Gorfion Gmbh

What Gorfion Gmbh does

Gorfion GmbH is a privately held German limited liability company headquartered at Rheingutstraße 19, 78462 Konstanz, organized into three operating divisions unified by a sustainability and climate-protection mandate. GORFION Green Energy develops, finances, installs, and operates rooftop photovoltaic systems on commercial and industrial buildings under a Solar-as-a-Service model: customers sign either a minimum 20-year rental contract or a Stromliefervertrag power supply contract, pay a fixed monthly fee, and receive electricity priced roughly 30% below grid rates (rental) or about 15% below local utility rates (power supply), with no upfront capital outlay. GORFION retains ownership and handles maintenance, insurance, and regulatory administration throughout the contract life.

The company's go-to-market combines direct B2B sales to commercial property owners with the GORFION Partnerprogramm, a channel network of certified solar installers (Solarfachbetriebe) — including H2 Connect, Solarlago, Adites, Klinkenberg, Emondo, ETwest, and EGT — that integrate the zero-investment model into their customer proposals and reportedly achieve approximately 30% higher order conversion. Technical depth is anchored by Managing Director Joachim Plesch (sales and financing, with backgrounds in solar cell manufacturing machinery, semiconductor, automotive, and construction) and co-founder Sebastian Pingel, a PV/solar cell expert with prior experience at Fraunhofer ISE, Helmholtz Zentrum, SOLON, First Solar, Solyco, and PI Solar.

Beyond the solar business, Gorfion operates GORFION Immobilien, a regional real estate arm developing and renting residential properties in the Landkreis Konstanz area (including apartments in Dingelsdorf and a historic Altstadthaus at Neugasse 17), and GORFION Beteiligungen, an angel investment arm that has taken stakes in early-phase impact startups: Golfstrom Energy GmbH (residential solar-as-a-service), Enopark (parking-lot PV and intelligent parking control), and InnoZell (animal-free drug testing). The company is registered at Amtsgericht Freiburg as Gorfion GmbH, reports 1-10 employees, and discloses no external funding rounds or institutional ownership.

Name

Gorfion Gmbh

Legal name

Gorfion GmbH

Website

https://www.gorfion.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gorfion GmbH is a privately held Konstanz-based company that finances, installs, and operates commercial rooftop solar systems under 20-year Solar-as-a-Service rental and power-supply contracts, alongside regional real estate rentals in the Konstanz district and angel investments in cleantech startups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Solar Energy Services

NAICS

Solar Electric Power Generation (221114), Roofing Contractors (23816)

akta.pro primary industry

Solar EPC & Construction (Utility-Scale, Rooftop, Balance of System) (EUAMABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Solar Roofing & Roof-Mounted PV Systems (IMADAFAO), Solar Financing, Leasing & Ownership Platforms (Tax Equity, PPA, Securitization) (EUAMABAJ), C&I Onsite/Behind-the-Meter Energy Supply (Solar, CHP, Microgrids) (EUAGACAJ)

Keywords

• Commercial solar rentals
• Photovoltaic project development
• Solar-as-a-service
• Cleantech startup investment
• Real estate project development

Headquarters

HQ city

Konstanz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Solar-as-a-Service (Rental): GORFION installs and operates PV systems on commercial rooftops. Customers pay a fixed monthly rental fee for a minimum contract period of 20 years. The rental costs are structured to be significantly lower than grid electricity costs from year one.
2. Power Supply Contracts: Direct electricity supply contracts where GORFION supplies solar power generated from the customer's rooftop installation at rates approximately 15% below local energy provider prices.
3. Real Estate Rental Income: Income from vacation rentals in Konstanz and long-term residential property rentals in the Konstanz district. Properties include apartments in Dingelsdorf and a historic Altstadthaus in Neugasse 17.
4. Startup Investments: Angel investments in early-phase impact startups, particularly in renewable energy, cleantech, and biotech sectors. Investment sizes are aligned with typical angel tickets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gorfion GmbH develops, finances, installs, and operates rooftop photovoltaic systems for commercial and industrial customers under a Solar-as-a-Service model with no upfront investment. The company also operates a real estate division developing and renting properties in the Konstanz district, and an investment arm providing angel capital to early-phase cleantech and impact startups.

