baywa r e france

What baywa r e france does

BayWa r.e. France SAS is the French subsidiary of BayWa r.e. AG, jointly owned by BayWa AG (a German agricultural-rooted conglomerate) and Energy Infrastructure Partners (a €7B+ AUM infrastructure investor). Founded in France in 2005, the company develops, finances, constructs, operates, and maintains renewable energy assets across the full project lifecycle. Its core technology stack spans onshore wind, floating and ground-mounted photovoltaic solar, agrivoltaics (including semi-transparent canopies, inter-row trackers, and livestock shading systems), battery energy storage systems (BESS), hybrid renewable parks, and floating offshore wind. The company has built proprietary floating solar technology (VDE certified, PV Magazine Innovation Award) and operates 220+ employees across 7 regional agencies and 12 maintenance bases in France.

Revenue is generated through six principal streams: project development and EPC (one-time fees on commissioned parks), long-term corporate Power Purchase Agreements (10-25 year subscriptions with industrial and commercial buyers, with a global 4 GW PPA portfolio including nearly 2.2 GW with industrial/commercial enterprises), O&M managed services across the asset portfolio, repowering and revamping professional services, energy generation and trading from owned assets, and solar distribution (component sales to installers and developers worldwide). The go-to-market is primarily enterprise field sales through 7 regional French agencies, supplemented by long-cycle consultative engagement with municipalities, inter-communal structures, and agricultural operators, plus event-driven presence at Intersolar Europe, Energy Storage Europe, the French National Renewable Energy Symposium, and Salon des Maires. In France, the company has developed 493 MW across 34 wind and solar parks, and globally it has commissioned more than 6 GW and manages 12.2 GW of renewable assets.

Name

baywa r e france

Legal name

BayWa r.e. France SAS

Website

https://baywa-re.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Short description

BayWa r.e. France is a renewable energy developer and operator (subsidiary of BayWa r.e. AG) that develops, builds, and operates wind, solar, agrivoltaic, floating solar, and battery storage projects across France, selling electricity to corporates via long-term PPAs and serving municipalities, farmers, and industrial buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Project Development

NAICS

Solar Electric Power Generation (221114), Wind Electric Power Generation (221115), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Solar PV Power Plant EPC (Utility-Scale) (EUAEAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wind Power Plant EPC (Onshore/Offshore) (EUAEAAAF), Solar Balance-of-Plant EPC (Piles/Foundations, Trenching, Combiner Networks) (EUAEADAJ), Wind Balance-of-Plant EPC (Crane Pads, Turbine Foundations, Internal Roads) (EUAEADAI), Commissioning, Testing & Energization Services (Pre-Commissioning, Grid Code Compliance) (EUAMAFAK), Electrical Balance-of-Plant EPC (MV Collection, Cabling, Earthing, Lighting) (EUAEADAB)

Keywords

• Renewable energy development
• Solar distribution
• Wind project development
• Battery energy storage
• Agrivoltaic systems

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Renewable Energy Project Development and Construction: BayWa r.e. develops, constructs, and commissions wind, solar, and battery storage projects across France. Revenue is generated from the sale of fully developed and constructed projects to investors, or through retained ownership and subsequent energy sales.
2. Energy Generation and Trading: BayWa r.e. generates electricity from its owned and operated renewable energy assets and sells power into the grid or directly to corporate buyers via PPAs. The company also engages in energy trading activities.
3. Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs): Long-term contracts (10-25 years) between BayWa r.e. and corporate clients to supply renewable electricity at fixed or indexed prices. BayWa r.e. offers direct (on-site), physical, and financial PPA structures. The company has signed multiple corporate PPAs with over 4 GW of global PPA portfolio, including nearly 2.2 GW with industrial and commercial enterprises.
4. Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Services: BayWa r.e. provides comprehensive O&M services for wind, solar, and battery assets including preventive and corrective maintenance, technical management, commercial management, QHSE compliance, and regulatory reporting. Services cover 100% of asset management needs from simple on-call support to complex technical interventions.
5. Repowering and Revamping Services: BayWa r.e. offers repowering (replacing turbines/panels with newer technology) and revamping (modernizing components such as inverters or modules) services to extend and optimize the performance of aging renewable assets. Solutions can increase solar plant performance by up to 40% while reducing land footprint.
6. Solar Distribution: BayWa r.e. is one of the world's leading suppliers in the solar distribution market, selling photovoltaic components and systems to installers and developers globally.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

BayWa r.e. France develops, finances, builds, and operates wind, solar, and battery energy storage projects across France, providing full lifecycle services from site identification and permitting through construction, operations, and maintenance. The company also operates a global solar distribution business supplying PV components to installers and developers, and sells electricity to corporate buyers via long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).

