2026 will be our AI year – intelligence in buildings. Another great year of performance and KPIs in the real estate segment. Home Energy has now arrived on the market and continues to scale.
Dear business partners,
, I hope you have started the new year with the same energy and confidence as our team at ROCKETHOME.
When Time Magazine names AI "Person of the Year," it shows that we have long since moved beyond mere digitization. We are now in the age of autonomous systems, growing software intelligence, and networked devices.
My recent trip to San Francisco and Palo Alto confirmed how rapidly this development is progressing: self-driving cars are replacing taxis in everyday life, AI startups are dominating cities, and California is rising to become the third-largest economic power thanks to this momentum. This also gives us a glimpse into our future here at home.
For ROCKETHOME, one thing is certain: 2026 will be our AI year – intelligence in buildings.
We have delivered on this. Our vision of an AI operating system for real estate and neighborhoods is becoming a reality:
- Major annual achievement in the real estate market: Over 500 new charging points, 2,500 access systems, 4,000 kWp PV (some with heat sector coupling), 5,000 smart building/smart home units, and > 500 HEMS houses—all on our AI operating system.
- Home Energy & HEMS established on the market: New apps, customer portals, and add-on shops with AI enable true self-service. Integrations of energy tariffs, electric cars, wall boxes, heat pumps, and PV generation/feed-in enable new business opportunities for municipal utilities.
- The Middle East is experiencing strong growth: With alfanar, we are successfully scaling up in a region with enormous demand.
- High market response: New event formats such as Real Energy Estate in Cologne and our roundtables on topics including decarbonization in existing buildings are attracting triple-digit participant numbers and demonstrating the demand.
We are consistently pursuing this mission: real estate is becoming more digital, more sustainable, and above all, more intelligent.
- For our customers: The new AI modules (Support AI, Advisor AI, Operator AI) are live; self-service functions simplify interaction and processes for our customers. In the future, we will reduce energy costs not only through control, but also through predictive optimization.
- For our partners: Our partner marketplace is growing . Collaborations with Termios, Aedifion, Othermo, GreenFusion, BFE, Kreutzer Consulting, Bosch, Devolo, WILKA, and others are creating new revenue models and technological advantages.
- For our investors: We operate in a growth market (PropTech, Energy, Decarbonization) that is receiving an additional boost from AI and combines ecological necessity with economic attractiveness.
I look forward to the exchange this year. You can meet us here, among other places:
- "WoWi Energy Tech" webinar with NEW AG & Kreutzer Consulting (register)
- Handelsblatt Energy Summit, January 27–29, Berlin
- E-World energy & water, February 10–12, Essen
- ROCKETHOME webinars, partner events, and roundtables (dates to follow)
Please feel free to contact my team or me directly: y.sirmasac@rockethome
I wish you a powerful start to a successful AI year in 2026.
Warmregards
Yüksel Sirmasac
Founder & CEO, ROCKETHOME

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