EP New Energies

What EP New Energies does

EP New Energies, as described in the source material, operates as a full-scope renewable energy project developer within the LEAG Group corporate family, functioning as the competency center for wind, solar, and integrated energy systems in Germany. The company develops, constructs, and operates utility-scale photovoltaic and wind installations on former lignite mining land (Bergbaufolgeland) in eastern Germany, with primary operations in the Lausitz region (Brandenburg) and expansion into the Central German Mining District (Mitteldeutsches Revier) via partnership with MIBRAG GmbH. Its core technology platform, branded the GigawattFactory, integrates wind generation, solar PV, decentralized battery storage systems (GigaBatterien, BigBattery), and hydrogen-ready flexible power plants into a 24/7 renewable energy supply architecture independent of time-of-day and weather conditions. Notable technical components include floating-PV installations planned on post-mining lakes, with a 29 MWp project announced on Cottbuser Ostsee.

The business model operates across three revenue streams: (1) renewable energy project ownership and energy production from operational and pipeline assets totaling 2,400+ MWp, (2) land lease arrangements (Flächenpacht) with agricultural and forestry landowners for wind and solar site development, and (3) energy cubes, a B2B marketing service providing direct marketing and power purchase agreement (PPA) solutions to third-party plant operators across Germany. The company targets energy-intensive enterprises (manufacturing, data centers, industrial operations requiring decarbonization), landowners with suitable development land, and plant operators needing energy market access. Distribution is exclusively direct B2B enterprise sales with no disclosed digital channels or self-service pricing. Founded in 2019, the company has brought seven solar parks totaling approximately 109.5 MWp online between 2021 and 2025, with a 105 MWp wind project under construction and 556 MWp in planned status as of 2025. The entity is wholly owned by LEAG Group, a German energy company transitioning from coal to renewables, and benefits from the parent's land bank, grid infrastructure, and capital base.

Name

EP New Energies

Legal name

LEAG Renewables GmbH

Website

https://epne.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EP New Energies (data describes LEAG Renewables GmbH) is a full-scope renewable energy project developer within the LEAG Group, developing utility-scale wind, solar, battery storage, and H2-ready power plants on former mining land in eastern Germany, serving energy-intensive enterprises, landowners, and plant operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Project Development

NAICS

Electric Power Generation (22111), Solar Electric Power Generation (221114), Wind Electric Power Generation (221115)

SIC

Electric Services (4911), Electric & Other Services Combined (4931)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management & General Contracting (EPCM, Scheduling, QA/QC, HSE) (EUAMAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Microgrid Development, EPC & Integration (EUAMAJAB), Distributed Generation (DG) Solar & Small Wind (EUAMAJAD), Commissioning, Testing & Energization Services (Pre-Commissioning, Grid Code Compliance) (EUAMAFAK), Distributed Storage (Behind-the-Meter Batteries) (EUAMAJAE)

Keywords

• Renewable energy development
• Wind power generation
• Solar power generation
• Battery storage systems
• Energy marketing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Renewable Energy Project Development: Full-scope project development services including initiation, development, construction, and long-term operation of wind and PV installations. Revenue generated from energy production and project ownership.
2. Land Lease (Flächenpacht): Land lease arrangements with landowners for wind and solar potential on their land, providing landowners with income while LEAG develops and operates renewable energy installations.
3. Energy Marketing Services (energy cubes): Marketing services for plant operators across Germany, including direct marketing and PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) solutions. Provides market expertise to third-party renewable energy plant operators.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EP New Energies (data references LEAG Renewables GmbH) operates as a full-scope project developer for renewable energies, initiating, developing, constructing, and operating utility-scale wind and photovoltaic installations primarily on recultivated former lignite mining land in eastern Germany. The offering is integrated into the GigawattFactory program, combining wind and solar power with H2-ready flexible power plants, decentralized battery storage systems (GigaBatterien, BigBattery), and grid infrastructure such as transformer substations. Complementary services include a land lease program (Flächenpacht) for landowners and an electricity marketing service (energy cubes) offering direct marketing and power purchase agreements (PPA) to third-party plant operators across Germany.

Product overview

LEAG Renewables GmbH operates as a full-scope project developer for renewable energies within the LEAG Group, managing an integrated energy system called the GigawattFactory. The portfolio encompasses Wind- und Photovoltaik-Anlagen (wind and solar installations), Dezentrale Speicherlösungen (decentralized storage solutions including GigaBatterien and BigBattery), H2-ready Kraftwerke (hydrogen-ready power plants), and energy cubes for electricity marketing services. The company develops projects on recultivated former mining land in the Lausitz and Central German regions, offering complete services from site analysis through construction to long-term operation, along with land lease services and power marketing support for plant operators across Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• energy cubes: Marketing and energy trading service providing direct marketing and PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) services for plant operators across Germany.

