Company history

M.O.E. was founded in 2009 by Jochen Möller. In 2010, M.O.E. was the first company to be appointed as an accredited certification body for grid integration in accordance with EN 45011, now DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065, and received the final recommendation from BDEW, FGW e. V. and IEC RE. Every year, M.O.E. provides the necessary evidence for several GW of installed generation capacity. In this way, M.O.E. makes a significant contribution to a stable electricity supply. M.O.E. is actively involved in the most important committees and works closely with the leading manufacturers of wind turbines, PV inverters, combustion engines, storage systems and grid operators. In 2016, we were appointed as an accredited inspection body in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17020 and as an accredited testing laboratory in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025. Since 2017, our accredited inspection body has been offering grid operator services with the aim of sustainable grid integration of generation systems. Since 2018, the accredited testing laboratory has also been providing expert opinions in the field of industrial noise. In 2020, the accreditation of the inspection body for type A (clearly independent (third party)) was achieved. The first complete individual verification procedure was completed in 2021. M.O.E. can offer everything from a single source and thus significantly reduce interface problems and times. In 2023, the rope robot developed in-house was released for commercial use. This means that rotor blades that are difficult to climb using rope access technology can also be inspected. Downtimes can also be reduced here.

2024

• 15-year company anniversary
• Growth to 111 employees: Including around 30 employees who have been with M.O.E. for over 10 years
• First order for the certification of a hydrogen turbine
• Accreditation extension in unit certification for certificates in Austria and Spain
• Receipt of the BSFZ seal, which is awarded to companies with demonstrably high innovative strength
• M.O.E. was voted 12th among the “Most Responsible Employers 2025” in Germany

2023

• Move into the new offices on 01.01.2023 in Itzehoe. During construction, great importance was attached to low_CO2 emissions and state-of-the-art equipment
• Commercial use of the rope robot developed in-house for rotor blade inspection since August 2023
• First order in the field of bidirectional charging of e-cars
• Accreditation extension of the certification body for the Polish market

2022

• Opening of the M.O.E. location in Flensburg
• Relocation of the accredited test laboratory PQ according to ISO 17025 for the measurement of electrical properties to Kiel
• Issue of the first “System certificate B under condition” in accordance with the adapted NELEV

2021

• Establishment of the EZE division. Alignment of internal structures with the customer groups
• Completion of the first complete individual verification procedure (system certificate C)

2020

• Extension of the accreditation of the test laboratory in accordance with ISO 17025 to include the measurement of the elect. Properties of several International Grid Codes
• Extension of accreditation as a type A inspection body (clearly independent (third party)), thus maximum acceptance by the authorities, e.g. for continued operation reports

2019

• Purchase of the first hydrogen-powered company vehicle
• Issue of the first unit and component certificates in accordance with the new application rules VDE-AR-N 4110 and 4120
• 10-year company anniversary

2018

• Extension of the accreditation of the test laboratory in accordance with ISO 17025 to include the measurement of electrical properties
• Successful audit of the extension of the accreditation of the test laboratory in accordance with ISO 17025 to include industrial noise
• Issue of the first type B system certificate
• Lead Auditor for ISMS

2017

• Supporting the implementation of the SysStabV and supervising the technical quality assurance of existing systems
• Inspection of more than 300 wind turbines with regard to WKP, ZOI, acceptance before end of warranty, rotor blade inspection & DGUV V3
• Achievement of IEC RE accreditation as one of the first testing laboratories
• Market entry into accredited audits in the field of IT security management systems (ISMS)

2016

• Creation of 150 system certificates with more than 2 GW of installed capacity
• Contract awarded for the NEW 4.0 research project
• Foundation of the Power Quality department
• Accreditation of the test laboratory in accordance with ISO 17025 (load measurements, power curves and acoustics)
• Accreditation of the inspection body in accordance with ISO 17020 (protection tests)

2015

• Carrying out the first successful acoustic measurement with a semi-automatic sound measurement system
• Extension of accreditation in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065 to include the latest NAR and various grid codes
• Commissioned to handle the System Stability Ordinance for a large transmission system operator
• First order for load measurement from a leading wind turbine manufacturer
• Carrying out the first DGUV V3 inspection and periodic inspection (WKP)
• Establishment of the Performance & Loads department and expansion of services to include load and power measurements
• Founding of the Mechanics and Acoustics Inspection Department

2014

• Issue of the first VKM/BHKW family certificate
• Foundation of the VKM/BHKW certification department
• Issue of the first VKM/BHKW unit certificate
• Employment of more than 80 employees
• Establishment of an independent department for unit certification

2013

• Commissioning of unit certification by a total of 7 CHP manufacturers
• Extension of the accreditation to the new FGW TR8 Rev. 06, the low voltage directive VDE 4105, as well as international directives:
  • PVVC (Spanish Grid Code)
  • Grid Code UK (Grid Code 23, September 2011, Issue 4, Revision 8)
  • Turkish NAR (Elektrik Piyasasi Sebeke Yönetmeligi version 28517 from 03.01.2013)
  • Romanian NAR (Romania Grid Code: ANRE Code 51.1.112.01.27/08/04 rev. 1 of 27.08.2004 in connection with Grid Connection Technical
  • Requirements for Photoelectric Power Plants)
• Processing of the first orders in the area of unit certification of combustion engines

2012

• Employment of more than 50 employees
• Commissioning of the first unit certification of a CHP unit
• Extension of accreditation to include foreign grid connection regulations, the low-voltage range and combustion engines

2011

• Commissioning of more than 50 PV system certificates
• Implementation of the first metrological harmonics verification
• Issue of the 100th turbine report (new and transitional turbines) for a wind farm. The total installed capacity of all assessed wind farms (new and transitional installations) is 1GW
• Opening of branches in Hamburg and Kiel
• Extension of accreditation to the new TR8 Rev. 05 and successful re-audit

2010

• M.O.E. is the first company to receive final approval from the network operators
• Commissioning of 14 unit certificates from different manufacturers
• Accreditation as a certification body according to DIN EN 45011
• Commissioning of appraisal of 70 new wind farms
• Market share of 50 % in the assessment of existing turbines, corresponding to 1,500 wind turbines

2009 Foundation of M.O.E