ALOEN

What ALOEN does

ALOEN (Agence Locale de l'Énergie et du Climat de Bretagne Sud) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2005 and headquartered at 6 rue de l'Aquilon in Lorient, France. It delivers free, neutral energy-renovation and ecological-transition advisory services to four primary segments: residents/individuals, SMBs and associations, co-ownerships/syndics, and local governments. The agency operates as an official member of the France Rénov' national advice network and the FLAME federation of local energy and climate agencies, and serves the territories of Lorient Agglomération, Quimperlé Communauté, Blavet Bellevue Océan, and Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique (AQTA).

The core service portfolio comprises France Rénov' residential advisory (including home visits, CAPRENOV' indicative energy evaluations, and financial-aid navigation), PACTE ENTREPRISES for SMB/industrial energy projects, co-ownership renovation support (PPPT/DPE/audit), local-government transition advisory tied to PCAET/TETE/COT plans, the Low-tech Lab Pays de Lorient community initiative, and the Ateliers de la Sobriété et de la Coopération collective. Underlying technology is operationally modest: an eco-conceived static website built on Grav CMS with TWIG templating, hosted on OVH (verified green by the Green Web Foundation), with Plausible Analytics for privacy-friendly traffic measurement. CAPRENOV' is the only domain-specific software referenced, used for indicative home energy evaluations.

ALOEN is funded almost entirely by public money — Lorient Agglomération, Quimperlé Communauté, Blavet Bellevue Océan, AQTA, the Conseil Régional de Bretagne, the French State via ADEME/ANAH, and EU Interreg co-funding — with services offered free at point of use. Its go-to-market relies on field-based advisers, a telephone helpdesk, territory-specific online contact forms, a dense referral network of 15+ local partners (CCI, CMA, FFB 56, CAPEB 56, Audélor, SPL BER, Optim'ism, C2Sol, etc.), event-driven demand generation, and community-led engagement. Headcount is modest (11–50), including approximately 9 resident advisers, 4 enterprise advisers, and shared staff with the Breizh ALEC/Taranis regional network.

Name

ALOEN

Legal name

Agence Locale de l'Énergie et du Climat de Bretagne Sud

Website

https://aloen.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ALOEN is a French non-profit local energy and climate agency (Lorient, Brittany) that delivers free, public-funded advisory services on energy renovation, climate transition, and low-tech to residents, businesses, co-ownerships, and local governments across four southern Brittany intercommunalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy and Climate Advisory Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAGAH

Environmental Education & Outreach

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

SECONDARYBPADALAC

Climate Mitigation Programs (Energy, Industry, Transport)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Climate, Environment & Sustainable Development Programs

Keywords

• Energy renovation advisory
• Ecological transition consulting
• Local energy agency
• Climate advisory services
• France Rénov' guidance

Headquarters

HQ city

Lorient

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public funding (collectivités, région, État): ALOEN is a non-profit association (association loi 1901) funded primarily by public money: Lorient Agglomération, Quimperlé Communauté, Blavet Bellevue Océan Communauté, Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique, the Conseil Régional de Bretagne, and the French State. These funds support free advisory missions for residents, businesses, and co-ownerships on energy renovation.
2. European project co-funding: ALOEN receives EU co-funding through Interreg Europe programmes (FEEL, POTEnT) and other European initiatives (SUNPeople, EMPOWER, SMILE). These grants support specific collaborative projects with European partner cities and agencies.
3. Mediatheque resource lending: ALOEN operates a mediatheque with books, CDs, DVDs, and magazines available for consultation and borrowing on-site. This is a marginal, community-facing service offered alongside its main advisory activities.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ALOEN is a French non-profit local energy and climate agency that delivers free, neutral, public-interest advisory services on energy renovation, ecological transition, and climate change. It serves four distinct audiences — individual residents, small and medium enterprises, co-ownerships, and local governments — through structured programs (France Rénov', PACTE ENTREPRISES, Copropriété, Collectivités) including home visits, technical assessments, funding guidance, project facilitation, and community engagement. All services are financed by public authorities (local, regional, national, and European) and provided without charge to end users.

