Badenova
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| legal form | AG & Co. KG |
| Seat | Freiburg in Breisgau |
| management | Board:
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| Number of employees | 1435 (2018) |
| sales | 1,000.2 million euros (2018) |
| Branch | Energy supplier |
| Website | www.badenova.de |
The Badenova AG & Co. KG (proper spelling: badenova) is the largest power company in southern Baden with headquarters in Freiburg .
history
The company was formed in 2001 from a merger of six energy suppliers:
- Freiburg energy and water supply (FEW),
- Remote gas supply Mittelbaden (MIBA),
- Stadtwerke Lahr,
- Energy supply Oberbaden (EVO)
- Badische Gas- und Elektrizitätsversorgungs AG Lörrach and
- Gasbetriebe GmbH Emmendingen (GBG).
The trigger for the merger was the liberalization of the electricity market and the associated concern of the municipal utilities that they would go under against the overwhelming power of corporations in competition. The founding board members were Adalbert Häge, Mathias Nikolay, Horst Gute and Harald Seidelmann. At the beginning the company had 1,175 employees. In the following years, Badenova continued to develop into the leading energy and environmental supplier in the region.
In 2002 the central network control room was set up in Freiburg. In the years that followed, the company took part in many renewable energy projects . Examples of this are the commissioning of the wind turbines on the Schauinsland and 2003 on the Roßkopf . In 2004 the roof of the home stadium of SC Freiburg was equipped with solar modules . In 2005, Badenova installed 15 natural gas filling stations between the Upper Rhine and the northern Black Forest . From 2007, Badenova changed its corporate strategy towards a consistent ecological focus and also founded the heating subsidiary Badenova Wärmeplus . In the following year, 2008, Badenova took a further step towards the energy transition: the shareholders and the supervisory board issued the regional order for the energy transition and all of Badenova's private customers were converted to nuclear-free energy. Badenova Wärmeplus has had its first biogas power plant in Neuried since 2009 . In 2010 Badenova then started the so-called kompas participation model for municipalities . In 2012, Badenova's new biogas plant in Bremgarten went into operation. The plant has an annual production capacity of 50,000 megawatt hours of biomethane , making it the largest of its kind in Baden-Württemberg at the time . In the same year, the Freiburg energy supplier founded Badenova Wind GmbH, whose primary concern is to develop decentralized regenerative energy generation and to allow the region on the southern Upper Rhine and its residents to participate in it through a public participation model. At the same time, they submit to a sustainability concept developed jointly with the Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation Germany (BUND), whose special focus is on nature and species protection . In 2007, Badenova established the network company Bn Netze GmbH . Sales partnerships with Vodafone and other telecommunications companies have also existed since 2013 . Badenova also received the environmental seal from TÜV Saarland . On January 1, 2015, Badenova was realigned according to business areas.
Corporate structure
Shareholder
In addition to the main shareholders Thüga AG and the city of Freiburg, more than 90 municipalities are owners of Badenova:
- Thüga AG 44.6%
- City of Freiburg 32.8%
- City of Offenburg 7.11%
- City of Loerrach 4.07%
- City of Breisach 2.12%
- City of Waldshut-Tiengen 1.59%
- City of Lahr / Black Forest 1.43%
- Other shareholders 6.3%
Board
Badenova AG has a two-person board :
- CEO Thorsten Radensleben (since 2002)
- Chief Technology Officer Mathias Nikolay (since 1999)
Supervisory board and other bodies
- The supervisory board is responsible for monitoring the activities of the general partner as well as providing preliminary advice on all matters that are reserved for the shareholders to decide. For this purpose he has information and control rights. The chairman of the supervisory board is the Lord Mayor of Freiburg, Martin Horn .
- The municipal advisory board advises the Badenova supervisory board and the general partner's management board on regionally important issues. He makes suggestions for the use of the funds from the Badenova Innovation Fund for Climate and Water Protection (Badenova Innovationsfonds) and has a say in major, strategic investment decisions.
- The expert advisory board examines the project applications for the allocation of funds from the Badenova Innovation Fund and proposes them to the municipal advisory board for further advice.
Organizational units
Central area + staff areas
The central areas of the company include personnel management, information management (IT), finance and controlling. The following staff units report directly to one of the board members: data protection, corporate communications, corporate development, municipal management, internal auditing / risk management.
