What Skoon Energy does

Skoon Energy, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands, operates a distributed energy flexibility platform designed to resolve grid congestion for distribution system operators (DSOs) and to deliver clean, mobile power to businesses. The platform orchestrates batteries, electric vehicles, and other distributed energy resources in real time, connecting grid operators with asset owners, Congestion Service Providers (CSPs), and end customers through an integrated software stack and an online marketplace (Skoon Sharing). Its core offering comprises three modules — Flex Business Case for scenario simulation and asset sizing, Flex Procurement Platform for DSO community sourcing, and Flex Orchestration Platform for real-time activation, monitoring, and automated settlement — supplemented by Skoon Suite (a SaaS tool for asset providers managing fleets) and Flex Scan (a business-case analysis engine). The company manages more than 600 connected energy assets across European markets and operates a CSP Register listing 118 TenneT-approved congestion service providers.

The company monetises through a mix of enterprise software licences for grid operators (Flex modules deployed at DSOs including Alliander and Enexis), SaaS subscriptions (Skoon Suite for asset providers), and marketplace or transaction fees on rentals and flex contracts booked via Skoon Sharing. Basic marketplace access is freemium, with extended services paid. Customer segments include Dutch DSOs (Alliander, Enexis, Stedin, TenneT-adjacent via GOPACS), 118 approved CSPs, asset owners and providers (EcoPowerCell, Zeppelin Power Systems, Groendus), and end-business customers in construction, events, datacenters, media (ITV Studios), municipal (Gemeente Den Haag), maritime (Damen), and industrial rental (Atlas Copco).

In October 2023 Skoon raised a €5 million Series A led by Blue Bear Capital with participation from Damen Shipyards, Graduate Ventures, and Rabobank, earmarked for team growth, software development, and global market expansion. Legal entities include Skoon Energy B.V. (primary), Skoon Energy Software B.V., and Skoon Energy Solutions B.V. The company is privately held with 11–50 employees and operates as a B2B platform business targeting European markets with a Dutch regulatory anchor.

Name

Skoon Energy

Legal name

Skoon Energy B.V.

Website

https://skoon.world

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Skoon Energy operates a distributed energy flexibility platform that orchestrates batteries and other assets in real time to resolve grid congestion for Dutch and European DSOs and deliver clean mobile power to businesses via an integrated marketplace and SaaS stack.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Distributed Energy Flexibility / Grid Management Software

NAICS

Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112), Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control (221121)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Ancillary Services Aggregation & Bidding Optimization (DER/VPP participation) (EUAFALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

DERMS & Microgrid Control Software (EMS/SCADA/DERMS) (EUAMAJAG), SCADA/Telemetry, Data Integration & Device Connectivity for Storage/DER Control (EUAFAKAI), Microgrid Controllers, Energy Management & DER Orchestration (MGC, SCADA, Optimization) (EUAFAJAH)

Keywords

• Distributed energy flexibility
• Grid congestion management
• Clean mobile energy
• Battery storage rental
• Energy flexibility platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Marketplace Commission: Skoon Sharing is a B2B online marketplace for clean mobile energy. The platform charges providers fees for listing and transacting energy solutions. Basic access is free but extended services are charged at extra cost.
2. Software Subscription (Skoon Suite): Business management software for energy asset providers (Skoon Suite) with associated fees. Providers pay applicable fees for access to the platform functionality for fleet management.
3. Platform Transaction Fees: Fees from rental transactions, flex contracts, and extended platform services. Transaction-based model where Skoon takes a percentage or fixed fee on bookings made through Skoon Sharing.
4. Enterprise Software Licenses: Skoon provides software modules (Flex Business Case, Flex Procurement Platform, Flex Orchestration Platform) to grid operators and energy companies. These are deployed for DSOs and grid planners, likely under enterprise licensing arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Skoon Energy operates a distributed energy flexibility platform that orchestrates batteries, EVs, and other distributed energy assets in real time to solve grid congestion for grid operators (DSOs) and businesses. The company sells a modular enterprise software suite (Flex Business Case, Flex Procurement Platform, Flex Orchestration Platform) alongside Skoon Sharing, a B2B marketplace for renting clean mobile energy solutions such as battery storage containers.