Product overview

ALOEN (Agence Locale de l'Énergie et du Climat de Bretagne Sud) is a non-profit energy advisory organization, not a software company. It operates as part of the France Rénov' network offering free advisory services. The core offerings include: (1) France Rénov' Advisory Services for individuals with home visits and renovation guidance, (2) PACTE ENTREPRISES for business energy efficiency, (3) Copropriété Support for condominium renovation projects, (4) Collectivités Support for local government transition initiatives, (5) Low-tech Lab community activities, and (6) the Boîte à Ressources and Médiothèque for educational materials. Services are delivered through advisors, workshops, events, and a publicly accessible website—not through a software platform or application.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• France Rénov' Advisory Services Free, neutral, and personalised advisory service for individuals and households on energy renovation, including home visits, technical recommendations, support for heat pump and solar installations, and guidance on available financial aid.
• PACTE ENTREPRISES Free energy advisory program for small and medium enterprises, associations, and small industrial players in the private tertiary sector, covering on-site audits, written recommendations, and post-audit follow-up to support energy efficiency and decarbonization.
• Copropriété Support Free, neutral advisory service for co-ownerships (condominiums) and property managers, providing independent guidance on energy renovation projects, including technical, financial, and project-management support across multi-year engagements.
• Collectivités Support Engineering and advisory services for municipalities and intermunicipalities implementing energy and ecological transition projects on their territory, including planning support, project facilitation, and access to public funding.
• Low-tech Lab du Pays de Lorient Community program of the Low-tech Lab Pays de Lorient network running workshops, participatory construction sites, and knowledge-sharing sessions to spread low-technology practices in the Lorient area.
• Ateliers de la Sobriété et de la Coopération Collaborative workshop program bringing together businesses and ecological-transition actors to co-design sobriety and cooperation initiatives, run by ALOEN.
• Citizen Renewable Energy Support Support service for citizen-owned renewable energy projects (solar, wind, mixed), coordinated through the Taranis network and partnering with local energy cooperatives and grassroots groups.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,272 € annual savings per business (La Quimperloise crêperie relamping)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, core, flagship and major.

