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  • Business award recognises industrial expertise and regional roots in Thurgau

    Business award recognises industrial expertise and regional roots in Thurgau

    GLATZ AG from Frauenfeld has secured the Thurgau Business Award 2026, which is presented annually by the Thurgau Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Thurgau Trade Association, the Thurgau Cantonal Bank and the Department of Home Affairs and Economic Affairs.

    According to a press release, the family business impressed the jury with its combination of cross-generational business activities, international competitiveness and regional loyalty. With its patented sunshade frames, a high level of vertical integration, an in-house sewing workshop and uncompromising quality standards, GLATZ AG is a trendsetter in shade solutions – at a time when the international low-cost market is squeezing out many competitors. The large sunshades from Frauenfeld, which can withstand wind speeds of up to 115 kilometres per hour, are exported from Thurgau to over 50 countries.

    “The company has been firmly rooted in Thurgau for over 130 years – and at the same time carries the quality and innovative spirit of Thurgau as a centre of industry out into the world,” says Thomas Koller, jury president of the Thurgau Business Award.

    The move to the new headquarters on Langfeldstrasse in Frauenfeld in 2024 shows that GLATZ AG will remain rooted in Thurgau in the future. The new building, which combines research and development, production, administration and a modern training centre under one roof, was also built with a focus on sustainability. Photovoltaic systems, energy-efficient heating and cooling systems and shorter transport routes reduce the CO2 footprint.

    The award ceremony will take place on 15 April 2026 at GLATZ AG in Frauenfeld.

  • Solar power project launched in Frauenfeld

    Solar power project launched in Frauenfeld

    In future,Thurplus will produce solar power on the roof of Signer Elektromotoren in Frauenfeld. According to a press release, the Frauenfeld-based energy supplier commissioned a photovoltaic system with 140 modules on an area of 280 square metres at the end of November. With an output of 62 kilowatt hours, it will generate around 62,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year.

    Thurplus financed the system, built it with regional craftsmen and will also operate it.
    Signer Elektromotoren is providing the roof and will receive the solar power at a heavily discounted rate. “We have been thinking about realising a photovoltaic system for a long time,” junior boss Dominik Signer is quoted as saying in the press release. “The collaboration with Thurplus was very good and we are pleased to be able to contribute to the promotion of solar energy.”

    Founded in 1967, the family business repairs electric motors and builds customised motors.

    Thurplus is looking for further roof areas for photovoltaics. “Such joint projects contribute to the energy transition and to achieving our urban sustainability goals,” said Fabrizio Hugentobler, city councillor and head of the Thurplus, Leisure and Sport department, in the press release. Frauenfeld aims to install an output of 8,000 kilowatt peak by 2027.

  • Thurgau agrivoltaics and energy storage projects receive funding

    Thurgau agrivoltaics and energy storage projects receive funding

    Four projects will receive support from the EKT Energy Foundation. According to a press release, 20 applications were submitted to the foundation board for consideration in the second round of awards. All of the projects are working towards a secure, sustainable energy supply and the realisation of climate targets. They were convincing due to their high practical orientation and their connection to the canton of Thurgau. They are also “good examples of how both the Thurgau economy and Thurgau agriculture can benefit from the EKT”, according to Foundation Board President Fabian Etter.

    One of the research projects is in the field of agrivoltaics. Ways of dual utilisation of agricultural land are being investigated, both for the production of crops and solar power. A test plant with semi-transparent photovoltaic modules from the Arenenberg Agricultural Competence Centre is intended to provide insights into the suitability of varieties, weather protection, irrigation and light management.

    Two other projects relating to energy storage are also being funded, as these are central to the restructuring of the energy supply. One is being carried out at the animal carcass collection centre in the city of Frauenfeld, which is involved in the pilot project. The prototype of a sorption heat pump is being investigated. This will allow the waste heat generated during cooling to be stored thermochemically together with the electrical energy from the photovoltaic system during the summer months. The second energy storage project is a preliminary study investigating the opportunities and framework conditions for using modular sand batteries as heat storage systems.

    The EKT Energy Foundation sees further innovative approaches for the energy transition in the Thurgau Energy Utilisation from Underground 2023 project. The funding will be awarded in combination with a loan and is intended to support the basic research and planning work required to apply for funding from the canton and the federal government. The aim of the research is to gain insights into the utilisation of geothermal energy sources.

