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Wind Atlas of Switzerland: Frequency of meteorological icing at 100 metres...
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 t...
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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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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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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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Heating with renewables: Apartment blocks with more than 6 apartments
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 mos...
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Thermal networks: demand from industry
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 h...
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Thermal networks: demand from residential and commercial buildings
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 gen...