Steinbeis Energie Papenburg

What Steinbeis Energie Papenburg does

Steinbeis Energie Papenburg GmbH operates a biomass combined heat and power (CHP) plant on a 22,500 m² site in Papenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The facility is registered as a GmbH (HRB 211959) and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Steinbeis Holding GmbH, a diversified family-owned industrial group with more than 150 years of operating history. Its functional purpose is to convert approximately 160,000 tonnes per year of waste wood (Altholz classes I–IV) into CO2-neutral electricity and process steam for regional supply.

The plant's core technology is circulating fluidized bed (Wirbelschicht) combustion using a Foster-Wheeler boiler operating at 850–950°C with a stated 92% boiler efficiency. The steam generator produces 99 tonnes per hour of steam at 520°C and 90 bar, driving a Siemens turbine-generator set rated at 20 MW electrical and 77 MW thermal output. Downstream flue-gas treatment is delivered through a 4,106 m² multi-stage cleaning system, enabling compliance with the German 17. BImSchV §23 emissions regime and EMAS environmental certification.

Commercially, the business operates under Germany's EEG (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz) feed-in tariff framework, supplying electricity to the public grid and serving roughly 50,000 households and businesses in the surrounding region. Revenue mechanics are therefore almost entirely tariff-driven and counterparty-concentrated on grid operators and any district-heat/steam offtakers; the company has signed the "Charta der Vielfalt" and maintains an active career page, signaling ongoing operational staffing rather than visible expansion. Governance is led by Jörg Warnke (Spokesman of the Management Board), Broder Heepmann (Managing Director), and Michael Söffge (Chair of the Advisory Board).

Name

Steinbeis Energie Papenburg

Legal name

Steinbeis Energie Papenburg GmbH

Website

https://bsp-energie.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Steinbeis Energie Papenburg GmbH operates a 20 MW biomass power plant in Papenburg, Germany, generating CO2-neutral electricity and steam from waste wood. The plant supplies approximately 50,000 households via Germany's public grid under the EEG framework, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Steinbeis Holding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biomass Power Generation

NAICS

Biomass Electric Power Generation (221117), Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply (221330)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Biomass CHP & Cogeneration Plants (Industrial & Utility) (EUAAAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biomass Combustion & Boiler Island Technology (Grates, Fluidized Bed, Burners) (EUAAAGAG), Forestry & Wood Waste Biomass Power (Sawmill Residues, Black Liquor) (EUACAIAG)

Keywords

• Biomass power generation
• Renewable energy supply
• Combined heat and power
• Waste wood recycling
• Green electricity feed-in

Headquarters

HQ city

Papenburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Green Electricity Generation and Grid Feed-in: The company generates CO2-neutral electricity from biomass (waste wood) and feeds it into the public electricity network under the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG - Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz). Revenue is generated through the feed-in tariff system mandated by EEG, which guarantees fixed compensation rates for renewable energy fed into the grid. Additional revenue may come from steam generation for industrial use.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Steinbeis Energie Papenburg operates a biomass combined heat and power plant in Papenburg, Lower Saxony, that generates CO2-neutral electricity (~20 MW) and process steam (~77 MW thermal) by combusting approximately 160,000 tonnes per year of recovered waste wood (Altholz classes I–IV) via circulating fluidized bed technology. Output electricity is fed into the public electricity grid under the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) to supply roughly 50,000 households and businesses.

Product overview

Steinbeis Energie Papenburg GmbH operates a single core offering: the Biomassekraftwerk Papenburg, a biomass power plant that generates CO2-neutral electricity and steam. The plant uses circulating fluidized bed (Wirbelschicht) combustion technology with a Foster Wheeler boiler to convert approximately 160,000 tonnes per year of waste wood (Altholz classes AI–AIV, sourced largely from bulky waste and construction waste sorting in the region) into ~20 MW of electricity and steam (99 t/h, 520°C, 90 bar). An integrated flue gas cleaning system (Rauchgasreinigung) ensures clean emissions. The plant is certified under EMAS and the 17th Federal Immission Control Ordinance (BImSchV), and is a subsidiary of the Steinbeis Holding, which encompasses businesses in eco-integrated recycled paper production, materials recycling, and renewable energy generation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biomassekraftwerk Papenburg (Biomass Power Plant – Green Electricity Generation)

Quantifiable outcome

• Supplies approximately 50,000 households with green electricity
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• agri.capital GmbH: Operates multiple agricultural and waste biomass CHP plants across Germany at similar 5–25 MW scale. Closely comparable business model: waste/biomass-to-heat-and-power with regulated revenue, German regional footprint, and similar feedstock sourcing logic.
• Bioenergie Bad Dürrenberg GmbH: Operates a biomass-fired power plant in Saxony-Anhalt producing electricity and process steam from regional waste wood. Highly comparable: similar installed capacity, EEG-regulated revenue, CFB-style combustion, and integrated industrial steam offtake.

Broad incumbents

• Vattenfall Wärme Berlin GmbH: Berlin-based district heating utility operating biomass and waste-to-energy CHP plants in the multi-hundred MW range. Overlaps on biomass-to-heat-and-power technology and EEG/CHP regulatory regime, but at significantly larger scale and as part of a national Vattenfall portfolio.
• MVV Energie AG: Mannheim-headquartered German utility operating biomass, waste-to-energy, and CHP plants across multiple cities. Comparable on biomass combustion and CHP cogeneration, but operates a much broader municipal utility portfolio including grids and retail.
• RWE Generation SE: Major German utility with a biomass and waste-to-energy generation portfolio as part of its broader lignite, gas, nuclear, and renewables mix. Comparable on biomass combustion technology and EEG exposure, but vastly larger scale and a multi-fuel, multi-region operator.
• PreZero (Schwarz Group): Waste management arm of the Schwarz Group operating sorting, recycling, and energy-from-waste/biomass facilities across Europe. Comparable on waste-wood-to-energy processing and circular economy integration, but at much larger scale with integrated waste logistics.
• E.ON Energie Deutschland GmbH: Major German retail and distributed energy operator with biomass, CHP, and renewable generation assets in its portfolio. Comparable on EEG-regulated renewable generation and German energy-market exposure, but vastly larger scale and a diversified customer-facing utility.

Regional players

• Stadtwerke München GmbH: Munich municipal utility operating biomass CHP and waste incineration plants serving Munich's district heating network. Comparable on biomass-to-heat-and-power and German regulated revenue, but focused on the Munich/Bavaria market rather than Lower Saxony.
• N-ERGIE Aktiengesellschaft: Nuremberg-based regional utility operating biomass CHP and waste-to-energy plants for district heating in Middle Franconia. Comparable technology and regulatory exposure to Steinbeis Energie Papenburg, but serving a different German region and a broader municipal customer base.

Emerging players

• Verbio SE: German biofuel and biomethane producer converting agricultural residues to renewable fuels, with growing exposure to biomass-to-energy. Comparable on biomass feedstock economics and EU renewable regulatory framework, but operates in biofuels rather than electricity/CHP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/b-s-papenburg-energie-gmbh

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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