Climex

Name

Climex

Legal name

Climex

Website

https://climex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Procurement and Environmental Commodity Trading

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Exchanges (523210), Commodity Contracts Intermediation (523160)

SIC

Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221), Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon Exchanges & Trading Venues (Spot, forward, auction platforms) (EUABAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

OTC Derivatives Execution Platforms (SEF/OTF/Swap Execution) (FSAFANAE), Auction Participation & Bidding Strategy (ISO/RTO FTR/CRR/TCC Auctions) (EUAGALAD)

Keywords

• Energy procurement services
• Sustainability consulting
• Environmental commodity trading
• Online energy auctions
• Emission certificate brokerage

Headquarters

HQ city

Naarden

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. Trading of emission certificates and GVO's: Climex facilitates transactions for VER's (CO2-reduction certificates), GVO's (Guarantees of Origin), EUA's (European Union Allowances), and CER's (Certified Emission Reductions) through their auction platform and direct trading. The company acts as a broker providing access to international markets for emission certificates and sustainably generated electricity.
2. Consultancy services: Advisory services for energy procurement and sustainability strategy including EU procurement procedures for electricity and natural gas, energy sustainability, price risk management, procurement strategy determination, flexible capacity programs, procurement collectives, and Power Purchase Agreement negotiations.
3. Direct sales of certificates: Online direct ordering of CO2 reduction certificates (GS VER's) and Guarantees of Origin for wind energy from the Climex website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Climex operates a proprietary online auction platform that enables companies and governments to transparently contract electricity, natural gas, and emission certificates. The company combines this auction technology with trading of Guarantees of Origin (GVO's) and CO2 reduction certificates, supported by advisory services for EU procurement procedures, price risk management, and Power Purchase Agreement negotiations.

Product overview

Climex offers an integrated platform combining proprietary online auction technology with consultancy services for sustainable energy procurement and CO2 compensation. The core offering consists of an online auction platform for contracting energy contracts, GVO's, and CO2 certificates, supported by trading operations for international transactions. Key modules include Direct Verduurzamen (online ordering for climate neutrality), Energiebeheer (digital energy management via DB Energie), and Prijsrisicomanagement (price risk advisory). The product portfolio includes certificates for CO2 compensation (GS VER's from Africa and Turkey) and Guarantees of Origin for wind energy from the Netherlands and Europe, alongside advisory services for EU tenders, sustainability strategies, and Power Purchase Agreement negotiations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EnergieKeuze: An online auction platform for energy contracts for large electricity and natural gas consumers, originally a subsidiary of TenneT and later integrated into Climex.
• European Energy Auction BV
• DB Energie

Products and services

• Online Auction Platform Proprietary online auction platform for companies and governments to efficiently and transparently contract energy at the best terms. Used for electricity and gas contracts, Guarantees of Origin (GVO's), and emission certificates.
• Trading Services International trading of sustainable energy and CO2 emissions reduction certificates. Facilitates transactions for VER's, GVO's, EUA's, and CER's via auction platform and direct bilateral trade, acting as broker connecting global supply with Dutch demand.
• Consultancy Services Advisory and support services for innovative procurement of sustainable electricity and natural gas, including EU tender procedures, sustainability strategies, price risk management, procurement strategy determination, flexible capacity programs, and Power Purchase Agreement negotiations.
• Direct Verduurzamen (Direct Sustainability) Online ordering platform enabling organizations to directly calculate CO2 emissions and purchase CO2 reduction certificates (GS VER's) for compensation, and Guarantees of Origin (GVO's) for wind energy to make operations climate neutral.
• Energiebeheer (Energy Management) Digital energy management services including digital connection management, invoice control, and consumption reporting. Uses DB Energie system for large energy consumers to manage energy connections and administrative processes.
• Prijsrisicomanagement (Price Risk Management) Advisory service for large energy consumers on market risks of electricity and natural gas. Analyzes risk profiles and calculates outcomes of different procurement strategies using advanced price analysis programs and Monte Carlo simulations.
• VER's (Verified Emission Reductions) CO2 reduction certificates for compensation of CO2 emissions. Issued by governmental agencies based on measured CO2 reductions from projects in developing countries. Available from Africa and Turkey.
• GVO's (Guarantees of Origin) Certificates guaranteeing the origin of sustainably generated electricity. Available from wind farms in the Netherlands (Windenergie uit Nederland) and across Europe (Windenergie uit Europa, e.g., Germany, Denmark, Italy).
• EUA's (European Union Allowances) European Union emission rights traded through Climex's platform.
• CER's (Certified Emission Reductions) Certified emission reduction certificates, a type of emission right traded through Climex's platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• Record 42.6 TWh of GVO's booked in Netherlands in 2015 (12.5% increase)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 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

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AccenturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2014Accenture and Climex conducted joint research into the changing Dutch energy landscape, taking the EnergieAkkoord as starting point. The research analyzed supply and demand developments and resulted in a joint report 'How large energy consumers can power the Energy Transition' published January 2016.
• TocardominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2013Tocardo, producer of tidal turbines, partnered with Climex for the Oosterschelde tidal project. Climex negotiated a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with a listed end-consumer and helped structure project financing, providing the necessary creditworthiness for future cash flows.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• South Pole Group: Global climate solutions provider active in carbon credit origination, advisory and trading. Comparable to Climex in the VER/CO2 certificate trading and sustainability advisory business, but at a much larger international scale.

Direct peers

• ACT Group: Amsterdam-based carbon advisory and trading firm that brokers emission allowances and sustainability certificates for corporate buyers, with overlap in EUAs, CERs, and GVO trading similar to Climex.
• Hintella Energy Consultancy: Independent Dutch energy consultancy advising large energy consumers on procurement strategy, sustainability and EU tender procedures. Closely overlaps with Climex's consultancy offering for the same Dutch government and enterprise clients.
• SIFX (formerly OptiTrade and TradeX): Dutch online auction platform for energy contracts serving large Dutch electricity and gas consumers via an electronic tendering model. Closely comparable to Climex's EnergieKeuze/online auction platform business, with similar GTM.

Regional players

• Vandebron: Dutch renewable energy platform that connects local producers with consumers for sustainable electricity supply. Operates in the Dutch sustainability procurement space similar to Climex's GVO/certificate business, but as a retail-facing energy supplier.
• Energie-Nederland / Energieconsult.nl: Dutch energy consultancy and procurement advisory firms serving large Dutch energy consumers with strategy, tendering and EU procurement support. Directly comparable to Climex's consultancy arm, though without the proprietary auction platform.

Broad incumbents

• European Energy Exchange (EEX): EEX is a leading European energy and commodity exchange operating spot and derivatives markets in power, natural gas, CO2 allowances, and Guarantees of Origin. It directly overlaps with Climex's auction and trading activities in emission certificates and GVO's, but at much larger scale and across many geographies.
• Powernext (Euronext): European exchange for energy and environmental products within Euronext, trading power, natural gas, and Guarantees of Origin. Competes with Climex as a regulated venue for GVO and certificate transactions, though at a multi-country, multi-asset scale.
• ICE Endex (Intercontinental Exchange): ICE Endex is a European energy exchange within the ICE group offering futures and options on natural gas, power, and emission allowances. It competes with Climex in providing market infrastructure for trading EUAs and energy-related certificates.

Others

• Verra (Verified Carbon Standard): Standards body issuing VERs and certifying carbon-reduction projects. Upstream counterpart to Climex's certificate trading desk rather than a competitor; relevant as a structural piece of the carbon market infrastructure Climex accesses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/climex-carbon-credits-&-energy-contracting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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