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2000-Watt Sites
Energy, Environment
The 2000-Watt Sites label is used for certifying residential areas that are able to demonstrate a sustainable use of resources for the construction, operation and renovation of ...
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Energy cities
Energy, Environment
The Energy City label is used for certifying municipalities that develop and implement a sustainable energy policy. Municipalities that have been awarded this label promote rene...
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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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Current pilot and demonstration projects of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Energy, Environment
With its Pilot and Demonstration programme the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) promotes the development and testing of new technologies, solutions and concepts relating to...
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Projects of the Coordination Office for Sustainable Mobility COMO
Energy, Environment
The Coordination Office for Sustainable Mobility (COMO) is the central contact and coordination point and the first contact point at federal level in matters of sustainable mobi...
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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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Heating with renewables: Apartment blocks with more than 6 apartments
Energy, Environment
A ‘renewable heating' advice service is available to building owners who have oil, gas or electric heating and who wish to find out which renewable low-carbon heat source is mos...
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Thermal networks: demand from residential and commercial buildings
Energy, Environment
The demand for heat and cooling is a key element in the strategic planning of thermal networks. Building a thermal network is only viable if sufficient sales turnover can be gen...
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Thermal networks: heat and cooling sources
Energy, Environment
Heat and cooling sources are local, renewable and CO2-free energy sources which may be of interest for heat production in thermal networks. Nowadays, only renewable or CO2-free ...
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Thermal networks (local heating, district heating, district cooling)
Energy, Environment
Thermal networks – including district heating-, local heating- or district cooling networks – are systems that provide a number of separate buildings with thermal energy. They s...
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Heating with renewables: Detached homes and apartment blocks with up to 6 apartments
Energy, Environment
A ‘renewable heating’ advice service is available to building owners who have oil, gas or electric heating and who wish to find out which renewable low-carbon heat source is mos...
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Thermal networks: demand from industry
Energy, Environment
In strategic planning, heat demand is used to identify large connected areas that may be appropriate for a thermal network. Areas with a heat density of at least 700 MWh/a per h...
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Location and adjoining areas of pipeline systems according to the Ordnance...
Energy, Environment
The Ordinance on Protection against Major Accidents (MAO, SR 814.012) is designed to protect the public and the environment from serious damage resulting from major accidents. I...
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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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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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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...