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ADEV Energiegenossenschaft

Liestal, Switzerland

SolarWindHydroBiomassEnergy StorageOtherCooperative
Founded 198511-50 employees
Profile last updated: March 26, 2026

About

Founded in 1985, ADEV Energiegenossenschaft is a cooperative headquartered in Liestal, Switzerland with approximately 11-50 employees specializing in Solar, Wind, Hydro.

ADEV Energiegenossenschaft is a cooperative based in Liestal, Switzerland, founded in 1985 as the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für dezentrale Energieversorgung ADEV. It develops, finances, builds and operates renewable energy plants, including solar PV systems, small hydropower plants, wind turbines, wood-fired and heat-pump heat networks and heating centres, combined heat and power plants, and self-consumption models (ZEV). It also offers electricity contracting, heat contracting, operation and monitoring services for third-party plants, e-mobility solutions and the authentic green electricity product line. The group consists of the cooperative as parent with subsidiaries including ADEV Ökowärme AG, ADEV Windkraft AG, ADEV Wasserkraftwerk AG, ADEV Solarstrom AG and Willy Gysin AG. The group reports roughly 2,000 cooperative members and shareholders, around 20 staff in Liestal and about 30 plant technicians. Its activities are primarily in Switzerland and the neighbouring border area.

Headquarters

Liestal, Switzerland

Founded

1985

Employees

11-50

Company type

Cooperative

Focus areas

renewable energycooperativesolar PVwind powersmall hydropowerdistrict heatingheat pumpswood heatingself-consumption (ZEV)contractinge-mobilitycitizen participation

Products & services

Business models

B2BB2CIPPESCOCo-op

Value chain

DevelopmentEngineeringConstructionO&MAsset ManagementTradingCommunity Engagement

Service areas (1)

  • Switzerland and neighbouring border region

    Planning, financing, building, operating and maintaining solar plants, heat networks, heat pumps, wood heating, small hydro and wind projects, self-consumption models (ZEV) and e-mobility.

Locations

Headquarters

Kasernenstrasse 63, 4410, Liestal, Switzerland

Service regions

Switzerland

Projects

5

Erlenmatt Ost

Solar PV with heating and e-mobility

Residential area supplied with solar power, heating and e-mobility for about 500 tenants.

Basel, Switzerland

Alban-Breite

Solar PV with combined heat and power

Solar system added to the existing combined heat and power plant at the Alterszentrum Alban-Breite, aimed at high self-consumption.

Basel, Switzerland

Sursee self-consumption association

Solar PV and small hydropower

Two solar plants and a small hydropower plant combined in a self-consumption association (ZEV).

Sursee, Switzerland

Windpark Schnürbuck repowering

Wind farm repowering

ADEV participation in the repowering of the Schnürbuck wind farm; the first of three repowered turbines was inaugurated on 24 October 2025.

Ettenheim, Germany

Lehenmatt-Birs heat network

District heating network

District heating network supplying several properties from a central energy plant.

Basel, Switzerland

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Electrosuisse, Sponti-Car GmbH

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