Product overview

GORFION GmbH operates three distinct business divisions unified by a sustainability and climate protection focus: (1) GORFION Green Energy — a Solar-as-a-Service (PV-as-a-Service) sub-brand offering commercial rooftop photovoltaic systems via a no-capital-outlay rental model or direct power supply contract, plus an associated partner program for solar installers that boosts their order success rate; (2) GORFION Beteiligungen — an angel investment arm that provides smart money (capital plus operational/strategic support) to early-phase impact and cleantech startups, with current portfolio holdings in Golfstrom Energy (residential solar-as-a-service), Enopark (parking-lot PV and smart parking), and InnoZell (animal-free drug testing); and (3) GORFION Immobilien — a real estate development and rental division managing vacation apartments, heritage buildings, and new-build housing projects in the Konstanz area. The company does not operate a unified SaaS platform; its products are independent brands and service models sharing a sustainability mission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GORFION Green Energy: Solar-as-a-Service offering for commercial and industrial customers. Provides photovoltaic systems on company rooftops without acquisition costs, offering rental models or power supply contracts.
• GORFION Immobilien
• GORFION Beteiligungen

Products and services

• GORFION Green Energy (Solar-as-a-Service)

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% increase in order conversion rates for installation partners using the GORFION Partnerprogramm
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Golfstrom Energy GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGORFION-affiliated startup focused on solar-as-a-service for residential customers (B2C). Golfstrom extends the GORFION group's solar solutions to the private household market segment.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• 1Komma5°: Fast-growing German climate-tech startup offering CO2-neutral home energy (solar, heat pumps, EV charging) via a one-stop-shop model comparable to Gorfion's integrated solar-as-a-service approach, with rapidly expanding installer network.
• Sonnen (by Shell): German residential solar-plus-storage pioneer (now owned by Shell) offering integrated solar and battery solutions with virtual power plant services. Adjacent model to Gorfion's solar-as-a-service, primarily residential focus.
• Lichtblick (SE-side): Hamburg-based renewable energy and home-energy provider offering solar, storage, and heat-pump solutions to German households and small commercial customers. Comparable subscription-based energy offering.
• Next2Sun Technology: German company pioneering vertical bifacial solar systems for agricultural, commercial, and open-field applications. Operating in the same German commercial PV market with proprietary mounting technology.

Direct peers

• Zolar: Berlin-based online PV marketplace and solar-as-a-service operator in Germany offering rooftop solar with financing and installation for homeowners. Closely comparable business model (zero-upfront solar-as-a-service) to Gorfion's C&I rental/PPA structure.
• Enpal: Germany's largest residential Solar-as-a-Service provider, offering zero-upfront-cost PV, batteries, and heat pumps via subscription. Enpal is the dominant direct competitor in the same solar-as-a-service category Gorfion targets, though primarily B2C vs Gorfion's C&I focus.

Regional players

• MVV Energie AG: Mannheim-based regional German energy company offering C&I customers rooftop PV, energy contracting, and PPO services around the Upper Rhine region. Geographically adjacent to Gorfion's Baden-Württemberg footprint with overlapping commercial solar services.

Broad incumbents

• Solarwatt: Established German solar manufacturer and installer offering PV modules, storage, and full rooftop systems to residential and commercial customers. A broader incumbent with overlapping commercial-rooftop PV activity and similar German market coverage.
• EnBW Solar / Solutions: One of Germany's largest energy utilities, operating a growing portfolio of commercial and industrial rooftop solar with power-supply contracts across Germany. Comparable C&I rooftop solar and PPA offering but as part of a much broader utility portfolio.
• E.ON Solar Solutions: Major German utility offering commercial rooftop PV plus power-supply and energy-management contracts for C&I customers. Competes with Gorfion on commercial rooftop solar services, but from a much larger utility-scale operator base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/joachim-plesch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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