Finance expert Philipp Koecke becomes CFO of Tesvolt
PRESS RELEASE – Wittenberg, Germany, 4 April 2022:
Philipp Koecke becomes Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Tesvolt, one of the world’s leading providers of energy storage systems for commerce and industry. The finance expert, aged 50, has international industry experience in renewable energies; his previous roles include leading a large listed company as Chief Financial Officer. He will join the Tesvolt team at the beginning of May.
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15 years as CFO of Solarworld
Koecke, who studied economics, spent a number of years as an investment manager at a technology-oriented investment company. Afterwards, he led the finance department at Solarworld AG for 15 years. In his time there, the company achieved annual turnover of up to EUR 1.3 billion. Alongside his board duties, he was also a member of the Board of Directors at the company’s US subsidiaries, which together counted more than 1,000 employees. He supported Solarworld as it grew to more than 3,000 employees and contributed significantly to the successful expansion of the company. In 2017, Koecke moved into senior management at a fast-growing technology firm. He brings with him a deep understanding of the engineering involved in renewable energies and storage technology.
Helping to shape the global energy transition
„Tesvolt has a technological edge that is helping the company to play an increasingly important role in the international storage market as well. Supporting this development and thus actively contributing to the global energy transition is very appealing to me,” says Koecke. “The team and its agile organisation also helped to convince me.“
Well-positioned for further growth
„Our company is undergoing a period of rapid growth, both in Germany and abroad. We are accordingly very happy to have gained in Philipp Koecke a CFO who has already closely supported growth in other companies,“, says Daniel Hannemann, co-founder and Managing Director at Tesvolt. „At the same time, Philipp knows the market of our key business areas very well. We’re very much looking forward to the collaboration.“
About Tesvolt
Tesvolt specialises in battery storage systems for commerce and industry. The innovative company produces intelligent lithium storage systems with power ratings from 30 kilowatt hours through to many megawatt hours. Tesvolt uses high-performance battery cells from Samsung SDI. Tesvolt manufactures its commercial storage system solutions in series production at Europe’s first gigafactory for commercial battery storage systems at its Wittenberg site in Germany and delivers them worldwide. Tesvolt has already implemented more than 3,000 storage system projects worldwide and employs almost 150 people. The company has already received several awards, including the German Entrepreneur Award in the “Rising Stars” category, the “TOP 100” award for innovation and the international award for rural electrification (ARE).
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Tesvolt energy storage systems ensure green hydrogen generation
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Tesvolt energy storage systems ensure green hydrogen generation
Largest contract to date for the battery storage system manufacturer
Wittenberg, Germany, 4 October 2021 – The Schaper Group is working with battery storage system manufacturer Tesvolt to implement a range of “green hydrogen” projects. It is the largest contract in the history of the Wittenberg-based company, with the collaboration promising revenues of around EUR 40 million for Tesvolt by 2023. The Schaper Group is installing Tesvolt energy storage systems with a total capacity of up to 40 megawatt hours (MWh) for the hydrogen pioneer Apex Group. The intelligent battery storage solutions offer hydrogen electrolysers a reliable power supply when solar or wind systems fail to produce sufficient energy.
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Green hydrogen at any time
“We want to enable climate-neutral production for commercial and industrial companies. And for this the Schaper Group is exactly the right partner,” explains Daniel Hannemann, founder and Commercial Director at Tesvolt. “In its projects for the hydrogen pioneer Apex, Schaper has demonstrated that energy supply using only renewables is possible.”
Apex supplies industrial companies around the world with heat and electricity, both of which are produced completely emission-free from hydrogen. An electrolyser generates hydrogen using electricity from renewable energies. If solar and wind energy systems fail to provide the required volume of electricity, the high-performance electricity storage systems from Tesvolt supply the electrolyser with green surplus energy from temporary storage. Even if the public power grid fails, the Tesvolt storage systems provide an uninterruptible power supply for all consumers.
