Demonstrators, one step closer to the energies of the future
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The development of clean energy is continuing to grow in the canton of Valais. Indeed, the canton is providing up to 5 million Swiss francs in funding to support demonstrator projects in the field of Energy within its territory and on the Energypolis Campus.
The development of clean energy is continuing to grow in the canton of Valais. Indeed, the canton is providing up to 5 million Swiss francs in funding to support demonstrator projects in the field of Energy within its territory and on the Energypolis Campus. At this stage, the first six selected projects, which underwent a rigorous selection process involving independent international experts, have received a total of 10.2 million Swiss francs in funding, including 5.9 million from third-party funding and 4.3 million from the canton of Valais.
The Valais Energy Demonstrators Fund (Fonds Démonstrateurs Énergie Valais) was formed to support the creation of energy demonstration facilities in the Valais region. In concrete terms, these are full-scale facilities, at a cantonal scale (systemic demonstrator) or at an urban scale (district demonstrator), for conducting tests in real conditions on technologies developed in EPFL Valais Wallis laboratories, in collaboration with local partners and the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland (HES-SO) Valais-Wallis. They contribute to the implementation of the Energy Strategy 2050 developed by the Swiss Federal Council and are in line with the energy policy of the canton of Valais.