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Voltiris secures CHF 4.8 million seed financing to power and electrify high-tech greenhouses

Voltiris Project at CATE in Saint-Pol-de-Léon

Voltiris, a leader in solar energy solutions for greenhouses, has successfully closed a CHF 4.8 million seed financing round to accelerate the electrification of high-tech greenhouses—a fast-growing CHF 60 billion market. The round was co-led by the Swiss venture capital firm EquityPitcher Ventures and 3M Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of 3M Company, joined […]

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EBL is investing in promising technology from the start-up Voltiris: next-generation photovoltaics

The EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland) is testing innovative PV installations in one of the greenhouses owned by the Füllinsdorf-based company Eschbach Gemüsebau. The installations allow the sunlight required for photosynthesis to shine through and thus do not impair plant growth. The technology is primarily aimed at operators of larger greenhouses, which until now could not […]