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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Impulse |
2004 VD established |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction, Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Transport & Mobility [ Electricity ] | e-mobility, Photovoltaics |
| Using spectacular events, like a solar flight around the world to spread new technology and support solutions. | |||
| BioApply |
2004 VD established |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Waste & recycling ] | Waste management technologies, Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| BioApply, enabling biodegradable and biobased alternatives to plastic. Since 2006, BioApply develops biobased, compostable and biodegradable packaging solutions. BioApply solutions address the needs of both retail and waste management sectors. BioApply is based in Switzerland and is also present in Lisbon, Portugal. | |||
| Evatec |
2004 SG established |
Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Energy efficiency, Resource efficiency ] | Enabling technologies |
| Evatec offers a range of platform architectures equipped with evaporation, sputter , etch and PECVD source technologies according to application, substrate format and throughput requirements, due to thin film deposition systems enable manufacture of the worlds highest performance optical, optoelectronic and semiconductor devices. Our Advanced Process Control ( APC) technologies enables new level of thin film performance and production yield. | |||
| HeiQ Materials |
2005 ZH established |
Clothes, Textiles, Wearables devices or apps | New chemical materials |
| HeiQ is three-in-one company: scientific research, specialty materials manufacturing and consumer ingredient branding, all for improving the lives of billions of people by perfecting the every day product of textile. HeiQ is a leader in textile innovation creating some of the most effective, durable and high-performance textile effects in the market today. | |||
| megasol |
2004 SO established |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity ] | Photovoltaics |
| Solar modules are produced with robots and on fully automated production plants. | |||
| Neo Technologies |
2004 VD established |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Electricity, Information technology ] | IT data usage |
| Market leader in consulting and solutions for Energy and Public Sectors in Switzerland, neo technologies carries out information technology development and integration projects. From consultancy to completion, operation to maintenance, neo takes on all aspects of a project according to the needs of its clients. Our approach: build bridges between technology and business. Each project is unique and must incorporate technological and functional factors whilst maintaining the greatest possible pragmatism. | |||
| SwissGEL |
2004 ZH established |
Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas), Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Resource efficiency, Waste & recycling ] | Material & Products based on biomass, New chemical materials |
| swissGEL is a plastics development company. We offer partnerships to commercialise additives and bioplastic products and make plastic biodegradable | |||
| DSPlus |
2003 VS restructuring, on hold, no development |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Electricity efficiency ] | Enabling technologies, Lighting |
| DSPlus designs, develops and markets electronic light dimmers that integrate into public lighting systems. Thus contributes to reducing energy consumption and light pollution. DSPlus is a Swiss high-tech company, founded in 2004 as a spin-off of HES-SO Valais. | |||
| RINO Electronics (Eisspeicher) |
2003 ZH validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Electricity, Energy storage, Heating and cooling energy ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Energy storage other than batteries, Heating in buildings, Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies |
| New energy storage technologies are developed and tested like combination of hybrid solar modules with earth register and ice storage or recycling of old batteries. | |||
| EcoWaste |
2003 VD established |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Waste & recycling ] | Smartcity |
| EcoWaste SA offers a complete range of ecological products and services for optimizing the management of all types of waste. | |||
| Ganser CRS |
2003 ZH established |
Transport & Mobility [ Energy efficiency ] | Enabling technologies |
| The Common Rail injection technology has contributed significantly to the new era of the modern diesel engine. The diesel engine became more powerful, runs quietly and produces far less emissions than in the past. | |||
| myclimate |
2003 ZH established |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management | Climate technologies, IT data usage |
| myclimate is a partner for effective climate protection – both locally and globally. The Swiss Non-Profit Organisation wants to shape the future together with its partners through consultation, education and climate protection projects. myclimate pursues this as a science-based and business-orientated non-profit organisation. | |||
| Ecospeed |
2002 ZH established |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction, Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Energy efficiency, Resource efficiency ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| ECOSPEED provides web-based software solutions and consulting services for the energy and climate accounting of public authorities, companies and private individuals. Since 2002 they develop Software programs for energy balance, energy efficiency, and energy use. | |||
| Silent-Power |
