This year’s top prize of CHF 60,000 was awarded to the village of Hohentannen in Thurgau. It won first place in the Zurich Climate Prize for Switzerland and Liechtenstein with its project “GemeindePower”. The aim is to remain independent and to produce all the energy the villagers need for themselves.Three-quarters of the population use wood from the community forest for their heating, and a third of the electricity required is produced by the sun. Second prize was awarded to the company E-Force One, which has converted to electric trucks which are faster, quieter and more environmentally-friendly than those run on diesel. Coop and Feldschlösschen have already started to convert their fleets: all three are sharing the