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Policy

• Energy policy
  • The 2030 Agenda
• Energy Strategy 2050
  • What is the Energy Strategy 2050?
  • Initial package of measures
    • Energy efficiency
    • Renewable energies
    • Nuclear energy
    • Electricity grids
    • Further measures
  • Other business
  • Documentation
    • Energy perspectives 2035
    • Energy perspectives 2050
• Cantons and municipalities
• International energy policy
• Federal referenda relating to energy
• Legislation governing energy
  • Energy
  • Water
  • Electricity
  • Nuclear energy and protection against radiation
  • Pipelines
  • CO2

Efficiency

• Mobility
  • CO2 emission regulations
    • Press releases
    • Cars
      • Questions & Answers
      • Calculation of penalties cars
      • Tool for calculating the penalty for small importers of cars
    • Light commercial and light articulated vehicles
      • Questions & Answers
      • Calculation of penalties LCV
      • Tool for calculating the penalty for small importers LCV
  • The Energy label for cars
    • Press releases
    • Consumption catalogue
    • Production of the label
      • Visual presentation
    • Questions & Answers
    • Legal bases
    • Financial benefits for efficient vehicles
  • The Energy label for tyres
    • Questions & Answers
    • Testing procedure
    • Tyre list
  • Alternative drives
  • Key vehicle data
• Energy labels and efficiency requirements
  • Household appliances
    • Refrigerators and freezers
    • Washing machines
    • Tumble dryers
    • Dishwashers
    • Ovens
    • Hobs
    • Range hoods
    • Coffee machines
    • Vacuum cleaner
    • Room air conditioners
  • Electronic equipment
    • Standby and external power supplies
    • Computer and server
    • Set-Top Boxes
    • TV sets
  • Electric lamps and luminaires
  • Building services
    • Heating appliances
    • Water heaters and hot water storage appliances
    • Ventilation systems
  • Commercial appliances
    • Professional refrigerated storage cabinets
    • Refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function
  • Electrical machines
    • Electric drives and motors
    • Transformers
    • Welding equipment
  • Voluntary labels
    • Windows
    • Bathroom products
  • Market surveillance
  • Motor vehicles
  • Tyres

Supply

• Electricity supply
  • Electricity produced from renewable energy sources
    • Regulations concerning network connection of independent producers
  • Federal Electricity Supply Act
    • Revision of the Federal Electricity Supply Act
    • WACC - calculatory interest rate
  • Electricity supply security
  • Electricity labelling and certificate of origin
    • Steering committee
    • Press releases
    • Questions & Answers
  • Electricity networks
    • Grid development
    • Transmission Lines sectoral plan
    • Planning approval procedure for transmission lines
    • Overhead lines versus underground cables
    • Smart grids
    • Bundling of infrastructures
  • Energy negotiations between Switzerland and the EU
• Renewable energy
  • Hydropower
    • Large-scale hydropower
    • Small-scale hydropower
    • Water usage levy
    • Small hydropower programme
  • Solar energy
  • Energy from biomass
  • Wind energy
  • Geothermal energy
• Nuclear energy
  • Third party liability in the field of nuclear energy
  • Responsibilities of the SFOE
    • Global use of nuclear power
  • Safety and security of nuclear power plants
  • Prevention of emergencies
  • Radioactive Waste
    • Waste disposal principles
      • Deep geological repositories
      • Legal framework
      • Waste Management Programme
      • Demonstration of feasibility of the disposal of radioactive waste
      • Agneb
      • Financing
    • Sectoral Plan for Deep Geological Repositories
      • Stage 1
      • Stage 2
        • Public Consultation for stage 2
      • Stage 3
      • Regional participation
      • Nuclear Waste Management Advisory Board
    • Geological investigations
    • Deep Geological repositories Newsletters
      • Subscription
    • Further publications
      • Press releases
    • Questions & Answers
• Fossil fuels
  • Oil
  • Natural gas
    • The Gas Supply Act
  • Coal
• Energy efficiency
  • Fuel cells
  • Cogeneration
  • District heat
  • Ambient heat
    • Questions & Answers
  • Electricity technologies research programme
  • Energy in buildings
  • Research programme Mobility
  • Companies
• Supervision and Safety
  • Decommissioning and waste disposal funds
  • Commissions and inspectorates
    • Federal Nuclear Safety Commission NSC
  • Dams
    • Guidelines and tools
    • Dam safety supervision
    • Questions & Answers
  • Pipeline systems
    • Accident procedure
    • Installations overseen by the cantons
    • Third-party construction projects
  • Safeguards
  • Risk management
• Digitalization in the energy sector
• Statistics and Geodata
  • Energy statistics
    • Overall energy statistics
    • Electricity statistics
    • Sector statistics
    • Analysis of energy consumption by specific use
    • Energy consumption by determining factors
    • Adjustment for climatic conditions
  • Key vehicle data
    • Key data for new vehicle fleet
    • Key data relating to alternative drives
  • Monitoring Energy Strategy 2050
  • Evaluations
  • Geoinformation
    • Geodata
      • Cities and municipalities
        • "2,000-Watt Sites" label
        • "Energy City" label
        • "Energy Regions" programme
        • Energy advice services
      • Buildings
        • Impulse Consulting Renewable Heating
        • Minergie standard
      • Mobility
        • Bike sharing and rental systems
        • E-mobility charging stations
        • COMO projects
      • Transmission lines
        • Electricity Transmission Lines sectoral plan
        • Layout plans for electric cable systems
        • Pipeline consultation areas
      • Solar energy
        • Solar energy: suitability of façade
        • Suitability of roofs for use of solar energy
      • Wind energy
        • Wind energy plants
        • Wind speed
        • Icing frequency
        • Areas with wind-power potential
      • Water
        • Compensation of losses in hydropower use
        • Potential of small hydropower plants in Switzerland
        • Hydropower plants: statistics
        • Water retaining facilities subject to federal supervision
        • Water retaining facilities subject to cantonal supervision
      • Biomass
        • Biogas plants
        • Biomass potential
      • Thermal networks
        • Thermal networks
        • Waste Incineration Plants
        • Heat and cooling sources
        • Demand from residential and commercial buildings
        • Demand from industry
      • Nuclear energy
        • Nuclear power plants
        • Deep Geological Repositories sectoral plan
      • Cleantech
    • Storymaps

