About:

Creating a better future,
driven by renewable energy

Our Purpose

WABIO pronounced ‘Vabio’, is the contraction of WasteBio and an acronym for We Are Bio.

WABIO is driven by the wish to create a better environment for future generations, offering the industry’s most efficiently produced clean renewable biogas and biomethane.

Limiting greenhouse gas emissions by offering a clean alternative energy is one of WABIO’s key drivers to the work. WABIO operates within the principle that neutral emissions are no longer sufficient in maintaining temperature rise below 2º C.

With its best-in-class biogas plant technology, WABIO not only takes care of waste challenges, but also makes waste management profitable, all the while producing green energy in the form of electricity, heat or gas for homes and industries.

Mission Statement

We transform waste into valuable resources through innovative biogas solutions, promoting environmental sustainability and contributing to a circular economy.

Vision Statement

Turn waste into bioenergy at scale, for a more sustainable world.

Our Values

Protect the environment through responsible asset stewardship
Deploy efficient, reliable biogas technology
Grow our biogas portfolio for lasting value
Collaborate for shared success
Uphold integrity and safety in operations

“Fighting global warming and climate change are the most important goals on Earth, because otherwise, our planet will change to a very unpleasant place to live.”

CEO's Message

The CEO of WABIO Technologie GmbH, Raphael L. T. Fitz, has involved himself in the waste-to-green-energy industry when his second daughter was born and he realized that the world is destroying itself and will drown in waste – if mankind does not start immediately doing something against this dramatic development.

Together with the genius engineer Dr. Jochen Auerbach, the “father” of the WABIO technology, Raphael and the WABIO team are pursuing their way forward to fight for a greener and cleaner future!

Working in its own labs and with many university partners over the past 30 years, WABIO has been developing biotechnological process solutions to improve the efficiency of biogas generation. These highly efficient solutions take into account all environmental aspects to maximise the company’s positive impact on the environment.

WABIO has thus looked at all types of industrial, agricultural, and societal types of waste to develop solutions for a highly efficient and environmentally friendly conversion to renewable energy!

Headquartered in Munich and Neukirchen, WABIO was created in 1993 by Dr. Jochen Auerbach as the father of the WABIO technology. Raphael Fitz joined in the end 1990s.
The WABIO team is mainly composed of engineers and post graduates. The company has a strategic advisory committee, bringing together shareholder representatives and industry experts.

Our Team

A strong team of leaders and experts

Raphael Fitz

Chairman, Business Development & Operations

Co-Founder and Chairman of WABIO Investment Holding since 2021 and CEO of WABIO Technologie GmbH since 2001, Raphael Fitz has developed over 35 WABIO Biogas Powerplants. He is regularly a keynote speaker on ESG-conferences, representing Germany’s ESG industry. Prior to founding WABIO, Raphael had a career as a tax lawyer. Raphael serves in various boards as Senior Counsel.

Peter Forster

Director, Investment Strategy, a.i. CFO, Business Development

Co-Founder of WABIO Investment Holding, Peter is a seasoned professional and entrepreneur in fund and asset management. Trained as a corporate lawyer Peter oversees WABIO’s investment strategy. Peter brings 25 years of experience in Banking, Law Practice and the Entertainment Finance Corporation, building financing deals and investor relations. Peter serves in various Boards as senior counsel.

Claire Langree Saf

Director, Corporate Development, Investor Relations & Governance

Co-Founder of WABIO Investment Holding, Claire is an entrepreneur and experienced professional in corporate transformation. She founded an advisory company to support boards decarbonization strategies. Claire brings over 20 years of leadership, corporate transformation and governance experience in Forbes Global 500 infrastructure, banking, and insurance companies across Europe, the Americas, and ASEAN.

Dr. Jochen Auerbach

CTO

Dr. Jörn Ebel

Senior Engineer - Site Supervision

Jörn formerly worked for a daughter company of SUEZ Environment Group as a senior site engineer for combustion plants, before shifting to renewable energy. He has been working for WABIO, specifically in Serbia, as a senior site engineer since 2019.

Iva Jackson

Project Management

Iva brings 22 years of experience across the UK, EMEA and Asia. She led multimillion projects in various sectors. Skilled in strategy, financial oversight, and timely, on-budget delivery. Strong communicator with proven leadership and business development expertise. She has been working for WABIO, specifically in Serbia as a senior site engineer since March 2024.

Jacek Stepien

Senior Engineer - Quality Control

Jacek has been with WABIO for 18 years. He was the CEO of TÜV Poland for 4 years. With his engineering and professional experience bring solid background experience in operational management and quality assurance. Jacek acts as senior supervisor on construction sites for quality control.

Clients & Partners

We are only as strong as our network – these are key players in our success