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 Phase | Areas of Activity [Subareas] | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| solartechnology.ch |
2011 VS established |
[ Electricity ] | 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. | |||
| Swisspod Technologies |
2019 VS formation |
[ Rail transport, Road vehicles and transport ] | Battery, Renewable technologies |
| Building the next mode of transportation: Hyperloop With a virtually non-existent environmental footprint, our vision of the Hyperloop has limitless potential to enrich our lives as well as our planet. | |||
| Urbio |
2020 VS validation |
[ Energy management solutions ] | IT Software |
| Urbio is a software for planning sustainable cities that combines the strengths of humans and artificial intelligence. | |||
| WattAnyWhere |
2021 VS validation |
[ Energy Production ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Hydrogen technology and fuel cells |
| WattAnyWhere supplies BioEnergy to ultra fast charger operators, anywhere, within a month. | |||
| Aleph-Insight |
2021 VS validation |
[ air quality ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Aleph Insight uses photochemistry to clean the air in livestock buildings, with a patented cutting-edge technology, that is very energy efficient. | |||
| Aquanetto Group |
2007 VS established |
[ Cleaning, Waste & recycling ] | Filters & Membranes, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| AquaNetto solutions rely on ultraviolet irradiation in combination with complementary technologies to disinfect and treat fluids (water and air) and surfaces. AquaNetto promotes and supports socially and ecologically sustainable projects according to well defined criteria with the goal of achieving the highest possible value on site. To this end, AquaNetto provides open-architecture, efficient, and environmentally friendly solutions for the treatment of water, air, and surfaces in the private, public, industrial and commercial sectors. | |||
| Skwoll |
2018 VS established |
[ Information technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Wearable devices or apps |
| We encourage moments of conviviality around a drink. We optimize the experience in bars and restaurants, and we have created an ecosystem of applications that unites a community who enjoy going out. Therefore, they have created a community app. | |||
| Cormo |
2013 VS growth |
[ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection, Waste & recycling ] | Bio technologies, Material & Products based on biomass |
| Cormo AG offers new sustainable solutions from Corn. The company developed and patented the process for turning corn-field waste into a 100% sustainable peat moss substitute (TEFA) for the agricultural industry and foam products (BABS) for material science use such as air filters. | |||
| Evaarist |
2024 VS validation |
[ Energy storage ] | Battery |
| Evaarist is a Swiss company based in Sion, specializing in renewable energy and energy self-sufficiency solutions enabling autarci through batteries. The company develops network platforms that optimize energy production, storage, and consumption, enabling businesses and communities to achieve greater energy independence. | |||
| Gaiasens Technologies |
2010 VS established |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Engineering, Natural hazards & catastrophe prevention & protection ] | IT data usage, Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data, Smart device |
| GAIASENS Technologies is an innovative company at the service of the environment. It offers real-time measurement solutions, environmental studies and modelling services as well as the implementation of operational solutions for the management of natural hazards. | |||
| Graphene filter carbon capture |
2021 VS formation |
Climate technologies | |
| Chemical engineers at EPFL have developed a graphene filter for carbon capture that surpasses the efficiency of commercial capture technologies, and can reduce the cost carbon capture substantially. | |||
| MobyFly |
2020 VS validation |
[ Maritime and waterways transport ] | Shipping |
| MobyFly produces zero-emission hydrofoil boats which make use of computer controlled flight systems. These boat are made for passenger transports at speeds of up to over 70 km/h while using 70% less energy than existing diesel ferries. | |||
| Tesla Transfers |
2015 VS growth |
[ Mobility & Fleet management ] | e-mobility |
| Providing eco friendly transport for people visiting the ski resort of Verbier. Using Tesla vehicles only. | |||
| Zizania |
2020 VS growth |
None | |
| ZiZAN!A transforms plant residues into high-quality cosmetic products through an upcycling process, thereby minimizing food waste. The cosmetic line is characterized by natural, sustainable ingredients and formulations. | |||
| Basis 57 Nachhaltige Wassernutzung |
2007 UR growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection, Electricity, Farming & agriculture ] | agricultural technologies, Bio technologies |
| The Gotthard-Basis tunnel in Southern Switzerland causes drainage of the drilled-through rock. Basis 57 Nachhaltige Wassernutzung uses the warm and clean mountain water exiting at the north portal as a natural resource for food production. The breeding of edible fish such as the Gotthard pike-perch and the generation of the necessary thermal energy are the main focus here. | |||
| airlite (AM Technology) |
2016 TI established |
[ Building technology ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Wall colours that clean the air we breathe, remove bacteria from homes, offices and hospitals, and reduce energy consumption. | |||
| BePooler |
2015 TI growth |
[ Information technology, Mobility & Fleet management ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| BePooler was born in Switzerland in 2015 from the simple but innovative idea of providing companies and individual users with a fast and safe way to share the trip to their workplace, thus reducing traffic, expenses, the use of private vehicles and urban pollution. The Lugano-based startup company has developed an innovative system for carpooling through a web platform and related app and has managed to entice none other than the Italian city of Milan. | |||
| CLARA Swiss Tech |
2015 TI validation |
[ Functional clothes, Healthcare, Road vehicles and transport, Sport ] | e-bike, LED, Wearable devices or apps |