Schaper Group deploys Tesvolt storage systems exclusively
The Schaper Group plans and implements high-level control technology and energy integration for the hydrogen production plants. In its projects for Apex, Schaper relies exclusively on the intelligent battery storage systems from Tesvolt, which have already received a number of innovation awards.
“It is the efficiency and service life of Tesvolt’s energy storage systems which particularly stand out in comparison with other manufacturers,” explains Hermann Huss, Owner and Managing Director of the Schaper Group. “We have been working with Tesvolt on various projects for almost three years now and we are impressed by the quality of Tesvolt battery storage systems. Together we want to develop further green energy solutions for manufacturing companies in the future.”
About Tesvolt
Tesvolt specialises in battery storage systems for commerce and industry. The innovative company produces intelligent lithium storage systems with prismatic battery cells from Samsung SDI, based on nickel manganese cobalt oxide. Tesvolt manufactures its commercial storage system solutions in series production at Europe’s first gigafactory for commercial battery storage systems at their Wittenberg site in Germany and delivers them worldwide. Tesvolt has implemented more than 2,200 storage system projects and employs more than 100 people. The young company has already received several awards, including the German Entrepreneur Award in the “Rising Stars” category, the “TOP 100” award for innovation and the international award for rural electrification (ARE).
About Schaper
The Schaper Group develops complex energy supply systems with a complete implementation service for its customers. The company was founded in 1926 and employs 180 people. The dedicated SEnC control system developed by the Schaper Group combines generation, storage and reference systems to create an innovative, individual energy solution.
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Tesvolt expands its operations on four continents
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Tesvolt expands its operations on four continents
Wittenberg, Cape Town, São Paulo, 07/09/2021 – Tesvolt, a manufacturer of battery storage systems for commercial and industrial use, has posted strong growth in the first half of 2021. Alongside high demand for intelligent energy storage systems in Germany, international business is a key engine for growth. Over 40% of Tesvolt’s turnover now comes from international sales. It also plans to enter the North American market next year.
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Marked rise in international orders
“Our mission is to bring affordable green energy to every corner of the world,” explains Tesvolt’s Commercial Director, Daniel Hannemann. “We’ve come quite a bit closer to the goal yet again. In addition to our sales activities in Europe, we’ve established new sales partnerships in Latin America and Africa and deepened our partnership in the Australian market. We’ve also noticed the effect of this in the number of international orders, which has risen by 170% when compared to the first half of 2020.”
Market share in Europe and overseas
In Europe, Tesvolt’s market share in the commercial energy storage systems segment is around 20%, with its market share in its core segment of battery storage systems in the 30 kWh to 1 MWh size classes at 49% in Germany alone. Tesvolt has a market share in the double digits in some of its overseas markets as well.
Major renewable energy specialist named sales partner in Africa
For the African market, Tesvolt works with Cape Town-based Solarworld Africa, one of the biggest specialist retailers for high-quality components in the field of renewable energies.
“As the energy infrastructure in Africa varies widely from country to country, our customers’ requirements are also extremely diverse,” says Managing Director of Solarworld Africa, Gregor Küpper. “The storage systems from Tesvolt can fulfil all of these requirements.”
South America: huge market potential for power storage systems
In South America, Tesvolt works together with the project developer Brasal Energia, which is based in Brazil’s capital of Brasília. For the Brazilian market, Tesvolt’s authorised service partner is Ideatek, which is based in the São Paulo area.
“Tesvolt is the technology leader in the commercial storage system market and works together with the premium inverter manufacturer SMA. That generates a lot of trust and puts the company on a good footing in Brazil,” says Ideatek Director Rogerio Mattos. “Power storage systems have huge market potential in Brazil because the electricity for business and industry during the day is five to eight times more expensive than during night-time hours.” Battery storage systems therefore often amortise within just a few years.
