Megawatt Ingenieurges. Mbh

What Megawatt Ingenieurges. Mbh does

Megawatt Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH is a Berlin-based independent engineering firm specializing in renewable heat supply systems, district heating network planning, and energy transition consulting. Founded in 1994, the firm operates as a subsidiary of Averdung Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (Hamburg) since September 2018, functioning as part of the wider Averdung Unternehmensgruppe with offices in Berlin and Hamburg. The company serves municipalities, municipal utilities (Stadtwerke), energy utilities, housing associations, and select industrial clients in Germany, with a documented project footprint spanning Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Braunschweig, Sachsen-Anhalt, and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

The firm's service portfolio covers five integrated workstreams: (1) Concepts (Konzepte) — municipal heating planning under the Wärmeplanungsgesetz, district energy concepts, feasibility studies, and integrated climate protection concepts; (2) Technical Planning (Fachplanung) — engineering of energy centers, heat networks, and media infrastructure across all HOAI performance phases; (3) Consulting (Beratung) — energy supply contracting, emissions trading, and electricity price compensation; (4) Expert Reports (Gutachten) — AGFW-certified appraisals for primary energy and CO2 factors under FW 609/611, KWKG reports, and energy audits per DIN EN 16247; and (5) Project Management — procurement, project control, and funding acquisition. Technical differentiation is concentrated in cold district heating networks (Kaltes Nahwärmenetz) and waste heat recovery from sewage and metro systems, supported by energyPRO, STANET, and EED simulation tools.

Commercially, Megawatt operates a B2B professional services model with project-based, quote-based pricing and multi-year contract durations. Revenue is generated through hourly consulting fees, fixed-price project mandates, and honorarium-based expert opinions, with demand heavily catalyzed by federal funding programs (BEW, KfW 432) and public procurement by municipalities. The firm holds no patents, no proprietary software products, and no external AI capabilities. It is privately held with revenue not publicly disclosed, and had a leadership transition in March 2026 when Maren Henniges succeeded Sebastian Averdung as Managing Director alongside Philipp Lieberodt.

Name

Megawatt Ingenieurges. Mbh

Legal name

Megawatt Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH

Website

https://megawatt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Megawatt Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH is a Berlin-based independent engineering firm founded in 1994 that plans renewable heat supply systems, district heating networks, and energy transition projects for municipalities, municipal utilities, and select industrial clients across Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable energy engineering consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management & General Contracting (EPCM, Scheduling, QA/QC, HSE) (EUAMAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water Resources, WASH & Integrated Water Management (BPADALAH)

Keywords

• Renewable heat planning
• District heating engineering
• Municipal heat transition
• Energy consulting services
• Thermal energy systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Planning Services: Fee-based professional services for energy consulting, technical planning, and project management. Revenue generated through hourly consulting fees, fixed-price project contracts, and honorarium-based expert opinions.
2. Concept Development and Feasibility Studies: Development of municipal heating plans, transformation plans, and energy concepts for buildings, districts, and municipalities. Services funded by federal programs (BEW, KfW) and municipal budgets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Megawatt Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH is an independent engineering firm that develops and plans renewable heat supply systems and provides energy consulting, expert reports, and project management services. The firm operates across five integrated service areas: Konzepte (concepts and feasibility studies), Fachplanung (technical planning), Beratung (consulting), Gutachten (expert appraisals), and Projektmanagement (project management). Its primary focus is on municipal heat planning, district heating transformation, cold district heating networks, and energy audits for municipalities, utilities, industrial clients, and the real estate sector in Germany.

