What Enerchange does

Enerchange GmbH is an independent communications and consulting agency headquartered in Gräfelfing, Bavaria, founded in 2007 by Marcus Brian and geologist Dr. Jochen Schneider, who remains sole managing director. The firm specializes in deep geothermal energy, delivering strategic public relations, event organization, professional publications, and geothermal consulting to municipalities, municipal utilities (Stadtwerke), and geothermal project developers across Germany and selected international markets including Turkey.

The company operates an integrated portfolio of owned media and services. Its information portal www.tiefegeothermie.de functions as the leading German-language news platform for deep geothermal, featuring a directory of more than 250 industry companies and an event calendar. Enerchange owns and organizes the IGC Invest Geothermal Conference in Frankfurt (the world's leading geothermal investment forum), the Praxisforum Tiefengeothermie in Pullach near Munich, and two recurring webinar series (German-language Blickpunkt Geothermie and English-language Focus on Geothermal in partnership with ThinkGeoEnergy). The firm also publishes geothermal guides including the BMWi-funded PR-Leitfaden, and operates Jeotermal Haberler, a Turkish/Spanish-language geothermal news portal.

The business model is professional services-based: B2B consulting engagements with project-based PR and stakeholder management contracts, supplemented by event registration fees, publication sales (e.g., €150 for conference materials access, €12.50 for guides), and conference sponsorship. The team's value proposition rests on the rare combination of geological expertise and communications competence, targeting the public acceptance and stakeholder engagement challenges that typically impede geothermal project development. The company serves as a quasi-institutional knowledge hub for the German deep geothermal sector, supported by long-standing partnerships with EGEC, ThinkGeoEnergy, and federal government bodies.

Name

Enerchange

Legal name

Enerchange GmbH

Website

https://enerchange.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Enerchange GmbH is an independent communications and consulting agency based in Bavaria, Germany, specializing in strategic public relations, event organization, and consulting for deep geothermal energy projects. It serves municipalities, municipal utilities, and geothermal project developers across German-speaking markets and Turkey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

München, Bavaria

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Event Organization: Organizing major industry conferences including the IGC Invest Geothermal Conference and Praxisforum Tiefengeothermie. Revenue generated through participant registration fees and conference material sales (€150 for presentation downloads).
2. Public Relations and Communications Services: Strategic PR services for geothermal projects including communication strategy development, press releases, website creation, print materials, event organization, and stakeholder management. B2B consulting model with project-based engagements.
3. Publications: Sale of specialized guides and publications on geothermal topics. Conference materials sold to non-participants for €150. Publications include Leitfaden Geothermie am Oberrhein (€12.50), and various conference proceedings. Some publications offered free of charge (PR-Leitfaden).
4. Geothermal Consulting: Energy consulting services for geothermal heat sources, supporting municipalities in assessing potential for deep or medium-depth geothermal projects and communicating heat planning to the population.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Enerchange operates as a specialized communications bureau focused on geothermal energy, offering public relations services, event/conference organization, publications, and information-portal management for the deep geothermal sector.

Product overview

Enerchange is an independent communications agency specializing in deep geothermal energy. The company offers a unified portfolio of services including public relations, event organization, and geothermal consultation, complemented by owned news platforms (Informationsportal Tiefe Geothermie and Jeotermal Haberler), industry conferences (IGC Invest Geothermal and Praxisforum Tiefengeothermie), webinar series (Blickpunkt Geothermie and Focus on Geothermal), and professional publications (geothermal guides). These products work together to provide comprehensive communications support for geothermal projects throughout Germany and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tiefe Geothermie: Information portal providing current news about deep geothermal energy in German-speaking regions
• Jeotermal Haberler
• IGC Invest Geothermal Conference
• Praxisforum Tiefengeothermie
• Blickpunkt Geothermie
• Focus on Geothermal

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 250 companies and organizations listed in industry directory
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BMWi (Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action)coreOthers · 1 August 2023BMWi funded the project 'Evaluation of Public Relations for Geothermal Projects in Germany and Development of Practical Assistance' which resulted in the PR-Leitfaden (public relations guide) published by Enerchange.
• EGEC (European Geothermal Energy Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEGEC is the European Geothermal Energy Council. Listed as a partner on Enerchange's website, indicating collaboration in the European geothermal industry.
• ThinkGeoEnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnerchange cooperates with ThinkGeoEnergy in a bi-weekly rhythm for the English-language webinar series 'Focus on Geothermal' on international deep geothermal topics.
• Wärmewende durch GeothermieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as partner organization on Enerchange website, collaboration in heat transition through geothermal.
• Jeotermal HaberlerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurkish-language information portal about deep geothermal development in the Turkish market. Operated by Enerchange with focus on Turkish geothermal market which has experienced rapid growth.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• International Geothermal Association (IGA): Global non-profit association promoting geothermal development worldwide. Comparable as an information and convening organization in the same sector, though broader in geographic scope and structured as a member association rather than a commercial agency.
• Geothermal Rising (formerly Geothermal Resources Council): US-based geothermal trade association that runs the annual Geothermal Rising Conference (formerly GRC Annual Meeting) and publishes technical geothermal resources. Broad incumbent offering comparable event organization, information dissemination, and community convening in the same sector, though as a non-profit membership body.

Others

• European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC): European trade association representing the geothermal industry and listed as a partner on Enerchange's website. Comparable convening and advocacy role for the same sector, but operates as a Brussels-based non-profit rather than a commercial communications firm.

Emerging players

• Solar Promotion GmbH: German renewable energy event organizer behind The smarter E, Intersolar, and ees Europe exhibitions. Comparable in operating flagship industry events within an adjacent renewable vertical in Germany, with similar event-driven business model and audience overlap into the broader energy transition community.
• PV Magazine: Leading international information platform for the solar photovoltaic industry. Highly comparable business model to Tiefe Geothermie as a vertical renewable-energy news/information portal serving a specific sub-sector, though operating at greater scale and in solar rather than geothermal.
• Greenhouse PR: UK-based clean technology PR and communications agency serving climate-tech and renewable-energy clients. Comparable as a specialist communications firm targeting the clean-energy ecosystem, though operating across multiple verticals rather than focusing exclusively on geothermal.

Direct peers

• ThinkGeoEnergy: Norway-based geothermal news and information platform covering international deep geothermal developments. Direct peer because both operate dedicated geothermal news/portals serving the same industry; they are also existing collaboration partners on the bi-weekly 'Focus on Geothermal' English-language webinar series.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Enerchange
• Facebookfacebook.com/people/Enerchange/61563041194755
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/enerchangegmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/enerchange_de

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Investors

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Investments

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