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Ibex Energy designs and installs turnkey methanization solutions to valorise your organic effluents. By transforming your by-products into biogas, heat or electricity, we help you reduce costs, strengthen your energy independence and sustainably improve your carbon footprint.

— Our Expertise

Transforming biomass into useful energy

Ibex Energy designs and deploys industrial solutions that convert organic by-products into renewable energy. Based in Switzerland, our team combines engineers, biologists, energy specialists and civil-engineering experts to provide turnkey installations — reliable and adapted for every context, from artisanal cheeseries to agro-food factories.

Our goal: make energy autonomy accessible, profitable and virtuous.

— Our Expertise

Transforming biomass into useful energy

Our goal: make energy autonomy accessible, profitable and virtuous.

— Our Expertise

Transforming biomass into useful energy

Our goal: make energy autonomy accessible, profitable and virtuous.

Our Solutions

Efficient treatment of your effluents

Our methanization solutions allow you to treat your organic effluents in full compliance with the most demanding environmental standards. They offer a comprehensive response to wastewater treatment and agro-food by-product needs.

Efficient treatment of your effluents

Production of profitable renewable energy

By converting biomass into biogas, our installations generate heat, electricity or steam directly on site. You reduce your energy costs while gaining autonomy.

Production of profitable renewable energy

By converting biomass into biogas, our installations generate heat, electricity or steam directly on site. You reduce your energy costs while gaining autonomy.

Production of profitable renewable energy

Every system we install, repair, or maintain is handled with top-tier tools, leading industry knowledge, and precision craftsmanship. We don’t just fix problems—we create solutions.

Proven and high-performance technology

With more than 30 years of experience in Europe and beyond, Ibex Energy designs robust, innovative and high-quality methanization systems — recognized for their reliability and yield.

Proven and high-performance technology

With more than 30 years of experience in Europe and beyond, Ibex Energy designs robust, innovative and high-quality methanization systems — recognized for their reliability and yield.

Client First

We see every customer as part of the Heatfix family. That means we show up on time, listen closely to your needs, and deliver HVAC service that truly puts your comfort above all else.

Ibex Milky Whey®

Ibex Energy deploys the “Ibex Milky Whey®” digester, a technology dedicated to the valorization of liquid food by-products (whey, permeate, white water, fruit juices …). Already installed in Europe and Canada, this turnkey, high-performance and well-proven solution for over 25 years transforms your effluents into renewable energy directly on site.

Compact, efficient and autonomous process

The Ibex Milky Whey® digester treats the whey and white water from your cheesery to produce renewable biogas. Thanks to an anaerobic high-efficiency reactor, it valorizes 100 % of liquid effluents while strongly reducing the organic load. It can be integrated into new projects or existing facilities, is energy-efficient and dismantlable — adaptable to all industrial configurations.

Collection and pretreatment of effluents

Whey and white water are collected, filtered and fed at a regulated flow rate into the digester to ensure optimal treatment.

Collection and pretreatment of effluents

Whey and white water are collected, filtered and fed at a regulated flow rate into the digester to ensure optimal treatment.

Collection and pretreatment of effluents

Whey and white water are collected, filtered and fed at a regulated flow rate into the digester to ensure optimal treatment.

Internal biological treatment

Inside the reactor, a hydraulic system and a three-phase separator retain the biological granules responsible for treating the effluents.

Internal biological treatment

Inside the reactor, a hydraulic system and a three-phase separator retain the biological granules responsible for treating the effluents.

Internal biological treatment

Inside the reactor, a hydraulic system and a three-phase separator retain the biological granules responsible for treating the effluents.

Valorization of output streams

The process generates three distinct products: a treated effluent, biogas ready for energy recovery, and a nutrient-rich organic fertilizer for crops.

Valorization of output streams

The process generates three distinct products: a treated effluent, biogas ready for energy recovery, and a nutrient-rich organic fertilizer for crops.

Valorization of output streams

The process generates three distinct products: a treated effluent, biogas ready for energy recovery, and a nutrient-rich organic fertilizer for crops.

— Key data & advantages

2 to 6 million litres/year

Capacity adapted to artisanal or industrial cheeseries.