• Low-tech Lab ConcarneausupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Early supporter of the Low-tech Lab Pays de Lorient initiative, sharing experience and methodology during the first community-building meeting in December 2023.
• Emmaüs Action OuestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Regional social insertion organization in the Coopt'er EFC project, responsible for setting up a sanitary refurbishment workshop for reused building materials in a space provided by Lorient Agglomération. Combines reuse, insertion employment, and territorial ecological transition.
• European Interreg FEEL (Frugal cities through Energy Efficiency and Low-tech)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 20194-year Interreg Europe project (through 2027) with 8 European partners (Ireland, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Poland, Romania, Sweden, France). ALOEN is lead partner working with Ville de Lorient to integrate frugality and low-tech into the TETE (Territoire Engagé Transition Écologique) plan.
• European Interreg POTEnT (Public Organisations Transform Energy Transition)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019EU Interreg project (2019–mid-2023) co-financed by the EU, addressing how cities and regions can engage citizens and communities to reduce carbon emissions. ALOEN served as lead partner, accelerating citizen renewable energy projects and developing building material reuse.
• European Interreg SUNPeoplemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Interreg France-Manche-Angleterre project (2019–2021) with AEZEO, Plymouth City Council, and Plymouth Energy Community, aimed at accelerating solar energy deployment and creating an innovative business model around decarbonized heat.
• Radio Balises 99.8 FMsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Local associative radio station in Lorient. ALOEN co-produces the monthly show 'Les Décarboneurs' with Radio Balises, providing a broadcast channel for ecological transition topics to the general public since October 2017.
• FLAME (Fédération des Agences Locales de l'Énergie et du Climat)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALOEN is a member of FLAME, the national federation of local energy and climate agencies. FLAME defines ALEC standards and provides a network for knowledge exchange and collective advocacy at the national level.
• France Rénov' (Espace Conseil France Rénov')coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALOEN is an official member of the France Rénov' advice network, delivering neutral, free energy renovation advice to residents under the national public service framework. Financially supported by the State, Region, and local authorities.
• Rénov'Habitat BretagnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALOEN's advisers are part of the Rénov'Habitat Bretagne network, providing coordinated energy renovation advice across Brittany. ALOEN participates in the national working group evolving France Rénov' toward environmental renovation advice.
• SPL BER (Société Publique Locale Bois Énergie Renouvelable)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner100% publicly owned SEM (held by Ville de Lorient, Lorient Agglomération, Quimperlé Communauté, etc.) that builds and operates renewable energy installations and develops the local wood-energy supply chain and district heating networks. ALOEN cooperates with SPL BER on heat recovery and boiler replacement projects.
• CCI Morbihan (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCCI Morbihan is a formal partner with a signed convention for reciprocal referral. CCI directs businesses to ALOEN's energy advisory services and receives referrals from ALOEN for general business development support.
• CMA 56 (Chambre des Métiers et de l'Artisanat du Morbihan)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCMA 56 has a signed partnership convention with ALOEN for reciprocal referral of artisan businesses. CMA directs craftspeople to ALOEN for energy renovation advice while ALOEN refers businesses to CMA for general business development support.
• Audélor (Agence d'Urbanisme, de Développement économique et Technopôle du Pays de Lorient)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic development agency for the Lorient area that facilitates enterprise creation and development. Works with ALOEN on the collective 'Ateliers de la Sobriété et de la Coopération' and co-develops projects with ALOEN for business energy transition.
• Optim'ism (association for ecological transition)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALOEN's key partner in multiple collective projects including En toute simplicité (sobriété heureuse), Coopt'er (EFC/reuse), collective events. Optim'ism contributes expertise on ecological, social, food, and agricultural transition, and co-leads the collective Ateliers de la sobriété et de la coopération.
• C2SolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALOEN partner in En toute simplicité and collective events. C2Sol bridges ESS (Social and Solidarity Economy) actors with businesses and co-develops projects in the Lorient Expr'ESS and Ateliers de la sobriété et de la coopération collective.
• FFB 56 (Fédération Française du Bâtiment du Morbihan)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerBuilding sector federation participating in the collective Ateliers de la sobriété et de la coopération. FFB brings building trade expertise and connects ALOEN with construction professionals.
• CAPEB 56 (Confédération de l'Artisanat et des Petites Entreprises du Bâtiment)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCraft building trades federation in the Ateliers de la sobriété et de la coopération collective. Connects ALOEN with small building businesses and artisan networks.
• Low-tech Lab KemperlémajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerALOEN is exploring a potential merger with the Low-tech Lab de Kemperlé (also known as Plok — Pays de Lorient Kemperlé) during 2026, with a view to a formal consolidation by early 2027 to create a unified low-tech community.
• Bretagne Énergies Citoyennes (BEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation (since 2009) and cooperative for citizen-owned renewable energy projects on the Lorient area. ALOEN works with BEC on citizen energy projects and the broader energy transition ecosystem.
• Taranis / Breizh ALEC (Réseau breton des ALEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBruno Livory from ALOEN is shared with Breizh ALEC (the Breton ALEC network hosted by Taranis since 2022). Taranis federates ~50 citizen renewable energy projects in Brittany. ALOEN contributes a staff member to the network and benefits from regional coordination.
• Lorient Ville de LorientcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipality of Lorient is a key ALOEN partner for implementing local climate policy, FEEL project implementation (TETE plan), school energy education, energy days, and co-developing the Low-tech Lab and community events.
• Morbihan Habitat (bailleur social)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial housing provider in the Coopt'er project for building material reuse, providing deconstruction/reintegration operations and acting as prescriber of renovation works. ALOEN works with Morbihan Habitat on the 'De l'eau à l'arbre' project and other habitat initiatives.
• Nepsen Bretagne (bureau d'études)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering consultancy that performs resource diagnostics for building material reuse in the Coopt'er project. Nepsen organizes pre-visits before demolition/renovation to identify reusable materials and conditions for reintegration, working with Morbihan Habitat markets.
• XSEA (Société d'Économie Mixte, Lorient)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEM for economic and sustainable development of the Lorient Agglomération. Invests in real estate and renewable energy projects with complex financial and legal structures. Works alongside ALOEN in the broader enterprise support ecosystem.
• Green Web FoundationsupportingOthersInternational organization that verifies green hosting. ALOEN's website is classified as green by the Green Web Foundation. Used as an external validation of ALOEN's ecological digital practices.
• Laurent Poulard (Low-tech Web)supportingTechnology or IntegrationIndependent web developer (EI) specializing in eco-conceived websites. Coded ALOEN's new website using Grav CMS, following low-tech web principles. ALOEN credits Low-tech Web as its web development partner.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CLER — Réseau pour la transition énergétique: National network of energy-transition associations and ALEC-type organizations in France. Broader umbrella over ALOEN-style actors; provides coordination, training, and advocacy but does not deliver local advisory services directly.
• ADEME (Agence de la Transition Écologique): France's national ecological-transition agency, which funds ALOEN's programmes (Coop'Ter, Actimmo, EMPOWER), administers CEE certificates, and sets national frameworks (France Rénov'). Operates as a public funder/regulator rather than a local advisor.
• FLAME (Fédération des Agences Locales de l'Énergie et du Climat): National federation of which ALOEN is a member. Aggregates the ALEC network for collective advocacy and standards; not a local advisory operator itself but the institutional peer closest to ALOEN's organizational identity.

