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  • AEW Energie produces solar power on the Isemeyer site

    AEW Energie produces solar power on the Isemeyer site

    AEW Energie AG has installed and commissioned a 13,000 square metre solar plant with 5000 modules in Rheinfelden. It is located on the roof of the Isemeyer site and is one of the largest in the energy provider’s portfolio.

    According to a press release, it generates about 1.9 gigawatt hours of solar power annually. About a third of this is taken directly on site by the leased companies. The rest is fed into the AEW grid.

    The plant is operated on a contracting model: it belongs to AEW, which pays for the installation and maintenance costs. In return for providing the space, Soluma AG as the owner will receive a contractually agreed fixed price from AEW for the electricity drawn from the roof for the next 30 years. There are no additional costs for the tenants either. Before the installation of the 5,000 solar panels, the roof of the industrial halls was additionally insulated at AEW’s expense, thus improving the energy efficiency of the building envelope.

    Last but not least, the environment also benefits, says AEW. “Because the amount of this installation alone could supply 420 four-person households with electricity for an entire year.”

  • The first solar community on the Bödeli is created in Matten

    The first solar community on the Bödeli is created in Matten

    Around 220 people have come together to form the IBI solar community based in Matten. According to a media release from Industrielle Betriebe Interlaken AG (IBI), the large-scale plant on the roof of the equestrian centre will be equipped with 2390 square metres of solar panels. The photovoltaic system will produce 463,000 kilowatt hours of solar power per year. This corresponds to the annual electricity needs of up to 120 households.

    According to the media release, the IBI has found that there is a great deal of interest among residents of the Bödeli, the area between Lakes Thun and Brienz in the Bernese Oberland, in solar installations. However, not all interested people have the roof space to install their own photovoltaic system. The solution is solar communities, in which several people participate in a communal system.

    Such a community system is now being built on the roof of the large equestrian centre in Matten. The interest was so great that the investment was ready just 18 days after the booking began. According to IBI, about 220 customers have participated in the roof, 40 per cent of them with a maximum area of 20 square metres. The participation amounts to 250 francs per square metre of panel area. In return, the investors receive a credit of 100 kilowatt hours of solar electricity per year over 20 years. IBI bears 100 per cent of the risk for the operation of the system. In the event of operational failures, snow on the roof or hail damage, the customers bear no risk.

    At the moment, the power grid in this area still needs to be strengthened and a transformer station may have to be built. According to the press release, IBI is already planning to invite tenders for a second solar community in 2023.

  • AMAG produces more solar power

    AMAG produces more solar power

    The AMAG Group has further expanded its solar power capacity: It has commissioned a new photovoltaic system on the roof of its garage operations in Cham. The 312 solar modules produce around 138,000 kilowatt hours of electricity on just under 570 square meters. According to a media release, this will cover a maximum of 30 percent of the company’s own electricity needs.

    The automotive retailer wants to increasingly produce its own electricity. It is to be used for personal use in the garages and for the operation of the electric vehicles sold. Therefore, according to the data, about 75,000 square meters will be equipped with solar panels by 2025. This corresponds to an area of ten football fields. Further expansion potential of around 100,000 square meters is still being investigated. From 2025, the company aims to operate in a climate-neutral manner.

    In addition, the roofs of AMAG Chur will be thermally insulated and fitted with translucent domes. “Thanks to the natural light, we save some of the costly and electricity-intensive lighting,” the managing director of AMAG Chur, Jan Giger, is quoted as saying. “Insulation helps lower energy costs and reduce gas consumption for heating.”

  • Office LAB becomes a new tenant in Konnex Baden

    Office LAB becomes a new tenant in Konnex Baden

    On behalf of the co-ownership, SPGI Zurich has rented additional space in the Baden connection . The Zurich company Office LAB will move into a total area of over 2800 square meters from January 2024, according to a press release . Then the provider of coworking offices will also take over the entire conference and event management for the Konnex building complex in the center of Baden.

    Office LAB has been using 800 square meters in connection with sub-letting since August of this year. The Zurich company offers office solutions for individuals and companies. These receive access to the coworking spaces in the form of day passes or fixed team offices. So far, Office LAB operates six locations. With the new location, the company is strengthening its already established presence in Baden.

    The Konnex building complex at Brown Boveri Strasse 7 is currently being completely renovated. A “city within a city” offer will be available there by mid-2023. A total of around 35,000 square meters of space will be rented for this purpose.

  • EWA-energieUri creates a new solar community

    EWA-energieUri creates a new solar community

    EWA-energieUri is realizing the Uri solar community in Schattdorf. As the Uri energy provider announced , it wants to set up a photovoltaic system on the roof of the Uri Foundation for Disabled Persons, in which interested private parties can also participate. They can now reserve individual square meters of the facility for a fixed price of CHF 339. In return, they receive solar power for over 20 years.

    The plant is to generate a total of 49,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year on 260 square meters. That is 165 kilowatt hours per square meter, around 4 percent of the consumption of an average household. Commissioning of the plant is planned for spring 2023. Interested parties can already reserve their share at meinurstrom-sun.ch .

    "The Uri solar community is an attractive product for producing and purchasing solar power easily and easily, even without your own roof," Werner Jauch, CEO of EWA-energieUri, is quoted as saying in the press release.