{"id":6947,"date":"2025-06-17T10:26:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T08:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/portraits-de-la-communaute\/adele-thorens\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T09:03:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T07:03:36","slug":"adele-thorens","status":"publish","type":"portraits","link":"https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/en\/portraits-de-la-communaute\/adele-thorens\/","title":{"rendered":"Ad\u00e8le Thorens"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6947\" class=\"elementor elementor-6947 elementor-6012\" data-elementor-post-type=\"portraits\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b8773 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47b8773\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e09c4e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e09c4e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ad\u00e8le Thorens: A Political Vision in Service of the Ecological Transition <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9f83d elementor-fixed e-transform e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b9f83d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;fixed&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Adele-Thorens-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5964\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Adele-Thorens-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Adele-Thorens-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Adele-Thorens-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Adele-Thorens-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Adele-Thorens-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Adele-Thorens.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab424e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab424e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW242229710 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-CH\" xml:lang=\"FR-CH\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242229710 BCX8\">CleantechAlps<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242229710 BCX8\"> is celebrating 15 years of commitment to sustainable innovation and<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW242229710 BCX8\">cleantech<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242229710 BCX8\"> in Western Switzerland. To mark this anniversary, the platform is launching the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242229710 BCX8\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242229710 BCX8\">15 Years \u2013 15 Faces<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242229710 BCX8\">\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242229710 BCX8\">initiative, spotlighting inspiring individuals who actively contribute to the development of Switzerland\u2019s<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW242229710 BCX8\">cleantech ecosystem.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242229710 BCX8\">. Among these committed figures, Ad\u00e8le Thorens\u2014former National Councillor and member of the Council of States for the Green Party\u2014perfectly embodies the connection between political vision and ecological transition that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242229710 BCX8\">CleantechAlps<\/span> seeks to promote<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242229710 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68bac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f68bac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cSwitzerland is probably the only country in the world where a national public debate was held about the circular economy, during the 2016 vote on the Green Economy Initiative,\u201d explains Ad\u00e8le Thorens at the outset. \u201cEven though the initiative was not accepted, the process laid the groundwork for collective awareness that ultimately bore fruit.\u201d <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Parliamentary efforts resumed afterward, and a revision of the Environmental Protection Act\u2014including measures to support the circular economy\u2014has just entered into force. \u201cThat\u2019s how an idea can gradually make its way into the Swiss legislative landscape, and that\u2019s encouraging.\u201d <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a1c3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8a1c3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW208729455 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-CH\" xml:lang=\"FR-CH\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW208729455 BCX8\">Education: a pillar of the ecological transition<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now a professor at HEIG-VD, Ad\u00e8le Thorens highlights the crucial role of universities of applied sciences in training the changemakers of tomorrow. \u201cEducation plays a central role in the ecological transition, and HEIG-VD is particularly well positioned\u2014since it trains tomorrow\u2019s engineers and business economists who will develop more sustainable technological solutions and economic models.\u201d <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Her involvement in academia aligns with a vision in which technology and economics must converge to serve sustainability goals\u2014a fundamental principle also shared by CleantechAlps in its innovation approach.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edcf018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edcf018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137094232 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-CH\" xml:lang=\"FR-CH\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137094232 BCX8\">A necessary alliance between economy and politics<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To accelerate the ecological transition, the former parliamentarian advocates a combined approach. \u201cEconomy and politics must work hand in hand. The economy develops solutions, but sometimes they struggle to gain traction in the market. The State must then adjust the framework conditions to support them\u2014through technical requirements or by internalizing the environmental costs of polluting products.\u201d <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This balanced vision\u2014recognizing the complementary roles of public and private actors\u2014echoes CleantechAlps\u2019 mission to build bridges between innovators, companies, and institutions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d582e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d582e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW118830624 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-CH\" xml:lang=\"FR-CH\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118830624 BCX8\">Concrete initiatives for the future<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW118830624 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span> <\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><p>Among her recent parliamentary accomplishments, Ad\u00e8le Thorens proudly mentions two topics she helped bring onto the national political agenda: V2X technology, which enables the use of electric vehicle batteries to help stabilize the power grid, and C02 capture and storage methods, \u201cwhich, unfortunately, we will need\u2014because we\u2019ve waited too long to reduce our emissions.