Professional association and marketer for electricity, biomethane and climate protection services from agricultural biogas plants in Switzerland
Genossenschaft Ökostrom Schweiz
Winterthur · Kiesen · LausanneNew on Amplifa
About Ökostrom Schweiz
Ökostrom Schweiz is the professional association of agricultural biogas producers in Switzerland and is organised as a cooperative with more than 200 members. The members operate biogas plants that ferment slurry and organic by-products such as grass cuttings, kitchen waste and waste from food businesses. Electricity and heat are produced from the biogas in CHP units; in addition, biomethane, biogas heating fuels and biogas fuels are marketed. The cooperative coordinates the utilisation of organic residual materials Switzerland-wide via a network of 120 agricultural biogas plants and offers disposal solutions including logistics to industrial companies and municipalities. Further tasks are the marketing of CO2 reduction certificates in cooperation with the KliK Foundation, political advocacy, market development, research as well as training and further education. The head office is located in Winterthur, with further branch offices in Kiesen and Lausanne.
- Site
- Winterthur
- Processes
- Biogas production / fermentation of organic residual materials (biomass coordination), CHP operation (combined heat and power) with biogas – electricity and heat production, Electricity marketing, Biomethane marketing, Biomass coordination, CO2 reduction certificates (climate protection projects, Swiss VER), Member consulting, Political advocacy
- Materials
- Slurry, Organic by-products (grass cuttings, kitchen waste, food waste), Biogas / biomethane, Organic by-products
- Certificates
- Other (ISO 14064-2 / Gold Standard for climate protection projects)
- Employees
- more than 200
- Industries
- Agriculture / Biogas, Energy generation (renewable energies), Waste management / utilisation of biogenic residual materials, Climate protection
- 01
Collection and coordination of organic residual materials (biomass coordination)
- 02
Fermentation to biogas in agricultural biogas plants
- 03
Electricity and heat production in CHP units
- 04
Upgrading to biomethane and feed-in to the gas grid
- 05
Marketing of electricity, biomethane and CO2 reduction certificates
Input materials and utilisation
Slurry
Fermentation of the slurry from the members' own farms in their biogas plants.
Organic by-products
Grass cuttings, kitchen waste and waste from food businesses and the catering industry are recovered energetically and materially.
Biogas / biomethane
Raw material for electricity, heat, biogas heating fuel and biogas fuel.
Locations
Winterthur
CHHead office / branch office
Kiesen
CHBern branch office (biomass coordination)
Lausanne
CHFrench-speaking Switzerland branch office (Bureau Suisse Romand, co/ AGRIDEA)
Services
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biogas production / fermentation of organic residual materials (biomass coordination)Casting | – | – | – | – | organic by-products, slurry, grass cuttings, kitchen waste, waste from food businesses and catering |
| CHP operation (combined heat and power) with biogas – electricity and heat productionCasting | – | – | – | – | biogas |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biogas plant (agricultural) | – | – | – | – | Switzerland (network of 120 plants) |
| CHP unit (combined heat and power plant) | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and standards
The climate protection projects are certified according to ISO 14064-2 and under the Gold Standard Voluntary Micro Scale PoA; legally compliant handling of residual material utilisation has top priority.
| Evidence | Winterthur |
|---|---|
| Other (ISO 14064-2 / Gold Standard for climate protection projects) |
News and history
- 2022
Position paper on methane emissions, factsheets on biogas filling stations and a guide on waste heat utilisation published
- 2024
After adoption of the Electricity Act, the Federal Council decided on 20 November 2024 to implement it at ordinance level
- 2026
General assembly: topics of security of supply and industry transformation
Biomethane promotion secured by the Swiss Parliament until 2030