Promotion

• Renewable energy
  • Feed-in remuneration at cost
  • Non-recurrent remuneration
  • Investment contributions for biomass
  • Investment contributions for hydropower
  • Market premium for large-scale hydropower
  • Promotion geothermal energy
• Research and development

Research and cleantech

• Research and cleantech
• Overview of innovation promotion
• Funding program «SWEET»
• Research programmes
  • Bioenergy
  • Fuel Cells
  • Electricity Technologies
  • Energy – Economy – Society (EES)
  • Geothermal Energy
  • Buildings and Cities
  • Industrial Processes
  • Mobility
  • Grids
  • Photovoltaics
  • Radioactive Wastes
  • Solar Energy at High Temperature
  • Solar Heat and Heat Storage
  • Combustion Based Energy Systems
  • Heat Pumps and Refrigeration
  • Dam Safety
  • Hydropower
  • Hydrogen
  • Wind Energy
• Pilot and Demonstration programme
  • Questions & Answers
• International cooperation
• Federal Energy Research Commission CORE
• Network and startup promotion
  • Knowledge and technology transfer
  • Match making
  • Start-up promotion
• Publications

News and Media

• Press releases
• Publications
• Questions & Answers
• Access to official documents
• Calls for tenders
• Online-Magazin energeiaplus.com
• ENERGEIA
• Videos
• Social Media
• Newsletter Tiefenlager (only in German)
• Info charts

The SFOE

• Swiss Federal Office of Energy
• Executive management
• Organisation
• Contact details
• Address and location
• Legal basis
• Job vacancies
  • Vocational education
• Watt d'Or
  • Winners of the Watt d’Or awards
    • Winners of the 2020 Watt d'Or awards
    • Winners of the 2019 Watt d'Or awards
    • Winners of the 2018 Watt d'Or awards
    • Winners of the 2016 Watt d'Or awards
    • Winners of the 2015 Watt d'Or awards
    • Winners of the 2014 Watt d'Or awards
    • Winners of the 2013 Watt d'Or awards
    • Winners of the 2012 Watt d'Or awards
    • Winners of the 2011 Watt d'Or awards
    • Winners of the 2010 Watt d'Or awards
    • Winners of the 2009 Watt d'Or awards
    • Winners of the 2008 Watt d’Or awards
    • Winners of the 2007 Watt d’Or awards
  • Objectives
  • Criteria and categories
  • Jury
  • Submission of projects
  • Contact
• Billing and payment options
• Electronic transmission of documents
• SwissEnergy
  • Objectives
  • Strategy
  • Annual reports
  • Contact details