Axial turbine A new axial turbine has been conceived, designed and developed in a project led by the Hydroelectricity group at the HES-SO Valais-Wallis School of Engineering.This turbine recovers the energy from existing infrastructures, in particular drinking water supply networks. The turbine comprises two counter-rotating wheels on each level which between them ‘harvest’ the pressure […]
Irrigation Master Plan 2100, FOEN project Today, global warming affects every corner of the world, and Val de Bagnes is no exception. There is currently enough water available for irrigation there, but there is a danger that this situation will change in the future. To tackle this problem, a project has been launched to assess
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Flybotix The company Flybotix SA has come up with a clever way of inspecting water mains and modelling them in 3D. To do this, it uses a drone fitted with an HD thermal imaging camera and an LED light. The drone is designed to fly through large water pipes. Once its underground flight is complete,
ODILE Irrigating hay meadows is a considerable challenge for farmers in mountainous areas, who have to move hoses and sprinklers to multiple locations on their land, a laborious task that is costly in terms of both time and money. Kick-started by the BlueArk Challenge 2020, the ODILE project is a valuable decision-making tool for farmers.
HydroVision The water consumed in Switzerland comes from various sources and distributors do not have access to regular and systematic measurements. As a result, it is not possible to obtain a real-time ongoing overview of the quality of the drinking water in their networks. This situation makes it difficult to detect, react to and inform
DuoTurbo Switzerland’s national energy strategy plans to replace nuclear energy completely with other cleaner energy sources by 2050. Small-scale hydropower has a part to play in this and, according to the different projected scenarios, its annual energy production is set to increase from 0.3 TWh to 1.3 TWh in 2050. To achieve this, new decentralised
Deep City The Deep City project has established a methodology for managing water resources sustainably by identifying usage synergies and minimising usage conflicts. It has been implemented in several urban areas in Switzerland, including the resort of Verbier, and also abroad. This methodology can easily be adapted to accommodate urban areas of different sizes and