Climate pioneers cooperate to produce solar fuels
Climate tech companies Synhelion and INERATEC have joined forces to decarbonize the transportation sector and help it achieve its ambitious net-zero target.
SWISS to be the world’s first airline to use Synhelion solar fuel
SWISS and the Lufthansa Group have concluded a strategic collaboration with Synhelion to bring its solar aviation fuel to market. This will make SWISS the first airline in the world to use ‘sun-to-liquid’ fuel.
CEMEX and Synhelion achieve breakthrough in cement production with solar energy
For the first time ever, CEMEX and Synhelion successfully connected the clinker production process with the Synhelion solar receiver, producing solar clinker. This revolutionary development is an initial step to develop fully solar-driven cement plants.
Synhelion raises CHF 16 million to accelerate the decarbonization of transportation
Synhelion has raised CHF 16 million in its Series B and will use the funding to build and operate the world’s first plant capable of producing solar fuels at an industrial scale.
Synhelion receives funding from German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is supporting the SolarFuels research project by Synhelion and other partners with EUR 3.92 million. Synhelion will use the funding to build the world’s first industrial plant for solar fuels.
AMAG invests in Synhelion
Switzerland’s largest automobile importer AMAG Group Ltd’s climate and innovation fund makes its first investment and takes a stake in Synhelion.
Synhelion acquires Heliokon and pushes ahead with internationalization
Synhelion has acquired German company Heliokon GmbH, an expert in concentrated solar power (CSP) technology.
Synhelion receives support from Innosuisse to further develop solar storage technology
Synhelion and Empa are conducting a joint research project, co-funded by the Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse, which marks an important next step towards climate-friendly fuels.
