Klimaatfonds Nederland

What Klimaatfonds Nederland does

Klimaatfonds Nederland B.V. is a Netherlands-based specialized investment platform founded in 2018 that originates, finances, builds, and manages utility-scale renewable energy projects. The company operates from Vreeland and runs a portfolio of 25+ ground-mounted and rooftop solar parks totaling 320+ MWp financed, built, or under management, alongside three battery energy storage projects (BESS) with combined capacity exceeding 180 MW and a 70 MW green hydrogen electrolyser in development at Woensdrecht (Leidingstraat project). Notable technical components include the first large-scale Capacity Limiting Contract (CBC) in the Netherlands for Zonnepark Markiezaat (40 MW flexible curtailment with Vandebron and Stedin), cable pooling across multiple sites, and BESS co-location with solar to address Dutch grid congestion.

The company earns revenue through a combination of development and origination fees, long-term asset management fees on operational assets, spreads on senior obligatieleningen (e.g., a 6.5% retail bond loan raised via DuurzaamInvesteren.nl), and equity returns from co-investments alongside landowners, energy cooperatives, and corporate offtakers. Core customers and partners span five primary segments: landowners providing ground leases, local energy cooperatives (e.g., 50% co-ownership with ECLoZ at Loon op Zand), project developers (ZonXP, Ecorus, KiesZon, Eigen Energie), corporate offtakers under Corporate PPAs (Allego, Calcit Zeeland, USG Industrial Utilities), and grid/counterparty partners (Stedin, TenneT, Vandebron, Energiefonds Overijssel). GTM is direct and partnership-driven (250+ MWp pipeline) with selective brand-building through events like the Grenspalenklassieker and Route du Soleil XL. The company reports approximately EUR 250 million in total investment value across its portfolio, ~300,000 MWh of electricity generated since inception, and approximately 300,000 tons of CO2 reduction annually.

Name

Klimaatfonds Nederland

Legal name

Klimaatfonds Nederland B.V.

Website

https://klimaatfonds.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Klimaatfonds Nederland is a Dutch specialized investor and asset manager of utility-scale renewable energy projects, operating 25+ solar parks (320+ MWp), battery storage, and a 70 MW green hydrogen project. It serves landowners, energy cooperatives, project developers, and corporate offtakers through Solar, BESS, and hydrogen projects plus Corporate PPAs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Investment and Asset Management

NAICS

Management of Companies and Enterprises (55)

akta.pro primary industry

Project Finance & Capital Structuring (Debt/Tax Equity/Project Bonds) (EUAMAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Incentives, Grants & Program Administration (Auctions, Tenders, IRA/ITC/PTC Advisory) (EUAMAAAJ)

Keywords

• Renewable energy investment
• Solar park development
• Battery energy storage
• Green hydrogen projects
• Energy asset management

Headquarters

HQ city

Vreeland

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Development and origination fees: Fees earned from initiating and developing renewable energy projects from concept through financial close.
2. Asset management fees: Long-term asset management fees for operational solar parks, battery storage, and hydrogen facilities under management.
3. Senior obligatielening (debt financing spread): Raises debt capital from private investors at 6.5% to finance ground positions secured by mortgage on operational solar park land. Earns spread between investor returns and project economics.
4. Equity investment returns: Co-investment in projects alongside partners including local cooperatives and energy companies, generating equity returns on project cash flows.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Klimaatfonds Nederland is a specialized investment and asset management firm that initiates, finances, realizes and manages sustainable energy projects in the Netherlands. The portfolio focuses on ground-mounted and rooftop solar parks, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and green hydrogen production, supported by Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPAs) and direct investments in community co-owned projects.

Product overview

Klimaatfonds Nederland operates as a specialized investment platform managing sustainable energy projects throughout the Netherlands. The portfolio includes over 25 operational solar parks (totaling 320+ MWp), three battery energy storage systems (BESS) with combined capacity exceeding 180 MW, and green hydrogen production facilities. The company offers full lifecycle services encompassing project initiation, financing, realization, and long-term asset management. Core offerings include ground-mounted and rooftop solar installations, utility-scale battery storage for grid stabilization and congestion management, and green hydrogen production through electrolysis. The company facilitates Corporate Power Purchase Agreements connecting renewable energy producers directly with industrial offtakers, and partners with local energy cooperatives for community-based sustainable energy projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Solar Energy Projects (Zonneparken)
• Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
• Green Hydrogen Projects (Groene Waterstof)
• Initiating Services
• Financing Services
• Realization Services
• Asset Management Services
• Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (Corporate PPA)
• Energy Cooperatives Partnership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 320 MWp financed, built and under management across solar, battery and hydrogen
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

