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  • New charging stations for property funds

    New charging stations for property funds

    The Akara Swiss Diversity Property PK(ADPK) property fund managed by Swiss Prime Site Solutions from Zug invests in existing properties and development and construction projects throughout Switzerland. According to a press release, the fund’s apartment buildings are to be equipped with a new charging concept for electromobility. AEW Energie AG, based in Aarau, has assumed responsibility for the planning and operation of the new charging infrastructure under the contracting model. The on-site installations will be carried out by regional specialist partners, according to the press release. The charging stations will be customised to the various properties and local requirements. The first projects have already been launched.

    “We are proud to have a strong partner at our side in the ADPK fund management, which, like us, recognises and promotes the importance of sustainable mobility solutions,” said Arian Rohs, Head of Mobility Solutions at AEW Energie AG, in the press release. “This cooperation enables us to further expand our commitment to electromobility and make an important contribution to reducing CO2 emissions.”

  • Galliker puts superlative charging station from Designwerk into operation

    Galliker puts superlative charging station from Designwerk into operation

    Galliker Transport AG now has a charging station of superlatives: as part of the Innovation Day by Galliker, the logistics company from Altishofen has put the first Stationary Battery Backed Mega Charger from Designwerk into operation, Designwerk Technologies AG announced in a press release. The pilot system of the battery-backed fast charging system has a total capacity of 1 megawatt hour and is powered by solar energy produced by Galliker itself.

    “By using the battery-buffered charging station, we can utilise the solar power produced during the day to efficiently charge our electric commercial vehicles around the clock,” said Felix Felder, Head of Fleet Management at Galliker Transport AG, in the press release. “The Mega Charger can contribute to the stability of our site network by smoothing out peak loads.”

    The charging station is the size of a standard container. The pilot system at Galliker is equipped with two charging points, each with an output of 420 kilowatts of direct current. The maximum version of the Mega Charger can accommodate a total capacity of up to 2 megawatt hours.

    “The commissioning of the Mega Charger at Galliker is an important milestone in the development of future-proof charging infrastructure for heavy commercial vehicles,” explains Thorben Maier, Head of Sales and Customer Service Charging Technology at Designwerk Technologies AG. “Our technology enables logistics companies to cover a wide range of charging scenarios sustainably, with the buffer storage relieving the load on the power grid.”

  • Juice equips charging station with payment terminal from Wallee

    Juice equips charging station with payment terminal from Wallee

    Juice Technology AG and the Wallee Group AG in Winterthur want to simplify the charging of electric cars. To this end, the Bachenbülach-based manufacturer of charging stations and software is equipping its Juice Charger me 3 charging station with the payment terminal from the Winterthur-based payment service provider. In future, users will be able to pay with credit and debit cards as well as contactless with Apple Pay, Google Pay or Twint thanks to the Wallee terminal. This should make other charging cards superfluous and lead to fairer tariffs, as fewer parties are involved in the earnings, according to a press release.

    “As a partner that, like Juice, comes from the canton of Zurich, we offer the perfect complement for Juice charging stations,” said Sascha Krüsi, CXO and co-founder of Wallee, in the press release. Christoph Erni, CEO and founder of Juice, sees the future of e-mobility in the combination of innovative technology and trustworthy payment services.

    The charging station can also be used by commercial providers. For example, restaurants, hotels, retailers or companies with company car parks could become providers of the stations. The Juice and Wallee system is already in use in Laax GR and the Riedmatt Centre in Rümlang ZH.

    The Juice Charger me 3 is compatible with all e-cars.

  • Schlieren continues to make progress with solar expansion

    Schlieren continues to make progress with solar expansion

    According to its press release, the city of Schlieren is taking another step towards sustainable energy supply and mobility: by the end of August, it will have put six new charging stations for electric vehicles into operation, as well as the largest municipal photovoltaic system at the IJZ Innovation and Young Entrepreneurs Centre on Rütistrasse.

    Each of its 1278 latest-generation modules has an output of 425 watts peak. The solar power generated is not only fed into the grid, but is also used for self-consumption: “The project at the IJZ exemplifies the progress in the energy turnaround, to which we attach great importance in this and many other projects,” Dr. Martin Nicklas, who heads energy contracting at the Canton of Zurich’s electricity utility(EKZ), is quoted as saying. This is because the solar power produced there is used to supply the IJZ and the commercial businesses located there as well as the surrounding flats. “This means that the PV electricity is produced and used at the same location – you can’t get more local than that.”

