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2019-06-23,  ws ☀🌡 Warning of #heat for the very next days and a few #comfort recommendations below (personal notice, feel free to redistribute):  according to www.meteoschweiz.ch entire Switzerland will be hit by a strong heat wave (present warning valid until 2019-06-28). ⚪Maximum temperatures are likely to cross +37℃. ⚪Night temperatures won't fall below +17℃. ⚪Wind is slow (0-16 km/h, mostly E). ⚪No precipitation and air humidity is around 30-35%. For you comfort inside buildings consider the following: ⚫switch off any electronic or electric device you don't urgently need (coffee machines, printers, etc.) ⚫open the windows of your office during night time (if there is no conflict with security aspects) ⚫close the windows not later than 07:00 a.m. ⚫make sure that the heat retention system of the air conditioning system is switched off (contact your local tech-staff) ⚫make sure that sun curtains (outside window) is closed during day time and ope...

2019-02-03 The most recent release of ener MET ( enerMET-data.ch) comprises in the version 1.3.8beta4 a number of improvements: - call for roundshot camera for selected location - standard stations for continents added - blog added to ener MET page - review of code and elimination of minor bugs - update of the help-function - three designs (slateBlack, WhiteStar, NightSky) are available

2018-11-18 Per 05.11.2018 wurde die Entwicklung des IMMO EM EMA - eine MS-Office-basierte Anwendung für E nergie MA nagement in kommunalem Gebäudebestand - mit Version 1.0 erfolgreich abgeschlossen. Die Anwendung besteht grundsätzlich aus 3 Bausteinen und ist flexibel erweiterbar: Panel ( EM panel) Datencontainer ( EM data) KooK(R)-Diagramm ( EM kook) Diese Bausteine werden in der aktuellen Version um die Bausteine Standortlogbücher ( EM log) Energietelegramm ( EM telegramm) ergänzt. Das IMMO EM EMA dockt unmittelbar an das IMMO EM EMO - den darunterliegenden Energiemonitor (ein Add-on des mst-Portals) an und bezieht sämtliche Energiedaten aus diesem Monitor. EM panel Auf dem Panel werden zum einen die wichtigsten Information, wie z.B. Zusammenstellung Energieträger Anzahl Messeinrichtungen Energieverbrauch pro Portfolio Zusammenstellung des Portfolio (nach Energiebezugsfläche sowie nach Anzahl und Art Objekt) übersichtlich dargestellt. Anderseits dient d...

a reprint from ETH News , 2018-11-14 Die Schweiz wird trockener, heisser, schneeärmer und kämpft künftig mit heftigeren Niederschlägen – zu diesem Ergebnis kommen Klimaforschende von MeteoSchweiz und der ETH Zürich. Heute präsentierten sie die im Auftrag des Bundes erstellten Klimaszenarien CH2018. Sie bilden die Basis für die Anpassungsstrategie des Bundes an den Klimawandel. Gemüsebauern bewässern die trockenen Böden, Tropennächte rauben Menschen den Schlaf und Hausbesitzer kämpfen mit Überschwemmungen. Eine Zukunft, die gemäss den Resultaten der Klimaszenarien bei ungebremstem Klimawandel absehbar ist. Bereits heute ist es wärmer als früher in unserem Land. «Wir müssen uns auf die Klimaveränderungen einstellen und uns anpassen», weiss Andreas Fischer, Projektleiter der Klimaszenarien CH2018 bei MeteoSchweiz. Künftig noch höhere Temperaturen Die neuen Szenarien bestätigen und erweitern das bisher bekannte Bild des Klimawandels. Sie zeigen vier Hauptveränderunge...

a reprint from triplepundit , 2018-10-25 Renewable energy funds are on the rise, seeking to match profits with a commitment to sustainability. These funds invest not only in generators of solar and wind power and their suppliers, but also in manufacturers of LED light bulbs, electric cars and automobile batteries. Stock mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are jumping on the bandwagon—from big players like Fidelity Investments and its  Select Environment and Alternative Energy Portfolio to smaller ones that have been at it for decades, such as the  New Alternatives Fund . The fact that major companies like Facebook, with its pledge to power global operations with 100 percent renewable energy by 2020, are going in big for renewables sweetens the financial prospect for investors. Electricity sector leads the way in renewable energy investment According to the International Energy Agency’s latest market forecast , renewables will continue their ex...

