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Jena, August 25, 2026. Kommunalservice Jena (KSJ) is reaching another milestone on the path to sustainable energy supply by constructing its first company-owned photovoltaic system at the Löbstedter Straße site.
Jena, June 26, 2026 – The city of Jena, together with Thuringian districts, the Universität Erfurt, and the Thuringian Energy and GreenTech Agency (ThEGA), is launching the information campaign “Solar Empowerment 2.0”. The initiative aims to make the entry into self-generated solar power as barrier-free and transparent as possible for homeowners.
The ad hoc arena in the Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld is now being supplied with green electricity by a massive photovoltaic system. The football-field-sized installation will cover a significant portion of the stadium’s energy requirements in the future.
Jena, 29.04.2026 – The ad hoc arena in the Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld is taking a massive step towards sustainability. Effective immediately, a huge photovoltaic system provides Jena’s largest stadium with renewable energy.
Jena, March 04, 2026 – A new photovoltaic system has gone into operation on the roof of the Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek (ThULB). The 240,000-euro investment now provides the library building with sustainable electricity.