    Schlieren wants to set a positive example, especially in view of the solar targets that have so far been missed in the canton. The city is pushing the expansion of solar energy on its own municipal properties, especially on flat roofs, says Albert Schweizer, Head of Real Estate and Location Promotion at the City of Schlieren. “Our own municipal authorities, as well as the protection of historical monuments and our grid provider EKZ, provide us with significant support in promoting solar energy

  • National Council wants more photovoltaic systems on condominiums

    National Council wants more photovoltaic systems on condominiums

    On Wednesday, it adopted a motion by Ticino SP National Councillor Bruno Storni with this demand. Storni also wants to make it easier to carry out energy-efficient renovations and install electric car charging stations in condominium buildings.

    To this end, the Federal Council should adjust the necessary quorums in the condominium law when passing resolutions on such projects. In order to achieve the goals of the federal government’s Energy Strategy 2050, it is important that the energy efficiency of condominium buildings increases, says Storni.

    With 119 votes in favour, 66 against and 6 abstentions, the large chamber accepted Storni’s proposal. It will now go to the competent committee of the Council of States for consideration.

    The Federal Council rejected the motion. The current law contains a differentiated and balanced regulation of the decision-making of condominium owners’ associations. It should be left to the condominium owners, within the framework of their private autonomy, to decide on renovation and conversion projects by means of the proven rules of decision-making.

  • AMAG launches charging option for short-stay parkers

    AMAG launches charging option for short-stay parkers

    The AMAG Group is expanding the range of its multi-storey car parks to include charging facilities for short-term parkers. Last summer, the Cham-based car dealer group partially converted the Utoquai, Kongress and Messe car parks in Zurich into charging stations. Initially, the parking spaces with charging facilities were rented out exclusively on a monthly basis. The focus of the first phase was on charging solutions for tenants and condominium owners, AMAG stated in a press release.

    Now the offer is being expanded to include hourly or daily use. The new type of use is already possible at the Utoquai loading bay, and the Messe loading bay will follow suit on 16 May. Short-term parkers have to take out a parking ticket when entering the loading bay. The charging process itself is activated with a charging card or by scanning the QR code on the charging station in a charging app. Alternatively, it is also possible to leave credit card details. The price depends on the corresponding charging card provider or operator.

  • Bern is testing street lamps as charging stations

    Bern is testing street lamps as charging stations

    The municipal energy supplier Energie Wasser Bern (ewb) wants to convert street lamps in two Bern quarters into charging stations for electric vehicles. At the end of March, according to a press release, ewb will put two upgraded lanterns into operation at Thormannstrasse 62 and 64 and at Huberstrasse 16. The two masts will be equipped with type 2 sockets, the European standard for charging e-cars.

    ewb is responding to the growing demand for e-cars and thus also for charging points in Bern. The test stations are located on residential parking areas marked blue. According to the press release, this makes them particularly suitable for residents of Thormannstrasse and Huberstrasse who have an e-car and a resident parking card.

    ewb wants to expand the e-charging stations specifically in the blue zones, because this is where most people from Bern park. The energy supplier is technically supported for the project by Siemens and ubitricity as well as MOVE as an e-mobility service provider. The City of Bern and EnergieSchweiz are also involved.

    For owners of diesel and gasoline cars as well as e-vehicles that are not supposed to be charged, the areas will no longer be available until the end of the pilot phase in spring 2022. They should be able to recognize this from the corresponding signs. At the end of the test phase, ewb and its project partners want to evaluate the data and decide whether to introduce such charging lanterns across the board.

  • Ecocoach launches load management for charging stations

    Ecocoach launches load management for charging stations

    Ecocoach is now offering e-mobility load management, the technology company from Schwyz informs in a message. The ecoChargingCoach can manage charging stations regardless of their manufacturer, is explained further there. Real estate operators and companies can use the system to reduce the load on their network connections from charging stations and thus save costs.

    In the basic version, the ecoChargingCoach can manage up to ten AC charging stations, writes Ecocoach. In the future, the technology company wants to expand its e-mobility load management to include DC charging stations.

    "The ecoChargingCoach is a particularly future-proof and flexible energy management solution for charging stations", Benjamin Friedrich, Senior Business Area Developer at Ecocoach, is quoted in the press release. The system is compatible with various technologies and with the products of various other providers, explains Friedrich. As a result, the ecoChargingCoach is "universally applicable for residential, industrial and commercial buildings".

