SOLVERDE BÜRGERKRAFTWERKE

What SOLVERDE BÜRGERKRAFTWERKE does

SOLVERDE BÜRGERKRAFTWERKE Energiegenossenschaft eG is a Berlin-based energy cooperative (Energiegenossenschaft) registered at Amtsgericht Charlottenburg. The company plans, builds, and operates photovoltaic (PV) installations across Germany, covering both rooftop (Aufdach) projects on public buildings — including elementary schools, kindergartens, and tax offices in the Saarland region — and ground-mounted (Freiflächen) solar parks at sites such as Zwinge, Lüptitz, Donaueschingen Aasen, Trier, Bad Lausick, and Berlin–Frankfurt (Oder). The cooperative is extending into agrivoltaics (Agrar-Photovoltaik), exemplified by the under-development 8.5 MWp Tauche project in Brandenburg, and is publicly seeking additional agricultural land of ≥10 hectares for further agrar-PV deployments. Operations are ring-fenced into wholly-owned project subsidiaries (Bürgersolarkraftwerke Zwinge GmbH, Saarland-Trier GmbH, Lüptitz GmbH, Donaueschingen Aasen GmbH) and supported by remote-monitoring integrations with MeteoControl Weblog and ProElux.

The business model is community-led: private citizens join the cooperative and invest in the PV portfolio in return for annual profit distributions (Gewinnausschüttungen) of up to 4.10% p.a. on advertised projects, plus access to the Solverde Bürgerstrom electricity tariff (delivered through a tariff-calculator partnership with Bürgerwerke eG) and member services such as the Anlagen-Boost thermal imaging offering and the Mitgliedermarktplatz portal. Revenue streams combine recurring member capital subscriptions with operating cash flow from electricity generation. The GTM motion is exclusively domestic, single-country (Germany), and is built on cooperative membership, online information events (Zoom), a newsletter, and organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram). The company is led by Vorstände Nicolai Zwosta and Robert Baldy, with Esther Sabokat as Aufsichtsratsvorsitzende. Headcount is reported at 1–10 employees, consistent with a lean, member-driven cooperative that outsources asset operations to its SPVs and external monitoring partners.

Name

SOLVERDE BÜRGERKRAFTWERKE

Legal name

Solverde Bürgerkraftwerke Energiegenossenschaft eG

Website

http://www.solverde-buergerkraftwerke.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SOLVERDE BÜRGERKRAFTWERKE is a Berlin-based energy cooperative (Energiegenossenschaft eG) that plans, builds, and operates photovoltaic solar parks and rooftop installations across Germany, enabling member-citizens to invest in PV projects and receive annual profit distributions of up to 4.10% p.a.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solar Energy Cooperative Services

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Distributed Generation (DG) Solar & Small Wind (EUAMAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Renewable Distributed Generation (Rooftop/Onsite Solar, Small Wind, Small Hydro) (EUACALAJ)

Keywords

• Photovoltaic investment
• Solar power generation
• Energy cooperative
• Citizen electricity
• Agrivoltaic projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Solar Investment Participation: Members of the energy cooperative invest in photovoltaic projects and receive profit distributions (Gewinnausschüttungen). The company develops projects that members can participate in financially, offering reliable returns on investment.
2. Solar Power Generation: Revenue from operating owned photovoltaic installations generating solar electricity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SOLVERDE BÜRGERKRAFTWERKE is an energy cooperative (Energiegenossenschaft eG) that plans, builds, and operates photovoltaic (PV) installations across Germany, including rooftop, ground-mounted and agrivoltaic projects. It sells financial participation (Solarbeteiligung) in its PV portfolio to cooperative members, supplies locally generated solar electricity (Solverde Bürgerstrom), and offers thermal-imaging diagnostics (Anlagen-Boost) for PV systems.

