Solar facades that work: Lessons from the Solar Architecture Symposium 2025

The 9th of September 2025, about 110 participants met in Regensdorf’s Zwhatt district for the 7th Symposium Solar Architecture organised

Share
SolarTalents 2025

With the new SolarTalents 2025 format, students of architecture, civil engineering and related fields from across Switzerland are invited to present their visions for sustainable building with a strong focus on solar energy. The initiative aims to highlight

Share
7th Symposium Solar Architecture – 2025

Soon it will be time to aim high at the Solar Building Symposium in the innovative Zwhatt area in Regensdorf. Renowned architectural firms will once again present outstanding projects: this year's focus is on the integration of photovoltaics in high-rise

Share
INPERSO – Solarchitecture Essentials – Vilnius

This intensive ONE-DAY course provides a deep dive into Solar-Integrated Architecture, combining theoretical foundations with real-world applications. The program covers Solar Technology Fundamentals, Architectural Integration

Share
G-neration Energy acquires Kromatix solar glass

Following the takeover of Kromatix Glass Tech SA by g-neration.energy AG, the production of coloured solar glass has been resumed. The expertise and rights for the production of this top-quality product remain in Swiss hands. From September

Share
A new docu-film where solar technology becomes architecture

SOLARCHITECTURE is pleased to announce the official launch of the documentary film “Energy and design: building with integrated photovoltaics”, produced by SUPSI – Institute for Sustainability Applied to the Built Environment (ISAAC) – as part of the

Share
When photovoltaics rhyme with aesthetics

Thanks to building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), architects, engineers and building and construction specialists can now combine aesthetics and sustainability when designing or renovating buildings. In a world where changing energy production sources is a priority, BIPV is

Share
Buyback obligation and minimum remuneration

During its session on 19 February 2025, the Federal Council adopted the second package of ordinances on the implementation of the Federal Act on a secure electricity supply with renewable energies. The new provisions concerning, among other things

Share
Switzerland inaugurates first rail track solar power project

On April 24, 2025, Sun-Ways inaugurated the world's first track-mounted solar power plant open to rail traffic. Despite gloomy weather and a sun that played hide-and-seek, Sun-Ways officially switched on its first solar power plant in

Share