  • Plug'n Roll builds e-charging network for the canton of Zurich

    Plug'n Roll builds e-charging network for the canton of Zurich

    Following a public tender, the canton of Zurich decided in favor of the e-mobility provider from Repower as the installer and later operator of the charging infrastructure on the canton's own property. According to a media release , the vehicle fleet in the canton of Zurich is to be converted to non-fossil vehicles by 2030.

    Plug'n Roll of Repower has signed with the Canton of a framework agreement. Because it has not yet been established exactly how many charging stations will have to be built for electric vehicles. The partners expect 880 charging stations to be required by 2025. According to the announcement, a total of 765 of these are to be set up with a charging capacity of three to 22 kilowatts. There are also 115 fast charging stations with a charging capacity of 22 to 150 kilowatts. In the canton of Zurich, a total of 1,000 to 1,450 charging stations are expected to be required by 2030.

    Plug'n Roll should not just build up the charging network. The Zurich government council has awarded the contract for the procurement and management of the charging stations. The overall order, which is to be fulfilled by 2025, includes delivery, assembly, commissioning, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of the stations as well as the administration of the energy billing, according to the message from Repower.

  • ABB is building off-grid charging stations with AFC

    ABB is building off-grid charging stations with AFC

    ABB and AFC Energy have agreed on a cooperation to bring hydrogen-powered charging of electric vehicles to the global market, according to a media release from AFC, based in Carnleigh, southeast of London. The cooperation with "the world leader in electrification technologies" ABB, so the announcement, found a global market of at least 140 billion dollars by 2030 for the charging of electric vehicles.

    Both companies want to use the hydrogen fuel cell system developed and manufactured by AFC, which supplies clean electricity for on-grid and off-grid applications. Off-grid charging stations for e-vehicles are also possible with such fuel cells and deliver CO2-free electricity. The partners will jointly market the integrated product and jointly develop a communication strategy for branding and use. It should be ready for use in the UK, Europe, the United States and other countries in the second half of 2021, according to the press release.

    Frank Muehlon, head of global e-mobility infrastructure solutions business at ABB, is quoted as saying, “ABB is a leader in e-mobility solutions and is proud to have played a key role in promoting e-vehicles around the world. The partnership with AFC Energy enables us to push the boundaries of e-mobility, especially with regard to off-grid applications, and thus enable a much greater range of e-mobility based on clean energy. ”Adam Bond, CEO of AFC Energy: "Today marks a historic milestone in the commercialization of our proprietary hydrogen fuel cell, as we begin a long-term collaboration with ABB." ABB offers strong and credible access to important customer channels in Europe and overseas.

    According to the announcement, the partnership will focus on the joint use of integrated high-performance EV charging systems in ABB's key markets. These are private users such as logistics companies and urban transport. The systems could also be used to supply power to ships and vertical take-off and landing vehicles (VTOL) because they are not connected to the grid.

  • GOFAST and fast food go together

    GOFAST and fast food go together

    The Swiss fast charging provider GOFAST is launching a project together with McDonald's Switzerland to expand the charging infrastructure for e-cars. According to a press release , a total of 90 new charging stations for electric vehicles are to be built at numerous locations in the fast-food chain. The fact that GOFAST was able to win a new partner in McDonald's Switzerland is a real stroke of luck for the steeply growing number of e-car drivers, says Domenic Lanz, Managing Director of the e-mobility company GOFAST, which was founded in 2016. GOFAST is an abbreviation for GOtthard FASTcharge AG based in Zurich.

    The usual charging time of 20 to 30 minutes for a range of – depending on the model and the charging capacity of the batteries – around 300 kilometers can be used while eating in the restaurant. With GOFAST HPC chargers (high-power charging), e-car drivers can recharge their vehicle with outputs of up to 150 kilowatts, the message explains. Ideally, a range of up to 150 kilometers could be achieved in ten minutes. Only Swiss electricity from renewable energies is used for charging.

    The expansion begins at the McDonald's restaurants at the Martigny motorway exit with six loading spaces. The next stops are the McDrives in Hinwil, Kölliken, La Tour-de-Trême and Lugano. Aglaë Strachwitz, Managing Director of McDonald's Switzerland, is quoted in the press release: “We at McDonald's have been committed to the environment together for years. Our logistics partner drives with biodiesel and biogas, made from our kitchen waste. We rely on the train as a means of transport, for electricity on hydropower and now increasingly on fast charging stations for our guests. "