BIOTOPE brings a greenhouse and a solar power plant together in one adaptive structure. Its intelligent envelope design regulates light, produces electricity and hot water, and recovers water for reuse — creating a productive habitat for plants and a decentral energy source for the world around it.
Close to series production. Seeking investors and licensing partners.
Sunlight makes plants grow. It also brings heat — often more than a greenhouse can use.
BIOTOPE puts that abundance to work. Movable solar lamellae regulate the light reaching the plants and generate electricity from the sunlight they intercept. Air channels carry heat to a water circuit. Moisture released by the plants is recovered and returned for reuse.
Rotating solar lamellae adjust shading as conditions change. Plants receive the light they need, while surplus sunlight becomes a source of energy.
The same lamellae that protect plants from excessive sunlight also produce solar electricity — combining crop protection and power generation within the same surface.
Air warmed by the solar lamellae rises through the double envelope. A heat exchanger transfers that warmth into stored hot water for use in the BIOTOPE or a neighbouring building.
Water vapour released by the plants is condensed at a cooled heat exchanger and collected for reuse. Night-time cooling supplies stored cold water, with solar-powered supplementary cooling when needed.
Sensors coordinate lamellae, flaps and water circuits as light, temperature and humidity change. The system adjusts to the conditions outside and the needs inside.
The shape of the envelope puts natural air movement to work: warm air rises, cool air falls. At night, the envelope releases heat towards the sky. These physical effects are part of the design itself.
BIOTOPE grew from decades of work with solar energy, lightweight structures and the question of how natural physical processes can perform more useful work with less technical complexity. Today, Infinite Sun is turning that principle into working hardware.
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Felix
Founder, Creative Direction, Marketing
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About Felix
Felix has always been drawn to the space between what is and what could be.
As a writer and entrepreneur, he combines imagination and artistic thinking with the pragmatism required to turn ideas into reality. A diverse professional background, entrepreneurial experience and years of travelling through different cultures have taught him to look at problems from radically different perspectives.
As Jürgen's son, he grew up close to a lifetime of solar invention. Today, his task is to carry these ideas forward — building the bridges between vision, technology, people and business that can turn them into real-world impact.
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Ramon
Systems logic, app programming
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About Ramon
Ramon Feller combines electrical engineering, engineering, and software with an interdisciplinary view of complex systems.
Shaped by his many years of work at the intersection of art and technology, he develops creative, unconventional solutions and quickly takes ideas from concept to implementation.
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Gabriela
Networking Ambassador
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About Gabriela
As a long standing, succesful entrepreneur, Gabriela combines her sense for business opportunities with a deep passion for human rights and a huge concern for the future of our planetary society.
She recognized the economic and humanitarian potential of our technology from day one and has been supporting and networking in the background ever since.
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Olivier
Senior R&D Engineer, Technology Generalist
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Olivier
Olivier Paccoud joined Jürgen Kleinwächter’s development team 27 years ago as a newly graduated electrical engineer.
Over the years, he developed into a highly versatile and inventive engineer, with particular expertise in thermodynamics, Stirling engines, solar concentrator systems such as FixFocus, and reversible solar-chemical storage systems based on metal hydrides.
Olivier is a highly skilled experimentalist with a strong hands-on approach to engineering and development. His broad technical understanding, creativity and positive, collaborative mindset make him a valuable addition to the Infinite Sun team.
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Oliver
Prototype Development, Mechanics
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About Oliver
Oliver Kraus is a master precision engineer and the owner of Kraus Maschinenbau Umwelttechnik, an innovative engineering company based in Ühlingen in Germany’s Black Forest region.
Oliver and his team specialize in innovative solutions and high-quality engineering services in the fields of mechanical engineering, environmental technology and sustainability.
Drawing on many years of practical experience and technical expertise, Kraus provides tailored solutions for the specific challenges involved in the further development of BIOTOPE.
We are delighted to have found in Oliver a highly creative and experienced partner who has followed the development of the BIOTOPE prototype with great technical insight. He and his team now play a key role in taking BIOTOPE from the current prototype stage towards a robust pre-series system.
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Katharina
Brand, Communication, Impact Strategy
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Katharina
With 20 years of experience in branding, UX, design, communication, strategy and consulting, Katharina combines professional expertise with a strong passion for ecological and social grassroots initiatives.
She has developed campaigns, supported crowdfunding projects, worked with the donation platform betterplace, and helped numerous small initiatives and start-ups turn ideas into meaningful, effective projects.
At Infinite Sun, she brings these different strands together: shaping the brand and its communication, designing the company’s visual identity and logo, and creating the strategic connection between vision, people and social impact.
Her work is driven by the belief that meaningful change begins when people are empowered to take action themselves.
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Jürgen
Inventor, Solar Pioneer, Scientific Advisor
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Jürgen
Physicist Jürgen Kleinwächter co-founded the pioneering solar technology company Bomin Solar in Lörrach together with his father, Hans Kleinwächter, a physicist and specialist in aerospace technology and robotics. Drawing on broad expertise in electronics, mechanical engineering, thermodynamics and physics, Bomin Solar developed into an internationally recognized research and development company and a creative hub during the early years of the solar age. The work on multifunctional solar greenhouses that began during this period became one of the foundations for today’s bionic BIOTOPE concept. Jürgen is pleased to contribute his decades of experience and technical expertise to a young and ambitious start-up. He sees significant long-term potential in Infinite Sun and its approach to combining solar energy, biological systems and intelligent engineering.
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Bring BIOTOPE to market
with us.
Working modules. A functioning control app. A clear path towards series production.
We are seeking investors and licensing partners to turn this foundation into manufactured products and market-ready applications — from complete greenhouses to selected BIOTOPE technologies for roofs and façades.
Investors
Invest in the transition from working technology to series production. Help finance manufacturing preparation, product refinement and commercial rollout, with a business model built around engineering, technology licensing and production partners.
Licensing & manufacturing partners
Bring BIOTOPE technology into your market. Work with us to prepare production, develop application-specific products and combine your manufacturing and commercial capabilities with our technology and engineering knowledge.
Demonstration & application partners
Put BIOTOPE to work in your location. We welcome additional demonstration sites and collaborations with growers, building owners and research organisations to apply the technology across different climates, crops and uses.
This is your chance.
We are in the beginning stage of something huge - a world in transition and turmoil needs different solutions.
If there is a future, decentral bionic tech like Biotope will be a part of it. You can request our pitch deck and an in-depth technical presentation here.
Or, you can just say hello and ask us any question. We would love to hear from you!
