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127 datasets found

  • Dams under federal supervision

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    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...

    Last updated: July 2, 2011

    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • CSV
    • GPKG
    • INTERLIS
    • API
  • Biogas plants

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    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)....

    Last updated: June 29, 2018

    • WMS
    • CSV
    • INTERLIS
    • GPKG
    • API
  • Compensation for losses due to the use of hydraulic power (CLHPO)

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    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 between...

    Last updated: July 1, 2011

    • GPKG
    • WMS
    • INTERLIS
    • API
  • Electricity production plants

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    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 in...

    Last updated: January 13, 2021

    • CSV
    • GPKG
    • INTERLIS
    • WMS
    • API
  • Potential of small hydropower plants in Switzerland

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    Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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 ‘Survey...

    Last updated: January 1, 2010

    • GPKG
    • API
    • WMS
    • WMTS
  • Waste incineration plants (MWI)

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    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 waste...

    Last updated: September 24, 2019

    • CSV
    • GPKG
    • INTERLIS
    • API
    • WMS
    • WMTS
  • Sustainable potential of non-woody biomass resources for bioenergy in Switzerland at the municipality level

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    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...

    Last updated: September 6, 2018

    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • GPKG
    • API
  • Sustainable potential of woody biomass resources for bioenergy in Switzerland at the municipality level

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    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...

    Last updated: September 6, 2018

    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • GPKG
    • API
  • Current pilot and demonstration projects of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy

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    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...

    Last updated: May 20, 2015

    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • CSV
    • GPKG
    • INTERLIS
    • API
  • Suitability of façades for the use of solar energy

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    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...

    Last updated: October 1, 2016

    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • GPKG
    • GDB
    • API
  • Suitability of roofs for the use of solar energy

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    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 the...

    Last updated: August 27, 2015

    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • GPKG
    • GDB
    • API
  • Wind energy plants

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    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...

    Last updated: June 1, 2014

    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • CSV
    • GPKG
    • INTERLIS
    • API
  • Public energy advice services

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    Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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 general...

    Last updated: March 1, 2018

    • WMS
    • GPKG
    • INTERLIS
    • API
  • Energy cities

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    Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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...

    Last updated: June 30, 2014

    • WMS
    • GPKG
    • INTERLIS
    • API
  • 2000-Watt Sites

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    Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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...

    Last updated: July 1, 2014

    • CSV
    • GPKG
    • INTERLIS
    • WMS
    • API
  • Wind Atlas of Switzerland: Frequency of meteorological icing at 100 metres above the ground

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    Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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 the...

    Last updated: May 31, 2010

    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • GeoTIFF
    • API
  • Heating with renewables: Detached homes and apartment blocks with up to 6 apartments

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    Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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 most...

    Last updated: August 8, 2019

    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • CSV
    • GPKG
    • INTERLIS
    • API
  • Potential heat recovery from wastewater treatment plants

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    Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment

    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...

    Last updated: October 3, 2018

    • CSV
    • GPKG
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • INTERLIS
    • API
  • Thermal networks: demand from residential and commercial buildings

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    Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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...

    Last updated: October 3, 2018

    • GPKG
    • GeoTIFF
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • INTERLIS
    • API
  • Thermal networks: demand from industry

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    Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, 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...

    Last updated: October 3, 2018

    • GPKG
    • GeoTIFF
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • INTERLIS
    • API