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Pilot projects

The first two power stations EnergyPier are to be built as demonstration projects within the institutional and regulatory framework of the Swiss Confederation (FEDRO and SFOE)

The selected sites are in the cantons of Valais (municipality of Fully) and Zurich/Zug (Knonauer Amt district).

— Fully, Valais - EnergyPier

EnergyPier Combined-cycle power station in Fully (VS), A9 motorway

  • Length of the structure

    1.609 m

  • Annual production:

    ~50 GWh/year
    Enough to power 12,500 households for a year (over 37,000 people)

  • Estimated minimum service life of the structure

    150 years

  • Motorway section layout

    Straight & Flat

Fully - VS

Fully
Valais

— EnergyPier Knonauer Amt - ZH-ZG

EnergyPier Combined-cycle power station at Knonauer Amt (ZH-ZG) A4-KW

  • Length of the structure

    2.500 m

  • Annual production:

    ~78 GWh/year
    Enough to power 20,000 households for a year (over 56,000 people)

  • Estimated minimum service life of the structure

    150 years

  • Layout of the motorway section

    Winding & undulating

Knonauer Amt – ZH-ZG
Affolten am Albis

Zurich
Zug