Syndicat des énergies renouvelables

What Syndicat des énergies renouvelables does

Syndicat des énergies renouvelables (SER) is a French professional trade association (syndicat professionnel) founded in 1993 and headquartered at 40-42 rue La Boétie in Paris, representing the renewable energy sector in France. The association serves over 500 member companies spanning global energy majors, local EnR actors, and approximately two-thirds PME/ETI firms, covering all renewable sectors — solar, wind, hydro, biomass, geothermal, marine energy, and biogas. Its revenue model is anchored in recurring membership fees (cotisations) supplemented by Qualiopi-certified professional training, event sponsorship, and partner-funded knowledge products.

SER's product surface is organized around four pillars: knowledge products (annual panoramas, fiscal/employment studies, and interactive cartographic atlases developed with partners Colombus Consulting and UTOPIES), Qualiopi-certified training programs on storage, biodiversity, CPPA contracts, and grid integration, member-only services (regulatory intelligence, networking, an annual colloquium now in its 27th edition), and a regional representative network covering all 12 mainland French regions plus overseas territories (Corsica, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Réunion, Mayotte). Distribution is multi-channel, combining direct membership engagement, professional events (annual colloquium at UNESCO/Maison des Sciences, National Photovoltaic Colloquium, EMR Assises, Renewable Gas Assises), the "Watts Up" podcast on Ausha, a YouTube channel, and a regular newsletter.

The organization is led by President Jules Nyssen and Délégué général Alexandre Roesch, with a permanent multidisciplinary team specialized by renewable-energy sector and cross-cutting topic (legal, technical, electrical networks, innovation, socio-economic, jobs, industry). SER does not develop proprietary technology products; its competitive position rests on sector convening power, 25 years of institutional credibility, structural participation in standards and norms, and seat on all regional energy committees (CRE). Quantified industry outcomes SER promotes include approximately 428,000 direct/indirect renewable-energy jobs in France in 2024, €2.172 billion in local tax revenue generated in 2024, and 775,500 total jobs (direct, indirect, induced) created by the sector.

Name

Syndicat des énergies renouvelables

Legal name

Syndicat des énergies renouvelables

Website

https://www.syndicat-energies-renouvelables.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Syndicat des énergies renouvelables (SER) is a French non-profit trade association founded in 1993, representing over 500 renewable-energy member companies through advocacy, Qualiopi-certified training, research publications, annual events, and a regional representative network across mainland and overseas France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Trade Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Content, Trade & Supply-Chain Regulation (Import duties, anti-dumping) (EUAMANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB), Sustainability, ESG & Climate Risk Advisory (BPAHAJAH)

Keywords

• Renewable energy advocacy
• Sector trade association
• Professional training services
• Industry policy representation
• Renewable energy publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (cotisations): As a professional trade association, SER generates revenue through membership fees from its 500+ member companies in the renewable energy sector. Members include energy sector companies, local renewable energy actors, and 2/3 PME and ETI companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SER is a French professional trade association that represents the renewable energy sector before public authorities and provides its 500+ member companies with regulatory information, advocacy, networking, Qualiopi-certified professional training, publications, and sectoral events. Its offerings cover all 12 renewable energy segments (solar, wind, hydro, biomass, geothermal, marine, biogas) plus cross-cutting topics including legal, technical, electrical networks, innovation, socio-economic, jobs, and industry. Members include global energy players, local renewable energy actors, and approximately two-thirds PME and ETI firms operating in metropolitan France, overseas territories, and internationally.

Product overview

The Syndicat des énergies renouvelables (SER) is a French professional trade association representing companies in the renewable energy sector. Rather than offering a unified software product, SER provides a portfolio of services including Qualiopi-certified professional training programs covering topics such as energy storage, biodiversity in EnR projects, remuneration mechanisms, and grid integration; publications and studies including fiscal impact analyses and employment reports; annual events including the 27th annual colloquium; a member directory of over 500 companies; and interactive digital mapping tools for visualizing fiscal and employment data. The organization serves as the voice of the renewable energy industry in France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Qualiopi-Certified Professional Training Programs

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• UTOPIEScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026SER partnered with UTOPIES and Colombus Consulting for a study on employment in renewable energy sectors in territories. The study analyzed 775,500 jobs generated in France by renewables in 2024, including direct, indirect, and induced employment effects.
• Colombus ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026SER partnered with Colombus Consulting to conduct studies on fiscal impacts of renewable energies in France. The study revealed €2.172 billion in local tax revenue generated by renewables in 2024, analyzing data across 12 renewable energy sectors and territorial levels.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• France Énergie Éolienne (FEE): French wind energy trade association representing wind developers and the wind value chain. It is a direct peer because it competes with SER for wind-sector members while addressing the same French renewable policy and advocacy agenda.
• Enerplan: French professional association for the solar energy sector. Directly comparable to SER as a French renewable-energy trade body with advocacy, training, and event offerings focused on a single technology vertical.
• France Hydro: French association representing hydroelectricity producers and the hydro value chain. Directly comparable to SER as a sector-specific French renewable trade association engaging in policy advocacy and member services.
• SolarPower Europe: European solar energy industry association based in Brussels. Comparable to SER as a trade body representing the solar value chain on policy, market intelligence, and events, but operating at EU rather than national level.
• WindEurope: European wind energy trade association. A direct peer of SER in business model and mandate (advocacy, data, events) but with EU-wide scope and a wind-only focus, unlike SER's horizontal French renewables remit.
• Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien (BEE): German umbrella association for the renewable energy sector. Closely comparable to SER as a national-level federation covering all renewable technologies with advocacy, policy work, and member services.
• RenewableUK: UK trade association for renewable energy (wind, wave, tidal). Comparable to SER as a national renewables trade body performing advocacy, intelligence, and events, though concentrated on wind and marine.
• American Clean Power Association (ACP): US clean energy trade association representing wind, solar, storage, and transmission. Comparable in mandate and structure (horizontal renewable advocacy for utilities, developers, and supply chain) but operating in the US regulatory environment.

Broad incumbents

• Union Française de l'Électricité (UFE): French electricity industry federation covering the full electricity value chain including renewables. Comparable to SER in French advocacy, but broader in scope (nuclear, networks, conventional generation) rather than renewables-specialized.

Regional players

• ATEE (Association Technique Énergie Environnement): French association promoting efficient energy use and environmental best practices. Comparable to SER as a French membership-driven energy association with training and events, but with a cross-cutting energy efficiency focus rather than pure renewables advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PL0k6oDdNSYENmZ8a6FxGQVC7xi5cIthYd
• Xx.com/ser_enr
• Facebookfacebook.com/SER.Cest.Le.Bon.Sens

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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