SCIVEN
SCIVEN is a Portuguese clean-tech company founded in 2011 that designs and operates small-scale biomass Combined Heat and Power systems, combining proprietary Organic Rankine Cycle cogeneration technology with AI-based energy management to serve intensive energy users across tourism, sports, healthcare, education, industrial, and agricultural verticals primarily in Portugal.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2011
- HeadquartersCoimbra, Portugal
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What SCIVEN does
SCIVEN is a Portuguese clean-technology company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Coimbra, Portugal, that designs, markets, and operates integrated energy generation and efficiency solutions for intensive energy users. Its product portfolio centers on small-scale biomass Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systems, combining proprietary Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) cogeneration technology with automatic biomass boilers rated between 150 and 500 kW, supported by an AI-based energy management system for monitoring, predictive analytics, and optimization. Documented customer outcomes include up to 70% reduction in heat production costs, approximately 30% reduction in electricity costs, 80-90% system efficiency versus 40-50% for conventional systems, and payback periods of under one year, with the headline case study of a Portuguese municipal swimming pool complex achieving €330,000 in annual savings and 284,000 kg of avoided CO2 emissions per year.
The company serves a vertical mix that includes tourism and hospitality (hotels, SPAs, heated pools), sports facilities, healthcare, educational institutions, industrial processes, and agriculture (greenhouses, poultry farms), with Portugal as its primary served market. Revenue is generated through three streams: equipment sales of ORC and biomass boiler systems, multi-year Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) contracts that remove upfront CAPEX for customers, and professional services for installation, commissioning, and maintenance. Distribution relies on direct enterprise field sales supplemented by partnerships with engineering project offices that integrate SCIVEN solutions into public infrastructure projects, with additional ecosystem partners including Cleanwatts, Silveira Tech, alpha it, FIRSTRULE, and svitech. The company is privately held, has 1-10 employees, and has raised a small disclosed round led by Portugal Ventures with participation from Savvy Capital Partners; in 2025 it signed a Letter of Intent with Aquabattery to pilot long-duration energy storage, signaling intent to expand beyond its current CHP/biomass core.
SCIVEN firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- SCIVEN
- Legal name
- sciven
- Website
- https://sciven.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2011
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- SCIVEN is a Portuguese clean-tech company founded in 2011 that designs and operates small-scale biomass Combined Heat and Power systems, combining proprietary Organic Rankine Cycle cogeneration technology with AI-based energy management to serve intensive energy users across tourism, sports, healthcare, education, industrial, and agricultural verticals primarily in Portugal.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
SCIVEN industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Combined Heat and Power Systems
- NAICS
- Biomass Electric Power Generation (221117), Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing (333414), Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing (333611), Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply (221330)
- SIC
- Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Biomass CHP & Cogeneration Plants (Industrial & Utility) (EUAAAGAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Biomass Plant EPC & Integration (Design/Build, Balance of Plant) (EUAAAGAH), Onsite Low-Carbon Heat & CHP (Electrified CHP, Fuel Cells, Renewable CHP) (EUABAJAI)
Keywords
Where SCIVEN is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Coimbra
- HQ country
- Portugal
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
SCIVEN business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Equipment Sales: Sale of SCIVEN ORC systems, biomass boilers, and cogeneration equipment to industrial and commercial customers for installation in their facilities.
- Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS): Comprehensive energy service model where SCIVEN provides energy supply, efficiency solutions, renewable energy integration, and maintenance without upfront capital investment from customers. Customers pay for the service rather than hardware.
- Professional Services: Installation, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance services for SCIVEN energy systems, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom energy solutions - Quote-based pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels4 records
SCIVEN product offering
Product offeringCore offering
SCIVEN develops, markets, and supplies small-scale cogeneration and combined heat and power (CHP) systems based on proprietary Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology and automatic biomass boilers (150–500 kW). Its integrated solutions, combined with an AI-based energy management system, deliver simultaneous heat and electricity for intensive energy consumers in sectors such as tourism, sports facilities, hospitals, industry, education, and agriculture. The company also offers an Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) model that removes upfront capital expenditure for customers.
Product overview
SCIVEN offers a portfolio of energy efficiency solutions centered on organic Rankine cycle (ORC) technology and biomass boilers. The core products include SCIVEN ORC (small-scale cogeneration using the Organic Rankine Cycle), SCIVEN Biomass Boiler (automatic biomass heating systems), and integrated solutions combining both technologies as Biomass Combined Heat & Power (CHP). These products work together to deliver cogeneration capabilities—simultaneously producing electricity and thermal energy—enabling clients to achieve up to 70% savings on thermal energy costs and approximately 30% savings on electricity costs. The company targets intensive energy users across sectors including tourism/hospitality, sports facilities, industrial processes, and public infrastructure.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- SCIVEN ORC: Organic Rankine Cycle cogeneration technology for small-scale power generation.
- SCIVEN Heat Production
- SCIVEN Biomass Boiler
- SCIVEN EaaS
Products and services
- SCIVEN ORC Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology for small-scale cogeneration, producing clean electricity and thermal energy from a single fuel source with efficiency rates up to 80-90%. Designed for intensive energy users such as hotels with heated pools, hospitals, and industrial processes.
- SCIVEN Biomass Boiler Automatic biomass boilers ranging from 150 to 500 kW per unit, providing efficient heat production up to 95°C with seamless integration into cascade systems. Fully automatic operation delivers up to 70% savings on heat production for industrial and commercial applications.
- Biomass Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Integrated solution combining SCIVEN's Biomass Boiler with SCIVEN ORC to decarbonize processes while saving up to 70% in total thermal energy costs and around 30% in total electricity costs. Suited to applications requiring low-temperature energy intensively, with excess power usable on-site or sellable.
