Climate protection agency

What Climate protection agency does

energiekonsens, legally Bremer Energie-Konsens GmbH, is a non-profit climate protection agency (gemeinnützige Klimaschutzagentur) designated for the German state of Bremen, with origins traceable to the 3/4 plus school energy program initiated in 1994 and operations expanding to Bremerhaven by 1998. The organization delivers independent, manufacturer-neutral advisory services, educational programs, and community engagement initiatives across four primary customer segments: private households (energy-efficient renovation, heating, solar), businesses (energy efficiency roundtables, CO2 reduction consulting), educational and public institutions (the 3/4 plus program covering all 190 public schools in Bremen and Bremerhaven, plus the Kommunale Klimascouts apprentice training), and building professionals (continuing education, networking, and the Klima Bau Zentrum consultation centers in both cities). Its product portfolio spans physical advisory centers (Klima Bau Zentren in Bremen and Bremerhaven), neighborhood projects (Klimaquartier Gröpelingen), networking programs (Energieeffizienztisch with multiple vertical variants including Blockland agriculture and Gesundheit healthcare), youth competitions (EcoShipCup), and structured training (the Fernlehrgang Energieberater:innen certification program).

The underlying technology stack is not a software product; the agency's value delivery rests on human advisory capacity, community programming, and physical exhibition spaces rather than proprietary technology platforms. The business model is fundamentally grant-funded: the organization operates on project-based institutional support from the Senatorin für Umwelt, Klima und Wissenschaft, the Senator für Kinder und Bildung, the Magistrat der Stadt Bremerhaven, and the European Regional Development Fund (EFRE), with the vast majority of end-user services offered free of charge. The only disclosed commercial pricing is the 3,510.50 EUR certification course for prospective energy consultants, a peripheral revenue stream. GTM is community-led, executed through physical centers, school partnerships, business networks, neighborhood hubs, events (including the annual Bremer Solartage), newsletters across six thematic tracks, and active social media presence under both the energiekonsens and senkmit youth-facing brands.

Customer outcomes documented include 5–15% energy and water savings in participating schools, approximately 2% annual efficiency improvement in Energieeffizienztisch companies (double the industry average), and regional market influence correlated with Bremen's nearly fivefold increase in annual PV installations from 2022 to 2025. Strategic partnerships span institutional funders (Senatorin, Magistrat, EFRE/BAB), co-implementers (WaBeQ, AFZ, Verwaltungsschule Bremen, Difu, Immobilien Bremen, Seestadt Immobilien), and supporting organizations (Handwerkskammer Bremen, Verbraucherzentrale Bremen, BUB, BUND Bremen). The leadership team is led by Managing Director Martin Grocholl, with functional heads covering business, institutional, and communications teams, and total headcount in the 11–50 employee range.

Name

Climate protection agency

Legal name

Bremer Energie-Konsens GmbH

Website

https://energiekonsens.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

energiekonsens is a non-profit climate protection agency for the German state of Bremen, delivering independent energy advisory services, educational programs, and community engagement initiatives to households, businesses, schools, and building professionals across Bremen and Bremerhaven, funded primarily by public institutional grants and EFRE.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bremen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Project Funding and Institutional Support: As a non-profit organization (gemeinnützige Klimaschutzagentur), energiekonsens operates primarily through funding from public institutions including the Senatorin für Umwelt, Klima und Wissenschaft, Senator für Kinder und Bildung, and European Regional Development Fund (EFRE). The organization receives project-based funding for specific climate protection initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

energiekonsens is a non-profit climate protection agency providing free, manufacturer-neutral energy consulting and climate-protection programming for the state of Bremen. Core offerings cover four audience tracks (private households, businesses, educational/public institutions, and building professionals), delivered through physical Klima Bau Zentren consultation centers, the 3/4 plus school energy-saving program, Energieeffizienztische company networks, neighborhood projects such as Klimaquartier Gröpelingen, and the Kommunale Klimascouts apprentice program. Revenue is derived primarily from public institutional grants, with one fee-based professional certification course.