2018-10-19 Renewable energy, its useful and sustainable supply and consumption pose a significant challenge. Many stakeholders and as many interests are involved. Inconsistent approaches need to be aligned. The web-based application ener MET seeks to foster the integration of renewable energy in populated areas by providing comprehensive and concise information by analysing relevant data sources. In the present release of ener MET (version 1.3.8beta, visit: http://enerMET-data.blogspot.ch ) a new extension jSOLAR.js has been included. It represents a very useful GIS-Add-on to ener MET linking present weather data (weather data are updated in intervals of 10') and geographical energy information. This new extension draws on a development by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE): http://www.sonnendach.ch . In the current release of ener MET the extension jSOLAR.js covers Switzerland. Along with the implementation of the new extension various minor adjustments have been...

a reprint from Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft , 2018-10-17 Seit 2008 hat sich der Strommarkt stark verändert. Getrieben wird diese Entwicklung vom technologischen Fortschritt bei der erneuerbaren Stromproduktion und den digitalen Technologien, der Preisentwicklung der fossilen Energien und des CO2 sowie von neuen energie- und klimapolitischen Zielen der Schweiz und ihrer europäischen Nachbarn. Der Bundesrat hat vor diesem Hintergrund entschieden, für den Schweizer Strommarkt neue Rahmenbedingungen zu schaffen. Er hat an seiner Sitzung vom 17. Oktober 2018 dazu die Revision des Stromversorgungsgesetzes (StromVG) in die Vernehmlassung gegeben. Im Zentrum stehen die Versorgungssicherheit, ein effizient funktionierender, offener Markt sowie neue Netzregulierungen, die den Ausbau der dezentralen, erneuerbaren Stromproduktion unterstützen sollen. Die Vernehmlassung dauert bis am 31. Januar 2019. D...

a reprint from phys.org , 2018-07-02 Greenhouse gases were the main driver of climate throughout the warmest period of the past 66 million years, providing insight into the drivers behind long-term climate change. Antarctica and Australia separated around the end of the Eocene (56 to 22.9 million years ago), creating a deep water passage between them and changing ocean circulation patterns. Some researchers believe these changes were the driver of cooling temperatures near the end of the Eocene 'hothouse' period, but some think declining levels of carbon dioxide were to blame. If the cooling had been caused by changes in ocean circulation, regions around the equator would have warmed as the polar regions cooled, shifting the distribution of heat on Earth. But changing the concentration of greenhouse gases would affect the total heat trapped in Earth's atmosphere, causing cooling everywhere (including in the tropics), which is what the researchers found. The findings ...

a reprint from the economist , 2018-06-25 A LITTLE over a decade ago, when JinkoSolar, a Shanghai-based company, entered the solar business, it was such a novice that when it visited international trade fairs, all it had was a bare table and a board with its name scribbled on it. But it also had luck, a technological edge and lots of public money on its side. The industry globally was riding high on subsidies. Generous feed-in-tariffs (FITs), financial incentives for installing solar, made Germany the world’s largest solar market by around 2010. Germans turned to China for cheap sources of crystalline silicon solar panels, not least because subsidised land and loans enabled China’s fledgling manufacturers to undercut European and American competitors. When European solar subsidies slumped during the euro crisis, the Chinese government once again stepped in to support its renewable-energy champions. It offered FITs to slather the remote west of China with solar farms. By 2013 C...

