Peter W. Heller

Kermi GmbH is a manufacturer of heating systems and radiators, and of shower stalls and drainage systems. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Plattling, Germany.

MVP Management GmbH (MVP) is an independent German venture capital firm which was founded in 2005 by Walter Grassl, Soenke Mehrgardt and Rolf Nagel. Headquartered in Munich, MVP manages the MVP Strategic Partnership Fund, backed by corporate and institutional investors and is the prime venture capital partner of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. As such, the firm has preferred access to Fraunhofer spin-offs.

BEKON GmbH operates as a holding company which develops biogas, energy and waste treatment plants. It specializes in a dry fermentation technology that aims to revolutionize the energy and waste management industry. The firm facilitates both the production of quality compost and the use of potential energy from waste. Its focus areas encompass the plant design, construction, project financing, and plant operation and maintenance. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Unterfohring, Germany.

agnion Energy, Inc. supplies local bio-energy plants and specializes in transforming solid biomass into electricity and heat. The firm utilizes its patented Heatpipe-Reformer technology, which enables wood-based biomass to be converted into synthetic gas. Its decentralized plants can both produce synthetic natural gas (SNG) and hydrogen as well as support heat and power cogeneration. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Kebony AS operates as a holding company which engages in the research, development, and production of wooden products. The firm’s products include cladding, decking, construction, roof and rough sawn. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Part of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV, Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE is a research institute based in Freiburg, Germany. The German company conducts research for energy sustainability purposes.

Arbonia Riesa GmbH engages in the production and sale of radiators, precision steel tubes, and construction profile systems. It also offers refrigerators, kitchens, and acid-resistant heat recovery systems. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Riesa, Germany.

Luxexcel Group BV provides printoptical solutions for the LED lighting industry. It develops, manufactures, and markets optical solutions for the LED lighting industry. The firm offers Fresnel lenses, linear prism structures, micro optics, lens combinations, integrated-graphics, color lenses, and lens arrays. Its products are used in linear fixtures, LED arrays, recessed spotlights, recessed floor lights, table and floor lamps, and special applications. It also provides optics design, optical prototyping, small series production, and large-scale manufacturing services. The company was founded by Richard van de Vrie and Kurt Blessing in 2009 and is headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Arbonia Deutschland GmbH functions as an investment holding German company. The company is based in Plattling, Germany and has subsidiaries in Germany. The CEOs are Alexander Kaiss, Knut Bartsch, Markus Hutt. The private company was founded in 1994.