Energiewende

Innovation by LEAG

How do new ideas become sought-after, economical solutions? Through innovation! For our vision of the gigawatt factory, we are working today on the technologies for tomorrow and scouting for innovations for the day after tomorrow. 

Transformation for a sustainable future

As we move away from fossil fuels, we are facing new challenges. Which innovations will change the energy sector? How do we scale these technologies and business models? We are working with various approaches to find the answers: 

Scouting

Always on the lookout for suitable technologies and business ideas

What are the trends, technologies and their users for the energy transition challenges? From scaling existing technologies to disruption - we are looking for ways to generate affordable and sustainable energy - available and reliable 24/7. Do you have a suitable offer? Feel free to contact us and make us curious!

 

Development

As a sparring partner for idea carriers, new business models and researchers

At LEAG, we drive innovation forward together - starting with the Executive Board, through the specialist departments and with our partners worldwide. We develop together through cooperation and partnerships and benefit from our mutual knowledge. We provide support and advice on the design, structuring and development of new business models and work closely with research and knowledge transfer institutions. We learn new things every day and expand our scope. Let's get into conversation!

Network

Linking knowledge and activities as a network and cooperation partner

Only with a large network, in a committed ecosystem, can we meet the challenge for an affordable and clean energy supply. We are committed to transforming the energy landscape with creativity, knowledge and our experience - regionally, nationally and internationally. To this end, we at LEAG are constantly expanding our network. We are involved in ERLG, CDI, EIZ, Spinlab, ...., among others. Interested? Then contact us.

Investment

(Financial) partner for start-ups: We promote development

Start-ups in the energy sector face a variety of challenges. A complex regulatory framework in the energy sector or a lack of capital for investment-intensive innovations slow down the rapid scaling of new technologies. To further develop our portfolio, we invest strategically to enable individual start-ups to develop solidly. We also work closely with investment funds that focus on the energy sector.

Our topics

With the GigawattFactory, we have developed a vision for ourselves: By 2030, we want to install 7 gigawatts of renewables in Lusatia and make them available 24/7 with innovative power plant and storage concepts. This will create a green powerhouse. A blueprint for other regions. In the course of this transformation, everything revolves around the question of what the energy system of tomorrow will look like. The focus is on the following topics:  

Storage

Which technologies enable long-term storage of electricity and heat?

PV & wind power

From planning and construction to optimal operation, we are looking for technologies that have a positive impact and accelerate processes.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen is the champagne of the energy transition. Which concepts and technologies can be used profitably in the system?

Sustainability

How can we promote our sustainability - on a technological and social level?

AI/AI

How can data and algorithms be used in the sustainable energy system and what new business areas will arise from this?

Alternative gas/fuels

Technologies for the production and use of alternative fuels/gases in the context of sustainable energy systems are a broad approach.

Circular economy

Recycling is part of our strategy. We are also looking for new approaches here with new technologies.

Mobility

How can we operate our company fleet in a more environmentally friendly way and what will a sustainable mobility system look like in the future?

Innovationsmangement by LEAG

As a team, we at LEAG drive innovation topics forward - always with a view to the needs of the company and our colleagues from the specialist departments. Together, we look for the right business models for our portfolio. Because one thing is clear: the energy transition is happening. With us or without us. With the coal phase-out, the generation of electricity from lignite will end.

"In every end lies a new beginning." Miguel de Unamuno (philiosopher)

LEAG is developing into a 24/7 provider of green energy. This requires ideas with which we can be successful on the market - innovations. We believe that we find the best solutions when we work together. That's why we rely on a broad ecosystem and are happy to exchange ideas on our topics.

Let's connect

Robert Klimpke

Head of Innovation

+49152 55832840

Rainer Schiller

Head of Business Development

0049 173 2952261

Nico Kutschick

Innovation Manager

+49152 29986767

Daniela Hertzer

Innovation Manager

+49172 2579149

Startups
Die Energiekoppler

Die Energiekoppler: Irina Weis, Tobias Westerheide and Jens Werner are the founding team. They have been working with LEAG since 2019. The three focus on the economic integration of energy plants of different performance classes (up to the smallest plant) into a new type of virtual power plant (flexibility plant) for direct and flexibility marketing. A perfect match for our innovative energy solutions. Together we developed LEAG's offering, grew and expanded both business areas together. LEAG now also holds a stake in the company. 

Acceleratorprogramm
SpinLAb

SpinLab is the start-up sponsor of the Leipzig Graduate School of Management. Twice a year, it launches a six-month program for start-ups with energy innovations. The program is aimed at anyone who already has a concrete idea, the right team and perhaps even a prototype. LEAG is a partner of Spinlab and supports the ecosystem.

Netzwerk
Cluster Dekarbonisierung der Industrie

Based in the structural change region of Lusatia, the Cluster Decarbonization of Industry (CDI) supports the transformation process of industry towards climate neutrality as a source of ideas and multiplier. To this end, the interdisciplinary network mobilizes expertise and synergies in order to advance solutions at the interface between science, business, politics and administration. LEAG is a partner of the cluster and is involved in the cross-industry exchange platform where topics and ideas are introduced, discussed and jointly developed.

Netzwerk
ERLG

LEAG is a member of the Energy Resilience Leadership Group (ERLG), a multi-stakeholder initiative led by Breakthrough Energy and Siemens Energy that brings together corporate CEOs, policy makers, financial institutions and start-ups at the technology frontier. The group was launched at the Munich Security Conference 2023. Its aim is to improve Europe's energy resilience through the rapid adoption of new climate technologies. The ERLG forges partnerships between start-ups and companies to develop commercially viable projects within 24 months. The LEAG and ESS project is one of the projects that the ERLG network is helping to accelerate. The partnership is managed by the Business Development department.

Startup
Ess inc.

LEAG is cooperating with the American start-up ESS Tech Inc. (ESS), which brings long-term energy storage systems based on iron redox flow technology to the market, at the Boxberg site. Here we want to realize a corresponding project with an output of 50 MW and a storage capacity of 500 MWh, which is scheduled to go into operation in 2027. The cooperation will be managed by the Business Development department.  

Netzwerk
EIZ

As a bridge between science and industry, 70 scientists at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg are developing innovative solutions and technologies for a climate-neutral energy supply in Lusatia and worldwide in the "Energy Innovation Center" (EIZ) together with an interdisciplinary partner network. The EIZ consists of six networked laboratories (labs) with their own thematic focuses: Control Systems and Cyber Security, Energy Economics, Energy Storage and Conversion, High Power Grid Converter, Electric Power Systems and Scientific Computing. With 14 professorships and over 40 other partners from industry and science, the EIZ is ideally positioned for interdisciplinary research. LEAG cooperates with the Energy Economics Labs, EECON for short. Initial projects are currently being explored.