{"id":567,"date":"2016-04-26T19:13:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T19:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/?p=567"},"modified":"2025-11-21T13:29:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:29:26","slug":"solar-potential-of-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/2016\/04\/26\/solar-potential-of-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Potential of Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE, the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, and the Federal Office of Topography swisstopo have created together with Meteotest\u00a0a stunningly interactive and publicly accessible solar potential estimator for whole Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonnendach.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.sonnendach.ch<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_566\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sonnendach.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-566\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-566\" src=\"https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sonnendach-300x218.png\" alt=\"Solar Potential Map of Switzerland\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sonnendach-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sonnendach.png 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Solar Potential Map of Switzerland<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Compared to traditional so-called GIS-type &#8220;solar cadasters&#8221; this one is really usable. By usable I mean:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>loads incredibly fast<\/li>\n<li>step-by-step increase of complexity<\/li>\n<li>order-of-magnitude yield and cost of PV and heating system within 10 seconds<\/li>\n<li>all the options for professional users upon demand<\/li>\n<li>last but not least: open government data!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_569\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/solaryield.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-569\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-569\" src=\"https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/solaryield-300x96.png\" alt=\"One click to the solar yield calculation of your roof!\" width=\"300\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/solaryield-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/solaryield-1024x328.png 1024w, https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/solaryield.png 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One click to the solar yield calculation of your roof!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m of course a bit biased since I created and provided the satellite-based solar irradiance data to the project as part of my engagement within MeteoSwiss. But try it out yourself!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonnendach.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.sonnendach.ch<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE, the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, and the Federal Office of Topography swisstopo have created together with Meteotest\u00a0a stunningly interactive and publicly accessible solar potential estimator for whole Switzerland. www.sonnendach.ch Compared to traditional so-called GIS-type &#8220;solar cadasters&#8221; this one is really usable. 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