Product overview

BayWa r.e. France operates as a comprehensive renewable energy developer offering an integrated portfolio of wind, solar, and storage solutions. The core products include onshore and offshore (floating) wind development, ground-mounted and floating solar installations, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and agrivoltaics. These are complemented by value-added services spanning full project lifecycle support: development, engineering and construction, operations and maintenance, repowering/revamping, and power purchase agreements (PPA). The company also operates a significant solar distribution business globally. Key project references include the Pennavel floating offshore wind farm (first commercial floating wind in France), the Sellingen floating solar park in the Netherlands (largest in Europe at 41.1 MWc), and the citizen-owned Clos Neuf wind farm. With over 6 GW successfully commissioned globally and 493 MW developed in France across 34 parks, the company maintains complete vertical integration from site identification through 30+ years of asset operation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Onshore Wind Development Full lifecycle development of onshore wind farms in France, including site identification, environmental studies, permitting, financing, construction, and operation. Targets municipalities, corporate clients, and renewable energy investors.
• Floating Offshore Wind Development Development of floating offshore wind farms. The Pennavel project (230-270 MW) in Southern Brittany is the first commercial floating wind project in France, developed in consortium with Elicio and Q Energy. The Floating Energy Alliance consortium (BW Ideol, Elicio, BayWa r.e.) also won rights to develop the ~1 GW Buchan offshore floating wind project in Scotland.
• Ground-Mounted Solar Development Development, financing, construction, and maintenance of ground-mounted photovoltaic parks on degraded or unused land. Active in France since 2009.
• Floating Solar Development Installation of floating photovoltaic panels on water bodies such as former quarries, reservoirs, and sand pits using BayWa r.e.'s own VDE-certified proprietary floating solar system. Includes both engineering and construction of the floating platform and PV system. Reduces water evaporation and creates beneficial microclimate effects.
• Agrivoltaic Solutions Solutions combining solar energy production with agricultural activities. Includes inter-row tracker technology for large-scale crops (panels configurable in height and spacing, 180-degree tracking), semi-transparent ombrière canopy systems for fruit/arboriculture/viticulture (0-43% transparency, variable height and orientation), and livestock grazing shelters for sheep and cattle under solar panels.
• Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Turnkey battery energy storage systems designed for grid flexibility, ancillary services, and coupling with renewable parks. Balances the electrical grid, compensates for production/consumption gaps, and integrates renewable energy effectively.
• Hybrid Renewable Energy Parks Engineering, construction, and grid connection of hybrid parks combining wind, solar, and storage on a single site. BayWa r.e. manages all phases from design to financing and turnkey delivery, optimizing grid connection usage.
• Solar Revamping and Repowering Services Modernization services for existing solar parks including component replacement (inverters, modules), compliance updates, and capacity increases. Solutions can increase solar plant performance by up to 40% while reducing land footprint.
• Wind Repowering Services Renewal services for end-of-life wind farms, replacing obsolete turbines with modern technology for improved performance and output. Includes strategic consulting and turnkey repowering delivery.
• Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Services Full-service O&M for renewable assets including preventive and corrective maintenance, 24/7 digital monitoring, technical management, commercial management, QHSE compliance, and regulatory reporting. Services cover 100% of asset management needs, with 24/7 monitoring and 7/7 maintenance capability.
• Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) Direct electricity sale contracts between energy producers and corporate/business buyers at fixed prices for 10-25 year terms. Includes on-site direct, off-site physical, and financial PPA structures. Enables corporate buyers to decarbonize operations and secure long-term renewable electricity at fixed prices.
• Solar Distribution Global solar distribution business supplying photovoltaic components and systems to installers and developers. BayWa r.e. is one of the world's leading suppliers in the solar distribution market.

Quantifiable outcome

• Floating solar panels reduce water evaporation from reservoirs, helping preserve water resources in drought-prone regions of southern Europe
• +11 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