Market and energy services
In the Market & Energy Services business area , 290,000 customers are supplied with natural gas and electricity . Customer orientation, competitive products and innovative service offerings are the central elements of the business area. The relevant stages of the value chain include energy trading, the management of natural gas storage facilities and investments in power plants, and the sale of electricity, natural gas and energy services.
Nets and water
The network and water business area is directly on site at the customers' premises through the network subsidiary Bn Netze GmbH and ensures trouble-free network operation and, with the natural gas / electricity / water and wastewater divisions, a secure supply of the connected population.
Heat and generation
The task of the heating and generation business area is to consistently drive the energy transition in the region and work towards a sustainable, regenerative energy supply. The subsidiary Badenova Wärmeplus offers tailor-made heating solutions and products on the market.
Subsidiaries and investments
In addition to the business divisions Badenova and Bn Netze, created by legal requirements for company unbundling, i.e. the separation of energy generation and delivery and the operation of electricity and natural gas networks, further subsidiaries have been created:
Bn networks
Bn Netze GmbH , or Bn Netze for short, founded in 2007 (spelling: bnNETZE), has 635 employees and is responsible for the operation, planning, expansion and maintenance of all electricity, natural gas and water networks. The natural gas network is currently 7,976 kilometers long. Around 179,051 meters in the network are supplied with high, medium and low pressure lines. In the electricity division, the company maintains networks of 5,957 kilometers. There are 202,312 meters on the network. The network length of the water pipes (including household connections) is around 1,358 kilometers. The company has around 36,000 meters in the network. The supply area includes Freiburg and Lahr. In addition, Bn Netze takes over, for example, the operational management in various cities and municipalities. a. in Lörrach and Breisach.
Baden IT
Baden IT GmbH, or Baden IT for short, founded in 1997 (spelling: badenIT), is one of the oldest Badenova subsidiaries and currently employs over 90 people. With several data centers , the company ensures the highest possible availability for IT operations both for badenova's IT systems and for external customers. In addition to classic IT services such as data center solutions and private cloud services , SAP and telecommunications solutions, Baden IT offers its own fiber optic and copper network and offers high-availability broadband connections for companies.
Badenova warmth plus
The bathing Nova WärmePlus GmbH & Co. KG , in short Badenova WärmePlus or heat plus (own notation: badenova heat- PLUS ), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Badenova AG & Co. KG. Since it was founded in 2007, it has been responsible for the planning, construction and operation of heating networks and systems in the entire market area between the Upper Rhine and the Northern Black Forest, both on its own and for and with customers or with partner companies. The company has 81 employees and an average annual turnover of around 38 million euros (including subsidiary).
E-Maks
E-Maks GmbH & Co. KG, E-Maks for short (proper spelling: E-MAKS), is a nationwide billing service provider in the energy supply industry based in Freiburg im Breisgau. The company abbreviation E-MAKS stands for energy management billing customer service . The company is a shared service u. a. responsible for communication between energy suppliers, network operators, metering service providers and end customers in the deregulated energy market. E-Maks is 73.5% owned by Badenova and 26.5% by Thüga AG. The billing service provider was founded in 2008 and in 2015 had around 180 employees and a turnover of around 20 million euros.
Regional data
Regio Data GmbH, or Regio Data for short, was founded in 1997. As a service provider, it offers complete solutions for everything to do with geographic information systems (GIS) and geodata management for companies and municipalities in the Badenova supply area. Spatial information systems for supply and disposal networks are the company's specialty. Regio Data also offers comprehensive engineering services and complete network documentation across all sectors. With nine surveying teams, Regio Data is the point of contact for all surveying issues. In addition to the branch competence of supply and disposal lines, Regio Data is equipped with measurement technology for deformation and engineering measurements as well as DGM calculations.
Caléo
Badenova maintains a Franco-German cooperation to shape the energy future in the South Baden / Haut-Rhin region with the Société Anonyme d'Économie Mixte Locale Caléo (SAEML), or Caléo for short. Caléo is a local mixed-economy stock corporation based in Guebwiller in Upper Alsace . As a municipal utility, Caléo provides the supply of natural gas and water in Guebwiller and over 20 surrounding communities. In order to further develop Caléo, the city of Guebwiller, as the majority shareholder of Caléo, decided to add a strong strategic partner to the group of Caléo shareholders and, after an elaborate selection process, opted for Badenova in December 2018. Badenova has a 44.45% stake in the Alsatian public utility company. The aim is strategic and operational cooperation in all areas of energy supply, but also especially on issues relating to the regional energy transition. The Caléo municipal utility, whose roots go back to 1898, achieved sales of 17.6 million euros in 2018 with 36 employees and total assets of 38.8 million euros. Caléo has a 5.04% stake in Hydrocop , the largest independent hydroelectric operator in France . Furthermore, in 2013 Caléo founded the subsidiary Gazena for the sale of gas and electricity outside of its own network area. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Caléo is the Mayor of Guebwiller, Francis Kleitz .
