Yverdon-les-Bains is continuing its efforts to raise awareness of energy savings. On the advice of its Energy Advisory Commission, the City supports the "Futé" courses, set up at the initiative of SuisseEnergie and the cantonal energy services. These modules, offered by Perform as part of its continuing education and professional development activities, will have ...
The construction site of the first building of the Yverdon Housing Foundation starts this Monday 18 August at rue Roger-de-Guimps. The planned building will make it possible to put 11 new subsidised apartments on the market at the end of 2015. After several days of asbestos removal from the existing pavilions, they will be demolished as soon as the project is completed....
Energie Naturelle Mollendruz SA (ENM SA) submits its preliminary study file to the canton after 4 years of investigations. Its wind power project should be put to the public enquiry this autumn. Following the capital increase voted in January 2014, ENM SA continues the progress of its wind power project, with the support of the communes of the foot of the Jura and the communes of the...
In its meeting of 26 June 2014, the Yverdon-les-Bains Town Council accepted the investment credit of CHF 1'000'000.- intended to finance a district heating system for the Thermal Centre and, subsequently, for the Grand Hôtel des Bains, from an installation based at the Yverdon-les-Bains Hospital. The partners of this project welcome this decision, which reinforces...
Since December 2013, the St-Roch Centre in Yverdon-les-Bains has been home to the city's largest solar power plant. The 5,200 m2 of solar panels produce electricity to cover the needs of 230 households. This new project is part of the responsible energy policy pursued by the city. Since 31 December 2013, Yverdon-les-Bains has covered around 2.5% of its energy needs...
From 1 January to 31 December 2014, the City of Yverdon-les-Bains, through the Energy Department (SEY), is extending an action implemented in 2013 aimed at reducing the electricity consumption of its inhabitants: it will subsidise the purchase of new energy-efficient household appliances. This action is in line with the responsible consumption policy of the French government....
Following the success of the public subscription launched in June 2011, the Yverdon-les-Bains participatory solar power plant project was able to take shape. The photovoltaic power plant was installed this spring on the roof of the company Aurubis Switzerland SA, located in the Yverdon-les-Bains Technology and Science Park (Y-Parc). Electricity production started on 31 May...
On 28 March 2013, the Municipal Council accepted an investment credit of CHF 750,000 to continue the replacement of mercury lamps used for public lighting. These old-generation lamps will be replaced by LED bulbs equipped with the dynamic lighting system already in use in the Coin-de-Terre district. Work will begin in...
From 1 March to the end of 2013, the City of Yverdon-les-Bains, through the Energy Service (SEY), is implementing two actions aimed at reducing the electricity consumption of its inhabitants: it will subsidise the purchase of new energy-efficient household appliances and will offer 300 power strips. These actions are in line with the SEY's policy to reduce the energy consumption of its residents....
The Municipality of Yverdon-les-Bains has decided to hire Mr Philippe Gendret as Head of the Energy Department. Mr Gendret will take up his post on 1 May 2013. Mr Schmid and Mr Gallandat, who have been acting Heads of Department since the end of 2010, will resume their respective functions as heads of the Energy Office ...
With a view to extending their respective services, the Yverdon-les-Bains City Energy Department and VOEnergies Multimedia (VOEM) have decided to join forces to offer a fibre optic connection to companies in Yverdon-les-Bains who wish to do so, from 1 April 2012. Fibre optics allows a high-speed connection to various digital services (Internet, mobile telephony,...
The town of Yverdon-les-Bains is taking up a new technical challenge this spring, a European first: the laying of a new welded steel sub-lake pipe between the port of Grandson and the mouth of the Bey, over 1.7 km, within a few weeks! This flagship project, carried out by the Energy Department of the French Atomic Energy Authority (CEA), is...
