KohlenKraft sponsors Zurich Climathon

KohlenKraft is one of the sponsors of the Climathon in Zurich. This is according to an announcement from Runway, the early-stage start-up incubator based at Technopark Winterthur. The Runway Incubator is a programme of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW).

The Climathon is a 32-hour format organised once a year by Impact Hub Zurich. This event serves to find and develop solutions for climate protection in Zurich. This year, it will take place on 1 and 2 November at the Zurich Kraftwerk.

Founded in 2023, the start-up KohlenKraft is also based at Technopark Winterthur. Last year, the Technopark headlined a short portrait of the start-up’s move into its offices with the sentence: ‘Runway start-up KohlenKraft is getting ready for revolution’. KohlenKraft has set itself the task of supplying the construction industry with climate-positive materials. Its products such as wall plaster for industrial use, bricks and thermal insulation made from biochar absorb more CO2 during their lifetime than they emit.

KohlenKraft also closes the cycle: The biochar is produced from biomass waste, reduces the need for raw materials such as sand and thus contributes to a circular built environment. This is why KohlenKraft was also supported by the Circular Building Industry Innovation Booster. The Innosuisse programme supports the transition to a circular economy in the Swiss construction industry through systematic innovation.

CEO Charles Gerike-Roberts and CTO Moritz Keller have already received several awards. In 2022, the two KohlenKraft founders won the FrontRunner Award at the ZHAW Sustainability Challenge. They took first place in the ZHAW Startup Challenge 2023 and were class winners in the Business Concept course organised by Startup Campus and Innosuisse. ce/mm