Product overview

energiekonsens – die Klimaschutzagentur für Bremen & Bremerhaven is a non-profit climate protection agency offering advisory and support services across multiple target groups. The portfolio includes advisory services for private households (energy-efficient renovation, heating, solar), businesses (energy efficiency, carbon reduction), educational institutions, and building professionals. It operates the Klima Bau Zentrum as a physical advisory center in Bremen and Bremerhaven. Key programs include 3/4 plus (school energy and water saving), Klimaquartier Gröpelingen (neighborhood climate project), Energieeffizienztische (business energy efficiency networks), Kommunale Klimascouts (municipal apprentice climate training), and the annual Solartage (Solar Days) events. The agency also coordinates the Solar campaign network for photovoltaics and solar thermal in Bremen. Together these offerings form an integrated suite of advisory services, educational programs, networking platforms, and physical consultation spaces aimed at achieving climate neutrality in the state of Bremen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Klima Bau Zentrum: A central information point in Bremen and Bremerhaven for energy-efficient, sustainable building and modernization, offering free advice, events, and exhibitions.
• 3/4 plus
• Kommunale Klimascouts
• Klimaquartier Gröpelingen

Products and services

• Beratung für Privathaushalte (Household Consulting) Free advisory service for private households covering energy-efficient building renovation, heating system inspection and replacement, solar energy utilization, and reduction of heating, electricity, and gas costs in Bremen and Bremerhaven.
• Beratung für Unternehmen (Business Consulting) Advisory services for businesses to find the right offerings for transitioning to a climate-friendly operation, including energy cost reduction programs and the energievisiten on-site energy visits.
• Beratung für Bildung & Institutionen (Institutions Consulting) Advisory services for daycare centers, schools, clinics, and public authorities to reduce energy costs and promote climate-friendly behavior among their users.
• Angebote für Bau-Expert*innen (Building Professional Support) Continuing education, professional development, networking, and certification support for tradespeople, planners, and engineers on energy efficiency, renewable energies, and climate protection, including access to the Fernlehrgang Energieberater:innen program.
• Klima Bau Zentrum (Climate Building Center) Physical walk-in information centers in Bremen and Bremerhaven city centers offering free individual consultations, an illustrative exhibition, and numerous events on energy-efficient, sustainable, and future-proof building modernization, operated by energiekonsens with partner organizations.
• 3/4 plus (School Energy and Water Saving Program) Energy and water saving project for schools in Bremen and Bremerhaven that helps schools reduce consumption and integrates climate and resource protection into teaching, with annual bonuses of up to 2,500 EUR per school for savings achieved. Now covers all 190 public schools in the state.
• Klimaquartier Gröpelingen (Neighborhood Climate Project) Neighborhood-based climate protection project offering a meeting point with repair café, sewing café, clothing swap, gardening activities, and energy-saving advice for renters, homeowners, and businesses in the Gröpelingen district.
• Energieeffizienztische (Energy Efficiency Roundtables) Cooperation platforms for companies pursuing a shared CO2 savings goal, offering free participation, comprehensive energy consulting, coaching and monitoring over three years, and expert-moderated meetings. Sector-specific groups include Energieeffizienztisch Gesundheit (healthcare).
• Kommunale Klimascouts – Azubis für mehr Klimaschutz (Municipal Climate Scouts) Project integrating climate protection into the training of municipal apprentices in Bremen and Bremerhaven, with workshops on climate change and project management, leading apprentices to develop and implement their own climate protection projects.
• Bremer und Bremerhavener Solartage (Solar Days Events) Annual solar energy event series featuring lectures, workshops, consulting offerings, and networking opportunities around photovoltaics, balcony solar systems, and the energy transition at home.
• Energieeffizienztisch Blockland (Blockland Farmers Efficiency Network) Sector-specific energy efficiency network for Blockland farmers aimed at making the region Bremen's first climate-neutral city district, with regular meetings, experience exchange, specialist support, and energy consulting for agriculture-specific efficiency measures.
• ¾ plus Bremerhaven / EcoShipCup Climate and energy saving program for Bremerhaven schools (school branch of 3/4 plus), combined with the annual EcoShipCup competition where students from grades 4-10 build and race solar and hydrogen-powered model boats.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 4,000 new PV systems installed in 2025 (5x increase from 2022)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• WaBeQ GmbH (Waller Beschäftigungs- und Qualifizierungsgesellschaft mbH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint responsibility for EnergySparCheck program offering free energy checks in private households. WaBeQ schedules appointments and implements recommended measures, while energiekonsens collects action cards and forwards them. Both companies jointly process personal data for the consultation and subsequent monitoring.
• Senatorin für Umwelt, Klima und Wissenschaft (Free Hanseatic City of Bremen)coreOthersPrimary institutional funder and political sponsor of the climate protection agency. Supports energiekonsens projects including 3/4 plus, Klimaquartier Gröpelingen, and Klima Bau Zentrum.
• Senator für Kinder und BildungcoreOthersGovernment sponsor for the 3/4 plus school energy program in Bremen, supporting climate protection education in schools.
