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PV System Maintenance: Hail, Soiling and System Performance Under Control
Maintaining a PV system from 100 kWp: hail damage from AXA statistics, hail resistance classes HW3 and HW4, yield loss from soiling and a maintenance regime with thermography and electroluminescence.
Storage & EMSBalancing Energy with Battery Storage: How Additional Revenue Arises
What Swissgrid pays for control reserve, why PV revenues are falling and how battery storage earns additional revenue through pooling. With key figures from 29 site studies.
Industrial Solar
Large-scale photovoltaic systems, planning and profitability for industry and commerce
Photovoltaics for Manufacturing Businesses: Load Profile, Payback, Implementation
Why manufacturing businesses benefit most from solar systems: load profile analysis, payback in 4-6 years and the implementation roadmap for industrial halls.
Industrial SolarPV System Maintenance: Hail, Soiling and System Performance Under Control
Maintaining a PV system from 100 kWp: hail damage from AXA statistics, hail resistance classes HW3 and HW4, yield loss from soiling and a maintenance regime with thermography and electroluminescence.
Industrial SolarSolar Systems for the Food Industry: Cooling, Production, Self-Consumption
Why food businesses have the ideal solar profile: cooling and solar production run in sync. Solar plus storage for 80-90% self-consumption, cold-chain protection and peak shaving.
Industrial SolarSolar Obligation & the 70% Feed-in Rule 2026: What Businesses Need to Know Now
The solar obligation for new buildings from 300 m² and the 70% feed-in rule: deadlines, exceptions and what your business must implement by 2026.
Industrial SolarSolar Systems for Logistics Centres: From Rooftop System to E-Truck Charging Park
Logistics centres combine warehouse rooftop PV, battery storage and an e-truck charging park into one integrated energy system. With ASTAG/KlG subsidies and the Hugelshofer case.
Industrial SolarThe True Cost of an Industrial Solar System: A 5-Year Balance Sheet
What does an industrial solar system really cost? Analysis of the installations delivered since 2020: CHF 1'200-1'800/kWp, hidden cost drivers, the GREIV subsidy and payback in 4-6 years.
Storage & EMS
Battery storage, energy management systems and grid stability
Providers of Industrial Battery Storage in Switzerland
EPC, installer, contractor or in-house: four types of provider for industrial battery storage compared, with decision criteria and a checklist.
Storage & EMSBattery Storage vs Grid Expansion: When Is Which Investment Worthwhile?
Battery storage or grid expansion? The data-based comparison for Swiss industrial businesses: costs, payback and when each option is the right one.
Storage & EMSEnergy Management with AI: How Intelligent Control Optimises Storage and PV
AI-supported energy management system (EMS) for industry and commerce: how algorithms coordinate storage, PV and loads in real time. Peak shaving, self-consumption, e-mobility.
Storage & EMSCommercial Battery Storage in Switzerland: Costs, Economics & Use Cases
Battery storage for industry and commerce: costs, six revenue streams, peak shaving and sizing guidance for commercial LFP storage in Switzerland.
Storage & EMSPeak Shaving for Businesses: How to Lower Your Power Peaks
Peak shaving with battery storage: lower the demand charge for good, cut grid costs and save CHF 15'000-40'000 per year. With the Swiss tariff context and ROI examples.
Storage & EMSBalancing Energy with Battery Storage: How Additional Revenue Arises
What Swissgrid pays for control reserve, why PV revenues are falling and how battery storage earns additional revenue through pooling. With key figures from 29 site studies.
E-Mobility & Charging
Charging infrastructure, fleet electrification and smart charging solutions
Planning Charging Infrastructure for Businesses: PV, Storage & Charging Points Integrated
Commercial charging infrastructure as one system: plan the PV system, battery storage and charging points together. With ASTAG subsidy data and the Hugelshofer case.
E-Mobility & ChargingHow We Built One of Europe's Largest E-Truck Charging Parks
Hugelshofer Services AG today operates one of Europe's largest e-truck fast-charging parks (as of 2024): 1'001 kWp, 28 charging points, 400 kW DC, winner of the Swiss Logistics Award 2024.
Self-Consumption & ZEV
Self-consumption communities, optimization and regulatory foundations
Self-Consumption from 30% to 90%: How Industrial Businesses Optimise Their Solar System
Four levers for higher self-consumption: battery storage, load shifting, energy management system and ZEV raise the self-consumption ratio from 30% to as much as 90%.
Self-Consumption & ZEVElectricity Market 2026: Dynamic Tariffs and the Gap Between Purchase and Feed-in
Commercial electricity price doubled since 2021, feed-in tariff at the minimum, hourly spot price from 2027: what dynamic tariffs mean for PV operators from 100 kWp.
Self-Consumption & ZEVVirtual ZEV (vZEV): Everything About the New Self-Consumption Community
The virtual ZEV since 2025: how businesses share solar electricity across several plots on the same grid connection, with requirements, set-up steps and economics.
Self-Consumption & ZEVZEV, vZEV or LEG: Which Model Fits Your Site
ZEV, vZEV, LEG and the VNB practice model compared: lines, meters, contracts, billing and grid charges, with a decision path by site type.
Financing & Subsidies
Funding programs, one-time compensation, financing models and ROI calculation
Contracting vs Purchase vs Leasing: Which Financing Model Fits?
Three financing models for commercial PV systems compared: contracting, direct investment and leasing. With the GREIV nuances and a decision process.
Financing & SubsidiesApplying for GREIV: The Process for Systems from 100 kWp
Applying for GREIV step by step: registration before construction starts, subsidy rates and bonuses, final documentation and the review period until payout.
Financing & SubsidiesSubsidy Guide 2026: All Federal and Cantonal Programmes for Businesses
Photovoltaic subsidies 2026: GREIV, KLEIV, HEIV, cantonal programmes and tax deductions for commercial solar systems. The complete guide with application process.
Financing & SubsidiesWinterstrombonus & Vertical PV: How Buildings Generate Electricity in Winter Too
Winterstrombonus for photovoltaics in Switzerland from 2026: requirements, technology and why vertical PV reaches the bonus, with a real project in Landquart GR.