A new 200 meter covered cycle path has been opened in Satigny in canton Geneva.
It’s lined with over 450 solar panels.
While keeping cyclists either in the shade or in the dry – they’ll generate enough electricity to power 65 homes.
It’s been opened by the utility company, the SIG, after a competition for the most innovative idea.
It cost CHF 1.5m.
The installation will be evaluated for its effectiveness and if successful could be rolled out elsewhere in the canton.
Borrowing costs increase
Switzerland is being pulled into a global surge in borrowing costs
Majority reluctant to give up cars
Only 6% of Swiss residents say they would be willing to sell their car to fight climate change
Wide variation in property valuations
Swiss homeowners are being warned that the same property can be valued by two different brokers with a gap of up to CHF 180,000
VAT increase on pensions being considered
Switzerland will decide on 29 November whether to raise VAT to pay for the 13th state pension
Second language debate
Switzerland is deeply divided over whether to make a second national language compulsory in primary schools nationwide
Lake Geneva steamships at risk
A majority of National Councillors want the Confederation to step in to rescue Lake Geneva's historic steamships
