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  • New innovation boost for sustainable heating systems

    New innovation boost for sustainable heating systems

    EBP Schweiz AG has acquired a stake in Nullpunkt AG via its venture capital investor EBP Ventures. The start-up from Oberengstringen has developed an innovative ice storage heat pump system and launched it on the market this August following a trial run with a prototype last year. “With this investment, EBP Switzerland is not only strengthening its own innovation network, but also making a concrete contribution to the energy transition in the building sector,” Simon Hess, Partner and Head of Energy Technology at EBP Switzerland, is quoted as saying in a corresponding post by the Zurich-based consulting and engineering company on LinkedIn.

    The system from Nullpunkt AG consists of an external heat exchanger, an ice storage tank and a heat pump. The outdoor heat exchanger extracts energy from the ambient air during the day. This is used to melt the ice in the ice storage tank. When this water freezes again, thermal energy is released. This is extracted from the storage tank by the heat pump and used to heat the house. Compared to other ice storage systems, the system from Nullpunkt has a more compact design, “high energy efficiency and an attractive price-performance ratio”, writes EBP.

    Nullpunkt’s current programme includes further development to include more powerful systems and additional regeneration sources. “A competent partner such as EBP will also provide us with the right technical impetus to establish Nullpunkt on the market in the long term,” Nullpunkt CEO Thomas Degelo is quoted as saying in the article.

  • Climate fund supports sustainable building and heating projects in Winterthur

    Climate fund supports sustainable building and heating projects in Winterthur

    According to a press release, the Stadtwerk Winterthur climate fund has awarded a total of CHF 55,000 in funding to two companies. This fund has been supporting regional and local projects for CO2 reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energies in line with the city of Winterthur’s energy and climate policy since 2007.

    Roto Re-Use from Winterthur will receive CHF 35,000. The company, which is currently being founded, sees itself as a Swiss-wide centre of excellence for a circular construction industry. It develops workshops that show how the circular economy can be implemented in the construction industry. Specialists learn directly on the construction site how components can be dismantled and reused and how reuse must be planned.

    According to the Climate Fund, the construction industry in particular has great potential for CO2 savings, citing the Environment Switzerland 2022 report, according to which construction is responsible for more than 80 per cent of waste. In addition, building materials are responsible for around 10 per cent of Swiss greenhouse gas emissions.

    The company Trinovent from Oberengstringen will receive CHF 20,000 from the climate fund. It is developing an ice storage heating system for single-family homes. Trinovent is developing an ice storage heating system for single-family homes. The company is combining the proven technologies of air or water heat pumps with ice storage. The funding project is intended to help find customers for the new heating system in Winterthur and develop the prototype into a series model.