Wattnet Documentation¶
Wattnet makes the environmental cost of electricity visible and actionable. It aggregates real-time, historical and forecasted data on the carbon and water impact of electricity consumption across Europe, and exposes it through an open REST API.
This site is the central documentation hub for the Wattnet platform. Whether
you're integrating the API into your own application, researching the
methodology behind the carbon and water footprint calculations, or exploring
how the system is built, you'll find it here — from onboarding guides for
new users to deployment references for engineers running the underlying
wattnet-api, wattnet-core, and wattnet-forecast services.
Explore the docs¶
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User Guide
How to use the platform and interpret carbon and water footprint data.
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Methodology
How carbon and water footprints are calculated.
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Architecture
System overview, C4 diagrams, and design decisions.
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Technical Reference
Deployment and configuration of
wattnet-api,wattnet-core, andwattnet-forecast, including the API reference.
Key Features¶
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Real-time data
Live carbon intensity and generation mix updated across all supported European zones.
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Historical data
Query time series going back years to support long-term research and analysis.
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Forecasted data
Day-ahead forecasts for carbon intensity and generation mix.
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Water footprint
Beyond carbon — water consumption and withdrawal metrics for each energy source.
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Zone coverage
All ENTSO-E bidding zones plus GB (Elexon) and Turkey (EPIAS).
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Open API
Fully documented REST API with versioning, interactive docs at api.wattnet.eu/docs.
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Funding and Acknowledgments¶
This work was developed within the GreenDIGIT project, funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101131207, and by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
About the Service¶
- A service provided by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC),
- Deployed on the Scientific Cloud at the Institute of Physics of Cantabria (IFCA).
- Developed by the IFCA Advanced Computing and e‑Science Group.
Trademark Information¶
The name WATTNET and the Wattnet Logo are official registered trademarks of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), recorded with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The word mark is registered under EUTM Application No. 019266832, and the logo mark under EUTM Application No. 019267422.