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Brothers, to the sun

Energy cooperative: Earning money while conserving creation this is the aim of an initiative by two churches in Horb am Neckar in southwestern Germany. The project has applied for the Rottenburg-Stuttgart Dioceses Saint Francis Prize for Sustainability, worth 10,000 euros.

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pv magazine

11 Feb 2011

The sun is again beating down on the roof of the secondary school in Horb on this August day – but from now on the energy will no longer be going to waste. The Horb ecumenical energy cooperative has installed 19 kilowatts of solar modules on the flat roof, which are expected to achieve an …

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