empowering
transition
implementation
resilience
Strategy consulting, engineering & planning, policy analysis
HIC CONSULTING delivers solutions that make transformation in the energy and climate sector truly feasible.
Strategic thinking.
Regulatory assessment.
Technical planning.
An equal partner for local authorities, ministries, energy suppliers, industrial companies, the financial and real estate sectors, and all other players shaping the future.
Clients seit 2012
Projects for a successful energy and heating transition
Experts in an interdisciplinary team
How we shape transformation
At HIC CONSULTING, you will find a unique combination of strategy, policy consulting, engineering planning and applied research – and of thinking and doing. With our service portfolio, we support a wide range of players in decarbonisation, from analysis and planning to implementation. Our goal: to contribute to the challenges of our time in a strategically sound, technically feasible and economically sensible way.
Strategy &
transformation
We develop strategies that combine climate targets, economic efficiency and resilience – for local authorities, companies and energy players.
- Decarbonisation strategies for municipalities and companies
- Climate risk analysis, climate adaptation
- Carbon management
- GHG accounting: complex CCF/PCF calculation, project management
- Water Footprint
- CSRD, VSME
Engineering &
planning
We analyse, evaluate and plan energy systems, technologies and heating infrastructures – with a pragmatic view to long-term economic efficiency and feasibility.
- Large heat pumps & large heat storage (HOAI service phases 1–4)
- Municipal heat planning
- District heating transformation
- Energy system modelling
- Feasibility & potential analyses
- Technical due diligence
Policy &
regulation
We analyse political frameworks and renewable energy markets and design regulatory approaches that enable investment and develop markets.
- Policy analysis (EU, federal government, states)
- Regulation & market mechanisms
- Funding strategies
- Legal opinions
- Stakeholder dialogues and Delphi studies
Who we are
HIC CONSULTING GmbH is an independent, owner-managed strategy consultancy with engineering DNA and political foresight.
Our team of around 45 experts contribute their know-how in a wide range of specialist areas at our offices in Hamburg, Berlin and Lindau.
As HAMBURG INSTITUT, we have built a reputation throughout the industry since 2012. With a sharpened service profile, we now accompany our clients as HIC CONSULTING in successfully shaping their decarbonisation paths. HAMBURG INSTITUT remains the home for scientific analysis and applied research on energy, heat and climate issues.
What we do
We are convinced that the transformation of the energy and climate sector is not lacking in knowledge and insights, but in implementation. Long-term energy security and independence are essential for the future viability of our economy. This is exactly where we come in: developing solutions that are practical, economically viable and technologically and politically sustainable.
Who we work for
HIC CONSULTING is active where decisions about future technologies and systems are made. Our clients are organisations and companies that bear responsibility for energy, infrastructure, investments, political decisions and resilience in times of climate change.
We support
- Energy suppliers and network operators
- Local authorities, public authorities and political decision-makers
- Industry, commerce and companies of all sizes
- Financial players such as banks, funds and investors
- Real estate industry
- Associations, think tanks and scientific institutions
Our clients trust us because we reduce complexity, enable well-founded decisions and design projects in such a way that goals and plans can become reality.
For everyone who takes responsibility for the future
Energy industry
Local authorities
Industry & commerce
Politics & public sector
Real estate industry
Financial sector
Contact
Have we sparked your interest?
Ulrike Jeschka
Management Assistant
+49 (0)40 39 10 69 89-30
jeschka@hamburg-institut.com
Philippa Kreis
Senior Manager | Head of Communications
+49 (0)40 39 10 69 89-36
kreis@hamburg-institut.com
Anika Reimann
HR Manager
+49 (0)40 39 10 69 89-79
hr@hamburg-institut.com