Berliner Energie und Wärme

What Berliner Energie und Wärme does

Berliner Energie und Wärme GmbH (BEW) is a 100% state-owned district heating and cooling utility of Land Berlin, operating the largest district heating network in Western Europe at over 2,000 km of pipeline. Following the May 2, 2024 acquisition of the former Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG, BEW supplies space heating and domestic hot water to approximately 700,000 apartments and 8,000 additional buildings across Berlin — roughly one-third of the city's residential stock — plus district cooling via the 50.5 MW Quartierkälte Potsdamer Platz facility. The generation portfolio spans more than 20 combined heat and power (CHP) plants, with renewable and waste-heat integration pathways including Power-to-Heat (a 120 MW PtH facility under construction at HKW Mitte), large-scale thermal storage at Energiepark Reuter, the Qwark-3 industrial heat pump project with Siemens Energy (~55 GWh/year), biomass via subsidiary Energy Crops GmbH (~2,000 ha of short-rotation coppice), and ongoing geothermal exploration.

BEW generates revenue primarily through recurring indexed district heating supply contracts (Stadtwärme Klassik Plus being the current product), combining a fixed Grundpreis with a variable Arbeitspreis, alongside decentralized heating and cooling contracting delivered through subsidiary BEW Solutions GmbH (which operates ~360 decentralized generation units) and PV solutions. Distribution is exclusively direct — enterprise field sales for large developers and corporate accounts, inside sales for SMBs, and a self-service customer portal with web-based availability check — with no reseller or marketplace channels. Hard coal phase-out is targeted by 2030 and climate-neutral district heating by 2045 under §31 Wärmeplanungsgesetz, with financing anchored by a €1B+ KfW facility (June 2026) and a Moody's Baa1/stable investment-grade rating assigned in December 2025.

Name

Berliner Energie und Wärme

Legal name

BEW Berliner Energie und Wärme GmbH

Website

https://bew.berlin

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Berliner Energie und Wärme GmbH (BEW) is a 100% state-owned utility of Land Berlin operating the largest district heating network in Western Europe, supplying heating, hot water, and cooling to ~700,000 apartments and ~8,000 buildings across Berlin.

Ownership category

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Product category

District Heating and Cooling Services

NAICS

Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply (22133)

SIC

Steam & Air-Conditioning Supply (4961), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

HVAC & Industrial Ventilation (Chillers, AHUs, Exhaust, Filtration) (EUAEAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chillers, Boilers & Central Plant Operations (BPABACAG), Blast Chiller & Specialty Refrigeration Service (HSAOAJAJ)

Keywords

• District heating supply
• District cooling services
• Combined heat and power
• Heating contracting solutions
• Decentralized energy generation

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. District Heating (Fernwärme) Supply: Recurring revenue from supplying heating and hot water to ~700,000 apartments and ~8,000 other buildings in Berlin via the district heating network. Revenue comprises a fixed Grundpreis (base price tied to connection capacity/heat water volume flow) and a variable Arbeitspreis (usage-based charge). Prices are adjusted via contractually agreed index clauses (quarterly or annual for legacy contracts). New contracts use the 'Stadtwärme Klassik Plus' product.
2. Heating and Cooling Contracting: BEW Solutions GmbH subsidiary generates revenue from decentralized heating, cooling, and energy solutions delivered to individual buildings and quarters. Revenue consists of fixed Grundkosten plus variable Arbeitskosten based on actual consumption. Contractor finances, installs, operates, and maintains the equipment for a contracted term (typically up to 10 years), after which options include buy-out, extension, or removal.
3. Photovoltaic Solutions: BEW Solutions installs and operates PV systems on customer rooftops, with electricity used on-site (e.g., powering heat pumps or cooling units) or fed into the grid. Revenue model combines capital cost recovery through contracting fees with electricity generation value.
4. District Cooling (Quartierkälte): Locally generated cooling supplied to buildings and quarters via dedicated cooling networks (e.g., Kältezentrale Potsdamer Platz, 50.5 MW thermal). Revenue is usage-based for cooling supply.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

BEW Berliner Energie und Wärme GmbH operates the largest district heating network in Western Europe (over 2,000 km), supplying space heating and domestic hot water via combined heat and power generation to approximately 700,000 apartments and 8,000 buildings in Berlin. The company also provides district cooling through the Quartierkälte Potsdamer Platz facility and offers decentralized heating/cooling contracting plus photovoltaic solutions through its BEW Solutions GmbH subsidiary.