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7b7db4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7b7db4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137094232 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-CH\" xml:lang=\"FR-CH\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137094232 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW132315263 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-CH\" xml:lang=\"FR-CH\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132315263 BCX8\">Thinking outside the box\u2014and considering the soci<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132315263 BCX8\">etal<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132315263 BCX8\"> dimension<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79721501 BCX8\">To young people who want to get involved<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW79721501 BCX8\"> in cleantech<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79721501 BCX8\">, Ad\u00e8le Thorens offers a thoughtful message<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79721501 BCX8\">:<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79721501 BCX8\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79721501 BCX8\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79721501 BCX8\">I would encourage them to dare to think outside the box, and to consider both the technological and societal dimensions of environmental challenges. We can develop all the technical solutions we want, but if consumers or the economy can\u2019t\u2014or won\u2019t\u2014embrace them, we won\u2019t get very far, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79721501 BCX8\">\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79721501 BCX8\">she concludes<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79721501 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8960b06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8960b06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ad\u00e8le Thorens\u2019 favorite quote<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b063c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84b063c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da94d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da94d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00ab\u2009We are always in paradise and don\u2019t know it.\u2009\u00bb<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c20db13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c20db13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211; <span class=\"TextRun SCXW265121547 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-CH\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265121547 BCX8\">Pascal Quignard<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780d4ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"780d4ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-ccp-border-top=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-top=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"1.3333333333333333px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This quote by the French writer deeply resonates with Ad\u00e8le Thorens, who finds it both counterintuitive and revealing. In a world confronted with destructive forces\u2014especially environmental ones\u2014this reflection calls for a paradoxical lucidity: focusing on the beauty of our surroundings to better preserve them. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"335572071\":4,\"335572072\":0,\"335572073\":4278190080,\"335572075\":4,\"335572076\":4,\"335572077\":4278190080,\"335572079\":4,\"335572080\":1,\"335572081\":4278190080,\"335572083\":4,\"335572084\":4,\"335572085\":4278190080,\"469789798\":\"single\",\"469789802\":\"single\",\"469789806\":\"single\",\"469789810\":\"single\"}\"> <\/span><\/p><p data-ccp-border-top=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-top=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI strive, despite all the bad news, to see the beauty around me, to look toward the light,\u201d confides the former Council of States member. This personal philosophy\u2014combining ecological awareness with a hopeful view of the world\u2014is a vital source of energy for Ad\u00e8le Thorens: \u201cIt\u2019s what keeps me going.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac253c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac253c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A politician who left a mark<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4306712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4306712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-ccp-border-top=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-top=\"5.333333333333333px\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"5.333333333333333px\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW78061442 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-CH\" xml:lang=\"FR-CH\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78061442 BCX8\">Ad\u00e8le Thorens<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78061442 BCX8\">served as a National Councillor from 2007 to 2019, then as a Council of States member until 2023. She holds <\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78061442 BCX8\">a Master&#8217;s degree<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78061442 BCX8\">in<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78061442 BCX8\">the<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78061442 BCX8\">Humanities and a Certificate of Advanced Studies<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78061442 BCX8\">(CAS) in Environmental and Sustainability Policy<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78061442 BCX8\">. From 2012 to 2016, she<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78061442 BCX8\">co<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78061442 BCX8\">-chaired the Swiss Green Party. Her political work focused heavily on green economy, circular economy, and energy transition issues.  <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78061442 BCX8\">Professor<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78061442 BCX8\">at HEIG-VD, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78061442 BCX8\">Ad\u00e8le Thorens is also<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78061442 BCX8\">active on<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78061442 BCX8\">several <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78061442 BCX8\">boards of directors, including that of<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SpellingErrorHighlight SCXW78061442 BCX8\">Alpiq<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78061442 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea9e34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"4ea9e34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8240\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8240\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> The 15-year anniversary concept <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8240\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5611f6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5611f6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe0033c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe0033c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For the past 15 years,<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">CleantechAlps has been committed to<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">advancing its vision and connecting talents, stakeholders and solutions that drive the transition toward a more sustainable future in Western Switzerland<\/span>. <span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"335559738\":240,\"335559739\":240}\">To mark this anniversary,<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">we wish to highlight the individuals<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">who bring our ecosystem to life<\/span> every day <span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014 through their projects, their dedication and their vision.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"335559738\":240,\"335559739\":240}\"> <\/span><\/p><p>\u201c15 Years \u2013 15 Faces\u201d feat<span data-contrast=\"auto\">ures fifteen personalities, fifteen journeys, fifteen voices that embody cleantech. From technology to policy, from research to industry, from local to international \u2014 these women and men are building, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">each in their own way, the cleantech solutions of today and tomorrow.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"335559738\":240,\"335559739\":240}\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Through their stories, we share with you the successes to which CleantechAlps has contributed<\/span> \u2014 <span data-contrast=\"auto\">notably by serving as a facilitator of connections, dialogue, and collaboration.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"335559738\":240,\"335559739\":240}\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Discover their passion. Their inspiration. 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