Renewable energies will become an important part of Switzerland’s energy mix in the coming years. The country will rely increasingly on power from water, the sun and wind. But for some people, renewable energies are not always the ideal solution.
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Bigger dams threaten protected zones and giant windmills cause visual and noise pollution for example. So is it necessary to make sacrifices for renewables or are there other solutions? Tell us what you think.
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Turbine protestors have the wind in their sails
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At the beginning of October, the people of Bourrignon, on the heights above the Jura cantonal capital of Delémont, voted against a plan to erect 14 turbines near their village. Several communes in the Franches-Montagnes region of the Jura are to vote shortly on initiatives calling for either a total ban, or a moratorium, on…
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All sides agree that Swiss industry should beef up its production of green technologies. But while the cleantech sector would welcome tougher environmental controls, the wider business community rejects such a course. At the crux of the argument are proposed new laws cutting Swiss carbon dioxide emissions by 20 per cent by 2020. The legislation,…
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About 900 experts in dams from all over the world converged on Lucerne this week for the annual symposium of the International Commission on Large Dams (Icold) to exchange experiences and to see how the Swiss do things. Switzerland has a long history of dam building: the oldest dam still in use is the Wenigerweiher…
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Sunny memories
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The “Sunny Memories” exhibition held at Harvard University in 2010 linked techological innovation – dyed solar cells – with creative design. (All pictures: Tonatiuh Ambrosetti / Daniela Droz)
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Some 60 per cent of Switzerland’s energy is produced by water. Christian Helmle photographed the architecture of hydropower plants around the country.
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The climate change debate has given a boost to renewable energy research. Wood is a source of energy that has a lot of potential. A team at the Paul Scherrer Institute is currently developing a new biofuel technology using what is a plentiful natural resource in Switzerland. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch)
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