Agricultural Solar and Biomass Resource Potential in Switzerland

Geospatial estimates quantify the technical potential for renewable energy from agricultural sources in Switzerland. The resource potential is approximately 15 petajoules per year from biogas yield and 10 terawatt-hours per year from rooftop solar installations. This analysis was conducted by researchers and published in the journal Energies in 2023.

Use Cases

• Model spatial complementarity between biogas_yield and solar_electricity_potential using geospatial coordinates.
• Assess the feasibility of technologies like anaerobic_digestion or photovoltaic_on_biogas_facilities based on local resource estimates.
• Analyze temporal_variability of solar and biomass resources to identify periods of energy surplus or deficit at the farm scale.

Strengths

• Quantifies technical potential with specific figures: ~15 PJ/a biogas and ~10 TWh/a solar electricity.
• Analysis is grounded in local-level geospatial data for Switzerland using Geographic Information Systems.

Limitations

• The dataset scope is limited to Switzerland, limiting generalizability to other regions.
• Specific row counts, column details, and underlying raw data are not provided.

Provenance

Source

ENVIDAT, associated with a peer-reviewed article in the journal Energies.

Collection Method

Estimates derived using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyze spatial and temporal variability.

Freshness

Last updated in 2023.

Geography

Switzerland, at the local level.