be integrated into the existing mountain railway infrastructure in a way that protects the landscape. The population must give the green

ARA Thunersee is planning a folding solar roof on the roof of its wastewater treatment plant. In the future, it wants to use it to produce up to a third of its own electricity needs. The folding roof is to be supplied by the Grisons-based company dhp technology. A smaller solar plant is already

The Frauenfeld energy supplier Thurplus has been able to sell all shares in a planned solar plant within a month. The plant on the roof of Keller-Stahl AG is to generate 140,000 kilowatt hours of electricity. Thurplus now wants to develop further opportunities for participation.

At the end of August, the city of Schlieren will put the largest municipal solar plant into operation at the Centre for Innovation and Young Entrepreneurs. The electricity generated there will be used at the same location. In addition, six new charging stations for electric cars will be available

AMAG has installed the second photovoltaic system in Cham on the roof of the public AMAG car park. As with the AMAG Zug site, which will open in June 2023, the electricity is to be produced for the company's own use or fed into the public

At the end of 2021, around 12,600 photovoltaic systems in the canton of Zurich will have produced around 0.3 terawatt hours of electricity. This is the result of an analysis by the cantonal statistical office. It locates great untapped potential for the further expansion of solar

Repower is planning to build a high-alpine solar plant at the Vorab mountain station in collaboration with the municipality of Laax, the Weissen Arena Group and Flims Electric. The Laax municipal assembly approved the project

A solar plant could be built on Melchsee-Frutt. The Basel-based energy supplier IWB is now examining the feasibility with the Kerns Alp Cooperative. The impact of electricity generation on alpine pasture management and the environment will also be

The AMAG Group has commissioned another solar plant on the roof of its Porsche Centre in Winterthur. In future, around 86 megawatt hours of solar power will be used here annually in the company's own operations. The Group aims to be climate-neutral by

Large solar plants on open land can be approved more easily from 1 April. They can expect a one-time payment of up to 60 percent of the investment costs. The plants must already supply electricity by the end of 2025 and be fully commissioned by the end of

Hilcona hat am Standort Landquart 920’000 Franken in eine Solaranlage investiert. Sie erzeugt den umweltfreundlichen Jahresstrom für 165 Haushalte. Für seine Betriebe bezieht der Hersteller von Lebensmitteln bereits Energie aus 100 Prozent

Die E. Zwicky AG hat den diesjährigen Schweizer Solarpreis in der Kategorie Energieanlagen gewonnen. Die Thurgauer Familienfirma wurde für ihre überwiegend vertikale Solaranlage an Silotürmen ausgezeichnet. Sie hat in zehn Monaten 340 Megawattstunden Strom

Das Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt Zürich (ewz) hat mit der Errichtung seiner zweiten Photovoltaikanlage auf einer Staumauer begonnen. Die hochalpine Grossanlage entsteht auf der Staumauer Valle di Lei der Kraftwerke Hinterrhein