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

• Octopus EnergysignificantGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Octopus Energy collaborated with BayWa r.e. and SNCF Energie to structure and deliver two corporate PPAs for SNCF Voyageurs' renewable energy supply from the Greenberry and Fontenet 3 solar parks in France.
• Chambre d'Agriculture du Bas-Rhin (Planètes Légumes)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022A partnership with Planètes Légumes Fleurs et Plantes of the Bas-Rhin Chamber of Agriculture was concluded in spring 2023 to conduct agronomic monitoring of the Brumath agrivoltaic installation (Alsace) over 5 years, comparing raspberry production under semi-transparent PV canopies versus plastic tunnels.
• EliciocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Elicio is a co-development partner in the Pennavel floating offshore wind project in South Brittany (230-270 MW), which won the AO5 tender in France. Elicio is also a member of the Floating Energy Alliance consortium for the Buchan offshore wind project in Scotland (~1 GW).
• Q EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Q Energy co-develops the Pennavel floating offshore wind project (230-270 MW) in South Brittany alongside BayWa r.e. and Elicio. The project is the first commercial-scale floating wind farm in France.
• BW IdeolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022BW Ideol is a member of the Floating Energy Alliance consortium with Elicio and BayWa r.e. that won rights in 2022 to develop the Buchan offshore floating wind project (~1 GW) off the northeast coast of Scotland.
• INRAE (Institut National de la Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021BayWa r.e. participates in the Strategic Orientation Committee of the National Research and Innovation Pole in Agrivoltaics created by INRAE. This consortium of public and private sector, agricultural and energy, research and education actors aims to share research costs and benefits for sustainable agrivoltaic development. BayWa r.e. co-founded and co-funds the SOLAR R&D project with INRAE.
• AgroParisTechcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020BayWa r.e. launched the COMPAS (Compatibilité des cultures Maraîchères et Panneaux Solaires Photovoltaïques) R&D project in 2020 in partnership with engineering agronomy student groups from AgroParisTech. The project studies the impact of PV panels on meteorological parameters across 3 solar parks in 3 different climates (oceanic, continental, Mediterranean).
• La Banque des TerritoirescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019A strategic partnership concluded in 2019 enables BayWa r.e. to include citizen shareholders, local authorities, and departmental semi-public companies (SEMs) in renewable energy projects. The partnership facilitates citizen investment in projects such as Quilly (44) and Clos Neuf (22), where the Bank supports local government access to project equity.
• SOREN (PV Recycling Organization)minorOthersBayWa r.e. works with SOREN, the French photovoltaic recycling organization, for the collection and recycling of end-of-life solar panels in revamping projects. Over 95% of panel materials can be recovered and recycled.
• Lafarge (Holcim Group)significantStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Dordives floating solar project (14.9 MWc) is located on a former quarry previously operated by Lafarge, demonstrating a land reuse partnership for renewable energy development on degraded industrial land.
• Communauté de communes Entr'Allier Besbre et LoiresignificantStrategic or Co-development PartnerBayWa r.e. is developing the Dompierre-sur-Besbre floating solar project in partnership with the inter-municipality, marking the first floating solar project in the Allier department and continuing the community's commitment to energy transition.
• Quénéa Énergies RenouvelablessignificantStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuénéa Énergies Renouvelables co-developed the Clos Neuf citizen wind park (12 MW, 4 turbines) in Côtes-d'Armor with BayWa r.e., combining local renewable energy expertise with BayWa r.e.'s international development capabilities.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• EDP Renováveis: Global renewable energy developer (subsidiary of EDP) with significant European wind and solar footprint and growing storage business. Comparable as a European broad incumbent competing in wind, solar, and PPA markets.
• TotalEnergies (Renewables): Integrated energy major with an aggressive renewables build-out (wind, solar, storage) in France and Europe. Comparable as a broad incumbent with significant capital and corporate PPA ambitions overlapping BayWa r.e.'s enterprise customer base.
• Iberdrola Renewables: Global utility with one of the largest renewable generation portfolios and active corporate PPA origination. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping European wind/solar/PPA ambitions.
• EDF Renewables: Subsidiary of EDF Group developing wind, solar, and storage projects in France and globally with vastly larger balance sheet and integrated utility backing. Comparable as a broad French incumbent competing head-to-head for tenders and PPAs.
• Engie Green: Renewable arm of Engie developing wind, solar, and storage in France with utility-grade resources and corporate PPA capabilities. Comparable as a French broad incumbent with overlapping customer base and project pipeline.

Direct peers

• Enertrag: German independent renewable energy developer with strong wind and hybrid/storage capabilities and citizen-participation project structures. Comparable European peer with similar onshore wind and community-investment focus.
• Voltalia: French renewable energy developer operating across wind, solar, storage, and hydro with a similar multi-technology project development approach and significant French footprint. Comparable as a direct domestic peer in IPP/project development.
• Akuo Energy: Independent French renewable developer focused on wind, solar, and storage with strong community/citizen participation orientation. Comparable business model particularly on the territorial and citizen-investment dimension BayWa r.e. emphasizes.
• Neoen: Independent French renewable energy developer active in wind, solar, and storage with a comparable independent-power-producer model and corporate PPA focus. Closest pure-play comparable to BayWa r.e. France's project development and PPA business.
• RES (Renewable Energy Systems): UK-headquartered global renewable energy developer active in wind, solar, and storage with strong EPC and O&M capabilities. Comparable to BayWa r.e.'s full-lifecycle development, construction, and asset management offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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