Ökostadt Koblenz

What Ökostadt Koblenz does

Ökostadt Koblenz e.V. is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1993 and headquartered at Kornpfortstraße 15 in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It pursues environmental and social objectives in the Koblenz region through seven interconnected programs: the KUB.A shared office hub (operating since 2003 and housing roughly five co-located eco-social initiatives including VCD, BUND, ADFC, and Klimabündnis), the bi-annual Statt-Magazin print and PDF publication (4,000 copies distributed to shops, initiatives, and pubs; formerly 'KUcK mal!'), the Statt-Kalender online event calendar launched in 2019, the monthly Repaircafé Koblenz at the Mehrgenerationenhaus, Solarprojekte promoting school-rooftop PV (including historic SonnenSchein-financed installations and membership in the pro-regionale-energie cooperative), the 'Koblenz fährt Rad' cycling initiative supporting Radentscheid-Koblenz, and the Klimabündnis Koblenz climate alliance of over 20 NGOs. The association also formerly operated teilAuto carsharing, transferred to Book'n'Drive in July 2017. Its core technology is conventional office infrastructure plus a self-hosted website with HTTPS encryption and no third-party tracking services.

The organization is funded entirely by annual membership fees from approximately 200 supporting members, tax-deductible donations (recognized as gemeinnützig by the Finanzamt Koblenz under Vereinsregister Nr. 5a VR 3547), and historically by SonnenSchein certificate sales at €250 each used to finance school-rooftop solar installations before the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) existed. There are no paid employees; the association is governed by a four-member volunteer board (Beate Busch, Charlotte Keul, Michael Erdmann, Oliver Heinen) and acquires members through public events, monthly open meetings on the 2nd Thursday at 18:00 in the KUB.A, and the Repaircafé. Its go-to-market is community-led: events (Earth Hour, Critical Mass, Fridays for Future, Koblenzer Umwelttag), the printed magazine, and the online event calendar serve as both service-delivery and member-acquisition channels, and the association explicitly avoids dependency on large data-collector platforms.

Name

Ökostadt Koblenz

Legal name

Ökostadt Koblenz e.V.

Website

https://oekostadt-koblenz.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ökostadt Koblenz e.V. is a volunteer-run German non-profit association (founded 1993, ~200 members) that runs environmental programs in Koblenz including a shared eco-NGO office (KUB.A), a bi-annual sustainability magazine, a regional event calendar, monthly Repair Cafés, cycling advocacy, and a 20+ NGO climate alliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Advocacy and Community Sustainability Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental Education & Outreach (BPAGAGAH)

Keywords

• Environmental advocacy
• Community sustainability
• Renewable energy projects
• Repair workshops
• Cycling promotion

Headquarters

HQ city

Koblenz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees from approximately 200 supporting members who contribute financially to the association's operations and environmental projects.
2. Donations: Tax-deductible donations from supporters, with the association being recognized as a charitable organization (gemeinnützig) by the Finanzamt Koblenz. Donations can be made via bank transfer (IBAN DE56570501200001013796 at Sparkasse Koblenz) or email ([email protected]).
3. SonnenSchein project contributions: Historically, the organization sold 'SonnenScheine' (sunshine certificates) at 250 EUR each to finance solar installations on school rooftops, generating approximately 3 solar installations before the Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz (EEG) existed.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ökostadt Koblenz is a registered non-profit association that runs community-based ecological and social projects in Koblenz and surrounding region. Its core offerings include a shared environmental office (KUB.A), a biannual environmental magazine (Statt-Magazin), an online events calendar (Statt-Kalender), monthly volunteer repair workshops (Repaircafé), solar energy initiatives on school rooftops, a cycling promotion initiative (Koblenz fährt Rad), and a climate alliance (Klimabündnis) coordinating over 20 NGOs.

