Thüringer Erneuerbare Energien Netzwerk e.V.

Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany

SolarWindHydroGeothermalBiomassBiogasHydrogenEnergy StorageNon-profit

Founded 201511-50 employees

Profile last updated: March 11, 2026

About

Founded in 2015, Thüringer Erneuerbare Energien Netzwerk e.V. is a non-profit headquartered in Erfurt, Germany with approximately 11-50 employees specializing in Solar, Wind, Hydro.

ThEEN (Thüringer Erneuerbare Energien Netzwerk e.V.) is a competence network based in Erfurt, Germany, supporting the energy transition in Thuringia. The organization brings together more than 70 member organizations from business, research, and public institutions, representing expertise from over 300 companies. ThEEN operates across all renewable energy sectors including solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, biogas, and hydrogen, with focus areas in energy storage, energy efficiency, and sector coupling. The network facilitates knowledge transfer, collaborative research projects, and policy dialogue to accelerate decarbonization of industry, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises. ThEEN has received the ECEI Silver Label and is part of the go-cluster program of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection. Its activities include research projects like ZO.RRO and DekaRB addressing climate-neutral energy supply and industrial transformation.

Headquarters

Erfurt, Germany

Founded

2015

Employees

11-50

Company type

Non-profit

Focus areas

renewable energy networkenergy transitiondecarbonizationindustrial transformationcompetence clusterGermany

Products & services

Business models

B2BConsultingAdvisory

Value chain

R&DDevelopmentEngineeringConsultingAdvisoryCommunity Engagement

Service areas (3)

Renewable Energy Network and Competence Building
Operates as a competence network for renewable energy, energy storage, energy efficiency and sector coupling. Provides expert networking and knowledge transfer across solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and biogas sectors.
Policy Advisory and Energy Transition Support
Supports energy policy processes in Thuringia through specialist events, congresses, workshops, and policy advice.
Industrial Decarbonization
Works on decarbonization solutions for manufacturing sectors, including glass industry and metal processing. Develops digital tools supporting SMEs on the path to climate neutrality.

Locations

Headquarters

Schmidtstedter Straße 1, 99084, Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany

Service regions

GermanyThuringia

Projects

ZO.RRO II SME

Under ConstructionDecarbonization consulting and technology development

Energy research project working on decarbonization of energy supply in small and medium-sized industrial companies. Develops and implements lighthouse projects as demonstrators with industry partners. Calculates realistic future scenarios for climate-neutral energy supply in Thuringia and specifically for SMEs in Thuringian industry.

GermanyCompleted: 2026-07-31

DekaRB

Under ConstructionIndustrial decarbonization consulting

Accelerating Decarbonization for a Resilient Economy. Research project identifying non-technical barriers slowing industrial transformation and developing practical solutions for sustainable decarbonization implementation. Implements prototypes at three selected industrial sites in Thuringia.

Germany

ZO.RRO 2

Under ConstructionIndustrial energy supply transformation

Project led by Technische Universität Ilmenau demonstrating how a highly available, sustainable and economical electrical energy supply can be implemented using Thuringian glass industry and metal processing industry as examples.

Germany

GreatH2

PlannedHydrogen

Green hydrogen for industrial applications in Thuringia

Germany

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

go-cluster programEuropean Cluster Collaboration Platform

Partnerships

Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena