Examples of projects in Switzerland
Renewable energy in the high mountains
| Project name: | Monte-Rosa Hut, Valais |
| Project location: | Switzerland, Valais, Untere Platte |
| Project type: | VER project Switzerland |
| Emission reductions: | 300 t CO2-eq. (over 10 years) |
| Situation without project: | Diesel and coal-based energy supply |
| Project status: | Implementation |
| Validation: | Outstanding |
| Project start: | June 2009 |
The use of solarthermics, photovoltaics and a combined heat and power plant (CHP) ensures the energy and heat requirements of the new Monte Rosa SAC hut and thus makes it possible to dispense with conventional diesel and coal-based energy supply.
The new Monte-Rosa Hut
The new Monte-Rosa Hut is a trendsetting research and development project of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in collaboration with the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) and the Empa. Located amid a glacier landscape, it proves that sustainable building is possible even under those conditions and provides incentives for the Swiss building industry.
With the latest methods in building services engineering and architecture, the hut is being converted and built in a way that allows the greatest possible self-sufficiency in terms of energy. 84 m2 photovoltaic cells provide the power for wastewater treatment, ventilation, lighting and household appliances. Surplus energy is stored in batteries, guaranteeing an uninterrupted power supply even when the sky is overcast. Thermal solar panels satisfy the requirement for heating and water heating. The use of solar energy also makes numerous fuel shipments by helicopter unnecessary, which in turn leads to further emission reductions.
In comparison to the old Monte-Rosa Hut, the CO2 emissions resulting from operations have been reduced by more than two thirds per overnight stay.
Examples of international projects
Wind energy in North Madagascar
| Project name: | Mad’Eole – Wind Energy in Madagascar |
| Project location: | Madagascar, Antisarana Region, Ramena |
| Project type: | VER – project, Gold Standard applicant |
| Emission reductions: | 31 500 t CO2-eq. (over 15 years) |
| Situation without Project: | Regional power mix |
| Project status: | Implementation |
| Validation: | Outstanding |
| Project start: | Spring 2008 |
| Documentation: | Stakeholder Consultation Report (PDF, 150 kB) |
The local Mad’Eole organisation plans to build a wind farm connected to the power grid with a capacity of 1.2 MW. The project helps to minimise deforestation, stabilise the energy supply, create jobs for local workers and improve the water and air quality.
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The energy supply in the city and surroundings of Antisarana, at the northern end of Madagascar, is unstable. The high oil and electricity prices have caused sharp rises in demand for firewood and charcoal, which is threatening the local forest stands. Today electricity is generated by the burning of diesel or fuel oil (see image left), which as well as CO2 emissions also causes heavy local air pollution.
The project to construct the first wind farm in Madagascar firstly has the aim of bridging the shortage in the energy supply, while the construction of the wind farm in Ramena (25 km away from Antisarana) should allow the generation of climate-neutral and renewable power. The wind farm will contain six turbines with a capacity of 200 kW each.
The wind farm is a first step in a larger programme, the aim of which is to supply the whole market in the Indian Ocean with first-class wind turbines and to manufacture the turbines largely in the region. This makes the project in Ramena the starting signal for a technology transfer.
Each turbine will reduce the CO2 output by about 350 t CO2 per year, leading to a total reduction of 31,500 t CO2 in the first 15 years.