Product overview

Skoon Energy offers a distributed energy flexibility platform with a modular architecture consisting of three core platform modules: Flex Business Case (for simulation and planning), Flex Procurement Platform (for optimization and sourcing), and Flex Orchestration Platform (for real-time monitoring and dispatch). The company also operates Skoon Sharing, an online marketplace for clean mobile energy, alongside Skoon Suite, a rental and business management software for energy asset providers. The Flex Scan tool provides proprietary business case analysis. The platform connects grid operators, asset owners, and market parties to solve grid congestion through battery storage, flex contracts, and coordinated flexibility orchestration across Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Distributed Energy Flexibility Platform Central platform for grid operators (DSOs) and energy companies that connects distributed energy assets such as batteries and EVs with flex contracts and real-time orchestration to solve grid congestion. Coordinates hundreds of distributed assets across Europe with 24/7 real-time monitoring and automated compliance.
• Skoon Sharing Online B2B marketplace where businesses with energy demand (construction sites, events, datacenters, industrial facilities) can search, request quotes, book, and manage clean mobile energy solutions such as battery storage from verified providers. Includes simulation tools and asset monitoring for rented solutions.
• Skoon Suite Business and rental management software for energy asset providers (Providers) to manage a fleet of energy assets. Includes account management, project administration, and access to a knowledge base for managing assets listed on Skoon Sharing.
• Flex Scan Proprietary analysis tool that models multiple flex asset configurations to find optimal solutions. Calculates full business cases including investment costs, expected revenues, CO2 impact, and physical footprint, with technology comparison, ownership model analysis, revenue stacking, and contract combination optimization.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces grid connection waiting lists without infrastructure upgrades
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EnexiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnexis is one of the major Dutch Distribution System Operators (DSOs) serving Groningen, Drenthe, Overijssel, North Brabant, and Limburg. Skoon partnered with Enexis to create a mobile flex test setup for tackling grid congestion, with Enexis stating the partnership has been a 'game-changer'.
• AlliandercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliander is the largest Dutch DSO serving North Holland, South Holland, Gelderland, Flevoland, and parts of Friesland. Listed as a trusted grid operator customer and partner on Skoon's website.
• TenneTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTenneT operates the Dutch high-voltage transmission grid (110-380 kV) nationally. Skoon works with TenneT through the GOPACS congestion management platform and their CSP Register which lists approved Congestion Service Providers for Redispatch and Capacity Limitation products.
• ITV StudiosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal media company using Skoon's platform to find clean energy solutions. Phil Holdgate, Global Head of Sustainability, praised Skoon for helping find the right solution quickly and professionally.
• Gemeente Den HaagminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality of The Hague deployed a Skoon energy system that was delivered and operational in a very short time. Patrick Segeren, System Architect, praised Skoon as a customer-oriented, flexible partner driving the energy transition.
• Atlas Copco RentalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndustrial equipment rental company offering energy solutions. Listed as a trusted customer logo on Skoon's website, suggesting a partnership for clean mobile energy deployments.
• EcoPowerCellminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBattery storage solutions provider. Listed as a trusted customer logo and energy solutions partner on Skoon's platform, providing battery storage containers for Skoon's marketplace.
• Zeppelin Power SystemsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPower systems provider listed as a trusted partner logo. Zeppelin provides energy systems that may be listed or integrated with Skoon's clean energy marketplace.
• GroendusminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAll-in-one sustainable energy partner for business, serving 6,000+ clients across the Netherlands. Listed as a trusted customer and partner, offering energy management and flex solutions.
• Congestion Service Providers (CSP) EcosystemcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSkoon hosts a CSP Register listing 118 TenneT-approved Congestion Service Providers. Key partners include: Groendus, Enexis Energy Trade, Eneco, Scholt Energy, Next Kraftwerke Benelux, Energy Pool Développement, and many others across the Netherlands and Europe.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Piclo: Piclo operates a UK-based flexibility marketplace connecting flexibility providers with grid operators, paralleling Skoon Sharing's two-sided model. It also offers matching and procurement services to DSOs, overlapping with Skoon's Flex Procurement Platform.
• Next Kraftwerke: Germany-headquartered Virtual Power Plant operator and Balance Responsible Party that aggregates distributed assets for ancillary services and balancing markets. Already listed as a Skoon CSP partner, it competes for the same European flex-asset aggregation and CSP role.
• Flexitricity: UK-based flexibility provider (owned by Alpiq) that orchestrates industrial and commercial demand-side assets for grid services. Directly comparable to Skoon's CSP-facing orchestration capability and target market of flexibility procurement by grid operators.
• Limejump: UK Virtual Power Plant and flexibility trading platform acquired by Shell Energy. Offers real-time orchestration of distributed energy for balancing and ancillary services, closely mirroring Skoon's Flex Orchestration Platform for European grid operators.
• GridBeyond: Ireland-headquartered AI-driven demand response and battery optimization platform serving C&I customers and grid operators across Europe and the US. Comparable intelligent orchestration and revenue-stacking functionality targeting similar flexibility revenue streams.
• EnergyHub: US-based DERMS platform that helps utilities orchestrate residential DERs (batteries, EVs, smart thermostats) for grid services. Comparable software-led DER orchestration sold to distribution utilities, with similar asset-agnostic integration approach.
• Stem Inc: AI-driven energy storage optimization and Virtual Power Plant operator focused on commercial and industrial batteries. Comparable intelligent dispatch and revenue-stacking software for distributed storage assets, competing for similar DSO and C&I customers.
• Voltus: US Virtual Power Plant and demand response operator connecting distributed assets to wholesale and ancillary services markets. Comparable model of monetizing distributed flexibility through grid services, increasingly expanding into battery orchestration.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure / DERMS): Global energy management and grid software vendor with DERMS, microgrid, and substation automation offerings embedded in its EcoStruxure platform. Competes with Skoon as a broad incumbent selling into the same DSOs but across a much wider product portfolio.
• Tesla (Autobidder / Energy): Tesla operates a battery-plus-software VPP offering (Autobidder / Tesla Energy) that pairs its own hardware with proprietary real-time trading and dispatch. As a vertically integrated incumbent with deep capital, it represents a bundling threat to Skoon's pure-play software position.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/skoonsocial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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