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Switzerland Pilots First Solar Power Plant on Active Railway Tracks

Switzerland Pilots First Solar Power Plant on Active Railway Tracks

In Switzerland, a solar technology startup is making use of open spaces between railway tracks to place solar panels. The panels can collect solar power, even with trains using the railway throughout the day. Sunways, a photovoltaic inverter manufacturer, is piloting a new solar project on active railway tracks in Switzerland’s canton of Neuchâtel. The […]

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    Nearly 5,000 Solar Panels Added to Longest Dam in Switzerland

    Nearly 5,000 Solar Panels Added to Longest Dam in Switzerland

    Switzerland’s longest dam — also the highest dam in Europe — has now been adorned with nearly 5,000 solar panels. The added solar panels help provide additional energy, particularly during the winter months. The 2.2 megawatt project, called AlpinSolar, will provide about 3.3 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year, with half of that energy […]

    Switzerland Says No to Nukes, Yes to Renewables Following Historic Citizen Vote

    Switzerland Says No to Nukes, Yes to Renewables Following Historic Citizen Vote

    More than 58 percent of Swiss voters supported a measure to phase out nuclear power in favor of renewable energy. The plan provides billions in subsidies for renewable energy, bans the construction of new nuclear plants and decommissions Switzerland’s five aging reactors. There is no clear date when the plants will close. “The results shows […]

    Greenpeace: Syngenta Pesticides Kill Bees

    Greenpeace: Syngenta Pesticides Kill Bees

    Greenpeace Switzerland With the help of local activists, on April 17, Greenpeace Switzerland scaled the building at Syngenta’s headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, and dropped a large banner proclaiming “Syngenta Pesticides Kill Bees.” The global agrochemical company consistently denies that its pesticide products kill bees. For the last 15 years, in Europe and North America bees […]