- Cogeneration System Combined heat and power system that produces clean electricity and thermal energy simultaneously using SCIVEN's ORC technology, saving up to 30% on electricity costs. Especially suited to the tourism sector including heated pools, hotels, SPAs, and resorts.
- Biomass Heating Biomass boiler-based heating solution for industrial and commercial applications, providing up to 70% savings on heat production with fully automatic operation and AI-based energy management for peak efficiency.
- Energy Service (EaaS) Energy-as-a-Service model providing comprehensive energy supply, efficiency solutions, renewable energy integration, installation, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance without upfront capital investment. Customers pay for the service rather than hardware, with collaborative partnerships with engineering project offices to integrate solutions into public infrastructure including municipal swimming pools, universities, and other public buildings.
Quantifiable outcome
- 70% savings on heat production costs
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use SCIVEN
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
SCIVEN technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability2 records
Feature4 records
SCIVEN partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- AquabatterycoreAquabattery and SCIVEN signed a Letter of Intent to collaborate on long-duration energy storage solutions through joint pilot projects and technical validation. The partnership aims to accelerate the commercialization of Aquabattery's LDES technology and explore deployment opportunities.
- Centro da Biomassa para EnergiacorePartnership for sustainable biomass fuel sourcing and quality assurance. SCIVEN collaborates with Centro da Biomassa para a Energia to ensure clean, quality fuel sources that preserve forests and mitigate risks associated with forest debris management.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
SCIVEN competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Turboden: Turboden (a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries group company) manufactures Organic Rankine Cycle turbines for biomass, geothermal, and waste-heat recovery applications. It is the most direct competitor to SCIVEN's ORC-based small-scale CHP value proposition, targeting similar industrial and commercial customers.
- ElectraTherm: ElectraTherm produces small-scale ORC generators (Power-Blox style products) that convert low-temperature waste heat into electricity. Highly comparable to SCIVEN ORC on architecture, scale, and target use cases including biomass and industrial waste-heat recovery.
Broad incumbents
- Ormat Technologies: Ormat is a major global manufacturer and operator of ORC power units, with broad binary-cycle and geothermal expertise. It overlaps with SCIVEN on the ORC turbine/generator technology layer and serves distributed-generation customers with similar recurring-energy economics.
- Viessmann Climate Solutions: Viessmann manufactures biomass boilers, heat pumps, and integrated heating solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial customers across Europe. The biomass boiler and integrated heating system portfolio directly competes with SCIVEN Biomass Boiler and CHP offerings.
- Bosch Thermotechnology: Bosch produces commercial and industrial biomass heating systems, as well as broader HVAC solutions. Comparable to SCIVEN on biomass-fired heat generation for industrial and commercial segments, with substantially larger scale and distribution.
- EDP (Energias de Portugal): EDP is the dominant Portuguese electric utility and a global renewable energy player with biomass, solar, and distributed-generation offerings. It is a potential channel partner, competitor, and benchmark for SCIVEN's biomass energy and EaaS go-to-market in Portugal.
Regional players
- Cleanwatts: Cleanwatts is a Portuguese clean-tech company offering energy efficiency, solar, and community energy services in Iberia and Brazil. It is a listed partner on SCIVEN's website and overlaps in the Portuguese distributed-energy and decarbonization market.
Emerging players
- KWB Austria: KWB specializes in automatic biomass (wood-pellet/chip) boilers for residential and small-commercial applications in Europe. Highly comparable to SCIVEN's automated 150-500 kW biomass boiler range and target customer profile of small intensive energy users.
- Capstone Green Energy: Capstone manufactures microturbines and distributed energy systems with CHP configurations for commercial and industrial customers. The microturbine-CHP product line competes with SCIVEN's small-scale biomass CHP pitch on modularity and low-emission distributed generation.
Others
- Aquabattery: Aquabattery develops long-duration (thermal) energy storage using water-based chemistry. It is a 2025 Letter of Intent partner of SCIVEN and operates as an ecosystem enabler in the same clean-tech stack SCIVEN is building around biomass CHP and AI optimization.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
SCIVEN social profiles
Digital presenceSCIVEN financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
SCIVEN leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
SCIVEN funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors2 records
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SCIVEN M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about SCIVEN
What does SCIVEN do?
SCIVEN develops, markets, and supplies small-scale cogeneration and combined heat and power (CHP) systems based on proprietary Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology and automatic biomass boilers (150–500 kW). Its integrated solutions, combined with an AI-based energy management system, deliver simultaneous heat and electricity for intensive energy consumers in sectors such as tourism, sports facilities, hospitals, industry, education, and agriculture. The company also offers an Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) model that removes upfront capital expenditure for customers.
Is SCIVEN a public or private company?
SCIVEN is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was SCIVEN founded?
SCIVEN was founded in 2011. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is SCIVEN based?
SCIVEN is headquartered in Coimbra, Portugal, in the Europe region.
How does SCIVEN make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) and professional Services.
Who are SCIVEN's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Turboden and ElectraTherm. Broad incumbents are Ormat Technologies, Viessmann Climate Solutions, Bosch Thermotechnology and EDP (Energias de Portugal). Cleanwatts is listed as a regional player. Emerging players are KWB Austria and Capstone Green Energy. Aquabattery is listed as an others.
Does SCIVEN have an API?
No public API is recorded for SCIVEN.
What industry is SCIVEN in?
SCIVEN's product category is Combined Heat and Power Systems. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAAAGAA, Biomass CHP & Cogeneration Plants (Industrial & Utility), with a secondary code of EUAAAGAH, Biomass Plant EPC & Integration (Design/Build, Balance of Plant). Its NAICS code is 221117 and its SIC code is 4991.