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"A future worth living is created where entrepreneurial spirit meets ecological responsibility," says Cédric Habermacher, Director of Green Business Switzerland. Every year, the Green Business Award honors Swiss solutions that combine ecological impact with economic success. This year's finalists include two up-and-coming scale-ups and a large company with a sustainable business model.
Large heat pump that supplies entire cities with climate-neutral district heating
Around 40% of global CO₂ emissions are caused by heat generation1. This is precisely where Everllence from Zurich comes in, developing large heat pumps that can be used to convert entire cities to CO₂-neutral district heating. The company uses environmental heat from seawater, lakes, rivers, waste water, ambient air or industrial processes. An integrated water tank stores excess heat and makes it available as required. In this way, the heat pump not only acts as a heat supplier, but also as an energy store. This stabilizes the grid and increases efficiency. Everllence's technology enables the simultaneous production of heat and cold with high efficiency. In Esbjerg (DK), two large heat pumps are replacing an entire coal-fired power plant and supplying 25,000 households with climate-friendly district heating. This saves around 120,000 tons of CO₂ per year. Jury president Doris Leuthard: "Everllence shows how Swiss industry can drive forward decarbonization - technologically precise and economically viable. This is exactly the kind of solution we need." The innovation is developed and produced in Zurich-West - with 950 employees and 220 years of experience at the Swiss site.
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