Photovoltaics in Switzerland© Architektur Plus, Monika Rau

Swiss Solar EnergyProfessionals Association

• Predecessor association already founded in 1978!

• Covers Photovoltaics, Solar Thermal and Solar Construction

• Functions: Information, Quality assurance, education, political frameworks.

• Around 450 members: Manufacturers, installers, designers, utilities, associations, provision of services.

• Suppliers‘ directory „Die Solarprofis“ with over 500 entries.

• Head office in Zürich, branches in Fribourg and Avegno

• President: MP Roger Nordmann

• Managing Director: David Stickelberger

Activities

• Annual Solar Days with ~200 events• Extensive 4-language Website incl.

«Solarprofis» index, solar calculator, solar hotel index, subsidies’ list and much more

• Training of professionals• Conferences• Quality assurance

(i.e. ombudsman)• Standards and certification• Political lobbying

Solar irradiation in Switzerland

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Support schemes for PV

• Feed-in tariff (FiT) since January 2009 for all renewable electricity• Financed by charge of CHF 0.009/kWh (cap)

• Annual decrease for PV tariffs of at least 8%

• Funds are insufficient, 22’000 PV projects (1100 MW) on waiting list

• Raising or abolition of FiT cap: part of possible measures for nuclear phase-out.

• Subsidies or FiT bridging tariffs in some cantons and utilities• Possibility of tax deduction in most cantons

Planned Changes in FiT scheme

Parliament decision expected in early June 2013, entering into force January 2014

• Financing charge to be increased (0.015 CHF/kWh, around 0.0125 €/kWh)

• Pv plants < 10 kWp will be excluded from FiT, instead a one-time subsidy of 30 % of the installation costs

• From 2014 to 2016 there will be an annual FiT contingent of about 150-200 MW

• Because of these two points until 2016 about the half of the waiting list (22’000 PV plants) could be reduced

• Internal consumption (total or partial amount) will be possible for the PV plant owners, also for FiT-plants

• Release of the FiT contribution for companies with a very high consumption of electricity depends from energy efficiency measures

Important role of BIPV

kW installed within FiT scheme (2011)

BIPV (900 installations)

rooftop PV (1946 installa-tions)

ground-mounted (14 installa-tions)

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KEV-Tarifsenkungen für Photovoltaik

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~25% higher tariffs for BIPVFeed-in tariffs valid for new decisions

incl. VAT 8%Installation category Feed-in tariff Feed-in tariff

capacity class in 2013 in 2013

[CH-ct./kWh] [€-ct./kWh]Stand-alone ≤10 kW 30.5 25.4≤ 30 kW 24.8 20.7≤ 100 kW 22.8 19.0≤ 1000 kW 21.3 17.7> 1000 kW 19.9 16.6Roof-mounted ≤10 kW 33.2 27.7≤ 30 kW 27.0 22.5≤ 100 kW 24.7 20.6≤ 1000 kW 23.1 19.2> 1000 kW 21.6 18.0BIPV ≤10 kW 39.4 32.8≤ 30 kW 33.6 28.0≤ 100 kW 30.5 25.5≤ 1000 kW 29.0 24.2> 1000 kW 26.6 22.2

The Swissolar Target

Replace half of todays nuclear power production with PV by 2025! Corresponding to 20% of annual electricity consumption

• 12 TWh could be replaced• An area of 90 km2 or 12 m2 per

inhabitant is sufficient to reach this goal

• Priority for PV on buildings and infrastructure

The Swiss PV Industry: Efficient implementation Along the Whole Value Chain

The Swiss PV Industry: Efficient implementation Along the Whole Value Chain

Outstanding Examples

Monte-Rosa cabin 2883 m a.s.l., energy autarky > 90% 84 m2 PV panels and 56 m2 thermal collectors

Examples: Klein Matterhorn

Cabin and restaurant at 3883 m a.s.l., built 2008180 m2 PV façade, waste heat used for heating.Energy independency over a year.

Examples: Kraftwerk B

Multi-family-house producing more heat and electricity than it consumes.Built 2009, 32 kWp PV (roof) and 146 m2 solar thermal collectors (façade).© Swiss Solar Prize

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