Badenova concept
Badenova Konzept GmbH & Co. KG, short Badenova Konzept (spelling: badenovaKONZEPT), is a joint subsidiary of Badenova and the Sparkasse Freiburg-Nördlicher Breisgau as well as other regional savings banks. Badenova Konzept develops and implements zoning plans, urban developments and developments for municipalities and cities throughout the southwest. The company is an important component in municipal service and loyalty management and was founded in 2008 on the initiative of Badenova to support cities and municipalities in the development of building land through advice, planning, financing and contract management.
Baden Campus
Baden Campus GmbH & Co. KG, or Baden Campus for short (spelling: badenCAMPUS), aims to support innovators and founders in the region. The Badenova subsidiary advises company founders in terms of content and strategy and, if necessary, provides them with premises on the site of the former Badenova service center in Breisach. The advisory services offered by Baden Campus are free of charge and are aimed at all people in the region willing to set up a business. The company, which was founded in 2017, is funded by the Ministry of Economics, Labor and Housing of the State of Baden-Württemberg with EU funds.
Homeandsmart
Badenova has been involved in Homeandsmart GmbH together with KIC InnoEnergy SE and Thüga AG since 2017. The Karlsruhe-based company operates an important consumer portal on the topics of smart homes, voice assistants and electromobility. Since 2019, the company has been taken over by Thüga and Badenova in equal shares.
Other holdings
Badenova holds more than 30 other direct investments in local heating companies, municipal utilities, energy agencies and partners from the regional energy industry.
Products and services
electricity
Badenova has network sales of 1,458 million kWh. 687 million kWh of this are for private customers and 2,661 million kWh for business customers. For private customers, electricity consists of 100% renewable energies. The company also supplies commercial and industrial customers. Well-known customers include a. the Europa-Park in Rust , the Allianz Arena in Munich or the SC Freiburg .
natural gas
Badenova offers various natural gas offers. The company has network sales of 15,825 million kWh. Of this, 4,416 million kWh are for private customers and 6,226 million kWh for business customers. 290,000 customers are already supplied with natural gas in the Badenova catchment area.
warmth
The Heating & Generation business area bundles all activities for planning, building and operating innovative heat generation systems in the Badenova Group. In the area of renewable energies, responsibility is given to the development, construction and operation of biogas, wind power and solar systems. The network sales in 2018 were 311 million kWh, the route length 121 km, the number of generating plants, including subsidiaries, is 164.
water
In 2018, Badenova had a water network sales of 21 million m³ with a network length (including house connections) of 1,358 km and around 36,079 water meters. This makes Badenova the largest water supplier in Baden-Württemberg.
Build and modernize
In the area of construction & modernization , products and services for heating , photovoltaics and building efficiency are offered. When modernizing heating systems, Badenova offers heating systems for rent or purchase with a free choice of heating technology (e.g. condensing technology , heat pump , CHP ) and the energy source (e.g. natural gas, oil , wood pellets | wood pellets). Badenova also builds individual photovoltaic systems - optionally with electricity storage - to generate and store electricity itself. Badenova advises on legal requirements (EWärmeG) and energy saving options .
Smart home
Badenova provides applications for heating control and power consumption measurement and provides users with information on the topic of smart homes on its website .
telecommunications
In addition to its energy service products , the company also offers telecommunications products: mobile communications , DSL and fixed network . Here it is possible for the customer to conclude contracts with various telecommunications service providers such as Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom or O2 . Even hardware such as smartphones or tablets are in the bundle sold with electricity and natural gas contracts.
E-mobility
Badenova offers its own wall boxes for charging from home . For charging on the go, Badenova provides the Badenova charging card with approx. 10,000 charging points ready at national and European level. Public Badenova charging stations can also be charged without being bound by a contract via a web application using a QR code .
