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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starlac Energy |
2013 GE validation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction, Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity, Energy efficiency ] | Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, Smartgrid, Smarthome & 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. | |||
| Stignergy |
2012 VD validation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency, Energy efficiency ] | Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Smartgrid |
| 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 to the SmartGrid for the balance of Demand/Response | |||
| STOR-H TECHNOLOGIES |
2017 GE validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Energy Production, Mobility & Fleet management ] | Hydrogen technology and fuel cells, Renewable technologies |
| STOR-H Technologie is part of the company AAQIUS, which is an innovative company specialized in the development of low-carbon, disruptive technology standards for transport and energy. STOR-H Technologies has developed a new energy standard based on a very innovative use of green hydrogen stored at very low pressures in plug & play cartridges to facilitate and accelerate the transition to low-carbon urban mobility. Reusable and recyclable, these hydrogen cartridges are used to drive different types of vehicles, 2, 3 and 4 wheels, for an urban mobility without any pollution. | |||
| swiss chips (BanChips) |
2018 AG validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| swiss banana chips | |||
| Swiss Eco Line |
2015 GR validation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Resource efficiency ] | Enabling technologies |
| Swiss Eco Line AG develops and markets water efficient, energy sustainable bathroom products designed to maximize the use of water, energy and other natural resources. | |||
| SWISS PV |
2015 SO validation |
Construction & buildings, Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Construction of buildings, Electricity ] | Photovoltaics |
| Planning and implementation of complex solar projects, to integer the solar technology not only in buildings, but also in the living environment and people's awareness. | |||
| swizz-e |
2016 SZ validation |
Transport & Mobility | e-mobility, e-motorbike, e-motorcycle, e-scooter |
| swizz-e GmbH designed a new e-scooter (Roller) that is produced completly in switzerland. | |||
| 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 | |||
| TerraRad Tech |
2020 ZH validation |
Behavioural change, Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Environmental monitoring, Landscape conservation and management, Natural hazards & catastrophe prevention & protection, Prevention of or protection from technical risks ] | Drone & flight, Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data, Optic devices |
| TerraRad Tech AG is a spinoff of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) focusing on environmental radiometers and remote sensing technologies | |||
| thingdust |
2017 LU validation |
Construction & buildings [ Construction of buildings, Information technology, Resource efficiency ] | Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data, Smart device, Smarthome & building |
| thingdust optimizes office spaces and buildings by internet of things and machine learning technology. It automatically monitors and manages all kinds of spaces - meeting rooms, desks, .... It empowers facility managers to proactively respond to changing demands of clients for workspace. | |||
| TwingTec |
2013 ZH validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity, Energy efficiency ] | Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, Renewable technologies, Wind energy |
| TwingTec has developed the energy drone. The drone flies on a tethered wing which flies similar as a kite to harness the energy of wind. This unlocks huge unexploited wind energy resources to produce clean energy cheaper than with fossil fuels. | |||
| uGreen |
2016 BS validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity, Electricity grids & flexibility ] | Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, Smartgrid |
| Data service for load shifting and power supply system stability, Smart household appliances run when renweable energy available. | |||
| Urban Sympheny |
2020 ZH validation |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Electricity efficiency, Energy management solutions, Information technology ] | IT Software |
| Sympheny offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform to support the optimized planning of energy systems for neighborhoods, campuses, communities and urban districts. Using cutting edge algorithms, we empower energy planners to quickly and accurately identify the optimal energy supply solution for any site. Our software fits ideally with current planning workflows, enabling energy planners to quickly evaluate a broad range of conventional and novel supply solutions, and to consider multiple demand vectors simultaneously. | |||
| Urbio |
2020 VS validation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Energy management solutions ] | IT Software |
| Urbio is a software for planning sustainable cities that combines the strengths of humans and artificial intelligence. | |||
| Vir2sense |
2016 ZH validation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Transport & Mobility [ Energy efficiency, Information technology, Resource efficiency ] | e-mobility, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Smart device |
| Vir2sense GmbH provides ready to use, optimized fast combustion and emission models for internal combustion engine calibration, continuous emissions monitoring and real-time control. The virtual sensors have been used successfully in automotive, heavy duty, power generation and ship propulsion applications. | |||
