What WindEnergy Network e.V. does

WindEnergy Network e.V. is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 2002 and headquartered in Rostock, Germany. It serves as the primary regional industry network for the wind energy sector in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, representing approximately 100 member companies across the onshore and offshore wind energy value chain, including manufacturers, project developers, operators, service providers, and research institutions. The organization functions as a member-driven platform that facilitates networking, political advocacy at state and federal levels, project collaboration frameworks, and knowledge exchange to strengthen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's position as a leading wind energy location in Germany.

The association's offerings consist of collaborative projects and recurring events rather than commercial products. Active initiatives include the Windenergiecluster MV (concluded October 2023), the successor Zukunftsenergie MV project, the ReEnAct project (which developed an 'Energieplaner' planning tool for the Amtsbereich Peenetal region), the OTC Tec2B technology transfer project with the Ocean Technology Campus Rostock, and the Studie Offshore-Rettungskette (offshore rescue chain study). Recurring events include the WindEnergy Stammtisch networking meetups and the annual Karrieretag Erneuerbare Energien career fair. Partnerships span universities (Universität Oldenburg, Hochschule Stralsund, RWTH Aachen), Fraunhofer institutes (IEE, IGP), federal industry associations (BWE, BWO, VDMA Power Systems, WAB), and the Ministry for Economy, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

The business model is funded primarily through annual membership dues structured across 12 tiers ranging from €290 (non-profit associations and eligible startups) to €4,315 (companies with 500+ employees), supplemented by European Structural Funds (EFRE/European Regional Development Fund). The association operates with three named staff members (a coordinator, a network assistant, and a project manager) supported by an eight-member board of directors (Vorstand) drawn from member companies including Skyborn Renewables, UKA, ENERTRAG, 50Hertz Transmission, Fraunhofer IGP, and the Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Technologieförderung Rostock. Its go-to-market is community-led, recruiting members through networking events, delegation trips, trade fair presence (WindEnergy Hamburg, WINDFORCE Baltic Sea), career days, and regular Stammtisch meetups.

Name

WindEnergy Network e.V.

Legal name

WindEnergy Network e.V.

Website

https://wind-energy-network.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WindEnergy Network e.V. is a non-profit regional industry association founded in 2002 in Rostock, Germany, representing approximately 100 member companies across the wind energy value chain in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and providing networking, political advocacy, and project collaboration services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Association and Networking Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Wind Electric Power Generation (221115)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Onshore Wind Power Generation (Utility-Scale) (EUACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wind Farm Ownership & Operations (IPP/Utility-Owned Asset Operations) (EUACAFAF), Wind Operations, Maintenance & Asset Management (Scheduled/Unscheduled) (EUAMACAH)

Keywords

• Wind energy network
• Industry association services
• Renewable energy cluster
• Offshore wind industry
• Membership networking

Headquarters

HQ city

Rostock

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: WindEnergy Network e.V. is funded primarily through annual membership dues paid by member companies. Membership fees range from €290 to €4,315 per year depending on company size and type (12 fee tiers). Additional funding comes from European Structural Funds (EU-Strukturfonds). The association is non-profit and does not sell products or services commercially.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

WindEnergy Network e.V. is a registered non-profit industry association (eingetragener Verein) that serves as a regional network for the wind energy sector in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the broader North-East region of Germany. It provides industry representation, networking events, project collaboration frameworks (such as the Windenergiecluster MV, Zukunftsenergie MV, ReEnAct, OTC Tec2B, and the Offshore Rescue Chain Study), political advocacy, and recruitment support for approximately 100 member companies across the wind energy value chain.

Product overview

WindEnergy Network e.V. is a regional industry network/association rather than a product company. Its offerings consist of collaborative projects, networking events, and industry services: the Windenergiecluster MV (now concluded) and Zukunftsenergie MV provide industry support programs; ReEnAct offers an 'Energieplaner' planning tool developed with research partners; OTC Tec2B facilitates technology transfer from the Ocean Technology Campus; and the Offshore Rescue Chain Study addresses maritime safety research. These are complemented by regular events including the WindEnergy Stammtisch networking meetings and the annual Karrieretag Erneuerbare Energien career fair. The organization represents approximately 100 member companies in the wind energy sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Windenergiecluster MV (Wind Energy Cluster Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Quantifiable outcome