Environmental management
EMAS certificate
Badenova has set itself strict environmental goals in its own actions and for all of its processes and is committed to a high level of transparency. This was certified by the Eco Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), the seal of approval of the European Union , which was first issued in September 2018. EMAS is the most demanding system for sustainable environmental management worldwide . In addition to Badenova, the subsidiaries Bn Netze, Baden IT, E-MAKS, Badenova Wärmeplus and the Freiburg heating company were also recognized for their exemplary environmental and energy management. The high-quality EU label is only awarded to organizations that meet the strict requirements of the EMAS regulation.
The environmental management and environmental audit system EMAS is a voluntary instrument of the European Union for companies that want to continuously improve their environmental performance. The seal covers all points of ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 and also obliges all participating companies to publish a detailed environmental statement every year . The document contains key figures, measures, environmental aspects and environmental performance and presents these in a transparent and comprehensible manner.
Innovation and Environmental Management Unit
As a regionally anchored company, Badenova has a special responsibility for environmental protection in the region as well as for economical use of resources and climate protection. In order to ensure the company's own ecological and sustainability guidelines, Badenova has created its own innovation and environmental management department. This is where the company's environmental and energy management system is located, in which the following environmental guidelines have been defined:
- Strive for an energy transition that reaches all citizens.
- Focus on sustainable action
- Comply with legal regulations for environmental and climate protection
- Improving one's own environmental and climate protection performance
- To increase the share of efficient, decentralized and regenerative energy
- Active water protection
- Economic sustainability
- To let citizens participate in participation projects
- Innovative approaches to climate and water protection
- Generate environmental awareness and knowledge among citizens
- Provide employees with a safe and healthy work environment
- Environmentally friendly and resource-saving operating procedures
- Construction and renovation projects according to environmentally friendly and energy efficient
- Principles
- Provide an account of the climate protection record as well as environmental and climate protection achievements
- Strategic and operational corporate goals are based on these guidelines
Sustainable Building
With the administration buildings 3 and 4 on the company premises in Freiburg, Badenova realized two large new construction projects in 2014 and 2019. Administration building 3 was awarded the platinum standard of the German Society for Sustainable Building (DGNB) due to its state-of-the-art construction, sustainable building materials and smart technologies, for an optimal working atmosphere and best environmental compatibility. The award took place in spring 2015. Administration building 4, which is to be put into operation in 2020, is also designed according to this high standard. A platinum award is also sought here.
CO 2 avoidance
Through various environmental measures, Badenova has been avoiding considerable amounts of CO 2 for years (figures in tons):
- 2018: 907.537
- 2017: 769,692
- 2016: 759.192
- 2015: 718.990
- 2014: 578,641
- 2013: 633.943
- 2012: 482,949
- 2011: 485.122
- 2010: 433,887
- 2009: 415.834
- 2008: 398.836
Others
Badenova Stadium
The soccer stadium in Freiburg, used by SC Freiburg as its home stadium, was called the Badenova Stadium from June 2004 to December 2011 . The company is still a sponsor of the association.
Education & Dialog
Badenova supports and organizes a wide variety of sports, cultural, school and leisure activities in order to strengthen the environmental awareness of young people and to bring them closer to ecological responsibility. Whether the climate theater in the kindergarten, environmental and nature conservation lessons for primary school classes, upcycling projects or graffiti workshops for high school classes, Badenova offers school and teaching projects for all ages. In addition, the company maintains a dialog with other regional partners through its sponsorship commitment. The energy service provider supports numerous events, associations and organizers that drive the energy transition forward in a friendly way. This commitment is broadly diversified and covers the areas of sport, culture, youth and social affairs. The promotion of regional projects that serve the common good is one of the focal points of the sponsoring commitment.
Training & studies
As a training company, badenova has a wide range of opportunities to start your professional life . In addition to technical apprenticeships, such as plant mechanics for pipe system technology or electronics technicians for building and infrastructure systems , the company also offers commercial apprenticeships, such as training to become an industrial clerk or businessman for dialogue marketing . In cooperation with the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University , dual courses of study such as the focus on business administration have been created. As a responsible and large employer in the region, badenova supports the training of around 50 qualified junior employees every year with many joint trainee projects and further training opportunities. The company has set up its own training workshop at the Freiburg location. Here, the trainees can put what they have learned into practice.
Research & Development
Badenova is involved in research and development with a number of partners in order to offer solutions for the sustainable generation and efficient use of energy. These include the Offenburg University of Applied Sciences , the Black Forest Middle / North Nature Park , the University of Freiburg , various Fraunhofer institutes and many others.