Tesvolt has already outfitted over 2,200 projects worldwide with its battery storage systems. Power storage systems from Tesvolt help commercial and industrial companies on every continent reliably draw inexpensive electricity.
About Tesvolt
Tesvolt specialises in battery storage systems for commerce and industry. The innovative company produces intelligent lithium storage systems with prismatic battery cells from Samsung SDI based on nickel manganese cobalt oxide. Tesvolt manufactures its power storage system solutions in series production at Europe’s first gigafactory for commercial battery storage systems at their Wittenberg site in Germany and delivers them worldwide. The young company with over 100 employees has already received several awards, including the German Entrepreneur Award in the “Rising Stars” category, the “TOP 100” award for innovation and the international award for rural electrification (ARE).
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Tesvolt aims to accelerate inductive charging for electric vehicles
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Tesvolt aims to accelerate inductive charging for electric vehicles
Energy storage system manufacturer now shareholder in think tank for high-performance charging
Wittenberg, Munich/Germany, 7 July 2021 – Tesvolt is now a shareholder in Stercom Power Solutions, a first mover in the field of inductive charging. The two companies want to join forces to expedite wireless charging of electric cars, buses and lorries to make driving electric even more convenient, efficient and economical. The expert in commercial energy storage systems, already the recipient of several awards for innovation, and the think tank for high-performance charging have found answers to as yet unresolved questions – like delivering sufficient charging power and finding the right parking position over the magnetic coil.
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Supercharging delivers unlimited range
“Stercom is a complete technology specialist and one of the first to develop really good products in the field of inductive charging,” explains Simon Schandert, founder and Chief Technical Officer at Tesvolt. “Our aim is to work together to bring highly efficient charging systems to the market and even in the medium term to enable inductive supercharging with up to 200 kilowatt charging power. This would also make it more efficient to charge while driving in the future.”
Wireless charging involves transferring electrical energy in an inductive, in other words contactless, process from a magnetic coil in or on the floor to a receiver coil in the electric vehicle. This allows for many short but high-speed charging processes – for example on shopping centre forecourts, in multi-storey car parks as well as at home. Car makers like Audi and BMW are already installing charging coils in new vehicle models.
Inductive 44 kW charging station
“So far the only wireless charging suitable for mass-production has just 3.2 kW. We want to introduce an inductive charging station to the market with a charging power of 44 kW, which means charging 14 times faster,” explains Daniel Hannemann, founder and Commercial Director at Tesvolt. “The marketable silicon carbide technology from Stercom works at 95 percent efficiency to permit a highly streamlined energy transfer – and a distance of up to 20 centimetre between the sender and receiver coils, something no other provider on the market has been able to do.” The charging stations will also contain intelligent software which shows the driver the right parking position for the vehicle over the magnetic coil.
Smaller batteries mean cheaper electric cars
“Short and frequent charging dispenses with the need for large car batteries, given that the batteries only need to be around half the size. This significantly lowers the price of electric vehicles while making them lighter and therefore more efficient,” says Robert Sterff, founder and CEO at Stercom. Short and powerful charges do however place high demands on car batteries. “In Germany there is lot of research being done into solid-state batteries, which are particularly well suited for this.”
First vehicles charge wirelessly
There are still some other challenges when it comes to inductive charging. The issue of how to pay for wireless charging, for example, has not been resolved. And the applicable DIN standard 61980-1 “Electric vehicle wireless power transfer systems” is still in the development stage. “We have already delivered inductive technology for international car manufacturers, and vehicles are in the test-run phase around the world,” reports Sterff. Wireless charging is, he continues, the future. Test routes with magnetic coils under the asphalt are already in place in countries like Italy, France and Sweden. And BMW has predicted blanket coverage of inductive charging by 2030 already.