Products and services

• Wind and Photovoltaic Installations (Wind- und Photovoltaik-Anlagen) Utility-scale wind and solar PV installations developed, constructed, and operated on recultivated former mining land in the Lausitz and Central German mining regions, sold to energy-intensive enterprises and the broader German electricity market.
• Decentralized Storage Solutions (Dezentrale Speicherlösungen) Battery storage systems deployed for grid stabilization and intermediate storage of excess renewable electricity, serving grid operators, energy-intensive enterprises, and the company's own renewable assets.
• GigaBatterien (Large-Scale Battery Systems) Large-scale grid-scale battery systems for grid stabilization and storage of renewable energy surpluses, used in combination with the company's wind and solar installations to enable 24/7 renewable supply.
• BigBattery (Commercial and Industrial Battery Storage) Battery storage systems sized for commercial and industrial renewable energy applications, supporting behind-the-meter and grid-connected industrial customers with renewable integration.
• H2-Ready Power Plants (H2-ready Kraftwerke) Hydrogen-ready flexible power plants providing backup power and grid stability for the energy transition, designed to be converted to hydrogen operation in the future and used to balance intermittent renewable generation.
• energy cubes (Electricity Marketing Service) Electricity marketing service for third-party renewable energy plant operators across Germany, offering direct marketing of renewable electricity and structuring of power purchase agreements (PPAs).
• Land Lease Program (Flächenpacht) Land lease arrangements with landowners offering wind and solar potential on their property for renewable energy development, primarily in mining regions of eastern Germany.
• Solarpark Zschornewitz (4.5 MWp) Operational 4.5 MWp solar PV installation built on a decommissioned power plant site in Zschornewitz, Saxony-Anhalt, supplying renewable electricity to the grid.
• Solarpark IAA Böhlen (17 MWp) Operational 17 MWp solar PV installation built on a former industrial settling basin in Böhlen, Saxony.
• Solarpark Haidemühl (22 MWp) Operational 22 MWp solar PV installation on lease area at the Welzow-Süd open-pit mine in Brandenburg.
• Solarpark Boxberg (25 MWp) Operational 25 MWp solar PV installation built on the recultivated area of the Nochten open-pit mine in Saxony.
• Energiepark Bohrau (1st construction phase, 130 MWp) 130 MWp combined wind and PV energy park, first construction phase, developed on former mining land in the Bohrau area.
• Deponie Jänschwalde I (31 MWp) 31 MWp solar PV installation operational on the former Jänschwalde open-pit mine recultivation area in Brandenburg.
• Windpark Forst-Briesnig II (105 MWp) 105 MWp wind park under construction on the recultivation area of the former Jänschwalde open-pit mine in Brandenburg.
• Transformer Substations (Umspannwerke) Transformer substations and grid infrastructure developed to connect renewable energy projects to the electricity grid, supporting the company's project pipeline in former mining regions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects providing renewable electricity for secure, independent, and climate-friendly energy supply
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MIBRAG GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLEAG Renewables serves as a partner supporting MIBRAG GmbH in developing wind and PV projects in the Central German Mining District (Mitteldeutsches Revier). This partnership extends LEAG's renewable energy development activities beyond the Lausitz region into additional former mining areas.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• juwi AG: German wind and solar project developer, now majority-owned by EnBW, with extensive onshore wind, solar, and storage development across Germany. Direct peer in the German full-scope renewables developer category.
• Energiequelle: German independent renewable energy developer with wind, solar, and storage projects across Germany. Comparable mid-sized independent developer operating in similar domestic geographies and project categories.
• PNE AG: German-headquartered independent project developer focused on onshore wind, solar, and storage with similar full-scope development from origination through operation. Closely comparable scale and geography to LEAG Renewables.
• ABO Energy (ABO Wind): German independent developer of wind and solar projects across Germany and Europe with end-to-end project development services. Highly comparable independent German renewable developer competing for similar sites and customers.
• Encavis AG: European independent power producer operating a portfolio of wind, solar, and battery assets, with PPA-based revenue model. Comparable as a publicly-listed European renewable IPP leveraging operational scale.

Broad incumbents

• EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg: Major German utility with rapidly expanding renewable generation, including ownership of juwi. Comparable as a vertically integrated German energy company building utility-scale wind, solar, and storage assets.
• RWE Renewables: RWE's renewable energy arm operates one of Europe's largest onshore/offshore wind, solar, and battery portfolios. Directly comparable as a German-headquartered full-scope renewables developer with utility backing, though much larger in scale.
• E.ON: One of Germany's largest utilities with a network-centric and increasingly renewables-oriented business. Comparable through its German customer base, distribution operations, and growing renewable generation portfolio.
• Vattenfall: Swedish state-owned utility with significant German operations, developing onshore wind, solar, and storage. Comparable as a European utility counterpart pivoting from fossil baseload to renewables, including post-mining site redevelopment.
• Iberdrola Renewables: Global utility-scale renewables developer with significant European wind and solar operations. Comparable as an integrated utility building utility-scale renewable assets combined with storage and PPA commercial offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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