ENERGY PORTS

What ENERGY PORTS does

Energy Ports B.V. is a privately held Dutch limited liability company founded in 2023 and headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands (Chamber of Commerce number 91991951), with an operating presence referenced in Amsterdam. The company designs, manufactures and sells modular solar carport systems marketed under the ICS Solar Carport brand, targeting commercial and industrial customers with large parking areas — from heavy truck and fleet depots (e.g., waste management, logistics) to commercial real estate and residential developments. Its core technology is a modular canopy using patented bifacial 610W Black HJT (Heterojunction) solar laminates with tempered anti-glare glass, achieving up to 24.7% cell efficiency and 229 W/m² power density, combined with proprietary connection systems — Bell Lock® (tool-free slide-rotate gutter/panel interlock) and Ridge Lock® (stainless-steel short-edge connection with D-shaped EPDM double water seal) — plus an integrated gutter/rainwater harvesting system and a 5%-transmittance watertight glass roof. The company states it leverages over 25 years of greenhouse technology expertise.

The company operates a direct enterprise field-sales GTM (no disclosed channel partners or resellers), supported by a self-serve ICS Solar Calculator on calculator.energyports.com that allows prospects to sketch their parking footprint and generate an energy-yield estimate, used to qualify mid-funnel leads. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, with quotes produced per project; the company references integrated solar roofing at EUR 400-500/m² versus EUR 500-600/m² for conventional industrial roofing as the economic positioning. Delivery terms are Ex Works (Incoterms 2020), and the website and Terms of Service are published in English, Dutch, and German, indicating active go-to-market across the Benelux and DACH regions.

Named reference customers and projects include Prowind (Solar Transferium, Zwolle — combining solar carport generation, smart battery storage, and AC/DC EV charging for grid-optional energy management) and Brabants Afval Team / BAT (Tilburg — solar carport over dumpster-truck parking that charges electric fleet vehicles during downtime). As a 5-employee early-stage company with no disclosed funding rounds, no institutional investors, no parent company, no disclosed management team, and no public financials, Energy Ports is in the early commercialization phase of a project-based hardware business.

Name

ENERGY PORTS

Legal name

Energy Ports B.V.

Website

https://energyports.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Energy Ports B.V. is a Dutch hardware company that designs, manufactures and sells modular solar carport systems with patented bifacial HJT laminates and proprietary watertight connection technologies, serving commercial fleets, logistics operators and real-estate owners across the Benelux and DACH regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solar Carport Systems

akta.pro primary industry

Solar Mounting, Racking, Trackers & Structural BOS Manufacturing (EUAMAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Solar Roofing & Roof-Mounted PV Systems (IMADAFAO), Solar EPC & Construction (Utility-Scale, Rooftop, Balance of System) (EUAMABAB)

Keywords

• Solar carport systems
• Photovoltaic mounting structures
• Bifacial solar laminates
• Commercial solar canopies
• Renewable energy infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Solar Carport Systems and Mounting Hardware: Energy Ports designs, manufactures and sells modular solar carport systems including mounting materials, systems for solar panels, and related products. The products include the ICS Solar Carport system with patented bifacial solar laminates and proprietary framing systems. Customers purchase complete carport solutions that are customized to their parking requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Energy Ports designs, manufactures and sells the ICS Solar Carport System, a modular solar carport solution featuring patented bifacial Black HJT solar laminates, Bell Lock® and Ridge Lock® connection technologies, and an integrated rainwater gutter system. The company sells complete custom-engineered solar canopies for parking applications ranging from heavy-truck and fleet parking to residential lots, supplying the hardware directly to commercial and industrial customers on Ex Works terms.

Product overview

Energy Ports B.V. offers a modular solar carport system centered on the ICS Solar Carport System, which incorporates patented bifacial 610W solar laminates with black HJT cell technology achieving 24.7% efficiency. The system features proprietary connection technologies including Bell Lock® for tool-free gutter-to-panel connections and Ridge Lock® for watertight panel-to-panel seals. The product line spans heavy truck parking (Solar Truckports) through to residential applications, supported by an online calculator tool for energy yield estimation. The company leverages over 25 years of greenhouse technology expertise combined with solar innovation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ICS Solar Carport: Modular solar carport system featuring patented bifacial solar laminates with bell lock and ridge lock technologies
• Solar Transferium
• BAT (Brabants Afval Team)

Products and services

• ICS Solar Carport System Modular solar carport system featuring patented bifacial solar laminates and greenhouse-inspired design, delivering waterproof parking coverage with efficient installation and rainwater management. Sold as a complete custom-engineered solution to commercial and industrial businesses with parking lots, ranging from heavy-truck and fleet depots to commercial real estate and multi-family residential applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 24.7% cell efficiency with 229 Watt/m2 power density
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ProwindcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for the Solar Transferium project in Zwolle. This commercial project demonstrates energy management combining local solar energy from carports, smart battery storage, and EV charging with both AC and DC chargers to manage energy needs with and without grid connection.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Schletter Group: German solar mounting structure manufacturer with a long-standing carport and large-format commercial-roof product line. Closest direct competitor on racking technology and European footprint.
• SunModo: US-based solar racking and mounting manufacturer offering self-tapping, tool-light mounting systems. Comparable on racking technology focus though geographically distant.
• K2 Systems: German manufacturer of solar mounting and racking systems for rooftop and ground-mount applications, including carport structures. Competes directly with Energy Ports in the European commercial-mounting space.
• Polysolar: UK-based provider of building-integrated and solar carport solutions for commercial clients. Closely comparable in solar-canopy/carport use case across Europe.
• PanelClaw: US manufacturer specializing in clamp-based flat-roof solar mounting systems. Comparable in the racking/component layer of the value chain.
• Mounting Systems GmbH: German solar racking manufacturer with roof- and ground-mount product lines serving European commercial solar. Directly comparable product portfolio and regional focus.

Broad incumbents

• SunPower: Established US-headquartered residential and commercial solar installer and panel provider. Competes as a much broader incumbent across the solar value chain.
• Soltec: Spanish solar tracker manufacturer serving utility-scale PV. Broader and more capital-intensive incumbent in adjacent structural-BOS category.

Others

• SolarEdge: Global solar inverter and power-optimizer manufacturer enabling carport and rooftop PV systems. Enabling/adjacent technology in Energy Ports' integrated systems rather than a direct rival.
• Prowind: Dutch/German renewable-energy developer and a strategic partner of Energy Ports on the Solar Transferium project. Not a direct competitor — a channel partner and project co-developer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/energy-ports

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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