Comité Interprofessionnel du Bois-Energie (CIBE)

Name

Comité Interprofessionnel du Bois-Energie (CIBE)

Legal name

Comité Interprofessionnel du Bois-Energie

Website

https://cibe.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: CIBE operates as a professional association (Association loi 1901) financed primarily through membership fees from companies and organizations in the wood-energy sector. The association provides services to members including access to technical resources, working groups, commissions, documentation database, and networking opportunities.
2. Training programs: CIBE co-organizes professional training programs with METROL cabinet including ENERBOIS (project development) and ADOBOIS (audit, diagnosis and optimization of wood-energy boilers). Revenue generated from participant fees for these training sessions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CIBE is a French interprofessional association (Association loi 1901) that provides professional services, training, technical resources, and advocacy for the collective and industrial wood-energy sector. Its core offerings include certified training programs (ENERBOIS, ADOBOIS), a documentary database of boiler installations, technical publications, annual events and colloquia, territorial animation services through regional animators, and representation before government and regulatory bodies. The organization does not sell products or technology but rather delivers services and knowledge to its member organizations across the wood-energy value chain.

Product overview

CIBE is a professional association (Association loi 1901) serving as the interprofessional body for wood energy in France, rather than a software product company. Its offering consists of professional training programs (ADOBOIS and ENERBOIS), a documentary database with 300+ reference sheets, a technical conference series (Journées techniques), the Cahiers du bois-énergie publication series, territorial animation services with a network of regional animators, and project development methodology tools. These products and services support professionals in wood boiler installation development, operation, and optimization across collective, industrial, and district heating applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ENERBOIS A 3-day professional training program on wood-boiler project development, covering technical, economic, financial, and legal project setup. Meets requirements for RGE (Reconnu Garant de l'Environnement) qualification. Delivered in-person in Paris (or remote in cases of force majeure) and on-site as needed. More than 250 professionals have been trained through ENERBOIS since 2012.
• ADOBOIS A 2.5-day professional training program on audit, diagnostic, and optimization of wood-boiler performance, covering combustion, emissions treatment, heat delivery quality, and maintenance practices. Co-organized with METROL cabinet.
• Base documentaire (Document Database) A collective reference database containing nearly 300 reference sheets on boilers and technical documents, organized by themes (generalities, supply, project development, exploitation, technical aspects, environment, regulations) and by author (ADEME, CIBE, and various regional organizations). Accessible via the CIBE website.
• Cahiers du bois-énergie Technical publications and position papers produced by CIBE on wood-energy topics, including regulatory guidance, sector studies, and analyses on supply, project development, exploitation, and environmental compliance.
• Journées techniques (Technical Days) Technical conference series covering specific topics such as thermal storage, supply, networks, regulations, industry, and operational practices for wood-energy professionals. Includes dedicated tracks (e.g., JT Approvisionnement, JT Réseaux) and on-demand Rendez-vous techniques.
• Animation bois-énergie (territorial animation support) Territorial animation and support services for local authorities and project developers, including a network of regional wood-energy animators, an animator directory and cartography, the 'J'aime ma chaudière bois' competition, mutualization of tools, and the annual encounters of animators.
• Boîte à outils montage de projets A practical toolkit for wood-boiler project development, including chronological analysis, financing guidance, and legal/regulatory obstacle removal resources. Supports project developers through the full lifecycle of collective and industrial heating installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 300 reference boiler installation files available in documentary database
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ADEMEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006ADEME (Agence de la Transition Ecologique) is CIBE's key governmental partner providing funding support, joint research projects, and sector development initiatives. CIBE organizes events with ADEME support and collaborates on technical studies, training programs, and regulatory implementation. ADEME's support is explicitly acknowledged on CIBE's website.
• FEDENEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEDENE (Fédération des Entreprises de Services de l'Energie) is a core partner in CIBE's consortium work on the RED directive implementation and sector development initiatives. Joint conferences and technical days are regularly organized.
• AMORCEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMORCE is a key partner for local authority energy transition. Joint webinars and events on district heating networks and biomass projects are regularly organized.
• ATEEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerATEE (Association Technique Energie Environnement) partners with CIBE for technical conferences and joint events including the Village Bois-Energie at Pollutec exhibitions.
• METROLcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMETROL cabinet co-organizes professional training programs with CIBE including ENERBOIS (project development) and ADOBOIS (boiler exploitation optimization).
• Consortium RED Bois-EnergiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIBE coordinates a consortium of 14 organizations (CNPF, COPACEL, EFF, FEDENE, FNB, FNCOFOR, FNEDT, FRANSYLVA, GCF, ONF, ONFE, RAGT, UCFF, SER and CBQ+) for implementing the European RED directive on biomass sustainability in France.
• Consortium SSD Broyats d'emballages boisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIBE participates in a consortium (with AMORCE, FEDENE, FEDEREC, FNB) supporting companies in implementing End-of-Waste status for wood packaging shreds, providing reference framework, toolkits, certification support, and training.
• CBQ+ (Chaleur Bois Qualité Plus)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCBQ+ certification body partners with CIBE for joint Village Bois-Energie exhibitions at Pollutec and joint conferences on quality and sustainability in wood-energy.
• Propellet FrancecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAssociation promoting wood pellet heating partners with CIBE for joint exhibitions at Bio360 Expo and technical conferences on pellet sector development.
• FNB (Fédération Nationale du Bois)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFNB is part of the RED directive implementation consortium coordinated by CIBE and also provides wood energy sector updates and educational materials on EU Deforestation Regulation requirements.
• SER (Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables)Strategic or Co-development PartnerSER participates in the CIBE-coordinated RED directive consortium and co-organizes annual renewable energy colloquium.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• France Bois Forêt: Interprofessional organization for the French forestry and wood sector, financed through the CVO (Contribution Volontaire Obligatoire). Highly comparable interprofessional committee structure with overlapping downstream wood-energy interests.
• ATEE (Association Technique Energie Environnement): French technical association for energy and environment that partners with CIBE for the Village Bois-Energie at Pollutec exhibitions and joint technical conferences. Comparable association model with strong technical-publication and event programming overlap.
• Propellet France: French association promoting wood-pellet heating and a CIBE channel partner at Bio360 Expo and technical conferences. Direct sector peer focused on a wood-energy subsegment with the same association structure, members and policy-advocacy orientation.
• FEDENE (Fédération des Entreprises de Services de l'Energie): Federation representing French energy service companies, including those active in collective and industrial wood-energy. FEDENE is a core CIBE partner in the RED directive consortium and shares the trade-association model serving the same sector stakeholders.
• Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables (SER): French trade association representing the entire renewable energy sector, including biomass. SER is a current CIBE consortium partner on the RED directive and co-organizes the annual renewable energy colloquium, making it the closest peer in mandate and structure.
• FNCOFOR (Fédération Nationale des Communes Forestières): Federation representing French forest-commune municipalities and a CIBE consortium partner on the RED directive. Comparable association serving municipal-level actors with intersecting wood-energy supply and policy concerns.
• AMORCE: Association of French local authorities and energy-transition actors that co-organizes webinars, district heating events and the SSD wood-packaging-shreds consortium with CIBE. Highly comparable non-profit association structure serving overlapping territorial energy-transition members.

Emerging players

• Euroheat & Power: International association for the district heating and cooling sector with strong biomass content. Comparable association serving overlapping district-heating and collective-energy stakeholders, with a broader technology scope than CIBE.

Others

• ADEME (Agence de la Transition Ecologique): France's national ecological transition agency and CIBE's core government partner since 2006. Not a competitor but a closely related ecosystem actor — included because ADEME funding and joint programs are foundational to CIBE's operating model and any comparative analysis of French energy-transition associations references it.

Broad incumbents

• European Biomass Association (EUBIA): European-level biomass industry association. Comparable association mandate but operating at EU rather than national scope, making it a broader incumbent in the same category CIBE serves at country level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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