Product overview

Ökostadt Koblenz e.V. is a non-profit environmental organization (founded 1993) operating as a platform provider for eco-social initiatives in Koblenz. Its portfolio consists of seven interconnected programs: KUB.A (the shared environmental office hub), Statt-Magazin (biannual print/online magazine), Statt-Kalender (online event calendar), Repaircafé Koblenz (volunteer repair workshops), Solarprojekte (solar energy initiatives), Koblenz fährt Rad (cycling promotion), and Klimabündnis (climate alliance). The organization also formerly operated teilAuto carsharing, transferred to Book'n'Drive in 2017. These programs are designed to complement each other—the KUB.A provides the physical infrastructure while publications (Statt-Magazin, Statt-Kalender) inform and coordinate the broader eco-social community around shared environmental goals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• KUB.A (Koblenzer Umweltbüro) Shared workspace and networking hub established in 2003 in the Dreikönigenhaus in Koblenz's old town, housing Ökostadt and approximately five other eco-social initiatives including VCD, BUND, ADFC, and Klimabündnis. Provides telephone, internet, meeting facilities, and networking opportunities.
• Statt-Magazin Biannual environmental and social magazine (formerly 'KUcK mal!') published in print and PDF, covering ecological and social topics in and around Koblenz. 4,000 printed copies distributed free to shops, initiatives, and pubs twice yearly in April and October.
• Statt-Kalender Online event calendar platform providing an overview of events related to ecological and social topics in Koblenz and surrounding areas. Includes public submission forms and user registration for initiative administrators.
• Repaircafé Koblenz Monthly volunteer repair workshop held at the Mehrgenerationenhaus, where participants bring broken items (electronics, clothing, bicycles, furniture, toys) and work with expert volunteers to repair them instead of discarding them. Free of charge with optional donations accepted.
• Solarprojekte (Solar Projects) Solar energy promotion initiatives including the 'SonnenSchein' project that funded solar installations on school rooftops through community shares, and partnerships with energy cooperatives like pro-regionale-energie for ongoing renewable energy advocacy.
• Koblenz fährt Rad (Cycling Initiative) Initiative to promote cycling in Koblenz, supporting the Radentscheid-Koblenz citizen's decision for better cycling infrastructure, with programs like 'Schüler*innen fahren Rad' to encourage students to bike to school.
• Klimabündnis Koblenz

Quantifiable outcome

• ~9,500 kWh/year total solar electricity generated across school installations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

