Gemeindebetriebe Muri b. Bern

Gümligen, Switzerland

BiogasBiomassOtherState-owned enterprise

7k tonnes CO₂ avoided/yr

Profile last updated: May 23, 2026

About

Gemeindebetriebe Muri b. Bern is a state-owned enterprise headquartered in Gümligen, Switzerland specializing in Biogas, Biomass, Other.

Gemeindebetriebe Muri b. Bern (gbm) is the municipal utility of Muri bei Bern, owned by the municipality. It supplies natural gas and biogas, operates and maintains the gas network, distributes drinking and service water, runs the wastewater network and offers telecom services. The gbm is building a district heating network in Muri-Gümligen, planned to use wood chips and deep groundwater with biogas for peak loads, and aims to shift its supply from fossil fuels to renewable energy. It also advises property owners and building developers on heating systems.

Headquarters

Gümligen, Switzerland

Company type

State-owned enterprise

Focus areas

district heatingFernwärmebiogasnatural gaswood chipsdeep groundwaterwater supplywastewatermunicipal utilityenergy transition

Products & services

Business models

B2CB2B

Value chain

DevelopmentAdvisoryO&M

Service areas (2)

Energy supply
Natural gas and biogas supply, gas network maintenance, and district heating development in the municipality.
Water and wastewater
Drinking, service and fire-fighting water distribution and public sewer network maintenance in the municipality.

Locations

Headquarters

Moosstrasse 13, 3073, Gümligen, Switzerland

Service regions

Switzerland

Projects

Fernwärmenetz Muri-Gümligen

PlannedDistrict heating network

Planned district heating network in ten areas of Muri-Gümligen, supplied by central heating plants using wood chips and deep groundwater, with biogas for peak load. Build-out planned over about 10 years.

Muri-Gümligen, Switzerland

Holzschnitzel-Heizzentrale Feldstrasse

PlannedBiomass heating plant

Wood chip heating plant at Feldstrasse in Gümligen for the district heating network; building application submitted in April 2026.

Gümligen, Switzerland

Verbindungsleitung Zentrum Muri - Thoracker und Seidenberg

Under ConstructionDistrict heating pipeline

Transmission line linking the Muri centre with the Thoracker and Seidenberg residential areas, connecting the Thoracker local heating network and linking the Muri and Gümligen district heating areas.

Muri bei Bern, Switzerland