• By 2016, approximately 15,000 jobs had been created in the renewable energy sector in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with over half in the wind energy sector directly
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universität Oldenburg (Carl von Ossietzky Universität)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Studie Offshore-Rettungskette' (Offshore Rescue Chain Study) project. The university contributes research expertise in medical and health services for offshore wind industry emergency response. Founded 1973, the university has approximately 16,000 students and operates interdisciplinary research including a Helmholtz Institute for Marine Biodiversity.
• Klinikum Oldenburg (Universitätsklinik für Anästhesiologie, AINS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject coordinator of the Offshore Rescue Chain Study. The university clinic under Prof. Dr. Simon T. Schäfer leads the initiative with over 95 physicians and ~170 nursing and non-medical staff, providing cutting-edge expertise in emergency medicine and telemedicine for offshore healthcare scenarios.
• OFFIS e.V.coreTechnology or IntegrationResearch partner in the Offshore Rescue Chain Study. Founded 1991, OFFIS is an internationally oriented research and development institute for applied IT technologies, operating approximately 70 R&D projects with around 300 employees in energy, health, production, and transport sectors.
• HTM Helicopter Travel Munich GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Offshore Rescue Chain Study. HTM is a leading German helicopter company founded 1997, operating a fleet of H145, EC135, and H125 helicopters across Germany and France, with EASA certifications for HEMS, SPA.HOFO, SPA.HHO, SPO HESLO operations. Provides helicopter emergency medical services critical to offshore rescue scenarios.
• WAB e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Offshore Rescue Chain Study. WAB is a wind industry and hydrogen association founded 2002 with approximately 220 member companies and institutes, representing around 160,000 professionals. WAB supports the realization of complete, cost-efficient value chains in offshore and onshore wind industry and the emerging green hydrogen market.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin (DGAI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Offshore Rescue Chain Study. DGAI is a professional medical society uniting approximately 15,000 physicians and healthcare professionals in anesthesiology, intensive care, emergency medicine, pain medicine, and palliative care, providing medical expertise for the study.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Telemedizin (DGTelemed)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Offshore Rescue Chain Study. DGTelemed is a forum for communication, discussion, and advocacy in telemedicine in Germany and Europe, providing expertise in digital health solutions for offshore medical care scenarios.
• Medical Offshore Support GmbH (MOS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Offshore Rescue Chain Study. MOS organizes medical and rescue-technical provision in the offshore sector, providing appropriate personnel and material, and offers environment-specific medical training. Develops and evaluates rescue concepts with partners.
• Nordsee Helikopters Vlaanderen (NHV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Offshore Rescue Chain Study. NHV is a leading European specialized rotorcraft company with approximately 35 helicopters operating across Europe and West Africa, focused on the energy generation industry including renewables, and also provides maritime solutions including precision harbor pilot services.
• Fraunhofer IEEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in the Windenergiecluster MV (Wind Energy Cluster Mecklenburg-Vorpommern). Fraunhofer IEE researches and develops solutions for the sustainable transformation of energy systems, focusing on cost reduction, supply security, grid stability, and economic viability of the energy transition.
• Fraunhofer IGPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in the Windenergiecluster MV. Fraunhofer IGP is responsible for research and development activities in future industries including energy and environmental technology, focused on implementing technically demanding new engineering science findings.
• Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Infrastruktur, Tourismus und Arbeit MVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner and funder of the Windenergiecluster MV and Zukunftsenergie MV projects. The ministry aims to leverage the industrial economic potential of renewable energies for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, increase local value creation, and ensure acceptance of the energy transition.
• PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH (PwC)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject partner in the Windenergiecluster MV. PwC, as one of Germany's leading auditing and consulting firms, has long served companies in the renewable energy sector and the energy industry, providing advisory expertise for cluster development.
• Ocean Technology Campus Rostock (OTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary partner in the OTC Tec2B project (Technology-to-Business). The OTC Tec2B project accompanies innovation and research projects from the Ocean Technology Campus Rostock in exploiting research results. Verwertungsaudits (exploitation audits) are conducted to identify potentials for applications, cooperations, and market launch.
• Hochschule Stralsund – Institut für Regenerative EnergiesystemecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in the ReEnAct project since January 2024. The interdisciplinary institute focuses on research, teaching, continuing education, and technology transfer in modern energy systems and hydrogen technology.
• Institut für Dauerhaft Umweltgerechte Entwicklung von Naturräumen der Erde (DUENE) e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in the ReEnAct project. DUENE supports sustainable landscape development since 1999 in areas of peat research, vegetation ecology, nature conservation, and landscape economics, providing ecological expertise for the energy planning process.
• Reiner Lemoine Institut gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in the ReEnAct project. An independent, non-profit research institute dedicated since 2010 to a future with 100% renewable energies, conducting applied research in energy system transformation, mobility with renewables, and off-grid systems.
• Stadtgespräche e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in the ReEnAct project. The Rostock association focuses on cultural policy and urban development topics in the Rostock region with a special focus on citizen participation in significant decisions by municipal politics.
• ROSIS e.V. (Rostocker Institut für Sozialforschung und gesellschaftliche Praxis)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in the ReEnAct project. A consortium of scientists and practitioners from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern specializing in urban, rural, and regional research, social inequality, civic participation, and democratic processes.
• Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Infrastruktur, Tourismus und Arbeit MVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioning body for the Zukunftsenergie MV project. The ministry is responsible for supporting companies and industry actors in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in transitioning their energy supply to long-term climate-neutral and resilient systems.
• Bundesverband WindEnergie e.V. (BWE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-commissioner of the offshore wind energy status reports (along with BWO, VDMA Power Systems, WAB, WindEnergy Network e.V., and Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE). BWE is a partner to over 3,000 wind energy companies and represents approximately 17,000 members, concentrating the entire expertise of the diverse industry.
• Bundesverband Windenergie Offshore e.V. (BWO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-commissioner of the offshore wind energy status reports. BWO is the central political interest representative for the offshore wind industry in Germany, serving as the primary contact for politics and authorities at federal and state level on all offshore wind energy matters.
• VDMA Power SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-commissioner of the offshore wind energy status reports. VDMA Power Systems represents manufacturers and suppliers of power and heat systems including wind energy, PV, and hydropower plants, engines and thermal power plants, as well as storage and sector coupling technologies.
• Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-commissioner of the offshore wind energy status reports. Since 2005, the non-profit foundation has served as a non-partisan, cross-sector, and interdisciplinary think tank for the development of offshore wind energy in Germany and Europe, functioning as a communication platform for actors from politics, business, and research.
• Fachagentur Wind und SolarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducts the wind energy statistics referenced by BWE and VDMA Power Systems for onshore wind energy status reports. The Fachagentur is a non-profit association with members including federal and state governments, municipal associations, economic and environmental associations, and companies. It supports the nature-compatible use of wind energy on land and solar energy in Germany.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE: Non-partisan, cross-sector think tank founded 2005 for offshore wind development in Germany and Europe. Co-commissioner of the offshore status report. Comparable as a non-profit, cross-industry platform with research/policy focus, though it is a foundation rather than a membership-driven association.
• VDMA Power Systems: German engineering federation working group representing manufacturers and suppliers of power and heat systems including wind. Co-commissioner of the wind status reports. Compares as a national industry-association peer, though oriented to OEMs rather than the full value chain.
• Bundesverband WindEnergie e.V. (BWE): Germany's national wind energy trade association representing 3,000+ member companies and ~17,000 individuals. Direct collaboration partner (co-commissioner of status reports with WindEnergy Network) but broader in geographic scope and political weight; functions as the apex national body for the same constituency.
• WindEurope: European wind industry trade association based in Brussels representing the full European wind value chain. Comparable advocacy-and-events model but operates at pan-European rather than regional level.
• Bundesverband Windenergie Offshore e.V. (BWO): Central German political interest representative for offshore wind, federal/state level. Co-commissioner of offshore status reports alongside WindEnergy Network. Comparable in that it represents an industry segment via membership and advocacy, but operates at national rather than regional scope.