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

• Book'n'Drive CarsharingmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Book'n'Drive, the largest carsharing provider in the Rhine-Main area, took over the 'teilAuto' carsharing operation from Ökostadt Koblenz in July 2017. The partnership represents a successful handover of a community-initiated project to professional operators. Book'n'Drive maintains a presence in KUB.A and now operates 25 vehicles at 12 stations throughout Koblenz, including stations-flexible 'cityFlitzer' vehicles. Through the Flinkster network of Deutsche Bahn, Book'n'Drive customers have access to thousands of additional vehicles nationwide.
• pro-regionale-energie eG (pre)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004Ökostadt Koblenz is a member of the pro-regionale-energie energy cooperative, which implements renewable energy projects in the region. Rest funds from the SonnenSchein project and solar installation revenues were invested into this cooperative, which now finances new renewable energy projects. The partnership enables continued impact in renewable energy without directly building new installations, as solar projects have become financially viable through EEG (Renewable Energy Sources Act) subsidies.
• Mehrgenerationenhaus KoblenzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Repair Café Koblenz operates in cooperation with the Mehrgenerationenhaus (Multi-generational House) Koblenz at Thielenstraße 13. The partnership provides the physical venue for the monthly Repair Café sessions, which are held on the last Thursday of each month at 18:00. This collaboration enables the 'help for self-help - repair instead of buying new' initiative.
• Verkehrsclub Deutschland (VCD)minorOthersVCD (Verkehrsclub Deutschland) with its state and district associations shares office space in KUB.A. VCD has operated since 1986 as a non-profit environmental association advocating for environmentally and socially compatible, safe, and healthy mobility. They promote sensible coexistence of all transportation modes and serve as the environmental corrective in transportation policy.
• Bund für Umwelt- und Naturschutz (BUND)minorOthersBUND (Friends of the Earth Germany) with its regional office and district association (loosely associated, one floor above) shares the KUB.A building. Various BUND projects such as Mosellum and Ökosoziale Beschaffung are also based here, along with the SFV (Solarenergieförderverein Deutschlands eV., Koblenz information office).
• Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club (ADFC) Kreisverband Koblenz/UntermoselminorOthersADFC Kreisverband Koblenz/Untermosel, the district organization for northern Rhineland-Palatinate, shares office space in KUB.A. As a non-profit organization, the ADFC independently and politically neutrally advocates for the interests of all cyclists.
• Klimabündnis KoblenzcoreOthersKlimabündnis Koblenz is a project group of Ökostadt e.V. and simultaneously Ökostadt e.V. acts as a partner and member of Klimabündnis. The alliance brings together over 20 NGOs working for climate protection. Klimabündnis focuses on climate protection in Koblenz, long-term preservation of healthy urban climate through greenhouse gas reduction, air pollution and noise reduction, bundling and supporting actions from member organizations, and promoting dialogue with city administration and politics.
• Naturstrom Rheinland-PfalzminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerÖkostromhändler (green electricity provider) that partnered with Ökostadt on the 'SonnenSchein' project at Comeniusschule in 2004. Naturstrom donated an experimental kit for physics classes as part of the collaboration for the 10 kW photovoltaic installation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• VCD (Verkehrsclub Deutschland): VCD state and district associations share KUB.A office space with Ökostadt. VCD is a non-profit environmental mobility association advocating for sustainable transport since 1986, directly paralleling Ökostadt's historical mobility work (teilAuto) and current sustainable transport advocacy.
• Repair Café International Foundation: Repair Café International coordinates the global network of volunteer-led community repair workshops, of which Ökostadt's Repaircafé Koblenz (and the four satellite Repair Cafés in Bendorf, Karthause, Lahnstein, and KALT) is a direct member chapter. Same model, same free/community-led format.
• ADFC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club): ADFC Kreisverband Koblenz/Untermosel shares office space with Ökostadt in KUB.A and operates as a non-profit cycling advocacy organization. Its mission of promoting cycling infrastructure and policy directly mirrors Ökostadt's 'Koblenz fährt Rad' initiative and Radentscheid-Koblenz support.
• BUND (Bund für Umwelt- und Naturschutz Deutschland): BUND is Germany's largest environmental association with regional and local chapters that operate as grassroots advocacy organizations on biodiversity, climate, and resource conservation. BUND Kreisverband Koblenz literally shares office space with Ökostadt in KUB.A, making it the most directly comparable peer at the local level and a structural partner within the Klimabündnis.

Emerging players

• Robin Wood: Robin Wood is a German environmental activist organization focused on direct action campaigns around forests, climate, and corporate accountability. Both operate as German grassroots environmental organizations, though Robin Wood leans more toward activist confrontation while Ökostadt focuses on community infrastructure.
• Naturschutzjugend NAJU: NAJU is the youth organization of NABU, engaging younger demographics in nature and environmental protection through local groups. NAJU addresses the youth-engagement gap that Ökostadt currently faces (no social media presence), making it a relevant benchmark for the demographic Ökostadt risks losing.
• Germanwatch: Germanwatch is a Bonn-based environmental and development organization focused on global climate policy, corporate accountability, and sustainable finance advocacy. While more policy/research-oriented than Ökostadt's grassroots community model, both target climate advocacy in the German civic space and could converge on municipal climate policy work.

Broad incumbents

• NABU (Naturschutzbund Deutschland): NABU is one of Germany's oldest and largest environmental associations (~700,000 members) focused on biodiversity, habitat conservation, and species protection with regional chapters across Germany. NABU's structure of national backbone plus regional chapters mirrors Ökostadt's local association model, but at vastly larger scale.
• Klimabündnis (European network): The European Klimabündnis is a broader alliance of cities and organizations for climate protection, including German municipal members. While Ökostadt's Klimabündnis Koblenz operates at city level, the European Klimabündnis provides the larger institutional context and movement framework within which local coalitions like Ökostadt's operate.
• Greenpeace Germany: Greenpeace Germany operates as a major environmental advocacy organization focused on climate, oceans, forests, and nuclear issues, with significant membership and donor infrastructure. While vastly larger and more campaign-oriented than Ökostadt, both operate in the German environmental advocacy space with donation-funded community support models.

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