  • Further development of the district heating pipeline between Constance and Kreuzlingen

    Further development of the district heating pipeline between Constance and Kreuzlingen

    In summer 2022, Energie Kreuzlingen, KVA Thurgau and Stadtwerke Kon stanz announced their plans to build a cross-border district heating pipeline. The project is now entering the next phase, Stadtwerke Konstanz announced in a press release. The three partners have agreed to define the key points of the project and to draw up a preliminary project. The realisation decision will then be made on this basis.

    The planned district heating pipeline will run from the future waste incineration plant in Weinfelden to Kreuzlingen and on to Constance. In a memorandum of understanding, the partners have defined the roles and distribution of tasks in the planning process. KVA Thurgau will then take over the financing and realisation of the work required for the project planning. Energie Kreuzlingen and Stadtwerke Konstanz will contribute the technical and planning fundamentals.

    KVA Thurgau is to update the feasibility study already carried out on the basis of the specified technical and operational parameters and initiate the planning of the route. At the same time, the partners want to hold talks with potential partners for financing the project. In a second stage, the basis for obtaining a realisation credit is to be developed. According to current planning, the replacement waste incineration plant could supply its first heat by the end of 2031. The district heating pipeline should also be in place by this time if possible.

  • Burkhalter buys Bötschi Holding

    Burkhalter buys Bötschi Holding

    Burkhalter Group has acquired the building technology company Bötschi Holding. According to a media release from the Zurich-based service provider for heating and cooling, ventilation and air conditioning, sanitary and electrical engineering, the takeover is in pursuit of the expansion of its technology fields of sanitary, heating and ventilation in the cantons of Thurgau and St.Gallen. With the transaction, the subsidiaries Bötschi AG Feuer Luft Wasser, Angele AG Feuer Luft Wasser and Perl-Pool AG also join the Burkhalter Group.

    Burkhalter is taking over all 65 employees of the family-owned company based in Mauren and Bronschhofen. Its annual turnover in its core business of plumbing, heating and ventilation amounts to CHF 19 million. The companies will retain their company names and management.

    The purchase price will be settled in cash and by means of registered shares of Burkhalter Holding AG. For this purpose, the creation of 47,682 registered shares from authorised capital is planned. They are to be traded from the beginning or middle of May. The seller has undertaken not to sell the registered shares received from the sale for a period of two years.

    The service provider for heating and cooling, ventilation and air conditioning, sanitary and electrical engineering employs 4600 people at 150 locations in 80 companies.

  • Nüssli puts a large photovoltaic system into operation

    Nüssli puts a large photovoltaic system into operation

    Nüssli has put its photovoltaic system into operation. With its 8000 square meters, this is the fourth largest solar system in the canton of Thurgau. It is operated by the electricity company of the canton of Schaffhausen (EKS). According to a media release , this was also the impetus for the construction of this plant. The 1.5 megawatt hours of solar power produced annually by the approximately 4,100 modules are fed into the network of the Hüttwilen power station .

    This is two and a half times what the plant needs to be fully self-sufficient. The surplus is available to more than 300 four-person households in the area.

    "We realize sustainable or even self-sufficient buildings for our customers," Nüssli CEO Andy Böckli is quoted as saying. “With the new system, we are now taking on even more responsibility on our premises. We are happy to go one step further towards a sustainable future together with EKS and to be able to supply ourselves with electricity.”

  • Heat concept from waste incineration and heat from the lake is being examined

    Heat concept from waste incineration and heat from the lake is being examined

    According to a press release , the energy supply companies Energie Kreuzlingen , Stadtwerke Konstanz , the KVA Thurgau association from Weinfelden TG and EKT AG from Arbon TG want to join forces in order to use new heat sources more optimally in a cross-border alliance.

    A heat supply concept is being considered in which the use of CO2-neutral waste heat from the waste incineration plant of the KVA via district heating line and seawater heat from the Constance funnel are combined.

    The four partners called in Swisspower AG to examine the feasibility of the project from a technical, economic, legal and organizational point of view. A result is expected in the course of the year.

    Swisspower supports municipal utilities and energy suppliers with cooperation initiatives, consulting services and networking offers on the way to energy systems without CO2 emissions.