About
Ökostrom Schweiz is a co-op headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland specializing in Biogas, Energy Storage.
Ökostrom Schweiz is the professional association for agricultural biogas producers in Switzerland, with over 200 member farmers who operate biogas facilities. The organization supports producers of renewable energy from agricultural biomass, working across the entire biogas production value chain. Members produce renewable energy in multiple forms from biogas: electricity, heat, biogas fuel, and biogas fuel for vehicles. The association focuses on technological developments, efficiency improvements, environmental sustainability, economic viability, and market development. A flagship project in Thayngen, Schaffhausen demonstrates Switzerland's first on-farm biogas refueling station for CNG vehicles. The organization collaborates with research institutions and industry partners on applied R&D projects. Switzerland's agricultural sector has significant unexploited biogas potential of 4,300 GWh from farmyard manure, with only 4.6% currently utilized for energy.
Headquarters
Winterthur, Switzerland
Company Type
Co-op
Business Models
Value Chain
Service Regions
Switzerland