Sustainable potential of non-woody biomass resources for bioenergy in Switzerland at the municipality level
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 investigated u...
Sustainable potential of woody biomass resources for bioenergy in Switzerland at the municipality level
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 investigated using...
Emergency calls by comune
An emergency call is a call with a three digit short number of the emergency service selected by the caller: European emergency service 112; police, emergency call 117; fire, alarm center...
Aspects related to the use of ground-mounted photovoltaic installations
Aspects related to use as set out in the document "Freistehende Photovoltaikanlagen: Methodische Grundlage des Bundes" (Ground-mounted photovoltaic installations: methodological basis of ...
Public energy advice services
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 general and ar...
Large-scale photovoltaic systems in Switzerland
Depending on their location and orientation, high-alpine photovoltaic systems can generate more electricity per installed kilowatt of power in the winter months than comparable systems in...
Potential use of lakes and rivers for heat extraction and heat discharge
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) and cool...
Reflective surfaces near aerodromes
Depending on the angle of the sun's rays, glare caused by reflective surfaces (e.g. solar panels or reflective facades) can become a disturbing source of light for pilots. In the case of ...
Electricity Transmission Lines sectoral plan - consultations
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 Transmission Lines s...
Protection interests of the Confederation for ground-mounted photovoltaic installations of national importance
This is a summary of important protection interests under federal law and other, partly competing interests, as set out in the document "Freistehende Photovoltaikanlagen: Methodische Grun...
Swiss radio and TV broadcasters
Location and representation of radio and TV transmitter stations (VHF, DAB, TV, DVB-T). Indication with specification of transmitter power and stations/frequencies/channels (for radio/TV)...
Solar irradiation on a surface inclined 30° to the south
The irradiation maps show the solar radiation on a south-facing surface for four different inclinations: Horizontal, 30°, 75° and 90°. The data is based on Switzerland-wide modelling with...
Solar irradiation on a surface inclined 75° to the south
The irradiation maps show the solar radiation on a south-facing surface for four different inclinations: Horizontal, 30°, 75° and 90°. The data is based on Switzerland-wide modelling with...
Solar irradiation on a surface inclined 90° to the south
The irradiation maps show the solar radiation on a south-facing surface for four different inclinations: Horizontal, 30°, 75° and 90°. The data is based on Switzerland-wide modelling with...
Solar irradiation on a horizontal surface
The irradiation maps show the solar radiation on a south-facing surface for four different inclinations: Horizontal, 30°, 75° and 90°. The data is based on Switzerland-wide modelling with...
Statistics on hydropower plants (WASTA)
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 aspects such ...
Dams under federal supervision
The dataset contains fundamental information about dams in Switzerland which come under the direct supervision of the Swiss Confederation. This includes data concerning the construction a...
Thermal networks: demand from industry
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 hectare are...
Thermal networks: demand from residential and commercial buildings
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 generated fro...
Thermal networks (local heating, district heating, district cooling)
Thermal networks – including district heating-, local heating- or district cooling networks – are systems that provide a number of separate buildings with thermal energy. They supply heat...
Potential heat recovery from wastewater treatment plants
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) treat and purify wastewater. Wastewater is water that has been polluted through activities such as cooking, doing laundry or showering and then transpo...
Available connection types optical fibre FTTB/FTTH
The broadband map gives an overview of the coverage of modern telecommunications networks in Switzerland. The coverage situation is shown in the form of statistical data per grid square (...
Available connection types coaxial cable
The broadband map gives an overview of the coverage of modern telecommunications networks in Switzerland. The coverage situation is shown in the form of statistical data per grid square (...
Available connection types copper wire
The broadband map gives an overview of the coverage of modern telecommunications networks in Switzerland. The coverage situation is shown in the form of statistical data per grid square (...