Name

Kness Group Llc

Legal name

KNESS GROUP, LLC (ТОВ "НЕСС ГРУП")

Website

https://kness.energy

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Short description

KNESS Group LLC is a Ukrainian private renewable energy company that develops, engineers, constructs, manufactures, and operates solar power plants, energy storage systems, and electricity trading operations across Ukraine, Poland, and Latvia for industrial enterprises and energy market participants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy EPC and Solar Power Solutions

NAICS

Solar Electric Power Generation (221114), Wind Electric Power Generation (221115)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

SCADA, Controls & Communications Integration (RTU, Fiber, Networking) (EUAEADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Renewable Energy Asset Management (Solar/Wind/Hydro/Geothermal) (EUAEAMAB), Energy Management Systems & Plant Controllers (PPC, AGC Participation, Curtailment Control) (EUAMAIAI), Commissioning, Testing & Energization Services (Pre-Commissioning, Grid Code Compliance) (EUAMAFAK), Renewable Forecasting & Meteorological Data Services (Solar/Wind Forecasts, Nowcasting) (EUAMAIAH)

Keywords

• Solar EPC services
• Energy storage systems
• PV mounting structures
• Renewable energy O&M
• Electricity trading supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Vinnytsia

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction): General contracting for renewable energy projects including design engineering, construction of industrial solar power plants, commercial rooftop SPP, construction of power grids and substations.
2. Operation & Maintenance: Comprehensive services for maintenance of electric power facilities including technical maintenance, diagnostics of electrical equipment, and automated management with PV.SCADA.
3. Energy Trading & Supply: Electricity supply, trading, forecasting, and balancing group services for enterprises and other market participants.
4. Equipment Manufacturing & Sales: Manufacturing and sale of mounting structures, electrical equipment, inverter stations, meteorological stations, and energy storage systems.
5. Development Services: Wind energy development services, energy storage facility development, and investment project development for Ukraine's energy transformation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KNESS Group develops and supplies renewable energy solutions, including EPC engineering, procurement, and construction of industrial and rooftop solar power plants; in-house manufacturing of PV mounting structures and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) energy storage systems; operation and maintenance of energy assets; and electricity supply and trading through its 500+ MW balancing group. The company also builds and sells proprietary software platforms—PV.SCADA for automated dispatch and monitoring, PV.Forecast for AI-driven generation forecasting, and an Energy Management System integrated with electricity market trading platforms.

Product overview

KNESS Group offers an integrated renewable energy ecosystem combining hardware products (energy storage systems, PV mounting structures, solar modules) with software solutions (PV.SCADA monitoring platform, PV.Forecast AI-based forecasting, Energy Management System) and comprehensive services (EPC construction, O&M, electricity trading). The portfolio includes the Free Own Generation (FOG) business model for enterprises, balancing group services with 500+ MW capacity, and international operations across Ukraine, Latvia (KNESS Baltic), and Poland (KNESS Polska).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PV.SCADA: Automated management system for solar power plants monitoring and control, used by dispatch center to manage over 2.5 GW of solar power plants
• PV.Forecast
• KNESS RnD Center
• Free Own Generation (FOG)
• PV.Sich

Products and services

• EPC Services Engineering, Procurement, and Construction services for industrial solar power plants, commercial rooftop installations, power grids, and substations. Sold to industrial enterprises, commercial property owners, and government entities via direct enterprise field sales.
• Operation & Maintenance Services Recurring technical maintenance, diagnostics of electrical equipment, dispatch center operations, thermal imaging surveys, and 24/7 monitoring for solar power plants and energy facilities. Sold to solar power plant owners, investors, and developers.
• PV.SCADA Proprietary automated dispatch center management system for solar power plants providing real-time monitoring, control, and data acquisition across inverter stations with cycle times from 1 to 10 seconds. Manages 2.5 GW+ of solar capacity. Sold to solar plant owners and operators.
• PV.Forecast Solar power plant generation forecasting system using AI and machine learning models trained per-plant on time-series meteorological and generation data. Provides forecasts from 2 hours to 7 days ahead. Sold to solar plant owners and trading/market participants.
• Energy Management System (EMS) Software and hardware complex for managing energy storage systems, integrated with electricity market trading platforms to enable automated trading and dispatch operations from a single interface.
• Free Own Generation (FOG) Service solution enabling enterprises to obtain their own solar electricity and manage energy balance without upfront capital investment through various business models. Sold to industrial and commercial enterprises seeking energy independence.
• ACEMS Automated Commercial Electricity Metering System Automated commercial electricity metering system providing metrological verification, energy management, and balance responsibility support for industrial enterprises and energy market participants.
• PV Mounting Structures Versatile hot-dip galvanized mounting structures for ground-based and rooftop solar power plants, including adaptable metal structures, dual-pitched ballast configurations, and two-support structures. Sold via dealer network and direct sales.
• Industrial Energy Storage Systems (ESS) Industrial energy storage systems based on lithium iron phosphate (LFP) technology developed, designed, and manufactured in-house. Includes ancillary services-certified installations for frequency containment reserve (FCR) and automatic frequency restoration reserve (aFRR).
• Electricity Supply & Trading B2B electricity supply, trading, balancing group management, and electricity import services for businesses and market participants. Includes the KNESS Balancing Group with over 500 MW capacity.
• Wind Energy Development Services Development services for wind power plant projects, covering investment project development and integration with KNESS's renewable energy portfolio. Sold to investors, developers, and enterprises seeking wind energy assets.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.2 GW total installed capacity across Ukraine, Poland, and Latvia
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor, strategic and core.

