What Midiplan does

Midiplan GmbH & Co. KG is an independent, manufacturer-neutral German engineering consultancy headquartered in Bietigheimer Straße 5, Bietigheim-Bissingen, near Stuttgart. Founded in 1999, the firm specializes in planning and project management for energy and heat technology systems in the 100 kW to 100 MW power range, including combined heat and power (CHP/BHKW) plants, heating and steam boiler systems, gas and steam turbines, heat pumps, cooling systems, renewable energy installations, and hydraulic optimization of heating and chilled water distribution networks. Services span the full project lifecycle from initial concept and feasibility studies through detailed planning, tendering, construction supervision, and commissioning, supported by proprietary software-assisted simulation and optimization tools for holistic energy system design.

The firm serves large and medium-sized industrial and commercial enterprises, energy suppliers, municipal utilities, and communal operations with high energy demand. Named enterprise clients include Roche Diagnostics, Porsche, Volkswagen Sachsen, Robert Bosch (Immenstadt and Schwieberdingen), Bayer, Wacker Chemie (Burghausen GuD 120 MW), BSR Berlin, MVB Hamburg, Alfred Ritter, Handtmann, Klinikum Stuttgart, KIT, and Stadtwerke and FairNetz municipal utilities. The firm holds regulated credentials including BAFA Energieberater, Energieeffizienz-Experte, and EDL-G energy auditor status, supporting energy consulting, BEG/BEW/EEW funding advisory, and DIN EN 16247 audits.

Midiplan operates with 13-15 employees and is owned and managed by two founders, Frank Peetz (focus: CHP, heat pumps, hydraulic consulting) and Achim Silcher (focus: boiler systems, district heating), each with more than 20 years of practical experience. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees, distributed via direct consultative enterprise sales across Germany from the single headquarters, supplemented by thought-leadership activity through BHKW-Consult conferences and partnerships with BHKW-Infozentrum, EMCplan, and CleverReach for newsletter distribution. No external investors, acquisitions, or subsidiaries are reported, and the firm has remained founder-owned and organically financed since 1999.

Name

Midiplan

Legal name

Midiplan GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://midiplan.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Midiplan is an independent, manufacturer-neutral German engineering consultancy founded in 1999 that plans and supervises energy and heat technology projects (CHP, heat pumps, boilers, turbines, district heating) for industrial enterprises, utilities, and municipal operators across Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Engineering Consulting Services

akta.pro primary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Energy engineering consulting
• Combined heat power planning
• Industrial energy systems
• Heating boiler planning
• Renewable energy consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Bietigheim-bissingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Planning Services: Consulting, conception, planning and construction supervision services for energy generation, conversion, coupling and distribution plants. Revenue generated through project-based professional services from initial idea through to commissioning.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Midiplan is an independent, manufacturer-neutral engineering consultancy that plans and supervises the construction of energy and heat technology systems for industrial, commercial, and municipal clients. Services cover the full project lifecycle — consulting, conception, detailed planning, tendering, and construction management — for combined heat and power plants (BHKW), heating and steam boilers, gas and steam turbines, heat pumps and renewable energy systems, cooling generation, energy distribution networks, and electrical planning, with project sizes typically between 100 kW and 100 MW.

