Swissolar

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Swissolar
legal form society
founding 2006 (merger of SOLAR and Swissolar, founded 1978 and 1994 respectively)

place Zurich
president Roger Nordmann
executive Director David Stickelberger
Members about 500
Website www.swissolar.ch

Swissolar is the Swiss trade association for solar energy . He represents the interests of the solar energy industry and is committed to the expansion of solar energy.

history

Swissolar emerged in 2006 from the two associations SOLAR (Swiss Association for Solar Energy) and Swissolar (Working Group for Solar Energy). The SOLAR trade association was founded in Bern in 2002. It emerged from the German-speaking SOFAS (Solar Energy Association of Switzerland, founded in 1978) and the French-speaking PROMES (Association des professionnels Romands de l'énergie solaire, founded 1986). The Swissolar working group was founded in 1994 as an umbrella organization in the field of solar energy and comprised various associations from the fields of building technology, the energy industry and solar energy.

Organization and goals

Swissolar has around 500 members, including the largest companies active in the Swiss solar industry such as Trina Solar , Hoval , Basler & Hofmann, Ernst Schweizer Metallbau , Meyer Burger , Soltop, Helion Solar and Solstis. The association has an office in Zurich as well as a representation in French- and Italian-speaking Switzerland. Its president is Roger Nordmann , National Councilor and parliamentary group president of the SP parliamentary group in the Federal Assembly . Swissolar is officially supported by EnergieSchweiz, the federal program for renewable energies.

The association pursues the following goals:

  • Expansion of solar energy in all its areas of application. These include photovoltaics , solar heat and solar architecture .
  • Improvement of the political framework and technological requirements for the use of solar energy.
  • Informing the population about the possible uses of solar energy.
  • Supporting its members in their market presence.
  • Promotion of measures for quality assurance and for training and further education in the field of solar energy.

activity

Swissolar pursues its political goals through lobbying . In particular, attempts are being made to influence the legislative process. In 2013, Swissolar played a key role in preventing the Federal Council from cutting funding for renewable energies. In addition, the association is affiliated with the Pro Solar association, which campaigns and petitions for the expansion of solar energy. Among other things, Pro Solar, together with WWF and Greenpeace, called in a petition in 2014 for the introduction of a tax on "dirty electricity" from fossil energy sources. In 2015, the association collected 10,000 signatures in 10 days against the cut in funding for renewable energies.

To support its members, the association operates a platform for specialist information, offers training and further education courses and organizes specialist conferences. In order to ensure quality in the industry, he operates the "Solarprofi" label. Swissolar is also a member of the Swiss Climate Alliance .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Association partner of Swissolar. Retrieved December 1, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Swissolar Annual Report 2014. Accessed December 1, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Stefan Bühler: The production of solar power almost doubled in 2013. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . January 12, 2014, accessed January 12, 2016 .
  4. ↑ sda : Two square kilometers of new solar panels. (No longer available online.) In: Neue Luzerner Zeitung . January 12, 2016, archived from the original on January 12, 2016 ; accessed on January 12, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.luzernerzeitung.ch
  5. ↑ Peu d'intérêt pour le stockage d'énergie solaire en Suisse. In: Tribune de Genève . July 28, 2015, accessed January 12, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Davide Scruzzi: Federal Council follows the solar lobby. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, November 24, 2013, accessed on December 1, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Pro Solar uses guerrilla campaigns to advertise solar energy. Blick, August 12, 2013, accessed December 1, 2015 .
  8. ↑ Swissolar and WWF are demanding a levy on dirty electricity. Blick, June 16, 2014, accessed December 1, 2015 .
  9. ↑ Pro Solar: More than 10,000 signatures in 10 days. ee-news, May 5, 2015, accessed on December 1, 2015 .
  10. ^ Swissolar educational offers. Retrieved December 1, 2015 .
  11. ↑ The solar professionals. Retrieved December 1, 2015 .