The company's purpose is the development, manufacture, planning, consulting, execution, installation and trade of devices as well as the provision of services in the field of electricity and renewable energies, in particular the production and use of energy. The company may acquire, manage and sell licenses, patents and other intangible assets as well as real estate. It may conduct all business that is related to the purpose of the company or is likely to promote it. The company may also provide direct or indirect financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries, direct or indirect partners and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties, and provide guarantees of any kind for its own obligations and those of other companies. Furthermore, it may carry out a compensation/concentration of net liquidity (cash pooling) with the aforementioned companies or join such a system, including periodic account balancing (zero balancing). It may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with an identical or similar purpose, or merge with such companies, acquire or sell properties, conduct all operations and conclude all contracts that are suitable for developing and expanding its purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it.