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Next Kraftwerke

Next Kraftwerke AT GmbH

Wien, Austria

SolarWindHydroBiogasBiomassEnergy StorageHydrogenLimited company
Founded 200915.5 GW installed
Profile last updated: March 27, 2026

About

Founded in 2009, Next Kraftwerke is a limited company headquartered in Wien, Austria specializing in Solar, Wind, Hydro.

Next Kraftwerke operates one of Europe's largest virtual power plants, bundling thousands of decentralised renewable generators, storage units and consumers into a controllable pool. The company markets renewable electricity from wind, solar, hydropower, biogas and biomass plants on European power exchanges, provides balancing power (control reserve) and offers balance group management. It also supplies green electricity to commercial consumers. The Austrian subsidiary, based in Vienna, focuses on trading and marketing of renewable power, including EAG market premium models and balancing power in Austria. The company was founded in Germany in 2009 and operates a customer portal, Mein Kraftwerk (MEIK), for plant monitoring and schedule management.

Headquarters

Wien, Austria

Founded

2009

Company type

Limited company

Focus areas

Virtuelles KraftwerkDirektvermarktungRegelenergieEAG MarktprämieStromhandelPower to GasBilanzgruppenmanagementBatteriespeicher

Products & services

Business models

B2B

Value chain

TradingAsset ManagementAdvisory

Service areas (1)

  • Stromvermarktung und Regelenergie

    Direct marketing of renewable electricity on the EPEX SPOT and EXAA markets, balancing power provision and balance group management for virtual power plant participants.

Locations

Headquarters

Franz-Josefs-Kai 27, 1010, Wien, Austria

Service regions

Austria

Projects

2

Wasserkraftanlage Neubruck

OperationalRun-of-river hydropower

Run-of-river hydropower plant on the Erlauf with 1,100 kW capacity, operated by Ökowind GmbH and marketed via Next Kraftwerke for spot market sales and balancing power.

1.1 MW capacityNeubruck, AustriaClient: Ökowind GmbH

Windkraftanlage Lichtenegg

OperationalOnshore wind farm

Wind turbine with 1.8 MW nominal capacity, operated by WICON Engineering GmbH and marketed by Next Kraftwerke under a power purchase agreement.

1.8 MW capacityLichtenegg, AustriaClient: WICON Engineering GmbH

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Interessengemeinschaft Windkraft Österreich

Partnerships

Ökowind GmbH

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