• Bremer Aufbau-Bank (BAB)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerEU-funded project 'Mehr Energieeffizienz für Bremer Unternehmen' is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (EFRE) and the Senatorin für Umwelt, Klima und Wissenschaft. BAB provides financing programs including 'Rund ums Haus' and 'PV nach Plan'.
• Immobilien BremencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 3/4 plus school program for Bremen's public schools, supporting energy efficiency improvements in school buildings.
• Seestadt Immobilien BremerhavencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in 3/4 plus Bremerhaven program and supporter of the EcoShipCup competition, contributing to climate protection education in schools.
• Handwerkskammer BremenmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in Bremer Solartage and Klima Bau Zentrum Bremen. Supports businesses with specialist training courses and digitalization consulting for energy-efficient building.
• Verbraucherzentrale BremenmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in Bremer Solartage and Klima Bau Zentrum Bremen, providing independent consumer advice on energy efficiency and renewable energy.
• Bremer Umwelt Beratung (BUB)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in Klima Bau Zentrum Bremen, providing expertise on green roofs, environmental consulting, and sustainable building practices.
• BUND BremenmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in Bremer Solartage and Klima Bau Zentrum, providing solar consulting and expertise on environmental protection.
• Magistrat der Stadt BremerhavencoreOthersGovernment sponsor of 3/4 plus Bremerhaven program and partner in EcoShipCup competition for youth climate education.
• Aus- und Fortbildungszentrum für den bremischen öffentlichen Dienst (AFZ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-implementer of Kommunale Klimascouts project for training apprentices in climate protection, along with Verwaltungsschule Bremen.
• Verwaltungsschule BremencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-implementer of Kommunale Klimascouts project with AFZ and energiekonsens, qualifying apprentices as climate scouts.
• Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik (Difu)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped the Kommunale Klimascouts concept, initially funded by the National Climate Protection Initiative of the Federal Environment Ministry. Trained energiekonsens and other climate protection agencies as 'Train-the-Trainer'.
• Beirat BlocklandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal advisory council supporting the Energyeffizienztisch Blockland project, working toward the goal of making Blockland Bremen's first climate-neutral district.
• Bremerhavener HafenlotsenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of EcoShipCup 2026 competition for schoolchildren, providing the 'Grand Prize of the Port Pilots' for the best solar boat.
• Nautischer Verein BremerhavenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporter of EcoShipCup 2026, promoting maritime and climate education among youth.
• Verein H2Bx – die WasserstofflotsenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporter of EcoShipCup 2026, providing support for hydrogen boat categories and hydrogen education.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU): Germany's largest nature and environmental association with regional climate/energy programs. Adjacent as a large environmental NGO with similar civic-engagement mission and some overlapping audience (households, schools, municipalities).
• Verbraucherzentrale Bremen e.V. Local consumer protection association and explicit partner of energiekonsens at the Klima Bau Zentrum. Operates as an adjacent, thematically related civil-society organization in the same consumer advisory space.
• co2on (Verbraucherzentrale NRW): Consumer protection center providing energy and climate advice to households. Adjacent — overlaps on household energy advisory but is a consumer-rights organization rather than a dedicated climate agency.
• BUND Bremen: Regional chapter of Germany's largest environmental NGO, a Klima Bau Zentrum partner providing solar and environmental consulting. Adjacent as a partner/complementor in environmental advisory rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• co2online GmbH: Berlin-based non-profit climate protection initiative focused on energy-saving advice for private households; operates national campaigns (e.g., Heizspiegel). Directly comparable as a Germany-wide, non-profit energy advisory organization, though with national rather than regional scope.
• Energieagentur NRW: State-level energy agency for North Rhine-Westphalia offering independent energy consulting, efficiency programs, and municipal climate support. Comparable as another state-funded German Energieagentur with similar advisory and program mandate.
• Berliner Energieagentur GmbH: Berlin's municipal energy agency providing energy consulting, contracting, and efficiency programs for public buildings and businesses. Comparable as a publicly-affiliated energy agency with both advisory and program delivery functions.
• KEA Klimaschutz- und Energieagentur Baden-Württemberg GmbH: State-level non-profit climate and energy agency for Baden-Württemberg, providing neutral consulting, networks (Energieeffizienz-Netzwerke), and educational programs for municipalities, businesses, and households. Closest analog in organizational model, funding structure, and program portfolio.

Regional players

• Hamburger Klimaschutzstiftung: Hamburg's public climate protection foundation running household and business climate programs. Comparable as a regional, publicly-funded climate entity, but in a different German state.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Energie-Agentur (dena): Germany's federal energy agency, owned by the Federal Government, with a much broader national mandate covering energy transition policy, building decarbonization, and efficiency programs. Operates as a larger, federally backed incumbent in the same space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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