Tauberkraft GmbH

Founded in 1995, Tauberkraft GmbH is a cooperative headquartered in Schäftersheim, Germany with approximately 1-10 employees specializing in Hydro.

Tauberkraft GmbH is a cooperative hydroelectric power company founded in 1995 by ten pioneers from southern Main-Tauber-Kreis region near Würzburg, Germany. The company was established to address unemployment and environmental quality in rural areas by developing renewable energy. It operates a small hydroelectric power plant at an existing dam in Schäftersheim on the river Tauber. The plant features a 70 kW Kaplan turbine and began electricity generation in October 1999, supplying clean power to local grid operator Überlandwerke Schäftersheim. The project was financed through approximately 60 silent shareholders and government subsidies, without requiring bank credit. Annual electricity production varies between 88,000 and 375,000 kWh depending on rainfall and water conditions.