The Structure of the FfE

Board

The Board of the FfE consists of a Presidium, the management team, and other members. At the time of their election or re-election to the board, most external members of the Board are actively engaged in leading positions in the energy or industrial sectors, and serve on the board in a voluntary capacity.

Employees

The FfE employs around 80 people on average. In addition to the management team – consisting of scientific directors, executive management, and project management – our team includes research associates with university degrees from a wide range of engineering and natural sciences, as well as staff in the areas of administration and technology. Beyond this core team, our working students, Bachelor’s and Master’s candidates, interns, diploma students, and student research projects from universities and technical colleges provide invaluable support.

Funding

The Forschungsstelle für Energiewirtschaft e.V. (FfE e.V.) is a non-profit association with more than 100 members from the energy sector, industry, science and administration as well as private members. The membership fees of these personal and corporate members cover a small part of the basic costs.

The FfE recieves no core funding directly from the government, making it independent of energy policy guidelines and directions. The FfE’s research work is financed exclusively by grants from the clients – often combined with application-specific public funding. This ensures the implementation of demanding and energy-neutral research projects that are closely linked to market-oriented issues.

 

Subsidiary of the FfE

The Forschungsgesellschaft für Energiewirtschaft mbH (FfE GmbH) is a subsidiary of the non-profit association Forschungsstelle für Energiewirtschaft e.V. Our shareholder has over 70 years of research tradition in the field of energy technology and energy management and their impact on the environment.

The FfE GmbH was founded on 16 February 2001 as the company enwikon Energiewirtschaftliche Konzepte GmbH. Since January 2008 it has been called Forschungsgesellschaft für Energiewirtschaft mbH. Since then, the FfE GmbH has grown to employ 17 staff with a variety of educational backgrounds in the operational area.

What distinguishes our company from similarly oriented firms is its energy industry expertise: our many years of cooperation and close collaboration with the FfE e.V. enable us to offer top-class consulting services and expert opinions at the highest level. Our clients benefit in particular from thorough analyses and solutions that are both economical and sustainable and are developed on the basis of scientific methodology and current research results. In addition, we use our knowledge of the market and our extensive network of decision-makers in the energy industry for the benefit of our clients.

The service spectrum of the FfE GmbH ranges from detailed energy consulting to the preparation of demand forecasts and complex structural analyses. Our core services currently include:

Our customers include companies from the industrial, commercial and service sectors, as well as energy suppliers, municipalities and public institutions. If you are interested, we would be happy to provide you with more detailed information about our services. Contact us!