Dev'EnR

What Dev'EnR does

Dev'EnR (SAS DEV'ENR) is an independent French photovoltaic solar energy producer founded in 2019 in Béziers by Roxanne and Stéphane Bozzarelli, both formerly of Quadran (subsequently acquired by TotalEnergies). The company develops, builds, finances, and operates solar installations across its full lifecycle — site identification, permitting, construction, and 30-plus-year exploitation — with a stated mission to position renewable energy production within a local, human-centered territorial framework. Its product portfolio spans ground-mounted solar farms (typically on degraded land such as former landfills and quarries with 100% reversible, no-concrete-foundation installations), floating solar on reservoirs and quarry lakes, rooftop photovoltaic systems, parking ombrières (solar canopies, sometimes paired with EV charging), and agrivoltaic projects combining solar panels with livestock (cattle, equine), crops, and storage hangars. In 2023 the company launched Flex'EnR (Fourniture Locale d'Électricité en Circuits-Courts), a sub-brand for collective self-consumption that sells locally produced green electricity directly to nearby consumers via the Enedis network, alongside battery energy storage products for installations near Enedis or RTE substations.

Dev'EnR serves three primary customer segments: local authorities and municipalities (municipal rooftops, school and fire-station projects, parking ombrières, collective self-consumption arrangements), landowners and agricultural or industrial operators (ground leases via 30-year emphyteutic leases, rooftop and hangar projects on farms and industrial sites), and — as a secondary stakeholder rather than customer — citizens who co-finance projects through the Enerfip participatory platform (1,070+ investors participated in the €2M round in 2022). The company operates a direct, field-based sales-led go-to-market with six regional offices (Béziers HQ, Bordeaux/Libourne, Toulouse, Marseille, Mende, Dijon) covering four French regions (Occitanie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), and runs 3–6 year sales cycles from site identification through commissioning.

The business model combines recurring electricity revenue from plants held in own account (sold under the French regulated tarif d'achat and CRE tenders, with 5 MW installed in 2023 and 25 MW planned for 2024, targeting 100+ MWc in own account by end-2027), professional services revenue from third-party co-development work, and — via Flex'EnR — a local short-circuit energy supply model that bypasses traditional utility intermediaries. Capital is sourced from a mix of institutional investors (Sofilaro / Crédit Agricole since founding, plus IDIA Capital Investissement and OCCTE from April 2023), debt (€10M facility in November 2024), and participatory crowdfunding on Enerfip (€1M in 2021 in 15 minutes, €2M in 2022 in 28 hours). The company discloses FY2022 revenue of €2.4M, approximately 50 employees in late 2024, and a developed-project pipeline of roughly 1 GWc.

Name

Dev'EnR

Legal name

SAS DEV'ENR

Website

https://devenr.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dev'EnR is an independent French photovoltaic solar developer and operator, founded in 2019 in Béziers, that builds, finances, and operates ground-mounted, floating, rooftop, parking canopy, and agrivoltaic installations for municipalities, landowners, and agricultural and industrial operators across four French regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solar Energy Development

NAICS

Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Utility-Scale PV EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) (EUACAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Solar PV Power Plant EPC (Utility-Scale) (EUAEAAAG), Solar Balance-of-Plant EPC (Piles/Foundations, Trenching, Combiner Networks) (EUAEADAJ), Commissioning, Testing & Energization Services (Pre-Commissioning, Grid Code Compliance) (EUAMAFAK)

Keywords

• Photovoltaic solar development
• Ground-mounted solar farms
• Agrivoltaic systems
• Floating solar plants
• Collective self-consumption

Headquarters

HQ city

Béziers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sale of electricity (tarif d'achat / power purchase): Dev'EnR sells electricity produced by its photovoltaic plants under the French regulated purchase tariff (tarif d'achat) scheme and through CRE tenders. The company retains ownership of plants in its own account (compte propre) and receives long-term revenue from energy sales. As of 2023, installed 5 MW; planned 25 MW in 2024, targeting over 100 MW in own account by end 2027.
2. Project development services (co-development): Dev'EnR also acts as co-developer for other operators, providing site identification, permitting, and development services for third-party solar projects.
3. Land lease / bail emphytéotique arrangements: Dev'EnR enters into long-term emphyteutic leases (typically 30 years) with landowners and municipalities, paying an annual rent in exchange for the right to install and operate solar installations on their property. This creates a recurring cost for Dev'EnR but stable land access, while landowners receive a supplementary income stream.
4. Participatory financing (Enerfip): Dev'EnR raises equity from citizens via the Enerfip participatory financing platform. Two successful campaigns: €1M raised in 15 minutes (2021), and €2M raised in 28 hours (2022), each funding a portfolio of 12 projects. This provides an alternative capital source alongside institutional investors.
5. Collective self-consumption (Flex'EnR): Launched in 2023, Flex'EnR enables Dev'EnR to sell locally produced green electricity directly to local consumers through collective self-consumption arrangements, bypassing traditional utility intermediaries and creating short-circuit energy sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Dev'EnR is an independent French renewable energy producer that develops, finances, builds, and operates photovoltaic solar power plants. It delivers ground-mounted solar farms, rooftop installations, parking canopies (ombrières), floating solar plants, and agrivoltaic projects typically sized between 300 kWc and over 10 MWc, targeting the gap between small residential installers and large energy groups. The company also operates Flex'EnR, a collective self-consumption model that lets local consumers share electricity generated by nearby solar plants.

