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According to Swiss media reports, there are at least 25 solar park projects under discussion since a new law was approved in September encouraging solar energy production. © Keystone / Jean-christophe Bott
Solar energy production has increased by 25% in the last year but there is growing opposition to new projects to build solar parks in the Alps.
This content was published on January 15, 2023 - 18:25 January 15, 2023 - 18:25 Keystone-SDA/jdp Solar panels installed in the country last year produced an additional gigawatt of electricity, the equivalent of that produced by the Gösgen nuclear power plant in canton Solothurn.“An annual increase of two gigawatts is soon realistic,” Thomas Nordmann, head of the Swiss Energy-Charts platform, told the SonntagsBlick.
Since the Swiss parliament approved the solar offensive bill in September to speed up the construction of solar energy parks , there's been a race to find space in the sun. The bill reduces the hurdles for construction of big mountain solar projects – including strict environmental regulations – and offers generous subsidies.
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