Press Coverage

Selection of articles, TV spots, radio features, online articles and blog entries:

• Strom von der Insel
  6. October 2009, article in ZKB Zürcher Wirtschaftsmagazin, in German
  Online Article (PDF) (goto page 12)
  
  
• Couchepin: Ab in die Wüste
  14. May 2009, article in Tagesanzeiger, in German
  Online Article
  
  
• Couchepin aux Emirats: un campus de l'EPFL en vue
  14. May 2009, online article at TSR (Swiss Radio station), in Frensh
  Online Article (see infobox in right column)
  
  
• Boomende Sonnenenergie
  25. August 2008, TV clip in the news magazine 10VOR10:
  Overview of the 25.08.2009 broadcast
  at Swiss TV channel SF1, in German:
  
  
  
• Das schwimmende Kraftwerk
  14. August 2008, article in magazine CASH special "Innovation", in German
  Article (PDF)
  
  
• New dawn for energy markets
  10. August 2008, Article in the Abu Dhabi Newspaper "The National"
  Link to online epaper article
  
  
• Das schwimmende Kraftwerk – Sonnenenergie für Sonnenländer
  29. June 2008, TV-spot, channel DW-TV (Germany)
  in the magazine "Projekt Zukunft - Das Wissenschaftsmagazin", in (High-) German:
  Online announcement
  Online video at www.dw-world.de (for the Solar Islands spot forward to 18:43)
  
  
• Solarinseln im Meer
  23. March 2008, article in newspaper "Sonntagszeitung",
  Section "Wissen", in German: Article (PDF)
  
  
• Lösen Sonneninseln das Energieproblem der Erde?
  22. March 2008, article in newspaper Neue Luzerner Zeitung
  
  
• Schweizer plant schwimmende Solarkraftwerke
  20. March 2008, TV clip, Swiss TV channel SF1, magazine "Einstein TV", in (Swiss-) German:
  Overview of the 20.3.2008 broadcast - Online video
  
  
• Steinreicher Scheich trotz Ölmangel
  28. Jan 2008, TV-Spot, channel SF1 (Swiss TV), Magazine ECO in German
  Overview of the 28.1.2008 broadcast - Online video
  
  
• L'île de la tentation solaire
  29. Nov. 2007, TV-Spot, channel TSR1 (Swiss TV), magazine "Nouvo", in French
  Online video at www.nouvo.ch   -   Online video at YouTube.com
  

  
  
  

• Solar solutions for the UAE
  1. Oct. 2007, article by Emmanuelle Landais, Gulf News, in English
  Online article at gulfnews.com
  
  
• Solar Islands
  24. Sept. 2007, article in the Russian magazine Membrana
  Online article at membrana.ru - Print version
  
  
• Floating Solar Island Will Produce Energy While Annoying Plankton and Fish
  20. Sept. 2007, Blog-article by Jesus Diaz with reader comments
  on Gizmodo.com, in English
  Online at Gizmodo.com
  
  
• Solar island generates green power
  19. Sept 2007, article by Scott Capper, appeared at NZZ Online and at Swissinfo, in English
  Online article at swissinfo.org
  
  
• NE: Le Centre suisse d'electronique et de microtechnique a seduit les Emirats Arabes Unis
  3. May 2007, TV-Spot, magazine TJ Nuit, channel TSR (Swiss TV), in French
  Online video at www.tsr.ch
  
  
• CSEM entwickelt ein Konzept für Solar Inseln
  2. May 2007, Interview with Thomas Hinderling at radio station DRS1 (Switzerland)