a reprint from IEA , 2018-06-16 Fossil fuels currently play a critical role in industry, not only as sources of energy, but also of feedstocks and process agents. Clean electricity could provide a sustainable alternative , but hurdles remain – particularly in terms of costs. In Northern Europe, offshore wind is showing potential to provide significant amounts of clean power to industry, with generation costs possibly falling to the range of €55 to € 70/MWh. This increasingly affordable renewable electricity strengthens the potential for cost-effective replacement of fossil fuels by electricity in industry. However, the continuing cost gap with the direct use of gas or coal to generate heat limits this potential to those electric technologies that are at least twice as efficient as fossil fuel uses. For now, a complete shift would require carbon prices at levels up to € 150 per tonne, a level even higher than projected for 2040 in the World Energy Outlook Sustai...

a reprint from The Guardian , 2018-06-16 The world is on track to exceed 1.5C of warming unless countries rapidly implement “far-reaching” actions to reduce carbon emissions, according to a draft UN report leaked to Reuters . The final draft report from the UN’s intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) was due for publication in October. It is the guiding scientific document for what countries must do to combat climate change. Human-induced warming would exceed 1.5C by about 2040 if emissions continued at their present rate, the report found, but countries could keep warming below that level if they made “rapid and far-reaching” changes. Under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, almost 200 countries signed up to limit global temperature rises to well below 2C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5C. Climate scientist and Climate Analytics director Bill Hare said the draft report showed with greater clarity ...

a reprint from ee-news Unsere Wasserkraft spielt in einer Vollversorgung mit Erneuerbaren eine wichtige Rolle. Daher werden wir hellhörig, wenn wir Pauschalurteile hören, wie dass die Förderung der Erneuerbaren in Deutschland unsere Wasserkraft kaputt mache. Ein Versuch, Licht in das Verwirrspiel zu bringen, auch mit einem Interview mit Felix Nipkow der SES. 2017 wurde in der Europäischen Union erstmals mehr Strom aus Wind, Sonne und Biomasse produziert als aus Stein- und Braunkohle zusammen. Die Stromerzeugung aus diesen erneuer-baren Energien wuchs im Vergleich zum Vorjahr um 12 Prozent und erreichte damit einen Anteil von 30 Prozent am Strommix ( siehe ee-news.ch vom 1.2.18 >> ). Die Ergebnisse der neuen Solar- und Windkraftausschreibungen in Deutschland zeigen, dass erneuerbarer Strom immer günstiger wird: Für Windstrom wurde durchschnittlich 4.73 Cent/kWh und für Solarstrom 4.33 Cent/kWh geboten. Die rasanten Preissenkungen dieser Technologien, angestoss...

Per 01.06.2018 ersetzt Energie Zürich die bisherige Plattform 2000 Watt Regionen CH: https://www.xing.com/communities/groups/energie-zuerich-863b-1084155 . Primäres Ziel ist und bleibt die Vernetzung von Akteuren im Bereich Nachhaltigen Energiemanagements sowie die zeitnahe Publizierung energierelevanter Themen. Desweiteren wird diese Plattform auch genutzt um die Erfolge des Teams Energiemanagement Immobilien Stadt Zürich der breiteren Öffentlichkeit zugänglich zu machen: https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/hbd/de/index/immobilien-bewirtschaftung/eigentuemervertretung/betriebsoptimierung.html .

a reprint from  energate Mit 132,5 Mio. kWh Windstrom erreichte die Produktion 2017 in der Schweiz einen neuen Höchstwert. Diese Zahlen gab die Vereinigung zur Förderung der Windenergie in der Schweiz (Suisse Eole) mit Sitz im baselländischen Liestal bekannt. Gemäss Angaben auf deren Homepage "ermöglichten sowohl das gute Windaufkommen wie auch neuere leistungsstarke Anlagen auf dem Mont Crosin diesen Rekord" im vergangenen Jahr. 2016 war die Produktion mit 108 Mio. kWh noch deutlich geringer ausgefallen. Die Schweizer Windstromproduktion 2017 entspreche dem Verbrauch von rund 38.000 Haushalten und decke damit nach wie vor nur 0,2 Prozent des gesamten inländischen Stromverbrauchs, schreibt Suisse Eole und blickt zum Vergleich nach Österreich. 37 Windanlagen in der Schweiz Dort lieferten 2017 Windenergieanlagen rund elf Prozent des Stromverbrauchs. Während in der Schweiz Ende vergangenen Jahres 37 Anlagen mit einer Leistung von 75 MW in Betrieb waren, verze...