About Tesvolt
Tesvolt specialises in battery storage systems for commerce and industry. The innovative company produces intelligent lithium storage systems with prismatic battery cells from Samsung SDI based on nickel manganese cobalt oxide. Tesvolt manufactures its commercial storage system solutions in series production at Europe’s first gigafactory for commercial battery storage systems at their Wittenberg site and delivers them worldwide. Tesvolt has already implemented more than 2,200 storage system projects and employs almost 100 people in its team. The young company has received several awards, including the German Entrepreneur Award in the “Rising Stars” category, the “TOP 100” award for innovation and the international award for rural electrification (ARE).
About Stercom
Stercom Power Solutions is a market-leading innovator in the field of inductive and tethered charging and power electronics. The company was established in 2014 in the south of Munich and its young team brings together outstanding expertise on all aspects covering the efficiency and safety of systems with high voltages and currents. Stercom is also a specialist in supercap storage systems that are used around the world for peak shaving in catapult launch roller coasters. The think tank developed one of the most powerful supercap storage systems in the world for the research project “Einstein Elevator” at the Leibniz University Hanover, which is used in the simulation of weightlessness.
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Tesvolt offers installers online certification and services
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Tesvolt offers installers online certification and services
New service portal for installers of energy storage systems
Wittenberg/Germany, 1 December 2020 – Tesvolt recently made it particularly easy for tradespeople worldwide to obtain certification for the installation of their storage systems. On the new service portal, they can watch training videos at any time. Afterwards, they receive certification directly if they answer the questions correctly. Vouchers for the online training courses can currently be won in the online Advent calendar. The service portal also supports installers in all steps before and after the sale of energy storage systems.
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All online: training modules, instructor availability, live chat
“Since January, we have been investing heavily in the digitalisation of all of our services for our installation partners. Consequently we have put a lot of energy into our new service portal”, says Mathias Zdzieblowski, who is in charge of training at Tesvolt. “One particularly convenient aspect is that installers can view a training module at any time, anywhere in the world. And anyone can make a digital appointment with an instructor in the service portal if they have additional questions. Or use the live chat.” Tesvolt also offers live digital training. So far, the training courses are available in German and English, and next year they will be made available in other languages as well.
Everything in one place: the new service portal
“Tesvolt aims to be a service leader. We’re extremely serious about this and we have put a lot of innovation into it. My vision is to further streamline all processes for our customers”, explains Anshoo Pandey, who leads the company’s digitalisation efforts. She brings twelve years of experience in the field from her previous positions. “In the service portal, installers find everything in one place. As soon as they have logged in, the portal also displays all their personal data, such as their completed training courses, quotes, invoices, etc.”
Training installers worldwide
“As Tesvolt is constantly growing, the new partner portal is a great help for us. It enables us to train installers all over the world on our energy storage systems and support them in all the important steps – in marketing as well as in technical questions”, explains Thomas Franken, who is responsible for international marketing and strategic expansion at Tesvolt. The partner service portal will be continuously developed over time. In a few months it should also be possible to plan storage system projects in real terms with all the details. “We’re not quite there yet, but it will make planning much easier for installers.”
Vouchers for online training
Currently, installers can win ten vouchers for Tesvolt online training courses worth EUR 175 each if they open a door in Tesvolt’s online Advent calendar. Participants who answer the most questions correctly have the chance to win an e-bike. For every door opened, Tesvolt will donate one euro to the non-profit organisation “one for the planet”, which invests 100% of the money raised in environmental and climate protection projects.
You can find the online Advent calendar here: https://www.tesvolt.com/en/adventcalendar.html
And you’ll find the new partner service portal here: https://tesvoltcustomer.powerappsportals.com/en-US/
About Tesvolt
Tesvolt specialises in battery storage systems for trade and industry. The innovative company from Wittenberg produces lithium storage systems with prismatic battery cells from Samsung SDI based on nickel manganese cobalt oxide. Tesvolt storage systems are always a good match, for high or low voltage, on- or off-grid. They can be used with all renewable energy sources or with combined heat and power units or fuel cells.
