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  • Groupe E begins construction work for the Neuchâtel site

    Groupe E begins construction work for the Neuchâtel site

    Groupe E has started construction work on a new operations center on the Sécherons II business park in Boudevilliers, in the municipality of Val-de-Ruz, the Friborg energy supplier informs in a press release . An administration building, a warehouse, a car wash, a yard for recycling and an underground car park are to be built here. The company put the investment volume at around CHF 22 million in October 2020.

    Groupe E wants to design the new building as a “prime example of sustainability and environmental protection,” according to the statement. Around 950 square meters of solar modules on the roof and south facade, charging stations for electric vehicles and a bicycle rental system are planned for this purpose. A heat pump will heat the rooms, and Groupe E will use a free-cooling system for cooling. Rainwater is also to be collected and used in the car wash. In addition, a 10-meter-wide green border strip will be laid out around the building as a retreat for animals.

    Immediately after completion, Groupe E plans to relocate the company’s employees, who are currently based in Neuchâtel Corcelles-Cormondrèche and responsible for the operation and expansion of the electricity network in the canton of Neuchâtel, to Boudevilliers. According to the announcement, Groupe E supplies around 33,000 customers with a total of 458 gigawatt hours of electricity annually. Via the subsidiary Vuilliomenet Électricité AG based in Boudry NE, Groupe E also offers services in the canton of Neuchâtel in the field of building technology or electrical systems and home automation.

  • Bluefactory implements an innovative energy and water concept

    Bluefactory implements an innovative energy and water concept

    The Bluefactory Friborg-Freiburg AG will implement an exemplary concept at the location of its low-carbon innovation quarter in the middle of Freiburg from spring. It is supposed to control their energy and water flows. She developed it together with the energy supplier Groupe E and SINEF AG , which focuses on water, energy and industrial pipelines. According to a statement from Groupe E, the first phase of implementation is estimated at CHF 11 million. The concept can also be used in other quarters.

    For this purpose, the supply networks to be created should optimally use the local natural resources – Pilettes source, geothermal energy, sun – and the facilities located in the vicinity such as water storage tanks, sewer pipes, cable ducts and the district heating network. All of this is aimed at a circular economy. It is intended to reduce the district's energetic and ecological footprint and promote biodiversity. Last but not least, users should also feel comfortable with it.

    Groupe E will implement an energy concept based on the principle of heat exchange at low temperatures. The thermal energy comes directly from the ground, from the Pilettes source, as well as from rainwater and sewage. Peak loads are covered by the nearby Freiburg district heating system. Photovoltaic systems provide the daily electricity.

    The concept for water management developed by SINEF AG enables the reintroduction of a more natural water cycle in the city center. Rainwater, for example, is collected and wastewater is cleaned on site. Collected water is used for flushing toilets, cleaning and irrigation. Urine-based fertilizer is produced on site.

  • Groupe E offers solar systems without investment

    Groupe E offers solar systems without investment

    Property owners in western Switzerland have the option of having solar systems installed on their roofs without having to invest. With My Sun Contracting, Groupe E is launching a product in which the Freiburg energy supplier takes over all investments as well as the other expenses.

    According to a statement from Groupe E, customers only pay for the generation of the solar electricity they use themselves. The electricity price is degressive: the more the customers consume, the lower the tariff. Customers can also buy the system on their roof later, for example if they want to benefit from tax advantages.

  • The population of Freiburg wants wind farms

    The population of Freiburg wants wind farms

    The population of Freiburg is behind the cantonal wind power projects. This is shown by a survey that MIS Trend carried out on behalf of Groupe E in September. According to a statement from the cantonal energy supplier, 72 percent are in favor of building wind farms in the canton. 65 percent also have no concerns about the installation of the systems.

    Groupe E wants to set up wind farms at four locations. These locations are entered in the canton's structure plan, which has already been approved by the federal government. The four wind farms should allow an additional electricity production of 156 gigawatt hours of electricity per year. Two thirds of electricity production should occur in winter, when photovoltaics are less productive. Compensation measures for the benefit of biodiversity are planned for the projects.