What WIRCON GmbH does

WIRCON GmbH is a privately held German limited company headquartered in Mannheim, operating commercially under the STARVERT Energy and STARVERT GmbH brands, with additional offices in Saarbrücken and Berlin (operations management). Founded in 2013 and employing 11-50 staff, the company develops, builds, and operates utility-scale solar parks, offering an integrated full-service model that covers planning, construction, and ongoing operations. WIRCON explicitly specializes in siting solar parks on challenging land classes — brownfields such as landfills, industrial, military, and mining sites, low-yield agricultural land, and parcels along highways and rail corridors — and markets a differentiated biodiversity-integrated solar concept alongside energy generation. Reported operational scale includes approximately 1 GW of installed capacity delivered across nine countries and over 550,000 tons of avoided CO2 emissions annually.

The company's commercial model is direct enterprise B2B sales targeting four primary segments: municipalities (local green power, biodiversity, tax revenue), brownfield landowners (income from previously unused land), farmers (stable long-term income from marginal agricultural land), and commercial enterprises (energy cost reduction, CO2 avoidance, ESG compliance). Revenue is generated through project development fees, EPC contracts, and long-term power purchase arrangements under a quote-based pricing structure; revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. Marketing is conducted through segment-dedicated website landing pages, direct phone/email consultation, and brand presence on LinkedIn and YouTube. The company is led by Managing Director Dr. Jörg Gerike, and no external institutional investors, funding rounds, acquisitions, or public listings are disclosed in the available data.

Name

WIRCON GmbH

Legal name

WIRCON GmbH

Website

https://wircon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WIRCON GmbH (brand: STARVERT Energy) is a Mannheim-based German utility-scale solar park developer and operator that plans, builds, and runs solar installations — often on brownfield, agricultural marginal, or transport-corridor land — for municipalities, landowners, farmers, and commercial enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solar Energy Development & EPC Services

NAICS

Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Distributed Generation (DG) Solar & Small Wind (EUAMAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interconnection, Permitting & Grid Services for DERs (EUAMAJAH), Commissioning, Testing & Energization Services (Pre-Commissioning, Grid Code Compliance) (EUAMAFAK)

Keywords

• Utility-scale solar parks
• Solar park development
• EPC solar services
• Brownfield solar development
• Renewable energy projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Mannheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Solar Park Development and EPC Services: Full-service development, engineering, procurement, and construction of solar parks for landowners, municipalities, and commercial entities. Revenue generated through project development fees, EPC contracts, and long-term power purchase arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

WIRCON GmbH, operating under the STARVERT Energy brand, is a full-service developer of utility-scale solar parks, providing end-to-end planning, construction, and operational management of solar PV installations. The company targets municipalities, landowners with brownfield sites (landfills, industrial, military, mining), farmers with low-yield agricultural land, and commercial businesses seeking renewable energy solutions.

Product overview

STARVERT Energy, operated by WIRCON GmbH, operates as a full-service provider for solar parks, offering an integrated approach that combines planning, construction, and operational management. The single product line—STARVERT Solarparks—serves diverse customer segments including municipalities, brownfield landowners (landfill, industrial, military, mining sites), agricultural landholders, and commercial enterprises. The company emphasizes biodiversity integration and has delivered approximately 1 gigawatt of installed capacity across nine countries, with annual CO2 savings exceeding 550,000 tonnes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• STARVERT Solarparks Full-service solar park solutions encompassing planning, construction, and operation of utility-scale solar installations, targeted at municipalities, landowners of brownfield sites (landfill, industrial, military, mining), farmers, and commercial businesses seeking sustainable energy generation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 550,000 tons CO2 saved annually

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• RWE Renewables: Renewables arm of RWE, one of Europe's largest renewable power generators with extensive utility-scale solar and wind project portfolio in Germany. A broad incumbent competing for the same utility-scale solar pipeline.
• HANWHA Q CELLS (Europe operations): One of the largest global solar module manufacturers and increasingly a developer of utility-scale projects, with active German and European utility-scale project development operations. Overlaps with WIRCON in solar EPC/development rather than module supply alone.
• Vattenfall (Solar Development): Swedish state-owned utility with growing utility-scale solar development in Germany and the Netherlands. Overlaps in large-scale solar park development as part of a broader power-generation portfolio.

Direct peers

• Encavis AG: One of the largest independent solar and wind power operators in Europe, listed in Germany. Directly comparable as a Munich/Europe-based operator-investor in utility-scale solar parks generating long-term power under PPAs.
• BayWa r.e. Global solar and wind developer/EPC with strong German roots and significant utility-scale solar project pipeline across Europe. Closely comparable in segment (utility PV development) and customer mix (landowners, munis, corporates).
• ib vogt GmbH: Berlin-headquartered specialist solar developer and EPC contractor active across Europe with multiple GW of developed capacity. Near-direct peer in business model, geography, and full-service solar delivery.
• Enerparc AG: Hamburg-based PV EPC and developer focused on utility-scale solar parks, especially on commercial/industrial sites in Germany. Closely comparable in business model and customer overlap.
• 7C Solarparken AG: German-listed operator of utility-scale solar parks in Germany, France, and elsewhere in Europe. Comparable as a pure-play solar IPP/developer with long-term operating asset strategy.
• Energiekontor AG: Bremen-based German developer and operator of wind and solar parks with full project lifecycle capabilities. Comparable as a German full-service renewable energy developer with utility-scale project focus.

Emerging players

• P3 Group / P3 Solar Parks: Smaller European utility-scale solar developer focused on turnkey solar parks across Central Europe. Comparable as a niche full-service solar developer competing for similar landowner and municipal deals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@STARVERT_Energy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wircon-gmbh

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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