What TransitionHERO does

TransitionHERO is a Dutch greentech engineering consultancy founded in April 2019 in Rotterdam by Petra Beris and Stef Clevers, serving industrial clients, greentech startups, and municipalities with engineering and optioneering services for decarbonization projects. Its core offerings include parametric engineering, sustainable business cases, and standardized IndustryREADY Design Packages, delivered via a proprietary in-house software tool called "Bubbles" that supports rapid exploration of design alternatives across thermal storage, chemical recycling, hydrogen, and other greentech domains. The firm has accumulated a portfolio of 60+ clients across 5 continents — including PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, DSM, Vopak, Agristo, BioBTX, PAKT, Låkril Technologies, and Dutch municipalities such as Breda and Utrecht — and reports 515,000+ tons of CO2 saved across completed projects with a further ~2 million tons projected from projects in its pipeline. Notable recent engagements include a high-temperature heat storage consortium (2026-03) with PepsiCo, Eneco, Kraftblock, and Liander.

The business operates on a B2B professional services model, with quote-based, project-priced engagements and a clear go-to-market built on greentech technical credibility, multi-stakeholder consortium orchestration, and productized service lines. The company is founder-owned with no external investment disclosed, has grown from 2 co-founders to approximately 20 employees, and is headquartered at the Cambridge Innovation Center in Rotterdam's Millennium Tower. Revenue mechanics are typical of specialized engineering consulting: a mix of larger enterprise anchor projects (multinationals and Dutch municipalities) and smaller engagements with early-stage greentech startups, with productized packages designed to improve margin and scalability over fully custom work.

Name

TransitionHERO

Legal name

TransitionHERO

Website

https://transitionhero.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TransitionHERO is a Dutch greentech engineering consultancy that delivers parametric engineering, optioneering, and sustainable business case services to industrial clients, greentech startups, and municipalities across five continents, using a proprietary software tool called Bubbles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Green Technology Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Transition Plan Development & Implementation Roadmapping (EUABAKAB)

Keywords

• Green technology engineering
• Scale-up engineering services
• Sustainable business cases
• Parametric engineering
• Industrial energy transition

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional services revenue from providing sustainable business case development, concept engineering, parametric engineering, and scale-up design services to greentech startups, industrial clients, and municipalities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

TransitionHERO provides professional engineering consulting services that help scale green technologies from idea to full-scale industrial demonstrator. Their core offerings include Sustainable Business Cases, IndustryREADY Design Packages, Parametric Engineering, Scale-up Services, and Energy Services, supported by two proprietary software tools — Bubbles (which calculates CAPEX/OPEX cost drivers across conceptual designs) and an Optioneering Tool (which compares investment and operational costs of design alternatives). Services target greentech startups, industrial corporates, and Dutch municipalities.

Product overview

TransitionHERO offers a portfolio of green technology engineering and consulting services. Their core offerings include IndustryREADY Design Packages for scaling up green technologies to industrial demonstrator level, Parametric Engineering for automated and scalable design generation, and Sustainable Business Cases for greentech acceleration. The company also provides Scale-up Services and Energy Services targeting startups, industrial clients, and municipalities. Their proprietary software tools, including Bubbles (an engineering-to-business-case streamlining platform) and an Optioneering Tool, enable automated cost analysis and design optimization. The portfolio is delivered as professional services rather than a standalone software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bubbles: A software product that streamlines the engineering process from design through to business case within one tool, efficiently calculating cost drivers (CAPEX, OPEX) to determine business cases for different conceptual designs.