| Urban traffic is a constant danger for cyclists, particularly in low light conditions. Every day, cyclists around the world are involved in accidents caused by the lack of attention from other road users. CLARA is the revolutionary smart jacket that thanks to the integration of directional arrows and braking sensors increases the visibility of the cyclists and makes their movements safer. | |||
| Energy Vault |
2017 TI validation |
[ Energy storage ] | Storage other than batteries |
| The Energy Vault storage solution operates with bricks that are lifted to create a tower causing the energy to be stored in the elevation gain, when the bricks are then returned to the ground the kinetic energy from the falling brick is turned back into electricity. Specially engineered control software is used to ensure the bricks are placed in exactly the right location each time. The system is modular and flexible with each plant having a capacity of between 10 and 35MWh and a power output of between 2 and 5MW. The system is ideally suited to longer duration storage but with very fast response times can also be used to deliver short and medium term. | |||
| FlatMan |
2018 TI growth |
[ Construction of buildings ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| FlatMan is a web platform with a dedicated smartphone application that allows real estate agencies and property owners to communicate with tenants and craftsmen faster and more efficiently, eliminating redundancies and optimizing the whole process of property management. | |||
| gr3n |
2013 TI validation |
[ Waste & recycling ] | Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| gr3n developed an innovative process, based on a new application of microwave technology to a well known chemical reaction which provides for the first time with an economically efficient chemical recycling process of PET (Polyethylene Terephtalate) and allows an industrial implementation of this recycling method. This new process can potentially change how PET is recycled worldwide with a huge financial benefit for the recycling industry. | |||
| heatneutral |
2016 TI formation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction,Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Energy efficiency, Energy Production ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..) |
| HeatNeutral produces the worlds most efficient, cost effective and scalable heating system for homes and industry. We also produce and supply the CO2 neutral fuels with these two technologies we help users meet their climate neutrality ambitions. | |||
| Hive Power |
2019 TI validation |
[ Electricity grids & flexibility, Energy efficiency, Information technology ] | IT blockchain or algorithms |
| Hive Power provides a SaaS for Smart Grid Analytics, to help Energy Suppliers and Grid Operators in optimising their operations and asset management. The solution includes tools for the forecasting of energy demand, scheduling of hydropower plant, designing new tariff schemes, and optimal management of energy communities and aggregated flexible loads. | |||
| iWin |
2019 TI validation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction,Construction & buildings [ Electricity, Energy Production ] | Photovoltaics |
| We patented an innovative window solution to integrate flexible thin film photovoltaic cells into windows blinds without compromising the design and the operation of the system. With iWin you can first protect your house from overheating in summer, reducing the energy bill and second it produces renewable electricity. iWin has reached the Proof of Concept (PoC) stage and now we are building the large size prototype. Participation: iWin turns high-rise and fully glazed buildings into power plants through an innovative window solution that integrate flexible thin film photovoltaic cells into windows blinds without compromising the design and the operation of the system. | |||
| onlog |
2007 TI established |
Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Electricity efficiency, Many fields ] | LED, Lighting |
| Onlog (Switzerland) Ltd, located in Gordola - Ticino - Switzerland, has been founded in 2006 with the purpose to provide professionally outsourced Supply-Chain- and Logistics-Services with totally integrated processes and structures. www.onlog.eu The "Onlux"-Section within Onlog is dedicated to LED-Lighting solutions for Households, Building decoration, Commercial lighting, Hotels/Restaurants, Public lighting/Street-lighting and LED-Electronics and Auxiliaries. Onlux is a multiple test-winner. www.onlux.ch | |||
| Ponera |
2019 TI growth |
[ Transport & logistics of goods ] | Construction : Increase efficiency or renewable energy use. |
| Ponera Group has developed a smart modular and digitally enabled industrial packaging solution which replaces single use custom made wooden crates and pallets, with a reusable solution which pays for itself in a few usages, decreases CO2 emissions by 90%, and digitizes supply chains. | |||
| SEAS SOCIÉTÉ DE L'EAU AÉRIENNE SUISSE |
2013 TI established |
[ Resource efficiency ] | Filters & Membranes, Hydro energy, Renewable technologies |
| SEAS manufactures integrated systems and machines of air to water machines in order to produce high-quality drinking water for human consumption. A by-product of the above systems is thermal energy, which can be reused for heating, ventilation, conditioning, and dehumidification purposes. | |||
| Skypull |
2013 TI formation |
[ Electricity, Energy efficiency, Engineering, Resource efficiency ] | Drone & flight, Wind energy |
| Skypull is developing an altitude wind power system based on a fully autonomous drone that captures the energy from the strong, abundant and constant altitude winds through a ground-based generator. Skypull has proprietary, high-efficiency and resilient airframe that makes it more deployable and versatile than its competitors. | |||
| Solar Retrofit |
2013 TI growth |
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. | |||
| Synhelion |
2016 TI growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production),Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Airplanes & transport, Energy storage, Energy sufficiency, Heating and cooling energy, Maritime and waterways transport, Resource efficiency ] | Renewable technologies, Solarthermal energy, Storage other than batteries, Synthetic fuels (e.g. power to liquid) |
| Synhelion is on a mission to replace fossil fuels by economically viable synthetic fuels, which are compatible with the current global fuel infrastructure and reduce net CO2 emissions by up to 100 percent. Synhelion uses high-temperature solar heat to convert water and CO2 into synthetic fuels – so-called solar fuels. | |||