News - as of 2021

Swiss Energypark recently contributed, alongside 16 other partners, to the development of a white paper on sector coupling, which was presented at a press conference in Bern.

The aim of this document is simple: to make the energy transition visible and understandable. Not only for experts, but also for citizens, small businesses, academics, politicians and authorities – because everyone has a role to play. The central question asked is: ‘How can I contribute?’ The answer concerns all levels of society, from individuals to SMEs, from cities and cantons to research institutes and energy companies. The transition is not the responsibility of a few, but a national project in which every player can make a difference.

The white paper shows that a hybrid energy landscape, where electricity, heating, mobility and digitalisation work together, is not just a vision but already a reality in Switzerland. The projects presented demonstrate how coal, gas and oil could be avoided by 2040 through smarter integration and accelerated adoption of proven technologies.

The participation of Swiss Energypark underlines the importance and relevance of initiatives in our region to shape the future of energy. We believe it would be interesting for this topic to also be covered in the local media.

22nd Swiss PV Congress

March 21 and 22, 2024

Production of 140 GWh of electricity from renewable sources by 2023

Article only available in French and German

In view of the solar offensive launched by the Federal Parliament, scientific quality analyses began today in Mont-Soleil in the Bernese Jura. The aim of the pilot project 'PV-Bench 23-24 Mont-Soleil' is to contribute to an optimal and sustainable use of solar energy by saving as much suitable surface area as possible. To this end, market-relevant solar cells will be tested in the new open-air laboratory at an altitude of 1'200 meters in a producer-neutral manner and the results will be made available to the interested public. The pilot project is carried out in close cooperation between the Mont-Soleil Society (SMS), the regional association Espace découverte Energie (EdE) and the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH), in contact with the Ticino University of Applied Sciences SUPSI, the French-speaking University of Applied Sciences HE-Arc as well as the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Neuchâtel and Lausanne.

https://www.pv-bench.ch/newsfeed/presentation-230516