aream Group SE, a specialist for infrastructure investments in the energy sector, is growing and expanding its business and has now entered wind project development. To this end, the owner-managed investment and asset manager has grown to 50 employees in its 20th year of operation.

Almost 90 gigawatts of wind energy capacity are to be connected to the grid in Germany by 2027. To contribute to this ambitious goal, aream Group is expanding its activities and has begun developing onshore wind projects. This complements aream's project development portfolio, which previously focused on photovoltaics and storage. ”The co-development of onshore wind projects is a further building block in our approach of covering the entire value chain for renewable energy investments”, says Markus W. Voigt, CEO of aream Group.

aream is operates across three business areas: in addition to project development, this includes asset and fund management with wind farms in Germany and solar parks in Germany, Italy and Spain. In addition, aream advises industrial and commercial customers as well as municipal utilities on entering the renewable energy market: ”For example, we provide support with the conclusion of electricity supply contracts, PPAs, or with project development and realisation”, says Co-CEO Patrick Lemcke-Braselmann. Additionally, aream offers Energy-as-a-Service. 

The portfolio now includes more than 40 operational wind and solar parks, with further projects under development. A team of 50 employees now manages assets, projects and consulting services. This represents a more than 50% increase in staff over the past two years. With the appointment of Patrick Lemcke-Braselmann as Co-CEO alongside Markus Voigt and Christine Brockwell as Chief Investment Officer, aream had already set the course for the further expansion of the business in Europe at management level at the beginning of the year. 

Cooperation with institutional clients has also expanded: ”We see great growth potential here in Europe in the current market environment”, says Lemcke-Braselmann. aream is also active as a venture capital investor: ”We are selectively looking for companies in the field of sustainable infrastructure that will benefit from our investment not only financially, but also through our network and market access”, says Lemcke-Braselmann.

In addition to its business activities in Europe, aream is committed to strengthening the PowerOneForOne Foundation, established in 2018. The non-profit organisation supports electrification projects in rural regions in countries such as Sri Lanka, Guatemala and Uganda. ”In areas where there is hardly any energy infrastructure, every euro has a positive impact on the local communities. That's why this initiative is so important to us alongside our contribution to the energy transformation in industrialised Europe and we appreciate every supporter”, says Voigt.