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  • AMAG commissions second solar plant in Zuchwil

    AMAG commissions second solar plant in Zuchwil

    In mid-December, the AMAG Group commissioned a photovoltaic system with a peak output of 153 kilowatts at its site in Zuchwil, the Group, which is primarily active in the automotive trade, announced in a press release. By 2025, AMAG plans to equip around 75,000 square metres of space on AMAG premises with solar panels. This would enable the Group to cover over a fifth of its electricity requirements from its own production.

    The 369 solar panels now installed in Zuchwil are already the Group’s second system at the Solothurn site. A similarly large system had already been put into operation at the end of June. “Our first photovoltaic system has already proved very successful and fulfils our expectations,” said Raphael Biberstein, Managing Director of AMAG Solothurn, in the press release. “It fills us with pride to be able to generate the electricity we need ourselves with these two systems.”

    The AMAG Group has already installed further photovoltaic systems in Basel, Wettswil ZH, Lupfig AG, Chur, Baden AG, EtoyVD, Oftringen AG, Buchrain LU, Winterthur, Maienfeld GR, Cham, Noville VD, La Tour-de-Trême FR, Châtelaine GE, Lengwil TG and Lugano. They cover a total area of around 34,000 square metres.

  • Berne location promotion supplements promotion criteria

    Berne location promotion supplements promotion criteria

    In future, the Canton of Bern’s location promotion agency will also assess the environmental performance of a company applying for support. It has now included corresponding sustainability elements in its assessment criteria. The other criteria that have been applied up to now remain valid, according to a statement by the cantonal administration. In particular, this applies to the two key criteria of innovation content of the investment project and value creation for the Bernese economy.

    In accordance with the new criteria, companies are now asked to fill out an online questionnaire for self-assessment. According to the report, the questions are aimed at important aspects of the circular economy. Companies that achieve less than 25 per cent must take improvement measures before they are eligible for funding. However, the location promotion agency assumes that this value will increase in parallel with the growing demands for sustainability.

    The questionnaire is a simple tool for companies to quickly take stock of their measures to promote sustainability and the circular economy, it adds. It is also available to companies that do not apply for financial support from the authority.

  • Baumer intensifies commitment to solar power

    Baumer intensifies commitment to solar power

    Baumer has announced the installation of more than 800 photovoltaic modules on facades and roofs of factory buildings at its headquarters in the St.Gallen-Lake Constance area for June 2023. The solar power technology is expected to generate a nominal output of 340 kilowatts peak, according to a statement. Together with the Innovation Centre currently under construction, which will generate 130,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, a power yield of 305,000 kilowatt hours per year is expected. This means that the sensor specialist will be able to cover 11 per cent of its electricity needs with solar power in the future.

    With the investment in the solar building envelope, the Frauenfeld-based sensor specialist is continuing its Baumer Blue innovation initiative. With this, the company is focusing on sustainability, energy efficiency and modern infrastructure.

    In Frauenfeld and at all locations in Germany, the company already purchases exclusively green electricity, it says. On the way to optimising consumption, Baumer is also implementing energy-saving measures and a heating and cooling concept based on geothermal probes and a heat pump at the Innovation Center. ce/heg