• National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2025KNESS and NTU KhPI concluded a memorandum for cooperation in education and research.
• Romania-Ukraine Bilateral Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 November 2025KNESS became a member of the Romania-Ukraine Bilateral Chamber of Commerce for business development.
• Elementum EnergystrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2025Win-win partnership in Operation & Maintenance services.
• Green GeniusstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 April 2025Partnership to provide operation and maintenance services for high-voltage infrastructure in Latvia.
• HiTHIUMcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 10 April 2025KNESS is an official distributor and strategic partner of HiTHIUM for energy storage systems. KNESS became a maintenance agent for HiTHIUM equipment in Ukraine and some regions of Eastern Europe. The partnership includes cooperation on energy storage projects development in Ukraine and Europe.
• American Chamber of Commerce in UkrainestrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 October 2024Serhii Kravchuk elected as Renewables Committee Co-Chair in the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine.
• HuaweistrategicTechnology or Integration · 8 July 2024Partnership with Huawei for technology integration and solutions in renewable energy projects. Huawei representatives visited KNESS office in Vinnytsia.
• RWEstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2023KNESS started cooperation with RWE for renewable energy development projects.
• ACCIONAstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership with ACCIONA for renewable energy projects.
• SolarPower EuropestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerKNESS became a member of SolarPower Europe for industry advocacy and networking.
• Ukraine Energy InitiativestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerKNESS joined the Ukraine Energy Initiative for collaborative energy sector development.
• SIA SP Ludza (Latvia)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerSolar power plant project in Latvia visited by Minister of Climate and Energy of Latvia.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Eesti Energia (Estonian Energy): Estonian state-owned integrated utility with growing renewables and oil-shale businesses. Direct Baltic regional competitor to KNESS Baltic for solar IPP tenders, balancing services, and EU-funded energy projects in the Baltic states.
• RWE AG: German integrated utility with one of Europe's largest renewable generation portfolios; entered a strategic co-development partnership with KNESS in 2023 for renewable projects. Strategic partner and direct competitor for large-scale renewables development in CEE.
• Ignitis Group: Lithuanian state-controlled integrated energy group with a fast-growing renewables portfolio across the Baltics and Poland. Competes with KNESS for solar and storage projects, EU Modernisation Fund allocations, and ancillary services in the Baltic/Central European corridor.
• Mytilineos Energy & Metals (METKA EGN): Athens-listed industrial group whose METKA EGN unit is a leading European renewables EPC contractor and IPP for utility-scale solar, wind, and storage. Comparable vertically integrated renewables EPC + IPP model in the EU, with deeper balance sheet and project pipeline.
• Acciona Energia: Spanish-listed global renewables developer with utility-scale wind and solar IPPs across Europe, Latin America, and beyond. KNESS's international strategic partner for renewable energy projects, also a direct competitor for EU-funded large-scale renewables.
• DTEK Group: Ukraine's largest privately-held energy conglomerate, with coal, gas, and renewables businesses including utility-scale solar and wind development. Headquartered in the same Ukrainian market, broader portfolio but overlaps directly on Ukrainian renewable EPC, O&M, and trading opportunities.

Direct peers

• Sonnedix: Global solar IPP owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, with multi-GW operating portfolio concentrated in Europe. Same solar-only focus and third-party asset ownership/operation model that benefits from KNESS's PV.SCADA platform.
• Photon Energy NV: Amsterdam-headquartered, Warsaw/Prague-listed solar IPP and EPC with operations across CEE (including Poland) and Australia. Closest scale and business-model match for KNESS: developer, EPC contractor, and operator of utility-scale PV plants, with similar multi-country execution and a comparable >100 MW asset base.
• Scatec ASA: Oslo-listed emerging-markets renewables developer with solar, wind, and storage IPPs across Africa, Asia, and CEE. Combines development, EPC, O&M, and financing roles with proprietary SCADA-style monitoring, mirroring KNESS's vertically integrated model in comparable geographies.
• Energiequelle GmbH: Germany-based mid-market renewable energy project developer, EPC contractor, and operator for wind and solar across Germany and neighbouring EU countries. Mid-sized EPC + O&M + asset owner profile is the closest European scale match to KNESS outside of CEE.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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