Product overview

BEW Berliner Energie und Wärme operates a multi-product energy infrastructure platform centered on the largest district heating network in Western Europe. The core product is Fernwärme (district heating), a centralized supply service delivered via a 2,000+ km pipe network to ~700,000 apartments and 8,000 buildings. Complementing this, BEW offers Fernkälte (district cooling) through its Quartierkälte Potsdamer Platz facility. For areas beyond the pipe network, BEW provides decentralized solutions via Wärme-Contracting and Kälte-Contracting, as well as Photovoltaik installations managed by the BEW Solutions GmbH subsidiary. The product portfolio is rounded out by digital services including the Stadtwärme-Kundenportal (customer portal) and Smart-Meter remote metering. Key technology initiatives include Power-to-Heat (large-scale heat pumps converting surplus renewable electricity into heating), supported by subsidiaries BEW Solutions GmbH (decentralized generation assets) and Energy Crops GmbH (biomass supply). Process Analytics is an internal technical service ensuring quality across generation and distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stadtwärme: District heating product brand under BEW, with offerings including Stadtwärme Klassik Plus
• Stadtwärme Klassik Plus
• Fernwärme
• Quartierkälte
• Wärme-Contracting
• Kälte-Contracting

Products and services

• Fernwärme (District Heating)

Quantifiable outcome

• Average 1 tonne CO2 saved per household per year compared to oil or gas heating
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and supporting.

• Fernheizwerk Neukölln AGcoreOthers · 23 June 2026Fernheizwerk Neukölln AG is a subsidiary of BEW Berliner Energie und Wärme GmbH. In June 2026, Fernheizwerk Neukölln signed a €30 million loan agreement with its parent company (structured in three tranches over 15 years at EURIBOR + 1.00%) to finance its climate-neutral heat supply transformation plan.
• Bayer AGstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2026Starting 2030, BEW will supply district heating to Bayer's 190,000 m² Berlin-Wedding campus between Nordhafen and Müllerstraße on a long-term basis. This is a landmark commercial heating supply agreement that replaces Bayer's existing on-site fossil fuel-based heating infrastructure with climate-friendly district heating from BEW.
• 50HertzcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 202650Hertz is co-financing the construction of the 120 MW Power-to-Heat facility at HKW Berlin-Mitte, contributing to the financing alongside BEW and Stromnetz Berlin. The project integrates surplus renewable electricity (wind, solar) into the district heating network, with 50Hertz providing the transmission grid connection and financial backing.
• Stromnetz BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2026Stromnetz Berlin is providing the electrical distribution grid connection for the 120 MW Power-to-Heat facility at HKW Berlin-Mitte. As Berlin's electricity distribution grid operator, Stromnetz Berlin enables the cross-sector integration of renewable energy into the heating network.
• Füchse Berlin (handball club)supportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2025BEW partnered with Füchse Berlin (the first climate-certified handball club worldwide) in April 2025. The partnership is a values-based marketing and community engagement collaboration linking BEW's climate-neutral heating mission with Füchse Berlin's sustainability credentials and Berlin identity.
• Siemens EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Siemens Energy and BEW co-developed the Qwark-3 project in Berlin, using industrial high-temperature heat pumps to convert waste heat from a large district cooling network into district heating. The project delivers approximately 55 GWh of heat annually, saves 6,500 tonnes of CO2 per year, and represents one of the first large-scale applications of industrial heat pumps for urban energy sector coupling. Siemens Energy brings the heat pump technology expertise to the partnership.
• Alfa LavalsupportingTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Alfa Laval supplies plate heat exchangers for the Qwark-3 waste heat recovery project. These heat exchangers enable the conversion of waste heat from the district cooling network into climate-friendly district heating, a critical component of the Qwark-3 system's 9 MW thermal capacity.
• Berliner Wasserbetriebe (Berlin Waterworks)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBerliner Wasserbetriebe is a key strategic partner in the 'Energiedreieck Ruhleben' (Energy Triangle Ruhleben) project at the Reuter West site. The collaboration involves using wastewater heat and other synergies between Berlin's water infrastructure and BEW's energy infrastructure as part of the decarbonization of the Reuter West power plant area by 2030.
• Berliner Stadtreinigung (BSR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBerliner Stadtreinigung (Berlin's municipal waste management company) is a partner in the Energiedreieck Ruhleben project, contributing waste heat from its operations to BEW's district heating network as part of the broader decarbonization ecosystem at the Reuter West site.
• KlimaschutzPartner BerlinsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerBEW is a long-standing supporter of the KlimaschutzPartner Berlin alliance and sponsor of its annual KlimaschutzPartner-Preis (Climate Protection Partners Award). The partnership positions BEW as a civic leader in Berlin's climate transition and facilitates dialogue with policymakers and stakeholders.

Scale indicators22 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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