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).
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| Company Name | Founding year Canton Phase | Areas of Activity [Subareas] | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polarmond Outdoor |
2017 ZH established |
Recreation, hotels & restaurants [ Recreation, Sport ] | Enabling technologies |
| The company develops, produces and markets the world’s first self-warming and temperature controllable sleep shells, bivouacs and tents with dehumidification management. | |||
| Pvsyst |
2011 GE established |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Electricity, Energy efficiency, Resource efficiency ] | Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, Photovoltaics |
| PVsyst design, develop and sale software or other products to promote responsible energy management, more particularly in the field of photovoltaics. They also do consulting and training activities. PVsyst also support renewable energy projects, especially in developing countries. | |||
| Smart Parking Systems |
2011 OW validation |
Transport & Mobility [ Road vehicles and transport ] | Enabling technologies, Smartcity |
| Smart Parking Systems AG offers a compelling vertical, robotic parking solutions and automated parking systems to the challenge of limited parking space. The Rotary Parker is an unique Automated Mechanical Rotary Parking System is designed to permit up to a maximum of 12 cars or 12 SUV’s to be parked easily and safely, on the surface area required to park 2 cars. | |||
| Softcar |
2011 FR formation |
Transport & Mobility [ air quality, Electricity efficiency, Energy efficiency, Road vehicles and transport ] | Electric batteries, e-mobility |
| SOFTCAR is a battery electric vehicles based on novel vehicle architecture and massive use of biopolymer materials and advanced composite. It can be produced at unprecedented low weight, low cost and low capital investment, without compromising on performance and safety. SOFTCAR is a confidential project carried out in partnership with large industrial groups. | |||
| solartechnology.ch |
2011 VS established |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ 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. | |||
| Solarville |
2011 ZH growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity, Electricity efficiency, Energy storage, Heating and cooling energy ] | Electric batteries, Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies |
| Planning and construction of individualized made to measure photovoltaic systems as well as service and maintenance for the entire operating period | |||
| stemys |
2011 JU growth |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Energy management solutions, Information technology, Resource efficiency ] | Enabling technologies, Internet of Things, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| stemys.io is an Internet Of Things (IoT) solution that provides an innovative way to connect physical things on a common web platform. | |||
| Swiss-9 |
2011 BE formation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Energy efficiency ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| SwiSS-9, GmbH is in business of development, production and commercialization of surface functionalization products. | |||
| System-Alpenluft |
2011 BE validation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Waste & recycling ] | |
| System-Alpenluft AG stands for sustainable and economical waste management. System-Alpenluft AG assists their customers in the optimisation of community service and logistics processes. In so doing, System-Alpenluft AG works in a target-oriented and practical way towards at least guaranteeing the quality of services and processes and, wherever possible, to reduce cost at the same time and to improve cost-effectiveness Participation: System-Alpenluft AG stands for sustainable and economical waste management. System-Alpenluft AG assists their customers in the optimisation of community service and logistics processes. In so doing, System-Alpenluft AG works in a target-oriented and practical way towards at least guaranteeing the quality of services and processes and, wherever possible, to reduce cost at the same time and to improve cost-effectiveness | |||
| Terrabloc |
2011 GE established |
Construction & buildings [ Construction of buildings ] | Construction: Resource or material optimisation |
| Manufacture and marketing of compressed earth blocks, as well as all activities in the field of architecture, engineering and construction. | |||
| Tremola |
2011 GL formation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction, Transport & Mobility [ Energy efficiency, Engineering, Resource efficiency ] | e-mobility |
| Market introducution of a flexible, environmentally conscious vehicle, which is both economical and fun to drive. | |||
| Voltitude |
2011 VD validation |
Transport & Mobility [ Energy efficiency, Road vehicles and transport, Sport ] | e-bike, e-mobility |
| The purpose of the company is to develop, manufacture and market light vehicles and their components and accessories, as well as the granting of licenses and the management of derivative rights and intellectual property rights arising therefrom. | |||
| Wafe Technology (chili feet) |
2011 ZH established |
Clothes, Textiles, Wearables devices or apps, Health & House & Body Care [ Functional clothes ] | Wearable devices or apps |
| Chili-feet warming soles convert pressure directly in heat when walking. They are suitable for men and women and give a pleasant wearing comfort thanks to microfiber surface. chili-feet is the combination of Swiss inventive talent, engineering performance and high-tech material for pleasantly warm feet. | |||
| am-tec switzerland |
2011 ZH validation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Electricity, Heating and cooling energy ] | Enabling technologies, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Consultants for electricity grid management; Core competencies: asset management and infrastructure management. We offer consulting, services and software for strategic and operational asset management (standardized entry-level projects for electricity, water and gas distribution) | |||
| CarbonActive |
2011 ZG established |
Construction & buildings [ Building technology ] | Filters & Membranes |
| CarbonActive aspires to develop optimized solutions for use in air purification technology (Filters) for buildings. | |||
| crowdify (100-days.net) |
2011 ZH growth |
Communication, Media, Education or Games [ Information technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| On the crowdfunding-platform 100-days.net, Initiators present their projects and get them funded by lots of individuals, known as Boosters, for a duration of up to 120 days. In return, the Boosters receive unique goodies from the Initiator. Often the projects are environmental, artist or cultural | |||
