Switzerland

Golden PV panels for balcony solar systems
German supplier a2-solar has actually provided 240 photovoltaic panels for the restoration of an old structure in Bern, Switzerland. The components, which are being incorporated right into 96 porches, include various openness choices as well as shade variants.
Apr 3, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Residential, Germany, Europe, Switzerland, renova
Upright PV project on dam in Alps obtains authorization
Swiss developer Axpo is currently changing the style of the 2 MW plant and also is anticipated to make a decision on building and construction later on this year. It is presently in arrangements with prospective electrical energy customers.
Apr 2, 2020 // BIPV, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Axpo, Europe, Switzerland, Christoph Sutter
ABB board give away 10% of income to Covid-19 battle
The business has actually cautioned investors concerning the possible affect of the infection on its procedures in the initial fifty percent of the year yet claimed Chinese procedures had actually practically gone back to typical.
Mar 30, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, ABB, China, Europe, Asia, Switzerland, covid-19
Jinko signs up with Covid-19 battle
The module titan today introduced it will certainly give away a million things of individual safety devices to the Asian as well as european nations presently fighting the spread of the unique coronavirus.
Mar 30, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, China, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Turkey, Austria, Norway, covid-19
Solar ceramic tiles for historical as well as brand-new structures
Offered in 3 variations, the item expenses around $307-324 per square meter although rates will certainly differ relying on project intricacy. Swiss supplier Freesuns states its ceramic tiles can be utilized on historical structures and also can cover 100% of roofs.
Mar 30, 2020 // BIPV, Technology, Residential, Rooftop PV, Europe, Switzerland, Freesuns
Oil Firm Eni Helps Synhelion Solar Jet Fuel Take Flight
A Swiss start-up is dealing with marketing 2 paths to solar jet fuel with the help of Italy's Eni, the 10th-largest oil business worldwide.
Mar 30, 2020 // Technology, Thermal, Solar to Fuel, Europe, Switzerland, Eni, Synhelion, Philipp Furler
A 2nd life for obsolete components as well as EV batteries
A research led by Bern University of Applied Sciences is relocating right into the presentation stage, with projects in Germany, Switzerland, and also Belgium. With companions from throughout Europe, the Swiss scientists are creating designs for just how solar components and also batteries from electrical cars and trucks can still be made use of in a lasting method after their lifecycle has actually finished.
Mar 20, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Germany, pv modules, Europe, recycling, Switzerland, Belgium, Stefan Grösser
Solar Powered Artificial Islands Could Extract CO2 From Seawater To Produce Fuel
A team of scientists from Switzerland and also Norway wishes to minimize the results of environment modification as well as advancement renewable resource resources by constructing countless man-made islands throughout the globe's seas with the ability of transforming climatic co2 right into gas.
Mar 13, 2020 // Solar to Fuel, Europe, Switzerland, Norway, Fuel
Silicon heterojunction solar cell hits 23.5% performance with brand-new hole-selective get in touch with
Scientists from Switzerland's École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have actually utilized molybdenum oxide as the hole-selective call in an heterojuction silicon cell. The researchers declare the substance can take on conventional get in touches with in spite of a reduced degree of optimization.
Feb 10, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Europe, solar cell, heterojunction, silicon, Switzerland, EPFL
ABB's electrification business posts strong returns after inverter divestment
The Swiss-headquartered technology corporation is reorganizing, stimulating the figures. That effect was magnified by acquisitions and sell-offs in 2015 with ABB announcing in July it would hand over its inverter service to Italian company Fimer.
Feb 5, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, ABB, Europe, Switzerland
Solving seasonal storage with aluminum cycling
Scientists at Switzerland’s University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil have demonstrated an aluminum conversion process which could be valuable for long-term renewable energy storage. Simulations suggest that by employing the process, a new multi-family building in Switzerland could meet all its energy demand from a 7-11 kWp solar system.
Jan 23, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Europe, hydrogen, Switzerland, Aluminum, University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil
ABB launches pioneering floating solar plant in Switzerland
ABB has partnered with Romande Energie to provide its own inverter solutions for one of the world's highest floating PV installations, which raises efficacy of DC generation by up to 30 percent, even in winter.
Dec 13, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, ABB, floating PV, Europe, Switzerland
Axpo is developing a new Alp-based solar project
The energy company is creating a 2-megawatt plant in the canton of Glarus. It will be installed on the wall of the dam at the Muttsee reservoir in the Alps. The facility is claimed to produce large amounts of power, including the winter season.
Nov 28, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Axpo, Europe, Switzerland
Scientists hit 21.6% perovskite cell efficiency using concentrator PV
An international research group achieved the result on a 9 sq mm, triple-cation based, n-i-p structured perovskite cell using low solar concentration levels. Device instability, however, remains a challenge.
Nov 22, 2019 // Technology, Saudi Arabia, UK, Europe, Asia, perovskite, Switzerland
Alpine floating solar
Romande Energie is currently creating a floating solar system high in the Alps. In spite of being exposed to unfavorable meteorological conditions, the plant is predicted to generate more power by half compared to lowland-installed solutions.
Nov 19, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, floating PV, Europe, Switzerland, Romande Energie