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Portal of the new renewable energy

Valais is a canton of energy

Its typography and environment are ideal sources for the production of renewable energy. Hydroelectric energy, already well established in the canton, is complemented by new renewable energies such as solar, wind, biomass and mini-hydro. These are important for the economic and energy future of Valais and Switzerland. With the planned phase-out of nuclear power, the Valais has an important role to play in this field. Find all the useful figures on this portal, sometimes in real time. Please note that only the installations used to produce electricity are listed on this portal.

News

Use the wawes of TV and phone to electricity?

For the Internet of Things - on which the research institutes at TechnoArk in Sierre are working - to become a reality, devices will have to be able to communicate with the Internet and with each other. If they have to be powered up to do so, a lot of electricity will be wasted. That's where a new technology called "ambient backscatter" comes in.

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20.09.2013