CleanTechnica » Switzerland http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Governor Cuomo Announces Statewide New York Fracking Ban http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/governor-cuomo-announces-statewide-new-york-fracking-ban/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/governor-cuomo-announces-statewide-new-york-fracking-ban/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:05:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76355 Yesterday (Wednesday, December 17, 2014), at a year-end cabinet meeting in Albany called by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New York’s acting commissioner of health stated that he could not support high-volume New York fracking (technically, hydraulic fracturing) because the health issues of the practice outweigh the benefits. [If there is anyone out there who’s unaware of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/governor-cuomo-announces-statewide-new-york-fracking-ban/feed/ 3 IKEA & Hanergy Expand Residential Solar Offer To Switzerland http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/ikea-hanergy-expand-residential-solar-offer-switzerland/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/ikea-hanergy-expand-residential-solar-offer-switzerland/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2014 09:44:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76481 IKEA recently expanded from selling solar panels produced by Hanergy in the UK and the Netherlands to a partnership with Hanergy in Switzerland. The residential solar panel offering launched in Spreitenbach, Switzerland earlier this month. Hanergy specializes in “next-generation” thin-film solar panel technology. The IKEA & Hanergy press release points out this is a first for

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/ikea-hanergy-expand-residential-solar-offer-switzerland/feed/ 1 Annual Transit Savings = $9,569 In US (On Average) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/14/annual-transit-savings-9569-us-average/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/14/annual-transit-savings-9569-us-average/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2014 14:16:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76330 How we move about — to work, to play, for health needs, etc. — contributes to economic well-being as well as personal health (or lack thereof). People in record numbers are now choosing public transit services. Health as a way of life — instead of something we work on once in a while — is important. This is one thing probably

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/03/eu-draws-line-legally-binding-emissions-cuts-lima-cop20/feed/ 12 99 Days: Solar Impulse Round-The-World Solar Flight (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/20/99-days-solar-impulse-round-world-solar-flight-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/20/99-days-solar-impulse-round-world-solar-flight-video/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2014 20:55:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75245 Originally published on 1Sun4All. The pilots of Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) have been diligently testing the solar-powered aircraft for the 2015 round-the-world flight. This first in aviation history will take the pilots, the crew and the entire Si2 team around the world: crossing oceans and continents. Si2 first took to the skies in June, soaring across Switzerland and getting its first

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/08/electric-car-sales-eu-increase-77/feed/ 21 ABB, Volvo Join Forces On Electric And Hybrid Buses http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/28/abb-volvo-join-forces-electric-hybrid-buses/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/28/abb-volvo-join-forces-electric-hybrid-buses/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2014 13:50:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69971 Last week, automation experts ABB announced an alliance with Volvo Buses to help develop practical hybrid and electric transit solution

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/20/ultrafast-charging-bus-service/feed/ 3 Spain & Portugal Could Survive Just On Geothermal Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/18/spain-portugal-feed-just-geothermal-energy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/18/spain-portugal-feed-just-geothermal-energy/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2014 20:51:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68310 A version of this article was originally published on Sinc in Spanish. By Luis Gonzalez Spain could obtain all the energy the country needs just from the heat under the ground. No solar, no wind is needed. Nor from the old nuclear plants the Spanish government and the electric companies want to restart. There is the potential to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/11/perovskites-future-pv/feed/ 4 Nuclear-Strength Linthal 2015 Takes Shape In Swiss Alps http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/26/nuclear-strength-linthal-2015-takes-shape-swiss-alps/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/26/nuclear-strength-linthal-2015-takes-shape-swiss-alps/#comments Mon, 26 May 2014 22:37:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67441 Yes, this is a picture of a dump truck being hoisted up a mountain on cables. And no, it’s not photoshopped. You’re looking at the largest cable lift in the world, almost 2 kilometers long and 600 meters high, with two towers, a load capacity of up to 40 tons, cables 90 mm thick, and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/13/electric-car-sales-registrations-updates-canada-switzerland-denmark/feed/ 5 Official Unveiling Of Solar Impulse 2 (LIVE VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/official-unveiling-solar-impulse-2-live-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/official-unveiling-solar-impulse-2-live-video/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2014 13:23:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65143 I’m currently in Payerne, Switzerland for the unveiling of Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered plane that will fly around the world*. I will have video interviews with the founders published later. For now, here is a live video of the unveiling: The coming round-the-world flight follows an Across America tour taken in the prototype Solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/official-unveiling-solar-impulse-2-live-video/feed/ 0 Solar Impulse 2 Airplane Official Unveiling on April 9 (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/08/solar-impulse-2-airplane-official-unveiling-april-9-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/08/solar-impulse-2-airplane-official-unveiling-april-9-video/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2014 16:50:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65068 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 powered by the sun. In

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/07/abb-solar-impulse-form-strategic-alliance-reveal-coming-april-9/feed/ 2 Audi A3 E-Tron Offered With Green Power In Germany http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/04/audi-a3-e-tron-offered-green-power-germany/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/04/audi-a3-e-tron-offered-green-power-germany/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2014 10:50:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64860 Originally published on Gas2.  Some criticize electric cars as merely shifting pollution sources, but Audi A3 E-Tron buyers in Germany can get their power from 100% renewable resources. It’s thanks to a deal between Audi and Hamburg-based Lichtblick, which sources green power from all over Europe. It’s a chance to recharge the plug-in hybrid, guilt

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/04/audi-a3-e-tron-offered-green-power-germany/feed/ 5 The History Of Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/31/socrates-didnt-invent-solar-architecture/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/31/socrates-didnt-invent-solar-architecture/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2014 12:10:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64498 Originally published on Renewables International. By Craig Morris Did you know that Socrates gave lectures on solar architecture? But no, he’s not the one who invented it – that honor goes back at least to the Chinese, according to the update of John Perlin’s classic from the 1970s entitled “A Golden Thread.” The new version,

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