What PWE Power Engineering does

PWE Power Engineering S.r.l. is an Italian B2B engineering services firm headquartered in Novi Ligure (Alessandria), Piedmont, founded in October 2016 through the merger of G-ENERGY s.a.s. and Energy Systems Studio. The company delivers integrated, multidisciplinary engineering for industrial energy and power plant projects across Italy and adjacent international markets, covering cogeneration (CHP), trigeneration (CCHP), high-voltage electrical substations (up to 220 kV), renewable-energy interconnection, and energy-efficiency retrofits. Its client base includes large Italian industrials (Barilla, Cartiere del Polesine, Acciaierie Bertoli Safau, Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy, a primary international tire manufacturer) and utilities/ESCos (Unareti, Enel Green Power, Acea, Metaenergia, Snam-owned Tep Energy Solution), with works executed both for end-clients and downstream of major OEM/EPCs (Siemens Energy, Hitachi Energy).

The firm's service offering is structured into five practice areas: authorization engineering (TERNA grid-code connections, fire-prevention, environmental and acoustic permitting), energy efficiency (audits, feasibility, energy communities, PV, heat pumps, ORC), multidisciplinary detailed engineering (mechanical, electrical AT/MT/BT, civil, instrumentation), project management and construction supervision, and plant operation support (commissioning, monitoring, diagnostics). Its technology stack centers on BIM-based 3D modeling for clash detection and as-built documentation, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for sizing of exhaust ducts and heat-recovery systems, and proprietary digital-twin simulation that integrates Meteonorm climate data with customer demand curves to optimize CHP/CCHP sizing. The firm maintains a curated software ecosystem — ESApro (3D Piping, P&ID, Isometrics, Instrumentation), SIGMA Sinetz and Rohr2, Thermoflow Thermoflex, BricsCAD, CDM Dolmen, SketchUp Pro, and Ampere Professional — used as delivery tooling within its engineering consulting service. ISO 9001:2015 certified.

PWE operates a direct enterprise field-sales model with no channel or self-service motion; engagements are bespoke, project-based professional services contracts, pricing is quote-based and negotiated per scope, and contracts typically span multi-year construction cycles. Revenue is generated almost entirely through professional services fees billed against milestones on CHP/CCHP plant engineering, HV substation design, and energy-efficiency project mandates. With 11–50 employees (likely in the 30–45 range based on output capacity) and stated annual engineering capacity exceeding 40,000 hours/man across two North-West Italy sites, PWE is a niche, founder-controlled specialist rather than a scaled engineering platform.

Name

PWE Power Engineering

Legal name

PWE Power Engineering S.r.l.

Website

https://pwen.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Italian B2B engineering services firm delivering multidisciplinary design, project management, authorization, and commissioning for industrial energy plants, CHP/CCHP facilities, and high-voltage substations serving large Italian industrials and utilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Novi Ligure

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Consulting Services: PWE provides integrated engineering consulting services spanning authorization, design, project management, construction supervision, and commissioning for energy and industrial plant projects. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services contracts, typically with EPC contractors, energy companies, and industrial plant operators.
2. Integrated Engineering (Progettazione): Detailed engineering design services across mechanical, civil, electrical, and instrumentation disciplines for industrial power plants including cogeneration, trigeneration, substations, and renewable energy installations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PWE Power Engineering S.r.l. provides integrated multidisciplinary engineering services for industrial energy and power generation plants. Its core offering spans authorization and permitting management, feasibility studies, detailed engineering design (mechanical, thermodynamic, electrical AT/MT/BT, civil/structural), BIM-based 3D modeling, CFD and digital-twin simulation, project management, construction supervision, and commissioning and plant startup support. Services are sold directly to industrial plant owners, energy companies, and EPC contractors as bespoke multi-year project contracts.

Product overview

PWE Power Engineering S.r.l. is an engineering services company providing integrated engineering consulting services across the entire energy sector. The company offers authorization services, energy efficiency solutions, multidisciplinary engineering design (mechanical, electrical, civil/structural), project management, construction supervision, commissioning, and plant management. The portfolio includes specialized engineering software tools for 3D piping modeling (ESApro 3D Piping), P&ID creation (ESApro P&ID), isometric sketches (ESApro Isometrics), instrumentation (ESApro Instrumentation), stress analysis interface (ESApro Stress Analysis Interface), hydraulic network calculation (Sinetz), piping analysis (Rohr2), thermal calculations (Thermoflex), electrical network analysis (Ampere Professional), photovoltaic design (Solergo), electrical automation CAD (IDEA), structural calculation (Dolmen), and general 3D modeling (SketchUp Pro, BricsCAD). The company operates primarily as a service provider rather than a software product company, with all software tools used as part of their engineering consulting service delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Authorization Services (Pratiche Autorizzative) Comprehensive authorization and permitting services for industrial energy plants, including AT grid-connection applications under the TERNA grid code, fire prevention permits, power plant licensing, acoustic impact assessments, CAR (Combined Air Regulation) practices, thermal account registration, renewable energy incentive applications, and environmental authorizations.
• Energy Efficiency Services (Efficienza Energetica) Industrial energy efficiency solutions comprising feasibility studies, energy audits and energy diagnosis for industrial sites, design of energy communities, and assessment/engineering of cogeneration (CHP), trigeneration (CCHP), photovoltaic, heat pump, and Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) systems.
• Engineering Services (Progettazione) Multidisciplinary detailed engineering design spanning mechanical, electrical, civil/structural, and instrumentation disciplines. Scope includes technical-economic alignments, technical specifications, tender documents, quantity surveys, BIM and MEP design, equipment sizing, mass and energy balances, P&ID development, 3D piping, isometric sketches, stress analysis, fluid dynamics studies, hydraulic network calculations, structural analysis, electrical substations, and protection studies.
• Operation Services (Messa in Servizio) Operational engineering support including topographic surveys, installation supervision, protection relay configuration, plant commissioning, and plant startup services for industrial power and energy installations.
• Plant Management (Gestione Impianti) On-site engineering services for existing industrial plants including on-site technical service, failure analysis, monitoring and diagnostics of production plants, and energy accounting of thermal and electrical flows.

Quantifiable outcome

• Engineering capacity exceeding 40,000 hours/man per year across two operational sites in Northwest Italy

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Siemens Energy S.p.A.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSiemens Energy is a key client and strategic partner for PWE in the execution of high-voltage electrical substation projects. PWE has performed detailed engineering for primary substations (220/23kV, 132/21kV) on behalf of Siemens Energy for end clients in the industrial and utility sectors.
• Hitachi Energy S.p.A.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHitachi Energy (formerly Hitachi ABB Power Grids) engaged PWE for detailed engineering of multiple 132/150kV electrical substations for gas-fired capacity market plants under Metaenergia ownership across multiple Italian sites.
• Snam (Tep Energy Solution S.r.l.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTep Energy Solution, a Snam company, is a repeat client of PWE for cogeneration plant engineering. Tep operates 2x 2.5 MWe CHP plants at Pomì facilities, with PWE having performed feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed engineering.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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