Emerging players

• ForWind - Center for Wind Energy Research: Academic wind energy consortium of Universities of Oldenburg, Hannover, and Bremen. Comparable as a regional wind-energy cluster coordinator in Northwest Germany with a research-and-network mandate similar to WindEnergy Network's project portfolio.

Regional players

• Energy Cluster Denmark: Danish national cluster for the entire energy sector with strong wind energy and offshore wind industry footprint. Comparable regional-cluster model focused on wind value chain coordination, though operating in Denmark rather than Germany.
• renewable energy Hamburg Clusteragentur: Hamburg-based renewable energy cluster agency coordinating North German renewable industry players. Closely comparable as a German regional cluster management organization with public funding and a wind/hydrogen focus, though centered on Hamburg rather than MV.

Direct peers

• Fachagentur Wind und Solar: German non-profit association supporting nature-compatible wind and solar expansion with members including federal and state governments, municipal associations, and companies. Closely comparable mission (industry enablement + political interface) and similar non-profit funding model.
• WAB e.V. (Windenergie-Agentur): Northwest German wind industry and hydrogen association founded 2002 with ~220 member companies and ~160,000 professionals. Closest direct comparable: another regional German wind cluster network with similar member-driven, advocacy-and-projects model, just oriented toward Northwest Germany and Bremen instead of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

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