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

• VandebroncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2025Energy supplier partner in the first large-scale capacity limiting contract (CBC) in the Netherlands for Zonnepark Markiezaat. Vandebron coordinates flexible power management with grid operator Stedin to prevent grid congestion.
• StedincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2025Grid operator (netbeheerder) for the Rilland/Rilland area. Partnered on CBC contract enabling 40 MW of flexible curtailment capacity at Zonnepark Markiezaat to maintain grid stability during peak renewable infeed periods.
• Calcit ZeelandmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 September 2023Calcium carbonate producer with Corporate PPA for Zonnepark Beuningen, supplying green electricity to new production facility in Terneuzen for long-term sustainability.
• H2XPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper and operator of the 70 MW Leidingstraat green hydrogen installation in Woensdrecht, part of a larger energy hub including 100+ MWp of solar parks integrated into a Smart Grid.
• TenneTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational grid operator providing 166 MVA grid connection for large-scale battery energy storage system project in Friesland.
• HyNetwork ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHydrogen infrastructure company providing the hydrogen backbone pipeline for delivery of green hydrogen from Leidingstraat project to industry in Vlissingen, Moerdijk or Antwerpen.
• AllegocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEV charging infrastructure operator with 10-year Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) for Zonnepark Aadijk II, supplying electricity for approximately 1.2 million charging sessions annually. Also second CPPA for Zonnepark Van der Duijnspolder.
• Eigen EnergiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction contractor (EPC) for Zonneveld De Melkbussen solar project (~24 MW) near Roosendaal, executing the build and first grid connection.
• ZonXP / EnergieXPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary development partner for multiple solar parks (Markiezaat, Van der Duijnspolder, Beuningen) with joint project optimization and co-development relationship.
• Energiecoöperatie Loon op Zand (ECLoZ)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal energy cooperative holding 50% co-ownership of Zonnepark Loon op Zand; facilitated local community participation and citizen investment in sustainable energy.
• Energie Voor VierminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal energy cooperative in Beuningen; project contributed to municipal sustainability fund supporting local sustainability projects.
• Cosun BeetcompanymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural cooperative and sugar producer; Zonnepark Puttershoek built on former sugar industry land (vloeivelden), with direct cable supplying part of production to Cosun specialty products factory.
• KiesZoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPC partner and co-owner of Zonnepark Riessen; projects built by KiesZon with local initiatiefnemers and omwonenden as co-investors.
• ProfiNRGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPC contractor for Zonnepark Dinteloord; responsible for technical construction of the 13.1 MWp project.
• EcoruscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSolar developer and EPC partner for early projects (Leeksterveld, Den Helder); built projects acquired from Ecorus by Klimaatfonds Nederland.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Lightsource BP: Lightsource BP is one of Europe's largest solar developers with full-lifecycle development, financing, and asset management; listed among Klimaatfonds team alumni firms, making it a direct competitor for Dutch project flow, corporate PPAs, and grid-flexibility innovation.
• Sunrock: Sunrock is a Dutch solar developer and asset manager developing ground-mounted and rooftop solar projects across the Netherlands and Europe with a similar develop-and-hold model; Klimaatfonds lists Sunrock as a team alumni employer, indicating closely overlapping operating profiles and customer sets.
• Pure Energie: Pure Energie is a Dutch developer of large-scale wind and solar projects with an integrated asset-management arm; competes with Klimaatfonds for Dutch land positions, cooperative partnerships, and corporate offtake contracts in the same provinces.
• Solarfields: Solarfields develops ground-mounted solar projects in the Netherlands with a co-investment and local-participation model that closely parallels Klimaatfonds's energy-cooperative partnerships and co-ownership structures.
• PowerField: PowerField is a Dutch solar developer focused on multi-MWp solar parks often developed with local cooperatives and landowners; directly comparable to Klimaatfonds on project scale, GTM, and customer segments.

Broad incumbents

• EDF Renewables: EDF Renewables is a global utility-scale renewables developer and asset manager; competes with Klimaatfonds in Dutch project auctions, corporate PPAs, and BESS development across broader European markets.
• Vattenfall: Vattenfall is a major European utility actively building wind and solar capacity in the Netherlands through its Vattenfall NV subsidiary; competes for Dutch renewable offtake contracts and project-development talent while serving broader markets across Northern Europe.
• Eneco: Eneco (part of Mitsubishi Corporation / Chubu) is a major Dutch utility with a sizable renewable generation portfolio and retail business; an incumbent competitor for corporate PPA mandates and Dutch renewable project pipelines.
• Iberdrola Renewables: Iberdrola is one of the world's largest renewable-energy developers with European operations; an incumbent competitor for utility-scale solar and BESS opportunities in the Netherlands and adjacent European markets.

Emerging players

• KiesZon: KiesZon is a Dutch solar EPC and co-developer that has both partnered with and supplied projects to Klimaatfonds (e.g., Riessen, Puttershoek); operates a narrower EPC-led model but competes in the same project origination and cooperative-partnership space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights9 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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