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Energy firm has high hopes for wind farm
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If the SFr48 million ($41 million) project gets the go-ahead, the turbines could be in operation by October 2009, a spokesman for REnInvest said. With eight 78-metre high wind turbines, the Gotthard project would not only be the largest wind farm but also the highest in Switzerland, at 2,040-2,131 metres above sea level. Wind power…
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Judges at Switzerland’s highest legal authority said the fact that wind power does not currently contribute significantly to the country’s energy supply should not be allowed to hinder its development. The Federal Court thus reversed a decision by a lower court in Neuchâtel, which had ruled in favour of residents opposed to the building of…
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ABB spokesman, Wolfram Eberhardt, confirmed that the company has clinched a “memorandum of understanding” with Pyongyang, potentially worth “tens of millions” of francs. News of the agreement, which ABB emphasises is still at an early stage, came during a visit to the secretive country by the Swiss foreign minister, Micheline Calmy-Rey. “The memorandum of understanding…
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