Enerdrape wins sustainability award from AMAG
Enerdrape was awarded the first AMAG Sustainability Challenge for its geothermal panel. The solution transforms underground spaces into renewable heat sources and saves on drilling. The prize includes 50,000 Swiss francs and one year's use of a VW ID.3.
Enerdrape has received recognition for its pilot project on energy efficiency in buildings. According to a press release, the Renens-based start-up was named the winner of the first AMAG Sustainability Challenge by car dealer AMAG Group for its innovative panel solution.
The expert jury was impressed by the world’s first geothermal panel, which transforms underground spaces such as parking garages or tunnels into renewable sources of heating and cooling. The waste heat generated there can be used to heat and air-condition the rooms above without the need for drilling and without direct contact with the ground, according to the explanatory statement.
The start-ups 8inks and Exnaton came second and third. Other finalists were CarDust and Grensol.
Helmut Ruhl, CEO of the AMAG Group, was full of praise for the solutions presented. “On our way to decarbonizing our business model by 2040, we are relying on electromobility and photovoltaics as well as entrepreneurship and innovation. This requires new technologies and business models. that’s why we held the AMAG Sustainability Challenge for the first time in 2024. I am overwhelmed by the response and inspired and excited by the ideas,” he is quoted as saying.
For its contribution to reducing CO2 emissions, Enerdrape will receive CHF 50,000 from the AMAG Climate Fund as well as a branded VW ID.3 for one year.