Inergio

Inergio is a Swiss fuel-cell company that designs and manufactures compact solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems for off-grid power. Based in Renens, Switzerland, the company was founded by EPFL scientists in materials science and microengineering and is led by CEO and co-founder Dr. Mahmoud Hadad and CTO and co-founder Luc Conti. Its mission is to deliver clean, reliable and uninterrupted energy for critical operations in the most remote and demanding environments. Inergio's core product is a compact fuel cell system that runs on widely available propane. The system is positioned as a complement to solar and battery setups, providing full autonomy and quiet operation suitable for urban and night use. According to the company, the units are built for extreme conditions, operating from –40°C to +55°C (–40 to 131 °F) and resisting dust and vibration, with maintenance-free operation for up to 10 years. Inergio markets the systems as a lower-cost, higher-uptime alternative to traditional off-grid power solutions, claiming operational cost reductions of up to 50 percent, fuel cost savings of up to 2.5 times compared with diesel generators and up to 9 times compared with methanol fuel cells, and potential yearly savings of as much as $20,000 by avoiding site visits. The company targets remote and mission-critical applications where grid power is unavailable or unreliable, such as telecommunications, monitoring, and industrial operations in harsh environments. It emphasizes a customer-focused approach, working closely with partners and clients to translate its fuel cell innovations into scalable, real-world power solutions. Inergio states that it has the capacity to scale production to meet global demand for reliable off-grid energy and says its systems are trusted by customers worldwide. As a privately held company, Inergio does not disclose a stock listing. Its headquarters are in Renens, in the Lausanne area of Switzerland, where it combines scientific expertise with advanced infrastructure to design and manufacture its fuel cell systems.

Inergio was founded by scientists from EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) with backgrounds in materials science and microengineering. The company is led by CEO and co-founder Dr. Mahmoud Hadad, who holds a PhD in Materials Science from EPFL and focused his research on miniaturized solid oxide fuel cells, and by CTO and co-founder Luc Conti. The founding team combined world-class research with entrepreneurial drive to turn solid oxide fuel cell innovation into scalable, real-world power solutions. The company is headquartered in Renens, Switzerland, in the Lausanne area, where it designs and manufactures its fuel cell systems. Inergio states that it combines scientific expertise with advanced infrastructure and a multidisciplinary team, giving it the capacity to scale production and meet global demand for reliable off-grid energy. Inergio's commercial focus is on off-grid power for remote and mission-critical operations. Its systems are powered by propane, which the company describes as widely available, easy to refuel, cost-efficient and capable of extended runtime. The product is designed to complement solar and battery setups, providing full autonomy and quiet operation for urban and night use. The company says its systems operate maintenance-free for up to 10 years and are built for extreme heat and cold (–40°C to +55°C / –40 to 131 °F), dust and vibration. Inergio markets its systems on cost and reliability advantages over traditional solutions, claiming operational cost reductions of up to 50 percent, fuel cost savings of up to 2.5 times compared with diesel generators and up to 9 times compared with methanol fuel cells, and potential yearly savings of as much as $20,000 by avoiding site visits. The company says its clean and reliable power systems are trusted by customers worldwide and that it works closely with partners and clients to ensure its innovations translate into solutions that keep critical operations running anywhere in the world.

• Founded by EPFL scientists in materials science and microengineering

• Dr. Mahmoud Hadad and Luc Conti lead the company as CEO and CTO

• Headquartered in Renens, Switzerland, designing and manufacturing fuel cell systems

Clean, reliable and uninterrupted off-grid power for critical operations in remote and demanding environments, positioned as a lower-cost, higher-uptime alternative to diesel generators and methanol fuel cells.

• Compact propane-powered solid oxide fuel cell system

  Off-grid power system built for harsh environments, operating from –40°C to +55°C, maintenance-free for up to 10 years, complementing solar and battery setups.

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