Category Owners or users of installations utilizing Renewable Energies Winner Mr Béat and Ms Elsbeth Aeberhard, Vivy-Energie Sàrl (Switzerland) Project Solar farm Video Video Béat und Elsbeth Aeberhard (ram)

With the construction of a stable the Swiss family Aeberhard has exemplified the possibilities of using Renewable Energy on a farm. On the roof there is a 110 kWp PV-panel. To cover the roof completely with PV, the dimensions of the roof were adjusted to the size of the solar moduls. To get an optimal effectiveness of the solar cells the warm air is dissipated behind to dry the grass. The electricity is collected by the local energy supplier "groupe e" to a special price. For family Aeberhard the PV-panel is part of their retirement provision. So they use all advantages of solar energy for themselves, for their farm and for the overall general energy supply. After the solar modernization of their farm Béat and Elsbeth Aeberhard intend to realize a biogas facility what means a further step from a regular farmer to a local energy supplier.