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Hans Sommer GmbH

Wasen i.E., Switzerland

SolarBiomassEnergy StorageLimited company
Founded 198011-50 employees
Profile last updated: May 23, 2026

About

Founded in 1980, Hans Sommer GmbH is a limited company headquartered in Wasen i.E., Switzerland with approximately 11-50 employees specializing in Solar, Biomass, Energy Storage.

Hans Sommer GmbH is a Swiss heating and building services company in Wasen im Emmental, founded in 1980 by Hans and Irene Sommer. It specialises in wood heating (log, wood chip and pellet systems), solar thermal and photovoltaic systems, heat networks and heating, sanitary and ventilation services. The company plans, installs and maintains systems, including heat networks from feasibility study to commissioning, and provides repair and emergency services. Its headquarters building is supplied by district heating and uses solar heat storage, a 53 kWp photovoltaic system and battery storage.

Headquarters

Wasen i.E., Switzerland

Founded

1980

Employees

11-50

Company type

Limited company

Focus areas

Wood heatingWood chip heatingPellet heatingSolar thermalPhotovoltaicsDistrict heatingHeat storageBattery storageHeat pumpHeatingSanitaryVentilationMinergie-P

Products & services

Business models

B2BB2C

Value chain

DevelopmentEngineeringConsultingConstructionO&M

Service areas (1)

  • Heating, solar, sanitary and ventilation installation and service

    Planning, installation, repair, maintenance and emergency on-call service for wood, pellet, solar and district heating systems.

Locations

Headquarters

Lugenbachweg 16, 3457, Wasen i.E., Switzerland

Service regions

Switzerland

Projects

2

Wärmeverbund Blaufuhren

Biomass district heating

Wood-based heating network developed by the company, awarded the Swiss Solar Prize 2011 in the Energy Systems category.

Fernheizung Wasen

Industrial waste heat district heating

District heating in Wasen im Emmental supplied with waste heat from plastics production at modern packaging AG since 1992, substituting about 450,000 litres of oil per year.

1.2 MW capacityWasen im Emmental, SwitzerlandClient: modern packaging AG

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

Qualifizierter Lehrbetrieb

Zertifizierter GEAK Experte

Awards

Mega-CO2-Killer

Mega-CO2-Killer2003

Solarpreis, Kategorie Energieanlagen für erneuerbare Energie

Swiss Solar Prize2011Energieanlagen für erneuerbare Energie

People

Management & team (3)

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