Product overview

Midiplan is an independent, manufacturer-neutral engineering consultancy for energy and heat technology that provides comprehensive planning and consulting services. The company offers a unified portfolio of interconnected services centered on energy generation, distribution, and optimization. Core offerings include Blockheizkraftwerke (BHKW) combined heat and power plants, heating and steam boiler systems, gas and steam turbine systems, renewable energy solutions (heat pumps, biomass, PV, solar thermal), cooling generation systems, energy distribution networks, electrical planning, and energy consulting with building physics services. The company follows a project lifecycle approach providing consulting, conception, detailed planning, tendering, and construction management from idea to commissioning. Midiplan specializes in projects ranging from approximately 100 kW to 100 MW.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Blockheizkraftwerke (BHKW) — Combined Heat and Power Plants Planning Planning and project management of block heating power plants (BHKW) for efficient simultaneous generation of electricity and heat using gas motors, biogas, or sewage gas; serves industrial, commercial, and municipal clients with high heat-and-power demand.
• Heiz- und Dampfkesselanlagen — Heating and Steam Boiler Systems Planning Planning of conventional heating and steam boiler plants fired with natural gas or heating oil, including efficiency enhancements via economizers and condensing heat exchangers; serves industrial, commercial, and district heating clients.
• Gas- und Dampfturbinenanlagen — Gas and Steam Turbine Systems Planning Planning of gas and steam turbine systems based on the combined heat and power principle, including combined gas and steam turbine power plants (GuD) with very high electrical efficiencies; serves industrial and waste-to-energy clients.
• Erneuerbare Energien — Renewable Energy Systems Planning Planning of systems using renewable energy sources including heat pumps (groundwater, ambient air, deep geothermal), biomass firing (wood chips, pellets), photovoltaic systems, solar thermal plants, and ORC plants; serves industrial, commercial, and district heating clients pursuing decarbonization.
• Kälteerzeugung — Cooling Generation Systems Planning Planning of compression refrigeration systems and absorption chillers for utilizing waste heat from CHP plants or other waste heat streams, including closed cooling systems; serves industrial and commercial clients needing process or building cooling.
• Energieverteilung und Netzersatzanlagen — Energy Distribution and Emergency Power Planning Hydraulic optimization of heating water and chilled water distribution networks, district heating connections, and emergency power generation systems based on diesel motor aggregates; serves industrial, commercial, and municipal clients.
• Elektroplanung — Electrical Planning Planning of electrical switchgear and automation systems for energy plants, integration of power generators, transformer stations and protection technology, and industrial and area electrical networks.
• Energieberatung und Bauphysik — Energy Consulting and Building Physics Comprehensive energy consulting including BEG/BEW/EEW funding advice, energy certificates, sustainable building concepts, energy refurbishment concepts, energy demand calculations, thermal bridge calculations, ventilation concepts, and energy audits according to DIN EN 16247; serves owners of large residential buildings, offices, and commercial/industrial sites.
• Beratung, Konzeption und Bauleitung — Consulting, Conception and Construction Management Full-service engineering delivery from initial idea to commissioning, including consulting, concept studies, detailed planning, neutral tendering, contract negotiation support, construction supervision, and project management; offered as the overarching engagement framework for Midiplan's technology-specific services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Total efficiency of 94% achieved with BHKW and heat pump combination
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• BHKW-InfozentrumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember partner organization. BHKW-Infozentrum has been informing about highly efficient CHP technologies and legal frameworks since 1999. The partnership provides access to CHP industry knowledge network and standards.
• EMCplanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner-based service and technology platform for energy efficiency and energy management. Over 150 specialized partners across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland collaborate to support client success through interdisciplinary expertise in analysis, consulting, planning, and implementation.
• BHKW-Consult, RastattminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborative partnership for organizing conference events on block heating power topics (www.bhkw-konferenz.de). Frank Peetz gives presentations as part of these events.
• Planning Network PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough their extensive network of planning partners, Midiplan can recommend additional experts that complement their qualifications during ongoing projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AFRY AB: AFRY (formerly Pöyry and ÅF) is a Nordic-based international engineering consultancy with leading energy and process industry practices. It serves power, heat, and industrial clients across Europe on energy transition projects, overlapping with Midiplan's energy systems planning work but at significantly larger scale.
• WSP Global Inc. WSP is a global engineering consultancy with significant energy and industrial property practices across Europe. It provides energy strategy and infrastructure planning services to similar industrial and utility clients, with overlap in energy efficiency and decarbonization projects.
• Worley Limited: Worley is a global energy, chemicals, and resources project delivery and consulting firm. It provides energy systems and industrial energy consulting to similar end markets, including chemicals, with overlap in energy transition and decarbonization planning.
• Sweco AB: Sweco is a major European engineering consultancy with strong energy and industrial practices across the Nordics, Germany, and Benelux. It competes in energy planning, heat networks, and industrial energy efficiency across the same customer base as Midiplan.
• Drees & Sommer SE: Drees & Sommer is a major German engineering consultancy covering real estate, infrastructure, and industrial energy projects. While broader than Midiplan, it competes in industrial energy planning and energy efficiency consulting for German industrial and commercial clients.
• Stantec Inc. Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with energy and industrial practices. It serves utility and industrial clients on energy infrastructure projects, with overlap in energy systems planning and energy efficiency consulting.
• Ramboll Group A/S: Ramboll is an international engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with strong energy and climate practices. It provides energy planning and district heating advisory services across Europe, comparable to Midiplan's district heating and energy efficiency consulting work.
• Tractebel (Engie): Tractebel is a global engineering consultancy owned by Engie, providing energy, water, and infrastructure advisory services. It includes the former German Lahmeyer International, with a long-standing energy and power plant planning practice that overlaps with Midiplan's energy systems consulting.

Direct peers

• COWI A/S: COWI is a Danish international engineering consultancy with strong energy and infrastructure practices, including district heating and energy transition advisory. It serves European industrial and municipal clients with comparable energy systems planning and project management services.
• Fichtner GmbH & Co. KG: Fichtner is a Stuttgart-based independent engineering and consulting firm with deep energy and infrastructure expertise, including power plant planning, energy distribution, and renewable energy. Like Midiplan, it offers manufacturer-neutral engineering consulting to utilities and industrial clients at similar customer scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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