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Stagnation in demand for energy renovation work in 2024: CHF 528 million paid out by the Buildings Program

Demand for subsidies for energy-efficient renovations remains high, but for the first time since 2016, payments from the Swiss Confederation and cantonal building programs have…

Join the Boost My Startup Challenge and Scale Your Impact!

Boost My Startup Challenge is a competition open to Swiss startups active in the areas ofconstruction, environment, energy, water, logistics, mobility or real-estate. It is…

Terasol has just completed its first round of financing

Fundraising for living, resilient soils in the face of climate change. Terasol SA, a company whose focus is soil protection and regeneration, has just completed…

Synhelion fuels first car with solar gasoline

Swiss cleantech company Synhelion has fueled a car with solar gasoline for the first time ever – a global first for road transportation. The 1985…

15 Years, 15 Faces : A community that innovates, transforms and inspires

In June 2025, CleantechAlps is celebrating 15 years of commitment to promoting clean technologies (cleantech) and sustainability in Western Switzerland. Founded in June 2010 on…

CleantechAlps: 15 years of commitment to sustainability and Swiss cleantech

In June 2025, CleantechAlps will celebrate 15 years of commitment to promoting clean technologies (cleantech) and sustainability in Western Switzerland. Founded in June 2010 on…

Solar Impulse Pioneer Awards 2025

Calling all sustainability pioneers! The Pioneer Awards are back! The Pioneer Awards by, our partner, the Solar Impulse Foundation celebrate organisations driving the ecological transition…

Watts Up? - A call for projects looking for innovative energy solutions

EnovArk, in collaboration with The Ark Foundation and OIKEN, is launching its first call for projects Watts Up?. The aim of this initiative, open to…

CleantechAlps celebrates its 15th anniversary!