This database includes high potential projects and companies in the environment and energy sectors based and working primarily in Switzerland, founded or active since 2000 and still operational. The maturity phase ranges from initial concept (formation or validation) up to those that are trying to capture a larger market space (growth and then established). Discover the companies by using the search filters. Sort the list by clicking on the arrows next to founding year, canton and phase. If your innovation is missing, please add your project here .
| Company Name | Founding year Canton What phase are you currently in? | Areas of Activity [Subareas] | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMT Energy |
2017 ZH restructuring, on hold, no development |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Storage ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Energy: Battery, Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Smart: Device, Smart: Home & building |
| Development, manufacturing and marketing of safe, reliable and economical SMT Energy Storage System that enables customers to manage their resources more effectively and sustainably. In the Redox Flow System the Energy is stored as aqueous liquids in separate tanks allowing to independently scale Power and Energy. | |||
| Softcar |
2011 FR Validation |
Mobility & Transport, [ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Mobility: Electric |
| Softcar designed a car with the lowest carbon footprint, assembled in “nano factories”, the local production facilities. Softcar propose a new generation car considering CO2 emissions over its entire life circle. At Softcar, everything is done to reduce the carbon impact and they have achieved so by entering the circular economy where we recycle the components and remelt them into similar pieces. The Softcar's mission is to preserve a blue sky in the cities around the world. | |||
| SoHHytec |
2020 VD Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Renewable tech |
| We offer cost-effective onsite renewable Fuel (Hydrogen), Electricity and Heat production and storage systems. | |||
| Solarify |
2016 BE Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Solarify sells single solar panels to small investors and puts the panels on rented roofs. Solarify enables small investors to contribute to the energy transition with small amounts and little risk, roof owners to get a free solar installation and to reduce their electricity cost | |||
| Solar Impulse |
2004 VD Established |
Mobility & Transport, Energy & Power Systems [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, Mobility: Electric |
| Using spectacular events, like a solar flight around the world to spread new technology and support solutions. | |||
| Solar Retrofit |
2013 TI Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| The Solar Retrofit System for triangle mounting is a wall mounting system for photovoltaic, thermal and hybrid solar modules , arranged on horizontal or vertical rows, and inclined at 30 °. The main advantage of the Solar Retrofit triangle photovoltaic solar module mounting system is the increase in energy efficiency. | |||
| solartechnology.ch |
2011 VS Established |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Solartechnology.ch sàrl is a Swiss company specialized in the installation of solar panels. Founded in 2011, the company remains young and dynamic while having the experience of more than a hundred projects. We work throughout French-speaking Switzerland on both individual and industrial projects. It employs 3 to 8 people depending on the season. The company is also a member of swisssolar, the Swiss solar energy spokesperson, which guarantees the quality of our services. | |||
| Solarville |
2011 ZH Established |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech |
| Planning and construction of individualized made to measure photovoltaic systems as well as service and maintenance for the entire operating period | |||
| SolarXplorers (SolarStratos) |
2014 VD Validation |
Mobility & Transport, [ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, Mobility: Electric |
| SolarStratos is an aeronautical project aimed at flying a solar-powered airplane for the first time to the stratosphere. | |||
| Solaxess |
2015 NE Established |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Solaxess provides a nano technology film to produce colored or white photovoltaic solar panels. They support architects, promoters, installers, and planners in their projects. | |||
| SOLIDpower (Htceramix) |
2000 VD Sold but still independently active |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Battery |
| HTceramix SA (HTc) is a dynamic and dedicated SME specialized in high-temperature electro-ceramic applications for energy and gas conversion. With high temperature membrane reactors as core competence, the company works as SOLIDpower’s innovation center. Located in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, the company cooperates with many industrial and academic partners. | |||
| SpectroPlast |
2018 ZH Growth |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes, [ Efficiency Solutions ] | Components: Resource or material optimisation |
| Spectroplast AG offers On-Demand Manufacturing of Silicone end-use products that meet industrial and medical standards with respect to precision, performance and price. All without the use of molds, saving costs and time and at zero waste | |||
| Sponti-Car |
2016 ZH Validation |
Mobility & Transport, [ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Sponti-Car brings electric mobility to swiss rural communities, by providing a electric car to share and organizing everythings around it, like the neccessary charging stations. | |||
| SRM Swiss Renewables Marketplace |
2013 ZH Stagnant |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| SRM Swiss Renewables Marketplace AG specialises in increasing the competitiveness of natural power plants. We reduce their operating costs, secure electricity marketing and thus make them competitive in the low-price electricity market in the long term. We offer suitable services and workshops for power plant-owners and -operators throughout Switzerland. Every year, we also identify, bundle and sell entire plant packages if you want to sell your plants and maximise the proceeds and probability of sale. | |||
| Starlac Energy |
2013 VD Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Smart: Grid, Smart: Home & building |
| Consultants for developing 100% autonomous and renewable energy concepts, that are highly profitable solutions and investment, in the goal of ridding completly houses and commerces of fossil energy. | |||
