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CSEM launches the Claude Nicollier Awards to honor research excellence and innovation

CSEM announced the launch of the Claude Nicollier Awards, a new annual distinction celebrating CSEM individuals and teams whose research and innovation make a significant…

Proxipel: Pellet Production Goes Mobile

World premiere: Proxipel, a company based in Vaud, unveiled a mobile plant in Gimel capable of producing pellets directly at biomass sites. Last week in…

Aerostrad aims to decarbonize airports with its portable energy solutions

The startup Aerostrad, based at the Energypolis Campus in Sion, is tackling a problem largely unknown to the general public: the energy consumption of aircraft…

DePoly: The Valais-based startup has already surpassed 50 million orders

Depoly, a startup based in Valais that was named Switzerland’s most innovative startup last year, has announced that it has already secured more than 50…

Sustainability as a Business Model – 30 Companies Nominated for the Eighth Green Business Award

From a Geneva-based SME heating 6,000 homes with a data centre to a three-person scale-up from Sarnen locating methane leaks in real time: 30 companies…

Data Centers in Switzerland: Electricity Consumption and Efficiency Potential

In 2024, electricity consumption by data centers in Switzerland accounted for approximately 3.6% of total electricity consumption, amounting to 2.1 TWh. By 2030, electricity consumption…

CSEM strengthens Switzerland’s battery innovation ecosystem with new dry-room infrastructure

Batteries are a cornerstone of the energy transition and a strategic industrial technology worldwide. CSEM the Swiss technology innovation center, has opened an industry‑accessible battery…

Daphne Technology Announces CHF 15 million Investment by Taranis to Accelerate Commercialisation of Its Methane Abatement System

Daphne Technology, an industrial decarbonisation company solving the methane slip problem in natural gas engine exhaust, today announced the first close of its current round,…

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