| 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. | |||
| V.P.S. VALAIS PEROVSKITE SOLAR |
2019 VS validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Energy management solutions, Engineering ] | Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies |
| VPS – Valais Perovskite Solar is a company based in Switzerland with the focus on Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials for Photovoltaic and Light-emitting applications. | |||
| Vuna |
2016 ZH validation |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Building technology, Engineering, Farming & agriculture, Gardening, Resource efficiency, Waste & recycling, Water Management ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Filters & Membranes |
| VUNA designs & implements specialised sanitation systems to: - recover nutrients & water - save water - avoid costly sewers Participation: VUNA designs & implements specialised sanitation systems to:- recover nutrients & water- save water - avoid costly sewers | |||
| Prana Sustainable Water (W2AREX) |
2012 VD validation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Service pooling, Waste & recycling, Water Management ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| The WasteWater Reuse and Energy Exchange (W2AREX ©) is a platform designed to commoditise wastewater treatment capacities and matching offers and demands of treated wastewater with wastewater supplies. It boost circular economy by proactively matching the following needs: @ B2B buyers of treated wastewater @ B2B sellers of treated wastewater for future deliveries @ C2B suppliers of wastewater for future deliveries of wastewater including inputs easy to treat to get shared profits of its transformation into water, energy, fertilizers, bio-cements, fertilizers. | |||
| WattAnyWhere |
2021 VS validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Energy Production ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Hydrogen technology and fuel cells |
| WattAnyWhere supplies BioEnergy to ultra fast charger operators, anywhere, within a month. | |||
| Wattz |
2020 BE validation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency, Energy efficiency, Energy management solutions, Information technology ] | IT data usage, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Business-as-a-Service Plattform based on end-to-end digital energy procurement and delivery process. | |||
| WEPOT |
2020 VD validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Farming & agriculture, Resource sufficiency, Water Management ] | Unknown |
| The plant fixes its roots around the pot and, thanks to the natural porosity of the clay, it drinks as needed. This avoids any water stress, the development of weeds but above all a saving of 50% to 70% water! | |||
| wick upcycling (wiederverwerkle) |
2018 ZH validation |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| The aim of the Wiederverwerkle association is to reuse residual materials for something new. It collects residual wood and metal from local industrial and craft enterprises. The material is processed, sorted and offered for sale at a reasonable price. | |||
| Xemtec |
2001 VD validation |
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. | |||
| Yasai |
2020 ZH validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Environmental monitoring, Farming & agriculture, Food production & retail, Resource efficiency, Trade and Retail, Waste & recycling, Water Management ] | Bio technologies, Hydro energy (small scale), Internet of Things, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, IT Software, LED, Resource saving agricultural technologies, Smartcity, Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| Yasai offers Farming as a Service with Vertical Farms based on circular economy within Smart Cities | |||
| zoë circular building |
2017 BS validation |
Construction & buildings [ Construction of buildings, Resource efficiency, Resource sufficiency ] | |
| Building with natural, untreated and local materials: healthy, sustainable and affordable. | |||
| 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) | |||
| Bogga |
2014 VD validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Electricity ] | Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies |
| Bogga provides advisory services to develop and finance behind-the-meter renewable energy projects delivering Energy-as-a-Service to Commercial & Industrial (C&I) customers, in order to reduce electricity cost by securing price visibility & stability; Improve the reliability and self-security of electricity supply by integrating energy storage solutions; Reach renewable energy targets by reducing greenhouse gas emissions & dependency on fossil fuel. | |||
| capsule hotel |
2018 LU validation |
Recreation, hotels & restaurants [ Hotel ] | Low technology |
| Affordable hotel, with privacy and community. Every single “capsule” can be closed, providing the guest with its own little room. The generously designed interior delivers high-speed internet, electricity, a safe, ventilation and other comforts. | |||
| catch-e |
2019 SG validation |
Transport & Mobility [ Energy management solutions, Mobility & Fleet management, Road vehicles and transport ] | e-car, e-mobility |
| catch-e offers test drives with electric vehicles over several days to test how suitable an electric car is. catch-e stands not only for test drives with electric cars and two-wheelers, but above all for stable information and professional help in the field of electric mobility and a well-rounded project for all employee levels. Based on the infrastructure, catch-e will work out a recommendation for the appropriate investment program in the company. | |||