Tesvolt has won accolades including received the German Entrepreneur Award in the “Rising Stars” category. Tesvolt also received “The smarter E AWARD” in the “Outstanding Projects” category and the international Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) award for a project supplying off-grid power supply to an avocado farm in south-west Australia.
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Europe’s largest charging park for electric cars opens
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Europe’s largest charging park for electric cars opens
Tesvolt supplies 2 MWh storage system for 100-percent green power
Wittenberg/Germany, 8 October 2020 – Europe’s largest charging park for electric vehicles will open on Friday at the Kreuz Hilden junction. The first construction phase of the “Seed & Greet” charging park is complete and 44 charging stations from various operators are ready, including Europe’s fastest charging stations from Tesla and Fastned. All the charging stations are supplied with 100-percent green power from sources including a large photovoltaic installation on the charging park’s carports and the high-performance storage devices from the German manufacturer Tesvolt.
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Europe’s largest charging park project, covering 12,000 square metres, is located at the Kreuz Hilden junction between the A3 and A46 motorways in Germany. The first construction phase involved completing half of the planned 114 charging stations. The current 28 fast charging stations from Fastned and Tesla – including 12 superchargers of the latest V3 generation – can be used to charge electric vehicles with charging power of up to 250 kilowatts (kW). The operator of the charging park will also be providing a further four public charging stations with charging power of up to 22 kW and twelve stations for staff and tenants. While waiting for their cars to charge, motorists will now also be able to use the café-bistro with organic bakery that covers 150 square metres.
Potential hurdles due to Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) amendment
“I hope the EEG amendment doesn’t disrupt projects like these in the future. Lots of people have approached me about their interest in setting up similar projects. If the EEG amendment places further restrictions on self-consumption, however, any such projects would be stifled,” says Roland Schüren, master organic baker and operator of the charging park. “Not only do Germany and Europe need more e-mobility, they particularly need more e-mobility with electricity from renewable energies.”
Europe’s most innovative charging park
“Seed & Greet is currently not only the largest, but is also the most innovative charging park. A sophisticated energy concept with heat recovery, rainwater and process water harvesting, the organic bakery and the wooden frame construction of the park, the planned vertical farming – all of this goes towards making Seed & Greet a flagship project,” says Simon Schandert, co-founder and CTO of Tesvolt. “We are extremely proud to be part of this project with our storage systems.”
Prizewinning storage technology
The two battery storage system containers from the German manufacturer Tesvolt store electricity from the currently 336 kilowatt-peak (kWp) photovoltaic installation and two small wind turbines in order to shave the expensive peak loads that occur during the charging of electric vehicles. They also, however, store green electricity from the grid when it is particularly cheap and relieve the utility grid when there is more electricity in the grid than is consumed. Gregor Hinz, energy consultant and technical planner for the project, anticipates that the two storage systems will have paid for themselves in just a few years.
“Tesvolt storage systems can be fully charged and discharged rapidly, which is particularly important from a technical perspective for a charging park. In combination with our hourly purchase of energy on the German spot market, this is the perfect symbiosis for optimal management of self-generated energy,” reports Hinz.
Hinz had a shortlist of three commercial storage system manufacturers for the charging park project. Tesvolt made the grade because its TPS flex storage container offers plenty of power in a comparatively small space and it is one of the few containers on the market that meet the operator’s high technical requirements. Developed by Tesvolt’s engineers, its intelligent battery control ensures optimal charging and discharging of cells, along with an impressive expected service life of about 30 years. Tesvolt has already received several awards for its innovative ideas and projects.
Charging park with vertical farming to be completed in 2022
The second construction phase is planned for the end of this year, when all the charging stations will be complete and the solar installation will be expanded to a total power of 700 kWp. The five-storey building complex is scheduled for completion by the end of 2022, offering office space for various tenants alongside the Seed & Greet café-bistro. The vertical greenhouse, covering four storeys and 1,000 square metres, will then be located between the two buildings, housing salad, strawberries and blueberries grown for use at the bakery.
