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Current pilot and demonstration projects of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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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Wind energy plants
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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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Dams under federal supervision
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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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Waste incineration plants (MWI)
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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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Sustainable potential of woody biomass resources for bioenergy in...
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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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Compensation for losses due to the use of hydraulic power (CLHPO)
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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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Suitability of façades for the use of solar energy
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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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Suitability of roofs for the use of solar energy
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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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Sustainable potential of non-woody biomass resources for bioenergy in...
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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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Biogas plants
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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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Statistics on hydropower plants (WASTA)
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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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Nuclear Power Plants
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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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Electricity production plants
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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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Electrical installations with a nominal voltage exceeding 36kV
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
The electricity grid is the point of connection between producers and consumers of electrical energy. Via the grid, electricity is transported, transformed (from a higher to low...