Product overview

Megawatt Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH is an independent engineering company offering integrated services for renewable heat and energy transition. Their portfolio consists of five core service areas: (1) Konzepte - energy concepts, municipal heat planning, transformation plans, and feasibility studies; (2) Fachplanung - technical planning of energy centers, heat networks, and media infrastructure across all HOAI phases; (3) Beratung - consulting on heat delivery contracts, emissions trading, contracting, and energy price compensation; (4) Gutachten - expert reports and certifications for energy performance, AGFW compliance, and energy audits; and (5) Projektmanagement - procurement, project steering, and funding management. Since 2019, Megawatt has been part of the Averdung Group, operating primarily from Berlin with projects throughout Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Konzepte (Concepts and Planning) Development of heat supply solutions based on renewable energies, including municipal heat planning, district concepts, energy concepts, feasibility studies, and integrated climate protection concepts. Targeted at municipalities, utilities, and developers pursuing heat decarbonization.
• Fachplanung (Technical Planning) Technical planning of energy centers for sustainable heat and cold generation, heat networks, and media infrastructure, including construction supervision and full HOAI performance phase coverage (Leistungsphasen 1-9). Serves municipal utilities, energy utilities, and industrial clients.
• Beratung (Consulting) Energy consulting services covering heat delivery contracts, emissions trading (EU ETS), contracting, and electricity price compensation services. Targeted at industrial and commercial clients as well as utilities.
• Gutachten (Expert Reports) Expert appraisals and certifications for CO2 and primary energy factors, AGFW standard certifications (FW 609, FW 611), KWKG reports, and energy audits according to DIN EN 16247. Delivered by AGFW-certified expert witnesses and BAFA-listed energy auditors.
• Projektmanagement (Project Management) Procurement management, project control, and funding management services that ensure successful project implementation. Supports clients through tendering, contracting, project steering, and federal funding application processes (BEW, KfW).

Quantifiable outcome

• Municipal heating plans completed for multiple German municipalities including Blankenfelde-Mahlow (~30,000 inhabitants)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 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

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights14 records

Broad incumbents

• Drees & Sommer SE: Stuttgart-based engineering consultancy with strong sustainable buildings, energy efficiency, and decarbonization practices. Overlaps Megawatt on energy concepts, feasibility, and HOAI-style planning, but with a much broader real estate and construction portfolio.
• Fichtner GmbH & Co. KG: Large Stuttgart-based international engineering firm with a strong energy and district heating practice, including owner-engineer, feasibility, and transformation services for utilities and municipalities. Overlaps Megawatt's energy center planning, network engineering, and project management, but serves a much broader portfolio of infrastructure clients.
• Tractebel Engineering GmbH: German subsidiary of Tractebel (Engie) providing consulting and engineering for energy infrastructure, including heating/cooling networks and decarbonization projects. Comparable technical planning and owner-engineer capabilities, but operates at much larger project scale.
• Ramboll Deutschland GmbH: German arm of international engineering consultancy with deep district heating, energy transition, and sustainable buildings practices. Competes for larger municipal heat-planning and transformation mandates that Megawatt also targets, but with significantly greater headcount and international bench.

Direct peers

• B.&S.U. Beratungs- und Service-Gesellschaft Umwelt mbH: Berlin environmental and energy consultancy providing integrated climate protection concepts, municipal energy planning, and transformation consulting. Competes with Megawatt for municipal and federal climate-program mandates across Germany.
• Averdung Ingenieure & Berater GmbH: Sister firm within the Averdung Unternehmensgruppe, also offering energy consulting, transformation plans, and HOAI technical planning for heat networks and contracting. Operates from Hamburg, Papenburg and Falkenberg with overlapping service portfolio and shared management lineage (Sebastian Averdung, Philipp Lieberodt).
• EUREF-Consulting GmbH: Berlin-based engineering consultancy specializing in energy concepts, climate-neutral building and district planning, including KfW 432 neighborhood studies. Directly comparable to Megawatt on municipal heating planning, neighborhood energy concepts, and public-sector project delivery.

Emerging players

• Steinbeis-Institut für solare und thermische Energiesysteme (Solites): Stuttgart-based Steinbeis research institute focused on solar and thermal energy systems, including seasonal thermal storage and low-temperature district heating. Comparable R&D-led focus on innovative heat networks and storage, though primarily research-oriented rather than commercial planning.

Regional players

• SAENA Sächsische Energieagentur GmbH: Saxon state energy agency supporting municipalities with Wärmeplanung, climate concepts, and funding applications. Functionally comparable to Megawatt for public-sector clients in Saxony, but publicly funded and geographically restricted.
• KEA Klimaschutz- und Energieagentur Baden-Württemberg GmbH: Baden-Württemberg state climate and energy agency providing municipal heat planning, energy concepts, and transformation advisory. Closely comparable service portfolio to Megawatt's municipal heating planning practice, but restricted to a single Bundesland and publicly financed.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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