Next Kraftwerke is a steadily growing technology company offering innovative services in the field of renewable energy. As the operator of one of the largest Virtual Power Plants (VPP) in Europe, our goal is the market and system integration of renewable energies.
Since we were founded in 2009, Next Kraftwerke has grown into an international energy service provider with more than 300 employees. In addition to our headquarters in Cologne, we have subsidiaries and joint ventures in Austria, Belgium, France and Poland.
Hendrik (Sämisch) and Jochen (Schwill) founded Next Kraftwerke GmbH in 2009, which is the result of their research at the Institute of Energy Economics (EWI) at the University of Cologne. We have retained this research-oriented and curious attitude and it is still part of the everyday working life at Next Kraftwerke. We consciously rely on flat hierarchies and an open-door policy is more than just contemporary lip service. For us, discussion on an equal footing and the opportunity to get involved across departments are par for the course. It’s exactly this culture that allows us to develop and implement significant impulses and ideas in product development and in the day-to-day running of the company. We believe that allowing and even encouraging dedication and personal initiative leads to outstanding results.
We organize projects in an agile manner in innovative teams and therefore ensure an inspiring working atmosphere. We use the Atlassian stack (Jira and Confluence) for the organization of our work.
Working collaboratively to achieve our goals is important to us. The Power of Many is not only our slogan, but also a lived reality within the company.
Personal initiative and ambition to think outside the box are welcome.
We value open communication and flat hierarchies.