2002 ZG growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity, Energy storage, Engineering, Heating and cooling energy ] | Renewable technologies, Synthetic fuels (e.g. power to liquid) |
| The innovative energy system of Silent-Power is based on the liquid heating and automotive fuel, methanol. In a CO2-neutral cycle, first methanol can be obtained from clean energy.This allows the Econimo mini power plant of Silent-Power to generate electricity and hot and cold water. | |||
| Beaver Schutzsysteme |
2002 LU established |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Natural hazards & catastrophe prevention & protection ] | Geophysical & technical |
| eaver® flood preparedness systems have been successfully deployed in emergency situations more than a thousand times over the years, in Switzerland and elsewhere. The Beaver storm and flood preparedness system is composed of two adjacent inflatable dam elements (bladders) that are filled with water. | |||
| Geo2X |
2012 VD established |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Natural hazards & catastrophe prevention & protection ] | Geophysical & technical |
| Geo2X is a Swiss Company based near Geneva. It was founded 12 years ago by experienced geologists and geophysicists who have complementary areas of expertise in the petroleum, geotechnical, geophysical and geological domain. This allows Geo2X offer a wide range of services that meet all the demands of its customers.Our global experience is key to find specific solutions for varied issues (hydrogeology, natural resources, landslides, pollution, etc.) in many environments. A particular effort is put into research and development of new hardware and software, allowing us to have innovative answers to complex situations. | |||
| Xemtec |
2001 VD established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency ] | Enabling technologies |
| Add-on smart units to existing meters for monitoring. Xemtec is an important player in digitalization of information for electricity, gas and water markets. Our system provides a comprehensive and centralised flow management for the industrial and residential sectors. | |||
| terraplant |
2001 BE established |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Environmental monitoring, Resource efficiency ] | Low technology |
| terraplant ltd. is an environmental services and engineering company. We provide planning, consulting, project management, educational and research services in the fields of environment, nature & landscape and applied ecology. | |||
| SOLIDpower (Htceramix) |
2000 VD sold but still independently active |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity ] | Electric batteries |
| 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. | |||
| Caminada Energy Technologies |
2008 AG formation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Energy efficiency ] | |
| The environmentally friendly vegetable oil (Pöl) burner makes your oil heating CO2 neutral. Manly used oil should be used. | |||
| Daxtro Swiss International Engineering Company |
2000 TI established |
Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Electricity, Engineering, Waste & recycling ] | Enabling technologies, Hydro energy, Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies, Wind energy |
| Daxtro Swiss International Engineering Company S.A.R.L.® is a Cleantech Swiss company dedicated to developing, manufacturing, distributing and installing products relating to the environmental sector. They have three divisions: DAXTRO WATERS: Specialized in the field of water purification at any level (waste water treatment for municipalities and industries; also have desalination plants, filtration and drinking water systems). DAXTRO ENERGY: Leader in the field of renewable energy generation (Photovoltaic plants & Eolic systems). DAXTRO TECHNOLOGY: Promotes and commercialize high-tech products for Industrial Applications. | |||
| Keller Technologies |
2000 ZG established |
Construction & buildings, Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Construction of buildings, Resource efficiency ] | Smarthome & building |
| Plan, design and build to level, environmentally friendly buildings, neighbourhoods with interessting architecture in China | |||
| Paradox Engineering |
2000 TI sold but still independently active |
Construction & buildings, Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis, Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas), Transport & Mobility | Internet of Things, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Smartcity |
| Leveraging our deep technological know-how, we offer Internet of Things platforms to unlock the value of our customers’ data: our solutions enable Cities and companies to collect, transport, store and deliver any kind of data lying in urban objects or industrial plants, transforming information into | |||
| Topten |
2000 ZH established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency, Energy efficiency, Mobility & Fleet management ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Web portal highlighting the most energy efficient consumer products: domestic appliances, office electronics, consumer electronics, lighting, building components and vehicles. | |||
| vélocité |
2003 VD established |
Transport & Mobility [ Mobility & Fleet management ] | |
| We have been delivering since 1999, when vélocité had only one courier and a few dozen customers. Over the years, we have grown and expanded, joined the Swissconnect network, merged with Poste-it (Yverdon and Neuchâtel), created “antennas” in Vevey and Sion, and acquired through these experiences a real know-how in the field of fast delivery, which allows us to offer a high quality service to our customers. Today, the vélocité team has more than 50 employees, committed, motivated and ready to wet the jersey all year round and in all weather conditions, to deliver more than 300 deliveries by hand every day. | |||