Product overview

Solverde Bürgerkraftwerke is an energy cooperative (Energiegenossenschaft eG) that operates as a unified product portfolio centered on photovoltaic investments. The company plans, builds, and operates solar installations across Germany, offering members the ability to participate financially in these projects through its Solarbeteiligung product. The portfolio includes ground-mounted solar parks (Freiflächen-Photovoltaik) at locations such as Donaueschingen Aasen, Lüptitz, Zwinge, Trier, and Bad Lausick; rooftop installations (Aufdach-Photovoltaikanlagen) on public buildings; and emerging agrivoltaic projects like the Tauche project. Members can access citizen electricity (Bürgerstrom) through a partnership with Bürgerwerke eG, and the company offers thermal imaging services (Anlagen-Boost) for system optimization. A member portal (Marktplatz) provides access to information and community resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Solverde Bürgerstrom: Electricity product offering for citizens to participate in solar energy
• Anlagen-Boost

Products and services

• Solverde Bürgerkraftwerke Solarbeteiligung Financial participation product allowing cooperative members to invest in the cooperative's photovoltaic projects and receive regular profit distributions; offered through the Energiegenossenschaft to German private citizens.
• Solverde Bürgerstrom Citizen-electricity tariff supplied through a partnership with Bürgerwerke eG, providing members with electricity sourced from cooperative-owned solar assets.
• Photovoltaik-Anlagen (Solar Parks / Freiflächen-Photovoltaik) Ground-mounted (Freiflächen) photovoltaic solar parks planned, built and operated by the cooperative at locations across Germany, including Donaueschingen Aasen, Lüptitz, Zwinge, Trier, and Bad Lausick.
• Aufdach-Photovoltaikanlagen (Rooftop Solar) Rooftop (Aufdach) photovoltaic installations mounted on public and educational buildings including schools, kindergartens and tax offices in the Marpingen, St. Wendel and Quierschied areas.
• Agrar-Photovoltaik Projekt Tauche Agrivoltaic project in Tauche combining solar power generation with continued agricultural land use on 11.6 hectares, ~8.5 MWp, equipped with single-axis tracker systems following the sun east-to-west.
• Anlagen-Boost (Thermografie) Thermal-imaging service for diagnosing and optimizing photovoltaic system performance, identifying hotspots or faults to improve yield.
• Marktplatz (Member Portal) Online member portal providing cooperative members with project information, documents, login access and community features.

Quantifiable outcome

• Returns of up to 4.10% p.a. for solar investments

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Enpal: Germany's largest residential solar leasing company; competes for the same distributed solar rooftop demand Solverde addresses via Aufdach installations, though via a leasing rather than cooperative-investment model.
• 1Komma5°: Fast-scaling German solar installer and energy-as-a-service provider; competes for the same distributed solar market and increasingly offers community-style products overlapping Solverde's target customer.
• EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg: Large German integrated utility with significant utility-scale solar and citizen energy offerings; a broader incumbent in the same distributed and ground-mounted solar categories as Solverde.

Direct peers

• Next2Sun: German agrivoltaic specialist using vertical bifacial and tracker systems; directly comparable to Solverde's Tauche agrar-PV project and dual land-use thesis.
• Naturstrom AG: German renewable energy company majority-owned by citizen cooperatives; directly comparable as a cooperative-rooted developer, operator, and supplier of renewable electricity.
• SunFarming: German developer and EPC of agrivoltaic and ground-mounted solar parks; comparable to Solverde's solar park development and agri-PV business.
• Bürgerwerke eG: Germany's largest citizen energy cooperative federation; comparable to Solverde because it operates the same Energiegenossenschaft model, aggregates citizen-owned renewables, and supplies the Solverde Bürgerstrom tariff product via direct partnership.
• Greenpeace Energy: Citizen-funded German green electricity cooperative supplying eco-power to households; matches Solverde's community-ownership GTM and renewable supply proposition.
• EWS Schönau: Long-standing German energy cooperative (Netzbetreiber and supplier) built on citizen ownership of renewables; directly comparable to Solverde's cooperative-owned PV portfolio and member-investment structure.
• Lichtblick: German citizen-energy supplier offering green electricity to households and small businesses; comparable on cooperative-driven GTM and bundled renewable offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SolverdeBuergerkraftwerke
• Instagraminstagram.com/solverde_buergerkraftwerke

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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