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Wind Atlas of Switzerland: Annual average of the modelled wind speed and...
Energy, Environment
The Wind Atlas of Switzerland describes the wind conditions at five different heights above the ground: 50, 75, 100, 125 and 150 metres. The data are based on a nation-wide mode...
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Wind Atlas of Switzerland: Annual average of the modelled wind speed and...
Energy, Environment
The Wind Atlas of Switzerland describes the wind conditions at five different heights above the ground: 50, 75, 100, 125 and 150 metres. The data are based on a nation-wide mode...
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Suitability of roofs for the use of solar energy
Energy, Environment
Solar energy that reaches the earth’s surface can be utilised with the aid of the two established solar technologies, photovoltaics (electricity) and solar thermal energy, for t...
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Biogas plants
Energy, Environment
Biogas plants convert organic matter into gas through a fermentation process. The resulting gas mixture is composed mainly of energy-rich methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2)....
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Reserved zones for lines with a rated voltage of 220kV or higher
Energy, Environment
A reserved zone serves to keep an area free for future lines. In a reserved zone, no projects that could interfere with the construction of a new line may be undertaken for a ma...
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Electricity Transmission Lines sectoral plan - consultations
Energy, Environment
Current or past consultations of the cantons and communes as well as information and participation of the population in accordance with Art. 19 RPV of the Electricity Transmissi...
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Wind energy plants
Energy, Environment
Wind energy plants utilise the kinetic energy of airflow to rotate turbine blades. The mechanical energy that is produced in this way is then converted by a generator into elect...
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Building lines for heavy current installations
Energy, Environment
A building line secures the space required for the operation, renovation or expansion of a heavy current installation. No construction that interferes with the operation, renova...
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Suitability of façades for the use of solar energy
Energy, Environment
The sun's energy that reaches the Earth's surface can be used, via two proven forms of solar technology – photovoltaics (electric current) and solar thermal energy (heat) – to g...
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Wind Atlas of Switzerland: Frequency of meteorological icing at 100 metres...
Energy, Environment
In Switzerland, the mountain regions (Jura, Alps and Alpine foothills) are the most suitable regions for exploiting wind energy potential. But here, the air temperature during t...
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Compensation for losses due to the use of hydraulic power (CLHPO)
Energy, Environment
Protected areas under the terms of the Ordinance of 25 October 1995 on Compensation for Losses due to the Use of Hydraulic Power (CLHPO), based on contractual regulations betwee...
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Dams under federal supervision
Energy, Environment
The dataset contains fundamental information about dams in Switzerland which come under the direct supervision of the Swiss Confederation. This includes data concerning the cons...
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Wind energy concept – Swiss federal government basic map of main areas with...
Energy, Environment
The wind energy concept is a concept in accordance with Art. 13 of the Swiss Spatial Planning Act (SPA, SR 700). The concept defines both the principal federal government intere...
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Potential of small hydropower plants in Switzerland
Energy, Environment
The geodata product ‘Potential of small hydropower plants in Switzerland’ is the result of a GIS-based analysis carried out in 2012 as part of the research project 102835 ‘Surve...
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Statistics on hydropower plants (WASTA)
Energy, Environment
The "Statistics on hydropower plants" (WASTA) contain data concerning the Swiss hydropower plants with an output of at least 300 kW. This includes technical data relating to asp...
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Electricity production plants
Energy, Environment
An electricity production plant is a technical facility for generating electricity. It is in the public interest to have a spatial overview of all electricity production plants ...
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Sustainable potential of woody biomass resources for bioenergy in...
Energy, Environment
Biomass is a renewable resource for energy which can be transformed into several forms of energy: heat, electricity, biogas or liquid fuels. Woody types of biomass were investig...
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Sustainable potential of non-woody biomass resources for bioenergy in...
Energy, Environment
Biomass is a renewable resource for energy which can be transformed into several forms of energy: heat, electricity, biogas or liquid fuels. Non-woody types of biomass were inve...
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Waste incineration plants (MWI)
Energy, Environment
Waste incineration is the burning of combustible waste components to reduce the volume of the waste while using the energy it contains.In 2017, Switzerland had 30 municipal wast...
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Potential use of lakes and rivers for heat extraction and heat discharge
Energy, Environment
Lakes and rivers provide a great yet largely untapped source of thermal energy. In Switzerland, this renewable source of energy source could be used for heating (heat extraction...
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Public energy advice services
Energy, Environment
There is a wide variety of public energy advice services available in Switzerland. They offer impartial advice (neutral relative to products and companies) to the public in gene...
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Nuclear Power Plants
Energy, Environment
Nuclear power plants are facilities for the commercial generation of electrical power from controlled nuclear fission. The four Swiss nuclear power plants have a total output of...
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Abwasserreinigung: Lokalisierung und Reinigungsleistungen
Energy, Environment
Mit diesem Instrument lassen sich die Merkmale der ARA im Wallis beschreiben: Name, Koordinaten, Typ, Ausbaugrösse , Auslastung, Behandlungsqualität, Fremdwasseranteil. Dank ihm...
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Inventar der bestehenden Wasserentnahmen
Energy, Environment
Die Fassungen sind bewilligungspflichtig; die Wasserentnahme Standorte geben Information zum Niederwasserabfluss (Q347), die gefassten Wassermengen und die Restwassermenge unter...