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Perovskia Solar, a Vaud-based tech start-up, has secured USD 2.4 million in seed funding and more than 10 early IoT clients to accelerate the adoption of its innovative solar cell technology.

Perovskia Solar scales up production and explores space applications in India

22 September 2026

In Lovatens, in the canton of Vaud, Insolight, Romande Energie and blueberry grower Olivier Pichonnat have inaugurated the largest agrivoltaic installation built in Switzerland to date, combining crop protection and renewable electricity generation on 1.8 hectares.

Insolight and Romande Energie inaugurate Switzerland’s largest agrivoltaic installation

22 September 2026

Building on its pilot plant in the Neuchâtel mountains, Sun-Ways has signed an agreement with its first commercial partner in Italy, entered a technology agreement with France's SNCF and received government approval for a first project in South Korea.

Sun-Ways takes its rail-mounted solar technology to Italy, France and South Korea

31 August 2026

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Top Stories from Western Switzerland (June 2026)

29 June 2026

The Banque Cantonale Neuchâteloise has named Cassio-P, NovoViz and Solar Loop as the three finalists for the 17th Prix BCN Innovation, the CHF 150,000 award supporting innovative projects in the canton of Neuchâtel.

Cassio-P, NovoViz and Solar Loop reach the final of the 2026 Prix BCN Innovation

29 June 2026

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

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

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

Researchers from EPFL’s Neuchâtel-based PV Lab and CSEM have achieved a certified 30% power conversion efficiency for a triple-junction solar cell, setting a new world record and opening the door to affordable next-generation photovoltaics for terrestrial and space applications.

EPFL and CSEM set world record for triple-junction solar cell efficiency

18 March 2026

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