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One year after its launch in Buttes, in the canton of Neuchâtel, the world's first removable solar power plant installed between railway tracks, developed by start-up Sun-Ways, reports positive results and is drawing interest from France, Italy and Asia.

Sun-Ways’ railway solar plant in Neuchâtel reports positive first-year results

29 June 2026

SmartHelio, the Lausanne-based EPFL spin-off developing AI agents for energy infrastructure, has secured a strategic investment from quantumEDGE Ventures to accelerate its expansion, with a particular focus on the Middle East and North Africa.

EPFL spin-off SmartHelio secures strategic investment from quantumEDGE

22 June 2026

Top Stories Western Switzerland

Top Stories from Western Switzerland (May 2026)

27 May 2026

Switzerland has topped the 2026 U.S. News Best Countries rankings, leading in Economic Development and Governance under a new data-driven methodology.

Switzerland ranked the world’s best country by U.S. News

Voltiris will equip a one-hectare Dutch strawberry greenhouse with solar modules, marking its fourth commercial installation.

Voltiris brings agrivoltaics to Dutch strawberry greenhouse

26 May 2026

Belgian engineering group DECUBE has established DECUBE SWISS at Microcity in Neuchâtel, covering electricity transmission, generation, and storage.

Why Switzerland

Why DECUBE established its Swiss operations in Neuchâtel

Geneva's AMP IT has raised new funding to bring total investment to EUR 7 million and expand its private EV charging platform across Switzerland and Europe.

AMP IT raises new funding to scale EV charging across Europe

18 May 2026

Neuchâtel’s CSEM has opened an industry-accessible battery dry room at its Battery Innovation Hub, giving Swiss companies, start-ups, and SMEs access to advanced battery development infrastructure.

CSEM expands its Battery Innovation Hub with a new dry room in Neuchâtel

5 May 2026

Youdera, a one-stop clean energy partner for commercial and industrial customers, has secured a strategic investment from Amundi Energy Transition to support a EUR 150 million deployment plan in distributed energy infrastructure across Europe.

Youdera raises Amundi investment for EUR 150 million clean energy plan

14 April 2026

Top Stories Western Switzerland

Top Stories from Western Switzerland (March 2026)

1 April 2026

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