Product overview

Dev'EnR is an independent renewable energy producer specializing in photovoltaic solar installations. The company operates a portfolio of solar solutions including ground-mounted solar farms, floating solar installations, parking canopies, rooftop systems, and agrivoltaic projects. Dev'EnR develops, constructs, and operates solar installations through a complete lifecycle including site identification, permitting, financing, construction, and 30+ year exploitation. The company offers both owned installations and specialized services including Flex'EnR collective self-consumption solutions, battery energy storage systems, and participatory financing options for citizen investors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Flex'EnR: Collective self-consumption solution enabling local production and consumption of green electricity through short circuits, acronym for Fourniture Locale d'Electricité en Circuits-Courts.

Products and services

• Ground-Mounted Solar Farms (Centrales solaires au sol)
• Parking Solar Canopies - Ombrières de parking
• Floating Solar Farms (Centrales solaires flottantes)
• Rooftop Solar Installations (Centrales solaires en toiture)
• Agrivoltaic Projects (Projets agrivoltaïques)
• Flex'EnR - Collective Self-Consumption Brand

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects generating ~1 GWc total capacity across 6 French regions
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• BCTG AvocatsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 April 2023BCTG Avocats acted as legal advisor to Dev'EnR during the €12.5M funding round transaction, supporting the company's expansion in the French solar market.
• CEMATER (Cluster à Energie Positive d'Occitanie)minorOthersDev'EnR is a member of CEMATER, which federates companies in renewable energy and sustainable construction across Occitanie. The cluster promotes quality standards, continuous staff training, regulatory compliance, and transparency. Dev'EnR is also a signatory of CEMATER's Charte de Bonne Pratique pour la Préservation de la Biodiversité.
• 1% For The PlanetminorOthersDev'EnR is committed to the 1% For The Planet movement, pledging to donate 1% of its annual revenue to environmental preservation associations. This commitment was made from the company's founding as part of its ecological responsibility framework.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Urbasolar: Independent French solar developer and IPP with regional offices across southern France, offering ground-mounted, rooftop, and floating PV with agrivoltaic specialization. Directly comparable to Dev'EnR's product mix, geographic footprint, and independent-developer positioning.
• Photosol: French independent solar developer and operator developing, financing, building, and operating PV plants with strong territorial focus. Closely comparable to Dev'EnR in business model (developer + IPP) and target customer base (landowners, municipalities, agricultural operators).
• Akuo Energy: Independent French renewable energy producer and developer with a strong territorial-integration model and community-financing ethos. Comparable to Dev'EnR's independent-producer positioning and emphasis on local stakeholder co-construction.
• Valorem: Independent French renewable energy developer and operator (wind, solar, hydro) with strong regional roots and a developer-to-IPP model. Comparable to Dev'EnR's independent-developer ethos and full-lifecycle project management.
• Amarenco: Independent European solar and storage IPP developing and operating mid-scale PV projects across France, Ireland, and other markets. Comparable as a peer independent IPP targeting similar mid-sized project ranges.
• Reden Solar: European solar IPP (Macquarie-backed) operating a portfolio of ground-mounted and rooftop PV across France. Comparable to Dev'EnR as a France-focused solar IPP/developer with a similar project economics profile.
• Générale du Solaire: French independent solar developer focused on ground-mounted PV, agrivoltaic, and rooftop projects across France. Similar mid-sized independent-developer profile to Dev'EnR with comparable product breadth.

Broad incumbents

• Voltalia: French-listed renewable IPP (Mulliez-family controlled) operating wind, solar, hydro, and storage across multiple countries. Comparable as a French-headquartered independent renewable IPP, but with broader geographic and technology scope than Dev'EnR.
• Neoen: Major French independent renewable IPP (now majority-owned by Brookfield) operating solar, wind, and storage at utility scale. Comparable as a France-headquartered independent renewable IPP but operates at a materially larger scale than Dev'EnR.
• TotalEnergies Renewables: Renewable energy arm of TotalEnergies, the largest energy company in France, developing and operating utility-scale solar, wind, and storage globally. Comparable as a French solar developer/operator but with vastly greater balance sheet, pipeline, and competing priorities versus Dev'EnR's territorial mid-scale focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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