150 to 300 m² floor space

Compact installation, easily integrable on your site.

30 to 40 Nm³ of biogas per tonne

High, stable yield depending on whey quality.

165 to 220 kWh per tonne

Each tonne of whey becomes a source of profitable energy.

–70 % to –100 % CO₂ emissions

Dramatically reduce your carbon footprint.

90 % to 95 % efficiency

Reactor nearly completely lowers organic load.

The digestate

becomes a nutrient-rich organic fertilizer (N, P, K).

Up to 100 % energy autonomy

Installations can cover all or part of your energy needs.

Biogaz Chalet Ibex®

Ibex Energy offers the “Biogas Chalet Ibex®”, a methanization solution combining solid and liquid biomass under anaerobic conditions to produce biogas and energy. The installation includes high-quality, acid-resistant concrete fermentation boxes and a liquid digester operating in staggered cycles.

A natural, simple and automated process

Simultaneous dual fermentation

Solid and liquid biomass ferment in parallel: solid material in fermentation boxes, and the liquid phase in an underground digester.

Simultaneous dual fermentation

Solid and liquid biomass ferment in parallel: solid material in fermentation boxes, and the liquid phase in an underground digester.

Simultaneous dual fermentation

Solid and liquid biomass ferment in parallel: solid material in fermentation boxes, and the liquid phase in an underground digester.

Biogas production and treatment

The biogas produced is collected, dried and filtered before feeding a cogeneration unit that generates electricity and heat.

Biogas production and treatment

The biogas produced is collected, dried and filtered before feeding a cogeneration unit that generates electricity and heat.

Biogas production and treatment

The biogas produced is collected, dried and filtered before feeding a cogeneration unit that generates electricity and heat.

Digestate valorization

After 4 to 5 weeks, the fermentation chamber is emptied; the digestate becomes a nutrient-rich organic amendment, ready to fertilize soils.

Digestate valorization

After 4 to 5 weeks, the fermentation chamber is emptied; the digestate becomes a nutrient-rich organic amendment, ready to fertilize soils.

Digestate valorization

After 4 to 5 weeks, the fermentation chamber is emptied; the digestate becomes a nutrient-rich organic amendment, ready to fertilize soils.

— Typical capacity & performance

800 to 1 600 tonnes/year

Ideal for valorizing dry biomass from agricultural operations.

3 to 4 digesters

Modular configuration according to project size and needs.

35 to 80 Nm³ of biogas per tonne

Good energy yield depending on biomass nature.

15 to 50 kW electric / 15 to 60 kW thermal

Combined production of electricity and heat via cogeneration.

45 kWp solar

The installation can integrate photovoltaic solar panels with battery storage.

Biogas valorisation

Production of hot water (90 °C) or electricity depending on configuration.

4 to 5 weeks fermentation cycle

Optimal for maximum yield.

Energy autonomy

Coverage of energy needs depending on project configuration.

CO₂-neutral

Biogas is the “Swiss oil”: produced locally, without transport, and CO₂-neutral. The biomass releases during combustion exactly the CO₂ it had absorbed, making biogas a renewable and versatile energy.

Closed-loop economy

We combine economic efficiency, ecological responsibility and social justice to create a sustainable solution that preserves resources and protects the climate. We draw inspiration from natural cycles — turning waste into precious energy and useful products rather than disposing of it at high cost.

Closed-loop economy

Our Team

Our team gathers expertise in engineering, energy, biology, processes, methanization, rural engineering, decarbonization, legal aspects, project coordination and financial management.

Our Team

Our team gathers expertise in engineering, energy, biology, processes, methanization, rural engineering, decarbonization, legal aspects, project coordination and financial management.

Our Team

Our team gathers expertise in engineering, energy, biology, processes, methanization, rural engineering, decarbonization, legal aspects, project coordination and financial management.

Michele Schiliro

Technical Director

Grégory Maisonneuve

Operations Director

Christophe Hanauer

Project Manager & CEO

Contact us

Adress:

Au Crêt 5, 1643 Gumefens, Canton de Fribourg, Suisse

Email:

contact@ibex-energy.ch

Phone:

+41 (0) 78 693 19 81