| stemys |
2011 JU Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Internet of Things IOT, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Other: Enabling tech |
| stemys.io is an Internet Of Things (IoT) solution that provides an innovative way to connect physical things on a common web platform. | |||
| Stignergy |
2012 VD Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Smart: Grid |
| Stignergy developed and commercializes Smart Energy Management System (SEMS), an innovative solution for the management of the electrical energy demand. SEMS is also able to manage the storage of the local production energy, and provide prediction charge to the SmartGrid for the balance of Demand/Response. | |||
| Ström (ATSHOME) |
2017 BE Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech, Smart: Device, Smart: Home & building |
| ATSHOME AG is providing solar and heat pump system that allows a positive financial and ecological return on investment. | |||
| Swiss-9 |
2011 BE Formation |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes, Energy & Power Systems [ Efficiency Solutions ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| SwiSS-9, GmbH is in business of development, production and commercialization of surface functionalization products. | |||
| Sulzer & Schmid Laboratories |
2018 ZH Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Video and Film, Mobility: Drone & flight, Smart: Robotic |
| Sulzer Schmid is an independent Swiss technology company and innovator of next-generation technology for the inspection of rotor blades. Our digital end-to-end process employs autonomous drones and incorporates cutting-edge image analysis tools. Reports are generated at the push of a button and are highly customizable. All the data is stored and made accessible via secure cloud services and is available for further analysis and benchmarking. | |||
| sun2wheel |
2020 LU Formation |
Mobility & Transport, Energy & Power Systems | IT: Software, Mobility: E-vehicle charging |
| The intelligent storage and charging system for the electromobility of the future The number of electric vehicles is increasing rapidly - and so is the need for charging facilities. At sun2wheel, we don't just want to charge electric vehicles, we want to fully exploit their potential, e.g. bidirectional use. Because the battery in the vehicles makes it possible to optimise your entire self-consumption and revolutionise the energy future. | |||
| SUNCAR HK |
2015 ZH Growth |
Mobility & Transport, Buildings & Construction,Energy & Power Systems [ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Components: Construction - Advanced materials & energy optimization, Energy: Battery, Mobility: Automated or self driving, Mobility: E-cargo, Mobility: Electric, Mobility: E-vehicle charging, Smart: City |
| We are a start-up company of the ETH Zurich and a subsidiary of Huppenkothen. SUNCAR HK specializes in the electrification of construction machines, utility and municipal vehicles. Electrical machines and vehicles which are powered by solar or another renewable energy have significant ecological and economic advantages compared to machines and vehicles powered with diesel. | |||
| Sun-Ways |
2023 VD Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Sun-Ways is developing a technology that exploits the space between the rails of a railroad track to mechanically install removable solar power plants. A special railway machine can install up to 150 solar panels per hour. | |||
| SWISS BLUE ENERGY |
2012 AG Formation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Geothermal, Energy: Hydro (small scale), Energy: Renewable tech, Energy: Solarthermal |
| Swiss Blue Energy develops the Thermo-Magnetic Motor (TMM) - an innovative technology for the generation of zero-emission baseload electricity out of extra-low temperature heat. Our products will substantially contribute to a sustainable future electricity supply. | |||
| Swisscharge.ch |
2014 SG Growth |
Mobility & Transport, Buildings & Construction,Energy & Power Systems [ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Mobility: Electric, Mobility: E-vehicle charging |
| Platform and App to share, find and use e-Charging Stations. | |||
| SwissDeCode |
2016 VD Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| SwissDeCode was founded in 2016 to build trust and secure the global food supply chain. Spin-off of the University of Geneva, our patented tools and processes are recognized by the Swiss Commission for Technology and Innovation (InnoSuisse) and independently validated by Swiss Federal Laboratories. We are based in Renens (Lausanne, VD), Switzerland. | |||
| SwissDrones |
2013 ZH Growth |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes, [ Engineering & Industrial Design ] | Mobility: Drone & flight |
| SwissDrones is a Swiss aviation company specializing in development, manufacturing, and operation of long-range unmanned helicopter systems for commercial and public safety applications. | |||
| Swisseldex |
2018 BE Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Data usage |
| Swisseldex AG is an association of Swiss distribution system operators and the initiator of the industry solution. We cover a quarter of all metering points in the Swiss electricity grid. Together with Supercomputing Systems we develop and operate the central data exchange platform. | |||
| Swiss Hydrogen |
2008 FR Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Hydro, Energy: Hydro (small scale), Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| Swiss Hydrogen SA develops clean energy solutions for a variety of applications. The common factor is hydrogen! When produced using renewable energy, hydrogen becomes the ultimate clean energy vector, permitting zero-loss storage, simple scalability, and zero-emission electricity production. At Swiss Hydrogen, we strive to deliver tailor-made, turn-key solutions. | |||
| SwissINSO |
2006 VD Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Efficiency ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Solarthermal |
| SwissINSO is a pioneer in the development and application of new solar technologies and products targeted at enhancing the aesthetics and overall efficiency of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) and thermal solar energy solutions. KromatixTM solar glass is available in various tuneable colours (all colours are virtually possible, white and sparkling red excepted) and has a beautiful opaque finish, making the inner workings of the solar panels are invisible and thus further enhancing the overall aesthetics of the panel. | |||