Direct peers

• ALEC Montpellier: Local energy and climate agency for the Montpellier metropolitan area delivering neutral advisory and territorial animation. Matches ALOEN's mix of household, enterprise, co-ownership, and local-government services under the same ALEC public-interest model.
• Hespul: French non-profit specializing in solar photovoltaic deployment, energy autonomy, and renewable energy advisory. Comparable to ALOEN's enterprise renewable-energy advisory (PV carports, solar thermal, EV charging) but with a narrower technical focus and stronger engineering profile.
• Agence Parisienne du Climat (APC): Paris-region ALEC providing free, neutral climate and energy advisory to residents, businesses, co-ownerships, and local authorities — the same mandated ALEC model ALOEN delivers in Southern Brittany. Both sit inside the France Rénov' and FLAME networks with identical missions.
• France Énergie Citoyenne: National network of citizen-owned renewable energy projects — ALOEN already collaborates with member Bretagne Énergies Citoyennes and the Taranis network. Comparable in mission around citizen renewable energy mobilization and shared cooperative values.
• ALEC de la Métropole de Lyon: ALEC serving the Lyon metropolitan area with free energy-renovation advice, co-ownership support, and territorial animation. Directly comparable to ALOEN in service scope, public-mission framing, and France Rénov' membership.
• Prioriterre: Rhône-Alpes ALEC-style association providing free energy-renovation advice to households and mobilizing local actors on energy transition. Operates on the same association loi 1901, publicly funded, neutral advisory model as ALOEN.

Regional players

• Envirobat Grand Est: Regional center for sustainable construction and energy renovation in eastern France. Comparable to ALOEN's professional mobilization role (training building professionals, animation, FFB/CAPEB engagement) but operates in a different region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzQvZXqV5Z5Z5Z5Z5Z5Z5ZA
• Facebookfacebook.com/aloenbretagnesud
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aloen
• Instagraminstagram.com/aloenlorient
• Xx.com/ALOEN_Lorient

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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