| Enertopia |
2011 ZH restructuring, on hold, no development |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity ] | Photovoltaics |
| Project to built member financed PV's to reduce energy consumption and give education examples. | |||
| Good Soaps |
2011 LU established |
Health & House & Body Care [ Cleaning ] | Low technology |
| Since 2011, we have been developing and producing ecological, sustainable cleaning agents based on european plants. | |||
| Grüniger PLUS |
2011 AG established |
Communication, Media, Education or Games, Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency ] | Communication |
| Grüniger Plus GmbH is an expert in the field of energy and process optimisation of industrial processes as well as thermal systems and plants. The focus is on holistic considerations of systems and processes as well as their energetic and economic optimization. | |||
| Koord |
2016 FR validation |
Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) | Drone & flight, Motor & actuator |
| KOORD provides customized mechatronic solutions optimized for the needs of companies as well as research and development offices. Our multidisciplinary know-how in the fields of mechanics, electronics and software offers you a complete support for the development of your products, from the feasibility study to the production of series. | |||
| Power Plant and Marine emission control |
2011 ZH restructuring, on hold, no development |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Energy efficiency ] | |
| Competence and competitiveness in emission control for diesel engines is that we focus only on marine and power plant applications. | |||
| VortexPower |
2011 ZH growth |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Health & House & Body Care, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Resource efficiency ] | Hydro energy |
| VortexPower AG is specialized in the development and the sales of highly efficient products for water recovery thru natural swirling. | |||
| Agile Wind Power |
2010 ZH growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Electricity, Resource efficiency ] | Renewable technologies, Wind energy |
| Agile Wind Power develops technology solutions for energy production from wind energy. It develops a vertically-rotating wind turbine which is able to reduce maintenance costs, and increase profitability and efficiency. | |||
| Catecar Industries |
2010 VD restructuring, on hold, no development |
Behavioural change, Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction, Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, Transport & Mobility [ Energy efficiency, Engineering, Transport & logisticsof goods ] | e-car, e-cargo, e-mobility, Filters & Membranes, Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies |
| Catecar is a Swiss private company born in 2010 dedicated to innovation, development production and commercialization of products in the field of a green and cleaner individual transportation to reduce the warming climate and air pollution, more specifically as regards PM, NOx and CO2. Out of three projects in which Catecar is currently involved : 1. Dragonfly, the first depolluting car ; 2. Catefuel, the Truck CO2 Capture, 3. CatecairTM the PM, NOx and then CO2 air cleaner. | |||
| e-netz |
2010 AG growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity, Electricity grids & flexibility, Energy management solutions ] | Communication |
| e-Netz AG is an independent planning, engineering and consulting company specialising in technical and energy issues in the energy sector. e-Netz AG unites independent experts for networks, engineering and the energy industry under one roof. | |||
| ENSY |
2010 GR validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Construction of infrastructure (roads, bridges ..), Electricity, Energy efficiency ] | Hydro energy (small scale) |
| ENSY AG manifactures plans, installs and manages Drinking Water Turbines to produce electricity in small communities. | |||
| EVTEC |
2010 LU growth |
Transport & Mobility [ Mobility & Fleet management ] | e-mobility, e-vehicle charging |
| EVTEC offers high speed electric car charging station with different configuration and sizes. | |||
| Grove Boats |
2010 VD established |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction, Transport & Mobility [ Maritime and waterways transport, Mobility & Fleet management, Waste & recycling ] | Electric batteries, e-mobility, Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies |
| Grove Boats SA designs, builds and commercializes electro-solar and hybrid boats intended for passenger transportation, for capacities ranging from 12 to 100 passengers. Our products are designed in Switzerland, built in Europe and used throughout the world; they combine nautical know-how and solar technology. Our experienced technical team is also available for engineering and consulting mandates related to “clean navigation” and the development of prototypes. Such developments enabled us for example to recently launch the “Solar SeaCleaner”, first st “zero emission” boat to clean port and swimming areas Participation: Grove Boats SA designs, builds and commercialises electric and solar boats. Our products are designed in Switzerland, built in Europe and used throughout the world; they combine nautical know-how and solar technology. Our experienced technical team is also available for engineering and consulting mandates related to “clean navigation” and the development of “zero emission” crafts to clean port and swimming areas | |||
| Joulia |
2010 BE established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Health & House & Body Care [ Building technology, Energy efficiency, Energy management solutions, Heating and cooling energy, Hotel, Sport ] | Enabling technologies, Heating in buildings |
| Invisibly integrated in a slim shower channel, Joulia-Inline recovers heat efficiently from the warm used shower water as it goes down the drain. Thanks to simple cold water diversion, the heat recovery unit saves up to 42% energy. Participation: Invisibly integrated in a slim shower channel, Joulia-Inline and Joulia-Twinline recover heat efficiently from the warm used shower water as it goes down the drain. Thanks to simple cold water diversion, the heat recovery unit saves up to 60% energy. | |||
| Lumartix |
2010 VD growth |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency ] | Lighting |
| Lumartix is unveiling new generation power light source. Lumixo plasma lamp reduce dramatically the operating and maintenance costs thanks to producing directly spectrum AM1.5 or AM0 (without filter) and the very long lamp life time up to 40'000 hours. | |||