Products and services

• Sustainable Business Cases Consulting service focused on accelerating greentech from idea to implementation by building investable business cases for decision makers; uses the firm's own optioneering tools to prioritize cost drivers and manage iterative engineering in sprints.
• IndustryREADY Design Packages Design program that scales up green technologies from an initial idea to a full-scale industrial demonstrator, guiding clients through the entire development process.
• Parametric Engineering Methodology that generates scalable and automated design as well as business cases for faster roll-out of green technology projects, applied as a consulting service.
• Scale-up Services Services helping startups and scale-ups turn their ideas into industry-ready designs and scale them quickly to create impact.
• Energy Services Comprehensive energy transition consulting services for industrial clients and municipalities covering sustainable heat, electrification, and process optimization.
• Bubbles Proprietary software that streamlines the engineering process from conceptual design through to business case development within one tool, efficiently calculating CAPEX and OPEX cost drivers and enabling quick comparison of different conceptual designs. Used by the firm's engineers in service delivery.
• Optioneering Tool Self-developed tool that compares and visualizes investment and operational costs of different options, splitting processes into blocks or design sprints using functional units, used to optimize designs toward the best business case.

Quantifiable outcome

• 515,000+ tons CO2 saved across completed projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PepsiCocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Collaboration on high temperature heat storage project at PepsiCo's Dutch snack production site. Renewable electricity is converted into heat and stored in a thermal battery to electrify a gas-fired frying process operating at ~260°C, allowing continuous production independent of renewable generation fluctuations.
• EnecocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Partner in the high temperature heat storage project with PepsiCo, contributing energy expertise and sustainable electricity supply for the industrial electrification initiative.
• KraftblockcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2026Technology partner providing thermal battery storage technology for the high temperature heat storage system enabling industrial electrification at PepsiCo's facility.
• LianderminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Grid operator partner in the high temperature heat storage project, addressing grid congestion challenges and providing infrastructure for the industrial electrification solution.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Metabolic: Amsterdam-based sustainability consultancy advising companies, governments, and startups on circular economy and climate transition strategies. Closely comparable in mission, geography, and target segments (startups, corporates, municipalities), with similar scale and consulting-led model.
• Witteveen+Bos: Dutch engineering and consultancy firm with strong energy transition, hydrogen, and circular economy practices serving Dutch municipalities and industrial clients. Comparable in scale (~1,200 employees vs TransitionHERO's 20), Dutch base, and target segments.
• EcoAct (now part of PwC): Climate strategy and carbon consulting firm (acquired by PwC in 2023) advising corporates on net-zero strategies, transition plans, and SBTi alignment. Closely comparable in the corporate net-zero and climate strategy services lane TransitionHERO competes in.
• South Pole: Global climate solutions provider offering climate strategy consulting, net-zero target setting, and transition planning for corporates. Comparable as a specialist consultancy helping industrial clients build and implement decarbonization roadmaps — the same service line TransitionHERO sells.
• Circle Economy: Amsterdam-based impact organization focused on circular economy advisory, working with corporates, cities, and governments. Comparable as a Dutch circular/greentech consultancy addressing industrial decarbonization and circular transitions for similar customer segments.

Broad incumbents

• Sweco: Europe-headquartered engineering, design, and consultancy firm with a dedicated energy transition and sustainability practice serving industrial and municipal clients. Comparable in core offerings (sustainability engineering for industry and municipalities) but at significantly larger scale.
• Guidehouse: Global consultancy (spun out of Navigant) with a strong energy, sustainability, and infrastructure practice advising utilities and industrial clients on decarbonization and energy transition. Comparable in energy transition advisory for large industrial customers, though much broader and larger.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with a strong sustainability and climate advisory practice serving industrial and public-sector clients. Comparable in industrial decarbonization services but with global reach, deeper capital base, and a much broader portfolio than TransitionHERO.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Large Dutch engineering consultancy with extensive sustainability, energy transition, and industrial decarbonization practices. Directly comparable in offering (engineering + sustainability strategy for industrial clients and governments), but operates at vastly greater scale and broader portfolio.
• DNV: Global assurance and engineering advisory firm with a substantial energy transition and decarbonization practice serving industrial and energy clients. Comparable in engineering services for industrial decarbonization but at vastly greater scale and broader remit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/petra-beris

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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