In the regions coloured in light blue
and in middle blue, the use of hydro-power can theoretically
be extended further especially using hydroelectric
power plants of small capacity. This applies mainly
to the northern mountain range of the Jura and the
peripheral part of the Alps (light blue) and also,
but to a lesser extent, to the rest of the Jura,
the Pre-alps and the Mittelland (middle blue). In
the Central Alps hydro-power is maximally used.
This data is based on the analysis of
theoretical potential energy, as represented on
the map below. Other important aspects, such as
the conservation of nature and of landscape, have
not been considered.
Potential energy of precipitation
and tributaries, and the present use of this energy
The numbers represent the potential
energy of precipitation, as well as the one of the
tributary, related to the altitude at
which the water flows out of the considered region
(marked by a blue point). The first number means
the energy in terawatt hours per year and the second
one the percentage of this energy that is presently
used for the production of electricity.
The theoretical potential energy all
over Switzerland is about 140 TWh per year,
corresponding to an average power of 16 GW.
– However, it should be noted that it is not possible
or desirable to extract 100% of the potential energy
from water.
The theoretical potential energy and
its use have been determined with the help of the
"Hydrological Atlas of Switzerland" and the "Statistik
der Wasserkraftanlagen der Schweiz", respectively.
http://www.energie-atlas.ch/wa-CH.htm
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