Partners & networking
Badenova wants to work with relevant companies and organizations to ensure regional value creation in the energy future and is working on the local energy transition network. Badenova's shareholder communities, over 90 cities and communities between the Upper Rhine and the Northern Black Forest, awarded the energy service provider the so-called regional contract for this as early as 2008 . This mandate obliges the company to advance the energy future as a social project for the entire region and to implement it with partners. This network therefore not only includes companies and research institutions, but also the authorities and associations or driving forces such as the association Klimapartner Oberrhein .
Electricity labeling
The Badenova Group's electricity sales are around 1.5 billion kilowatt hours per year. Private customers have been supplied with electricity that does not come from nuclear power plants since 2008, and with certified green electricity since the beginning of 2011. According to the Energy Industry Act , since December 15, 2005, all energy supply companies in Germany have been obliged to publish the origin of their electricity . For Badenova, the distribution of origins in 2014 was as follows:
| nationwide average |
Badenova total electricity mix |
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| Renewable energy sources | 27.9% | 83.8% |
| Nuclear energy | 16.8% | 3.4% |
| fossil and other energy sources | 55.3% | 12.7% |
| Radioactive waste | 0.0004 g / kWh | 0.0001 g / kWh |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 508 g / kWh | 110 g / kWh |
Badenova innovation fund
The Badenova Innovation Fund for Climate and Water Protection supports projects for climate and water protection.
history
The innovation fund was founded in 2001 by the shareholders at the time as part of the merger negotiations for the establishment of Badenova AG. The motivation for this came from the founding shareholders, who saw the energy transition as a major public task. They took the view that the population of the South Baden region should be involved in the energy transition, which should be made possible by distributing part of the company's profits.
General
The badenova innovation fund primarily supports regional climate and water protection projects in southern Baden. Every year, 3% of Badenova's corporate profit (approx. 1.5 million euros) is invested in exemplary projects in order to enable new and ecologically sensible climate and water protection projects with exemplary character. The primary objective is to promote ecologically innovative projects for water protection and energy saving, rational use of energy as well as regenerative energy generation, which would not be profitable on their own. Only extraordinary measures are to be funded, but not measures that are to be regarded as regular operational tasks. Since the start of the innovation fund in 2001, 28 million euros have been received in 256 environmental projects. These projects have triggered investments of well over 126 million euros in environmental and climate protection issues in the South Baden region. The Badenova Innovationsfonds has been headed by Richard Tuth (Badenova AG) since June 2018.
Application criteria
In addition to municipalities, associations, organizations, associations and companies, private individuals can also apply for funding. The most important criteria for funding projects under the Innovation Fund are: degree of innovation, ecological impact and multiplier effect. All applications are checked by an independent advisory board and the best are recommended for funding.
Selection process
In order to ensure the broadest possible integration of technical, ecological and regional political expertise, this committee is made up of scientists, engineers and environmental experts. The shareholders of Badenova and thus the shareholder communities and Thüga AG determine the composition of the committee. When the expert advisory board has examined and assessed the projects, it passes on its recommendations to the municipal advisory board, in which the interests of the cities and municipalities are bundled. Ultimately, the decision is made by the Badenova Supervisory Board.
Crowdfunding
Badenova maintains the Black Forest Crowd project , which started on December 9, 2019. This gives people from the region the opportunity to present various ideas or projects and to finance their implementation with the support of many people from the region. As a company in this region, Badenova already supports various projects, but by no means all of them can be taken into account. This is where the Black Forest crowd from Badenova, who would like to see themselves as a facilitator and platform operator, comes in. The principle behind it: an idea is made possible by many supporters from the region. Anyone can become a sponsor with a small amount. All supporters form the crowd together and can support a regional project. In the first three months after the start of the Black Forest crowd, five projects were planned and over 7,000 € were collected by 226 supporters in the first three projects. Badenova provides 500 € per month in a funding pot.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.badische-zeitung.de/breisach/ende-mai-soll-das-gruenderzentrum-baden-campus-haben-haben
- ↑ https://smarthome.badenova.de/
- ↑ http://www.badenova.de/web/%C3%9Cber-uns/Engagement/%C3%96korien/Umweltmanagement/
- ↑ badenova.de: 2014 electricity labeling in accordance with Section 42 of the Energy Industry Act ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Badenova website
- badenova AG & Co. KG on the website energieanbieterinformation.de of the Federation of Energy Consumers .
Coordinates: 48 ° 1 ′ 41.5 ″ N , 7 ° 50 ′ 44.5 ″ E