What enolcon GmbH does

enolcon GmbH is a privately held German engineering and consulting firm headquartered in Bietigheim-Bissingen, founded in September 2008 by Dr. Günter Schneider and Dr. Hartmut Maier. The firm provides consulting, expert opinions, project management, engineering, and R&D services to the energy and power plant sector, with a portfolio spanning conventional power plants, biomass, waste-to-energy, solar thermal (CSP), geothermal, and energy storage. Both Managing Directors bring 30+ years of experience from prior roles at E.ON, EnBW, Fortum, and M+W Group.

The firm's technology portfolio includes proprietary climate simulation software for production halls, logistics centers, and commercial facilities, and co-development involvement in High Temperature Thermal Energy Storage (HTTES) technology up to 600°C with ORC turbine conversion, demonstrated at the University of Bayreuth. Specialized engineering expertise includes thermal oil system design for Li-ion battery manufacturing facilities. The firm has executed projects across Germany, the UK, Spain, Portugal, Italy, South Africa, Jordan, Syria, Thailand, Laos, and Chile for clients including E.ON, Wacker-Chemie, BASF, Currenta, and STORASOL.

enolcon operates a B2B sales-led model on a project-based pricing structure with custom non-binding quotes and multi-year contract cadence. Revenue is generated through professional services — consulting, engineering, project management, and R&D — typically delivered to enterprise clients in utilities, process industries (paper mills, chemical plants), and renewable energy developers. The firm is founder-owned, with no external investors, no subsidiaries, and no public funding disclosed; growth has been entirely organic since 2008.

Name

enolcon GmbH

Legal name

enolcon gmbh

Website

https://enolcon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

enolcon GmbH is a German boutique engineering consultancy providing consulting, project management, engineering, and R&D services to energy and power plant clients, with deep expertise in conventional power, renewables, thermal storage, and process industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991), Steam & Air-Conditioning Supply (4961)

akta.pro primary industry

Commissioning, Testing & Energization Services (Pre-Commissioning, Grid Code Compliance) (EUAMAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Repowering, Augmentation & Retrofit Integration (Capacity Expansion) (EUAEAEAL), Hybrid Renewable + Storage Plant Integration (Solar+Storage, Wind+Storage) (EUAEAEAE), Solar PV Power Plant EPC (Utility-Scale) (EUAEAAAG), Solar Balance-of-Plant EPC (Piles/Foundations, Trenching, Combiner Networks) (EUAEADAJ)

Keywords

• Energy consulting
• Power plant engineering
• Process engineering
• Thermal energy storage
• Climate simulation software

Headquarters

HQ city

Bietigheim-Bissingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Consulting Services: Professional services revenue from consulting, expert reports, engineering activities, and project management. Services are offered on a project basis with individual non-binding quotes prepared for clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

enolcon GmbH provides engineering consulting, expert opinions, project management, and R&D services for the energy and power plant sector, covering conventional power plants, biomass and waste-to-energy, CSP/solar thermal, geothermal, and thermal energy storage. Its service portfolio is delivered through four lines (Consulting, Project Management, Engineering, F&E) and complemented by proprietary climate simulation software and co-developed HTTES technology.

Product overview

enolcon GmbH is an engineering and consulting company offering a portfolio of professional services for the energy and power plant sector. The core offerings consist of four integrated service lines: Consulting (technical due diligence, expert opinions, strategy, M&A advisory), Project Management (full project management, QA/QC for energy projects), Engineering (concept design through detailed engineering for power plants, CSP, energy storage), and Research & Development (custom solutions for difficult tasks, especially in thermal energy storage). These services are complemented by proprietary climate simulation software for production facilities and specialized expertise in high temperature thermal energy storage (HTTES) technology developed in partnership with STORASOL. The company serves diverse sectors including conventional power plants, biomass/waste-to-energy, solar thermal (CSP), geothermal, and energy storage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulting Services Expert consulting services for energy and power plant projects, including technical due diligence, expert opinions, monitoring, strategy development (e.g., CAT replacement strategy for SCR-DENOx plants), operational optimization, and mergers & acquisitions advisory. Targeted at energy companies, utilities, project developers, and industrial energy users.
• Project Management Services Comprehensive project management services covering project management, deputy project manager, engineering project management, commercial project management, and quality assurance (QA/QC) for power plants, CSP, energy storage, and SCR/SNCR projects. Targeted at utilities, industrial energy users, and project developers requiring oversight of complex capital energy projects.
• Engineering Services Engineering services covering concept design, basic engineering, and detailed engineering for conventional power plants, waste-to-energy/biomass plants, CSP (including ISCC, PV, CPV), energy storage, and SCR/SNCR systems. Combines innovative and proven process engineering. Targeted at energy companies, utilities, and industrial energy users requiring technical design and engineering execution.
• Research & Development (F&E) Services R&D services delivered through enolcon's technical center, developing tailor-made solutions for difficult or new tasks requiring combination of detailed know-how and expert knowledge. Structured development processes from idea to market maturity, particularly in high temperature thermal energy storage (HTTES) and thermal electricity storage. Targeted at clients requiring novel process and technology solutions in the energy sector.
• Climate Simulation Software Innovative simulation software for production halls, logistics centers, and commercial facilities. Features include hourly calculation of indoor temperature for full years, load profile creation, calculation of energy costs, CO2 emissions, and savings, comparison of technical concepts, and validation with real measurement data. Extended to hybrid systems including heat pumps, PV battery storage, thermal storage, district heating, and spot market integration. Sold/delivered as part of consulting engagements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 25 simulation projects successfully completed in recent years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

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

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• STORASOLcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Strategic partnership related to High Temperature Thermal Energy Storage (HTTES) technology. enolcon developed market-ready solutions in the area of HTTES and thermal electricity storage in collaboration with STORASOL. The ORCTES demonstration plant was developed at the University of Bayreuth.
• E.ONminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributorenolcon has worked on project management on behalf of E.ON for a waste co-incineration plant project in Aschaffenburg. E.ON is listed as a partner company.
• BASFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBASF is listed as a partner company with whom enolcon collaborates on projects.
• CurrentaminorStrategic or Co-development Partnerenolcon was involved in project management and quality assurance on behalf of Currenta for the SCR DENOx system at Bürrig waste disposal plant. Currenta is listed as a partner.
• MidiplanminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMidiplan is listed as a partner company collaborating with enolcon on specific projects.
• HovalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHoval is listed as a partner company collaborating with enolcon on heating and energy solutions projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AFRY (formerly Pöyry / ÅF): Nordic-headquartered engineering, design and advisory firm with a strong energy practice in thermal and renewable power. Comparable consulting and project management offerings for utilities and industrial energy clients, particularly in Europe.
• Tractebel (Engie): Large Brussels-headquartered engineering consultancy owned by Engie, covering power generation (thermal, nuclear, renewables), energy transition and infrastructure. Overlaps with enolcon across thermal power, renewables and energy storage consulting, but at much greater scale and breadth.
• Siemens Energy: Global energy technology and services company with EPC, service and consulting arms across gas, steam, renewables and storage. A much larger incumbent competing for the same utility and industrial energy engineering mandates.
• COWI A/S: International consulting group with strong European energy practice covering power generation, district energy and renewables. Overlaps with enolcon's consulting, engineering and project management offerings for energy and industrial clients.
• Ramboll Group: Denmark-based international engineering, architecture and consulting firm with significant energy and power generation practice. Competes with enolcon for engineering and project management work on power and industrial energy projects.

Direct peers

• Suntrace GmbH: Hamburg-based solar energy consultancy specializing in CSP and PV project development, engineering and owner's engineering. Direct overlap with enolcon's Ilanga 1 CSP work and renewable engineering service lines.
• Fichtner GmbH & Co. KG: Stuttgart-based independent engineering and consulting firm focused on energy, power generation and infrastructure projects. Like enolcon, Fichtner serves utilities and industrial clients with consulting, project management and engineering services across conventional and renewable power, making it a close German-market peer.
• Kraftanlagen Energien & Services GmbH: German engineering and services firm operating power plants, biomass and waste-to-energy facilities, with consulting and project management offerings. Closely comparable on conventional and biomass power plant engineering and operations services.

Emerging players

• SunFire GmbH: Dresden-based high-temperature electrolysis and thermal energy technology company. Operates in adjacent thermal/hydrogen technology space with potential overlap in industrial decarbonization consulting and engineering.
• STORASOL: Munich-based technology developer focused on high-temperature thermal energy storage, co-developer of the ORCTES system with enolcon. Closest technology peer, working on the same MW-scale thermal storage platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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