2017-11-25 The next step in the development of ener MET ( http://enerMET-data.ch ) included the preparation of multi window handling. You can now open several windows (e.g. empty ener MET windows, weather sheets or tabs for energy demand calculation - here results of the main jENERGY.js function will be provided - remark : jENERGY.js is the sister function of jWEATHER.js ).  By clicking on the respective top window bar the corresponding window will be put in front and the others placed in the background. That window being in the front is also the active window, easily recognisable with the powerful bar color. As previously, the windows are also draggable and separately removable. For further information join either the newly launched E nergy . M onitoring . M anagement group on LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13564220 , follow via twitter: https://twitter.com/_kt75 or get directly in touch: wolfram.scharnhorst@protonmail.ch .

2017-10-24 The rss feed of the ener MET homepage http://enerMET.blogspot.ch has been added. You can now subscribe and stay tuned about the further development of the ener MET application.

2017-10-22 ws Following numerous weeks of intensive external work (energy management), there are a few moments to continue to revise the homepage of ener MET . The menu bar has been re-arranged slightly, the former login-button has been renamed with "ener MET " and the enerMET blog doesn't show up automatically anymore (you'll need to click the respective button). The ener MET homepage is now directly accessible from various entry points at the homepage of the developer http://wolframscharnhorst.blogspot.ch . A next step the needs to be undertaken is the revision and surely a reengineering of the ener MET application. Various functions don't work properly at the moment.

2017-01-20 ws For the next days still cold but sunny winter weather is expected. Temperatures range from -8°C (locally less than -10°C) during night time to 0°C at noon. There are almost no clouds and bright sunshine is expected. There won't be any snowfall. The snow cover in the Jura-Region ranges between 20 cm in the lower areas and surpasses more than 70 cm in shielded areas. Typically the snow is now more dense and packed. Wind blows mostly from south with an average speed about between 10-15 km/h. For non-insulated buildings these weather conditions may be the reason for a higher energy demand. A typical non-insulated single-family house may consumed between 20-40 Nm3 of natural gas (150 m2 net floor space). For more detailed quantitative information consult enerMET v1.35 : http://enermet-data.blogspot.ch/ .

2017-01-18 ws For the next days cold but fair winter weather is expected. Temperatures will drop close to -15°C (locally also below) during night time. At noon +1°C will be the maximum temperature. Only a few cirrostratus and almost always bright sunshine is expected. There won't be any snowfall any longer. The snow cover in the Jura-Region ranges between 20 cm in the lower areas and surpasses more than 70 cm in shielded areas. Wind blows mostly from East (until Friday) with a speed between 10-20 km/h. Thereafter southerly winds will prevail and the speed will decrease towards 4-6 km/h. For more detailed quantitative information consult: http://enermet-data.blogspot.ch/ )

Since the Thursday night (following the storm "Egon") some heavy snowfall began resulting in more than 20 cm snow coverage on average. In higher regions more than 50 cm of new snow were measured. However, the Jura mountains are not concerned with the danger of avalanches. Attention must be paid to wind slap the vicinity of rock edges. For the next days declining snowfall is predicted accompanied with dropping temperatures in the range of -12°C (minimum at night) and +/- 0°C (maximum at day). Cloudiness will decrease as well. For more detailed quantitative information consult: http://enermet-data.blogspot.ch/ )