EnergyPier is animated by the Swiss EnergyPier Group

Regrouping specialists of the domains of civil engineering, geology, techniques of complex steel structures, materials, solar and airflow technologies, financial engineering and marketing and communications.

The Swiss EnergyPier Group is characterized by

• Its technology-centered culture
• The high level of technical expertise and knowhow of its leaders, collaborators and partners
• Its methodology - the breaking-down of complex problems into simplified basic procedures
• Its important network of skills
• Its project management expertise
• Its values: Simplicity. Thoroughness. Determination. Respect

The nucleus of the Swiss EnergyPier Group is centered on the Chaux-de-Fonds engineer Laurent David Jospin - a specialist of major and complex real-estate construction projects and a staunch advocate of environmental issues – who, within his family owned ServiPier AG, initiated the EnergyPier project some ten years ago.

The idea behind this project originated by his observation that, even if ALL potential generated solar and wind power were added up, they could neither fill the vacuum created by the phasing out of fossil fuel and nuclear power generation nor cover current (heating and mobility) demands and increased future new needs, such as energy for the cloud and telecommuting.

It follows that it has become urgent to imagine a new concept and, from his standpoint, an ancillary solution could be found by the utilization of very large already purposed and contiguous surfaces in order to produce the necessary amounts of electric energy.

He determined that one such surface existed: the Swiss motorway network, covering 2,200 km and under one single authority, the FEDRO. The fact that the motorway infrastructure was already in place and in use was an essential component of his reflection.

Acceptance of the principle of the project was evident as of the first contacts with the FEDRO and, as of then, the EnergyPier project was brought into existence. Motorways will be covered by electric power plants using renewable energies - solar and airflow – as a solution to the dilemma posed by energy transition.