Renewable energies

The generation of energy from wind power is an important and growing component of the Iqony energy business. We are building large-scale generation plants, advancing the international development of onshore wind generation facilities, and investing in wind farms abroad. 

The service portfolio of Iqony Solutions covers the entire value chain of plants for power generation: from project planning and engineering via operation management and optimization right up to intelligent IT solutions. With the WINDcenter, these services and our broad expertise are made available for the wind energy sector.

Geothermal heat offers enormous potential as a source of energy. Geothermal energy is stored in the outermost layers of the earth’s crust and can be used to generate heat or electricity. Iqony is a market leader in Germany in developing district heating using geothermal energy. To date, it has mainly completed geothermal projects in Upper Bavaria, including the geothermal combined heat and power plant for the town of Unterschleissheim.

Ninety-nine per cent of our planet is hotter than 1,000°C. Geothermal heat offers countless advantages over other forms of energy. It can be used around the clock and is extremely climate friendly. The principle of geothermal energy is simple: the deeper the hole in the ground, the higher the temperature. According to geoscientific evaluations, a temperature of between 5,000°C and 7,000°C prevails at the earth’s core. In turn, the amount of energy that the power plant operator can obtain from the earth’s natural heat also increases.

Iqony wishes to tap into this potential and is planning the construction of a geothermal power plant in Indonesia. A geothermal power plant to generate electricity with a power output of up to 220 MW is being developed in Baturraden, at the foot of Mount Slamet – this is far more than the output generated by conventional German geothermal plants. Iqony Solutions engineers are available here as technical service providers – when developing the site, for example.

Of all the renewable energies, biomass (when used as a solid fuel) is most similar to conventional fuels. The recovery of energy from locally-available biomass is already making a remarkable contribution to supply security today. For Iqony, it is therefore a matter of course to also consider new approaches to the use of biomass.

We plan, build and operate thermal power plants for the recycling of organic waste and sometimes go the extra mile in providing new solutions. As a result, we have developed a concept for the energetic use of biomass in the form of bush in Namibia, for example. The entire value chain was reviewed – beginning with the harvesting and processing through to storage and finally resulting in producing electricity. This is a good example of how a problem such as massive bush encroachment can be transformed into a significant economic opportunity and energy resource.