NedZero

Name

NedZero

Legal name

NedZero

Website

https://nedzero.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wind Energy Trade Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Wind Electric Power Generation (221115)

akta.pro primary industry

Wind Turbine OEMs & System Integration (Nacelle/Generator/Controls) (EUAMACAC)

Keywords

• Wind energy association
• Renewable energy advocacy
• Offshore wind sector
• Energy policy representation
• Trade association membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: NedZero operates as a trade association funded through membership fees from approximately 300 organizations active in the wind sector. Members include developers, owners, manufacturers, contractors, OEMs, consultants, port companies, knowledge institutions and investors. Benefits include network access, policy influence, and exclusive events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NedZero is the Dutch trade association (branchevereniging) for wind energy, representing approximately 300 member organizations across the entire wind energy supply chain including developers, manufacturers, OEMs, contractors, consultants, port companies, knowledge institutions and investors. The association provides policy advocacy, networking, and exclusive events and knowledge products to its members, working together with solar and battery storage sectors to make the Dutch energy system CO2-free.

Product overview

NedZero is a trade association (branchevereniging) for wind energy in the Netherlands, not a traditional product company. The organization operates as a membership-based network of approximately 300 organizations in the wind sector. Its offerings include membership services, annual events (WindDay), policy documents (North Seas Standard), and knowledge resources for offshore and onshore wind energy. The organization advocates for wind energy policy and provides expertise products rather than commercial products or software.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NedZero Membership Network and advocacy membership providing organizations in the wind sector access to a network of approximately 300 organizations, influence on policy making, and exclusive resources and events.
• WindDay Annual Event Annual flagship event that brings together wind, solar, and storage sectors to discuss system integration, featuring networking and insights on wind energy developments.
• North Seas Standard Policy proposal advocating standardized maximum turbine dimensions for at least ten years to enable ambitious European offshore wind targets through standardization.
• Offshore Wind Knowledge Resources Collection of policy documents, manuals, Q&A resources, and guidelines for offshore wind development including the Nature-Friendly Construction Assessment Framework with reading guide, report, and Excel weighing tool.

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Port of RotterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipating port in the Port Table initiative led by NedZero Vice Chairman Bert van der Lingen. Coordinates structural issues related to offshore wind logistics and port capacity expansion for the Dutch offshore wind sector.
• Port of AmsterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipating port in the Port Table initiative. Handles storage and logistics for wind turbine components including special cargo of 83-meter long blades.
• Groningen SeaportscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipating port in the Port Table. In 2024, Eemshaven was involved in 23 offshore wind farms and served as maintenance base for 4 farms. Hosts Orange Blue Terminals for wind turbine components.
• North Sea Port VlissingencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipating port in the Port Table initiative for offshore wind logistics coordination.
• Port of Den HeldercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipating port positioned as a maintenance hub (O&M) for offshore wind, included in NedZero's advocacy for a chain approach to port utilization beyond just 'big five' construction ports.
• Port of MoerdijkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipating port in the Port Table initiative.
• Zeehaven IJmuidenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipating port in the Port Table initiative.
• AYOP (Offshore Energy North Sea Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOffshore energy North Sea network participating in the Port Table, bringing together industry stakeholders for offshore wind coordination.
• Holland SolarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint analysis with Holland Solar on avoided gas purchase costs showing solar and wind saved the Netherlands an estimated €2 billion since the Iran war outbreak. Combined advocacy for accelerated renewable electricity development.
• RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with RVO on offshore wind employment research (Knol & Coolen study) and organizes port sessions at OEEC commissioned by RVO. RVO provides official offshore wind capacity figures.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• VNO-NCW: Largest Dutch employers' association and industry federation. Comparable national advocacy model and member-driven structure, but covering the entire Dutch private sector rather than specializing in wind energy.
• NWEA (historical) / Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI): BDI is the German Federation of Industries, a broader national industry association. Comparable association model (federated industry voice, policy advocacy, networking) but at a multi-sector scale; useful reference for what a mature national industry federation looks like.

Direct peers

• Holland Solar: Dutch trade association for solar energy, working alongside NedZero on combined solar-wind advocacy (including joint research showing solar and wind saved the Netherlands ~€2 billion since the Iran war outbreak). Highly comparable in structure, scale, and national remit.
• RenewableUK: UK trade association for wind, wave, and tidal energy. Highly comparable structure (membership association, policy advocacy, events, knowledge products) for a national offshore wind market comparable in scale and maturity to the Netherlands.
• Bundesverband Windenergie (BWE): Germany's leading wind energy trade association, representing developers, manufacturers, and service companies. Closely comparable to NedZero in mandate (onshore + offshore wind advocacy, networking, policy influence) at a national level in Germany's larger market.
• Energy NL: Dutch trade association for the upstream oil, gas, and energy industry. Comparable association structure and national advocacy remit, with overlapping membership base as Dutch energy companies diversify into renewables.
• WindEurope: Pan-European wind energy trade association headquartered in Brussels. Direct peer to NedZero at the supranational level, representing the same upstream value chain (developers, OEMs, supply chain) but operating across all EU member states and shaping EU-level policy.

Broad incumbents

• American Clean Power (ACP): US national trade association for the wind, solar, storage, and clean energy industries. Comparable in mandate and operational model (policy advocacy, networking, events) but at significantly larger scale and broader technology scope.

Regional players

• AYOP (Offshore Energy North Sea Network): Dutch network for offshore energy companies in the northern North Sea region. Directly comparable to NedZero in North Sea offshore wind ecosystem focus, with overlapping members in the Port Table initiative.

Emerging players

• TKI Wind op Zee: Dutch top consortium for knowledge and innovation in offshore wind. Adjacent organization coordinating R&D for the Dutch offshore wind sector; partially overlapping membership and policy coordination role with NedZero.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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