The challenges for a livable future are huge, but it doesn’t just come down to individual big measures. Every contribution counts, because taken together, even seemingly small innovations can achieve incredible results or lay the foundation for the next technology.
That’s why we’re looking eagerly to Switzerland where — in a pilot project — ten kilometers of the rail system in the canton of Neuchâtel will be equipped with solar panels by 2024. The panels, made by the start-up Sunways, are designed so that they can be easily removed and reinstalled when maintenance is required. What’s more, the solar panels are to be installed automatically by means of a special hoist. So much solar power could require a regulated transformer — the easiest exercise for our ECOTAP®: