Origo - service en électricité renouvelable

What Origo - service en électricité renouvelable does

Origo is a privately held French B2B intermediary specializing in Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs), primarily Guarantees of Origin (GO) for renewable electricity and biomethane. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Lyon, the company operates as a single-shareholder SASU with €70,000 of share capital and no disclosed external funding. It enables corporate buyers to procure and retire certificates through official registries — notably EEX in France and the AIB network internationally — without changing their underlying electricity or gas supplier, supporting Scope 2 (electricity) and Scope 1 (biomethane) market-based carbon reporting under frameworks such as the GHG Protocol, CSRD, CDP, and SBTi.

The company's product set covers European Guarantees of Origin (electricity and gas/biomethane), North American RECs, and international I-RECs, allowing multinational clients to consolidate renewable energy procurement under single contracts. A dedicated customer portal (collect.origo-renouvelable.com) supports transaction management and documentation for existing clients, while a two-minute online quote funnel and dedicated key account managers drive new business across both enterprise and mid-market segments. Pricing is quote-based, contract-driven, and structured around multi-year terms.

Origo's go-to-market is content-led and advisor-driven: the company publishes an expert blog, a monthly newsletter, and regularly features in renewable-energy trade press (ICIS, GreenUnivers, Montel News, Selectra, Tribune de Lyon) to educate the market on EAC mechanics, regulatory developments (RED II/III, CSRD Omnibus), and procurement strategy. Its positioning rests on independence from electricity suppliers, regulatory specialization, and over a decade of accumulated domain expertise — claims validated by named customers such as Valrhona. The company remains bootstrapped, small-scale (only one named sales employee in management), and focused on a niche advisory/intermediation role within the broader corporate renewable energy procurement value chain.

Name

Origo - service en électricité renouvelable

Legal name

ORIGO (Société par Actions Simplifiée Unipersonnelle)

Website

https://origo-renouvelable.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Origo is a French B2B intermediary, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Lyon, that sells Guarantees of Origin and other Energy Attribute Certificates to corporate buyers across Europe, North America, and international markets, enabling them to claim renewable electricity and biomethane consumption without changing their energy supplier.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Guarantees of Origin (GO) Certificates: Origo sells Guarantees ofOrigine certificates which certify that 1 MWh of electricity was produced from renewable sources. Companies purchase these certificates to trace and claim renewable energy consumption for their carbon reporting (Scope 2 market-based method) and CSR commitments.
2. Biomethane Guarantees of Origin: Sale of Guarantees ofOrigine for biomethane/biogaz, enabling companies to reduce Scope 1 emissions through certified renewable gas consumption, complementing electricity certificate offerings.
3. International Energy Attribute Certificates (EAC): Provision of RECs for North America and I-RECs for international markets where no national certification system exists, enabling global coverage for multinational companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Origo is a French B2B platform that procures, sells, and manages Energy Attribute Certificates (Garanties d'Origine in Europe, RECs in North America, I-RECs in international markets) for renewable electricity and biomethane. The company enables organizations to claim renewable energy consumption for Scope 2 (and Scope 1 for biomethane) carbon reporting and CSR/ESG commitments without changing their electricity or gas supplier. Origo operates a dedicated customer portal (collect.origo-renouvelable.com) and provides expert advisory on European and international regulatory frameworks including RED II, CSRD, SBTi, and the GHG Protocol market-based method.

Product overview

Origo is a B2B platform providing Energy Attribute Certificates (EAC), primarily Garanties d'Origine (GO) for electricity and biomethane. The core offering enables organizations to consume renewable energy without changing their electricity or gas supplier. Products include GO certificates for electricity and gas/biomethane, with international coverage through REC and I-REC certificates. The company provides a customer portal for certificate management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Guarantees of Origin (GO) - Electricity Electronic certificates certifying that 1 MWh of electricity was produced from renewable sources. Enables companies to claim renewable electricity consumption while keeping their existing electricity supplier.
• Guarantees of Origin (GO) - Biomethane Gas

Quantifiable outcome

• Companies can reduce Scope 2 market-based emissions to zero by matching consumption with corresponding Guarantees ofOrigine certificates
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EEX (European Energy Exchange)coreOthersEEX serves as the official registry operator designated by the French government for managing Guarantees ofOrigine certificates. Origo operates within this registry ecosystem, enabling clients to purchase and retire certificates through the official tracking system. EEX was renewed as the French registry operator for five years and also manages biogas GO auctions since December 2024.
• AIB (Association of Issuing Bodies)minorOthersOrigo operates within the AIB network which manages Guarantees ofOrigine recognition across European countries. AIB publishes annual residual mix reports that influence GO market dynamics and provides the framework for cross-border GO recognition throughout Europe.
• GRTgazminorOthersGRTgaz publishes annual data on biomethane production and injection in France, which Origo references in its educational content about biomethane Guarantees ofOrigine. This data supports Origo's advisory role in helping clients understand the biomethane market.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• VERBUND: VERBUND is Austria's largest hydropower producer and a significant seller of Guarantees of Origin across Europe. It is a direct peer, competing in the multi-technology GO space with comparable offerings to corporate buyers seeking renewable energy certificates.
• Axpo: Axpo is a Swiss energy producer and trader that originates and sells Guarantees of Origin across European markets. It is a direct peer in the EAC market, serving similar corporate buyers with comparable technology- and geography-specific GO offerings.
• FlexiDAO: FlexiDAO operates a digital platform for issuing, tracking, and trading renewable energy certificates (similar to Guarantees of Origin) using blockchain infrastructure. As a direct competitor, it offers comparable digital-first EAC management and serves corporate sustainability buyers seeking verifiable renewable energy claims.
• Next Kraftwerke: Next Kraftwerke is a German virtual power plant operator that aggregates distributed renewable generation and sells associated Guarantees of Origin to corporate buyers. It is a direct peer in the European EAC market, serving similar corporate sustainability customers with comparable multi-technology GO offerings.
• Alpiq: Alpiq is a Swiss electricity producer and energy services provider active in the European Guarantees of Origin market. As a direct peer, it competes with Origo in marketing GOs to corporate end-buyers for Scope 2 renewable energy claims.

Broad incumbents

• ENGIE: ENGIE is a global French utility that sells Guarantees of Origin as part of its broader energy supply and services portfolio. As a broad incumbent, it competes with Origo by offering EACs bundled with electricity supply, though its independence from pure certificate management is weaker.
• Statkraft: Statkraft is Europe's largest renewable energy producer and a major originator and seller of Guarantees of Origin. As a broad incumbent, it competes with Origo in the EAC market but offers certificates as part of a much wider portfolio including power generation, trading, and grid services.
• EDF: EDF is a major French electricity producer and supplier that issues and sells Guarantees of Origin from its renewable generation fleet. It is a broad incumbent competing in the same French and European EAC market as Origo, though typically bundling certificates with electricity supply contracts.

Emerging players

• 3Degrees: 3Degrees is a US-based specialist supplier of renewable energy certificates (RECs) and carbon offsets to corporate sustainability buyers. As an emerging player, it overlaps with Origo's EAC business but is primarily focused on the North American REC market rather than European GOs.
• Climate Neutral Group: Climate Neutral Group is a Dutch specialist supplier of Guarantees of Origin and other energy attribute certificates, helping corporates transition to renewable energy. As an emerging player, it directly competes with Origo in the European EAC market with a similar specialist-broker model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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