New solar system supplies solar power for sports and leisure activities
The Basel-based electricity producer aventron has inaugurated a solar installation on the Lintharena in Näfels. It will generate 124 megawatt hours per year over an area of 660 square meters. Aventron aims to achieve a solar output of 100 megawatts by 2027.
The Münchenstein-based electricity producer aventron AG opened its new solar power plant in Näfels on March 27, according to a press release. The system is located on the roof of the bouldering hall, which is part of the Lintharena building complex. While the Verein Kletteranlagen Linthgebiet (VKL) has made the roof of the bouldering hall available for the solar system, the system itself is fully owned by aventron.
The solar system has an area of 660 square meters and an output of 145 kilowatts. This means that around 124 megawatt hours of solar power can be generated each year, all of which will flow to Lintharena AG and cover around 10 percent of its electricity requirements. According to Samuel Leuzinger from VKL, the solar system has a double benefit for the association: “We receive additional income from the roof rental from aventron and are doing something for climate protection and the energy transition,” Leuzinger is quoted as saying in the press release.
The construction of this and another solar installation in neighbouring Mollis was supported by the organizing committee of the Swiss Wrestling and Alpine Festival (ESAF) 2025. Aventron is an energy partner of the ESAF in Glarnerland. Through this partnership, the ESAF organizing committee put aventron in touch with suitable roof owners such as the VKL. “We are implementing this photovoltaic system in cooperation with our partners, the Lintharena, VKL and the ESAF in Glarnerland,” commented aventron CEO Eric Wagner on the new system, according to a press release. “This is an important step towards more Swiss solar power and the implementation of the Energy Strategy 2050.”
Aventron generates its electricity exclusively from renewable sources. The company now has a nationwide solar capacity of around 65 megawatts. The aim is to increase this to an output of 100 megawatts by 2027.