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Swiss trains are famous for running on time, including through the mountains and valleys of the equally famous Swiss Alps. Now, some of those trains are powered by solar panels deployed along the railway tracks.
Switzerland is building a gi-normous solar installation – the size of 35 football fields – to produce electricity for up to 15,000 homes. The solar project is to be built around the Bern Airport. Called the BelpmossSolar project, it is expected to cost around $33 Million, and scheduled for completion in 2026. According to SwissInfo,
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Amazon is making a big deal about its latest service – robot package delivery by a small electric vehicle named the Amazon Scout. The wagon-style EV is strikingly similar to one which has been delivering mail in Switzerland since 2016. Amazon reports Scout is being received with enthusiasm in cities where it is being tested,
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Switzerland’s most famous mountain, the Matterhorn, is covered in flags in April, a different one each night, all virtually, part of an ongoing tribute to countries seriously affected by Covid-19. The American flag is being displayed on Thursday, April 16th. These are gi-normous reflected projections of flags, cover the 14,600-foot Swiss peak, one of the
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The world’s longest and deepest railway tunnel is now open in – or under – the Swiss Alps for tests. When it opens to train traffic in December 2016, the new Gotthard Base Tunnel will cut travel time through the heart of Europe by up to an hour within Switzerland and between Germany, Switzerland and
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Where to Go Next – The Hotel Aquatis has just opened in Lausanne, Switzerland, in a complex with an aquarium and water museum. It’s an interesting combination, but not so unusual considering snow-covered Swiss Alps melt into picturesque lakes, such as the one Lausanne sits alongside. That would be Lake Geneva. The complex is called
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The crystal-clear air of the Swiss Alps is a perfect place for a gathering of air-cooled vintage VW Beetles. More than 1,000 bugs and their Karman Ghia cousins, will be parking in the pastures surrounding the historic village of Chateau d’Oex, in the Alpine foothills east of Lake Geneva this weekend, August 26-28, 2011. How
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