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Primeo Energie
Primeo Energie or EBM ''(Cooperative Elektra Birseck, Münchenstein)'' is a Swiss energy supplier with head office in Münchenstein. It was founded as a cooperative under private law in 1897. EBM supplies around 230,000 people with electricity in North-West Switzerland and Alsace. The company operates 167 ''local heat supply'' systems in Switzerland, Alsace and South Germany. History The engineer Fritz Eckinger and politician Stephan Gschwind founded ''Elektra Birseck Münchenstein'' in 1897 with the intention of introducing electric lighting and the idea of organising a company as a cooperative, which was a new concept at the time. The supply area in the lower part of the Canton of Basel-Country and Birseck-Dorneck, a part of the Canton of Solothurn, was soon expanded. Between 1906 and 1914, EBM connected eleven municipalities and the City of Saint-Louis (Haut Rhin) to the grid. Since 1921, EBM has been supplying a total of 60 municipalities with electricity in the Swiss Cant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooperative
A cooperative (also known as co-operative, coöperative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomy, autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-controlled wikt:Enterprise, enterprise". Cooperatives are democratically controlled by their members, with each member having one vote in electing the board of directors. They differ from Collective farming, collectives in that they are generally built from the bottom-up, rather than the top-down. Cooperatives may include: * Worker cooperatives: businesses owned and managed by the people who work there * Consumer cooperatives: businesses owned and managed by the people who consume goods and/or services provided by the cooperative * Producer cooperatives: businesses where producers pool their output for their common benefit ** e.g. Agricultural cooperatives * Purchasing cooperatives where members pool their purchasing power ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cogeneration Plant
Cogeneration or combined heat and power (CHP) is the use of a heat engine or power station to generate electricity and useful heat at the same time. Cogeneration is a more efficient use of fuel or heat, because otherwise- wasted heat from electricity generation is put to some productive use. Combined heat and power (CHP) plants recover otherwise wasted thermal energy for heating. This is also called combined heat and power district heating. Small CHP plants are an example of decentralized energy. By-product heat at moderate temperatures ( can also be used in absorption refrigerators for cooling. The supply of high-temperature heat first drives a gas or steam turbine-powered generator. The resulting low-temperature waste heat is then used for water or space heating. At smaller scales (typically below 1 MW), a gas engine or diesel engine may be used. Cogeneration is also common with geothermal power plants as they often produce relatively low grade heat. Binary cycles may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burg Im Leimental
Burg im Leimental is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Laufen (district), Laufen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. History Burg im Leimental is first mentioned in 1168 as ''Biedertan'' though this was referring to Alt-Biederthal Castle. In 1520 it was mentioned as ''Bietterthal'', in 1632 as ''Uf Burgthal'' and until, 1734 it was known by the French language, French name ''La Bourg''. Geography Burg im Leimental has an area, , of . Of this area, or 14.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 80.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.9% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brislach
Brislach is a municipality in the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. History Brislach is first mentioned in 1144 as ''Brislacho''. Geography Brislach has an area, , of . Of this area, or 52.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. Out of the forested land, 36.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 39.6% is used for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bretzwil
Bretzwil is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. History Bretzwil is first mentioned in 1194 as ''Braswilere''. In 1247 it was mentioned as ''Brezwilr''. Geography Bretzwil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 56.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 38.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.8%. Out of the forested land, 35.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bottmingen
Bottmingen (Swiss German: ''Bottmige'') is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland. History Bottmingen is first mentioned in 1246 as ''Bothmingen''. Geography Bottmingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 25.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 18.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 53.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 34.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 12.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birsfelden
Birsfelden (Swiss German: ''Birsfälde'') is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. History Birsfelden is first mentioned in 1274 as ''minor Rinvelden''. Around 1500 it was first mentioned as ''Birsfeld''. Geography Birsfelden has an area, , of . Of this area or 1.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 81.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 18.3% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 21.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 26.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 13.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binningen, Switzerland
Binningen (Swiss German: ''Binnige'') is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland. It is nestled in a valley, on a plateau, and on two hills overlooking the city of Basel. History Binningen is first mentioned in 1004 as ''Binningen''. Various versions of the name Binningen appear in records dating from between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries, such as "Binnengin" and "Biningin". Geography Binningen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 21.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 7.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 72.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.5% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biel-Benken
Biel-Benken (Swiss German: ''Biel-Bängge'') is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. History Benken is first mentioned in 1259 as ''Beinkon''. It was also known as ''Benken maior'' to distinguish it from Biel which was known as ''Benken minor'', ''Buelbenken'' or ''Benken inferior''. Geography Biel-Benken has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 19.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 25.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.2% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.2% of the total area while housing and buildings m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlesheim
Arlesheim is a town and a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Its cathedral chapter seat, bishop's residence and cathedral (1681 / 1761) are listed as a heritage site of national significance. The official language of Arlesheim is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, while the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. The cathedral has a Baroque organ built by the German builder Johann Andreas Silbermann, based in Alsace, in 1761. The instrument was restored by Metzler in 1959–1962, and is an example of the fusion of French and German organ building styles. It has been used in several recordings, including Lionel Rogg's recording of the complete organ works of J. S. Bach, for Harmonia Mundi France in 1970. History Arlesheim is first mentioned in 708. In 1239 it was mentioned as ''Arlisheim''. Prehistoric settlements The protected location on the western foot of the Gempen Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allschwil
Allschwil () is a List of towns in Switzerland, village and a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Arlesheim (district), Arlesheim in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Allschwil is a seamless suburb of Basel and is located between Basel to the east and Alsace in France to the west. The official language of Allschwil is (the Swiss variety of Standard) Swiss Standard German, German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic German, Alemannic Swiss German (linguistics), Swiss German dialect. History The modern municipality of Allschwil is first mentioned in 1118 as ''Almswilre''. Prehistoric Allschwil The region around Allschwil has been occupied since at least the Middle Paleolithic. Archeological finds from the municipality include a few scattered Middle Paleolithic items, cups from the Glockenbecherkultur (c. 2400–1800 BC), a mid-Bronze Age hoard (presumably a metal depot) and a Hallstatt cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aesch, Basel-Landschaft
Aesch (sometimes written as ''Aesch BL'' in order to distinguish it from other Aesch (other), "Aesches"; Swiss German: ''Ääsch'') is a village (though it is statistically a List of towns in Switzerland, town) and a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland. Almost all of its area is located on the left, western bank of the Birs and is a suburb of Basel. The Neolithic gravesite in the ''Gmeiniwald'' is listed as a Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance, heritage site of national significance. The official language of Aesch is (the Swiss variety of Standard) Swiss Standard German, German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic German, Alemannic Swiss German (linguistics), Swiss German dialect. History Aesch is first mentioned in 1252 as ''Esch''. Prehistoric Aesch The area around Aesch was inhabited as far back as the Upper Paleolithic, as the graves at Gmei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
