European Union To Link Emissions Trading System With Switzerland
The European Union has announced that it will link its emissions trading system with Switzerland’s own system, following a decision made by the European Commission.
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Swiss Citizens Vote To End Nuclear & Promote Renewable Energy
Swiss voters over the weekend in a national referendum voted to put an end to any new nuclear power plants and instead to focus on developing renewable energy capacity and reducing power consumption by increasing energy efficiency.
Solar Impulse 2 Airplane Official Unveiling on April 9 (VIDEO)
Originally published on 1Sun4All. I don’t know how many of you are aware of this, but the beautiful solar airplane that flew day and night across the United States last year was a prototype. Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg were both training in Solar Impulse 1 — HB-SIA — for their big adventure, the first round-the-world flight … [continued]
ABB & Solar Impulse Form Strategic Alliance — Reveal Coming April 9
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The team at Solar Impulse released news that Switzerland-based ABB, a global leader in renewables, sustainable transportation and energy efficiency announced on April 6, 2014 that it will support Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg in their attempt to fly around the world in the new solar powered airplane, Solar Impulse 2, in 2015. I reported in … [continued]
PlanetSolar Seeks The Sun Again In New 2014 Campaigns (Video)
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The world’s largest solar vessel, PlanetSolar, has been moored for the winter at Cité de la Voile Eric Tabarly in Lorient, France. The PlanetSolar shore team, located at the operational centre in Lausanne, Switzerland, in collaboration with the University of Geneva, is busy preparing for the 2014 expeditions. According to … [continued]
Google Teams Up With The Solar Airplane, Solar Impulse
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse reports that the Silicon Valley–based Internet company known as Google (heard of it?) has become Solar Impulse’s official Internet Technology Partner. To commemorate this, the Solar Impulse team will take its Google+ URL (google.com/+solarimpulse) to new heights on the side of their Swiss Solar Impulse airplane. The following is an … [continued]
Switzerland Cannot Afford Not To Transition To Renewables
A new report published by the Swiss Energy Foundation has made it clear that Switzerland cannot afford not to transition to renewables by looking at the overall cost of not transitioning to renewables and lower consumption. Switzerland’s Energy Foundation has completed their own study (unhelpfully published only in German – PDF) … [continued]
Unicorn Power? Not in Switzerland
Every so often, a little leaflet shows up with the monthly power bill, explaining where the electricity flowing through my outlets originated. Sometimes these leaflets can be a little less than helpful (such as the one fellow CleanTechnica writer Jo Borras received stating ALL the electricity was from “unknown sources” – Jo suggested that perhaps the power company was employing unicorns).