About Tesvolt
Tesvolt specialises in battery storage systems for trade and industry. The innovative company from Wittenberg produces lithium storage systems with prismatic battery cells from Samsung SDI based on nickel manganese cobalt oxide. Tesvolt storage systems are always a good match, for high or low voltage, on- or off-grid. They can be used with all renewable energy sources or with combined heat and power units or fuel cells.
Tesvolt has won accolades including received the German Entrepreneur Award in the “Rising Stars” category. Tesvolt also received “The smarter E AWARD” in the “Outstanding Projects” category and the international Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) award for a project supplying off-grid power supply to an avocado farm in south-west Australia.
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TOP 100: Tesvolt wins leading innovation prize for SMEs
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TOP 100: Tesvolt wins leading innovation prize for SMEs
The battery storage system manufacturer has been named “Top Innovator 2020”
Wittenberg/Germany, 19 July 2020 — Tesvolt, the manufacturer of electricity storage systems for trade and industry, was named on Friday Top Innovator of the Year” in the TOP 100 competition. It secured first place in its size category in this leading innovation contest for German small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In addition to the young company’s rapid growth and agile organisational form, the 31-member jury was also impressed by the innovative technology that underpins Tesvolt storage systems. This was the competition’s 27th instalment.
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“Germany lives on innovation. From a global perspective, Germany is a highly innovative country. But we must work to ensure that this remains the case and that we constantly reinvent ourselves. The key to these efforts are SMEs, which are the driver of our economy – and therefore the foundation of our prosperity,” says Ranga Yogeshwar, TOP 100 mentor. “Tesvolt has leapt into the ranks of the top innovators for 2020 – and did so with its first entry in the competition.”
Scientific selection procedure
TOP 100 honours businesses for their successful innovation, examining every stage of the innovation process as well as the climate of innovation and the extent to which management promote innovation. In total, the jury considers 120 parameters when selecting the winners. The panel is made up of experts from business, academia, the media and politics – including consultant Roland Berger and politician Gregor Gysi, for example – and selects an “Innovator of the Year” in each of the three size categories. The competition is led by Nikolaus Franke from the Vienna University of Economics and Business, one of the world’s leading innovation researchers.
Impressive company growth
In explaining its verdict, the jury said: “The founders of Tesvolt were quick to recognise the demand for powerful energy storage systems in commercial and agricultural applications, and they developed the first prototypes literally in their garage. Tesvolt has now moved to series production at Europe’s first gigafactory for commercial storage systems. Over 1,000 customers worldwide are now using the patented energy storage systems – impressive company growth within a few short years.”
Technological USP
The jury was also impressed by the intelligent battery management system developed by Tesvolt’s engineers, which delivers exceptionally high efficiency of over 92% and a long expected lifetime of 30 years. “With this Tesvolt has achieved a technological USP in the marketplace,” the jury’s statement continued.
A climate of innovation at the company
Two years ago, Tesvolt opted for an agile organisational form. Since then, the company has dispensed with a bottleneck of managerial staff so that all decisions are now taken as a team. This allows each individual to maximise their contribution and unleash their potential without restrictions. The jury takes the view that “this unusual organisational form allows for a high degree of innovation.”
“We’re incredibly proud to have won this demanding competition! Our agile organisation means that all of our staff ultimately contributed to this victory. The success of Tesvolt is based on the commitment of every single individual, and I would like to thank the entire team for their efforts,” explains Daniel Hannemann, CEO and co-founder of Tesvolt. “But it is not simply a desire to innovate that motivates us. Rather, we’re driven by the vision of bringing affordable, clean energy to every corner of the world with the help of efficient storage technologies – and innovation is the foundation for doing so.”
About Tesvolt
Tesvolt specialises in battery storage systems for trade and industry. The innovative company from Wittenberg produces lithium storage systems with prismatic battery cells from Samsung SDI based on nickel manganese cobalt oxide. Tesvolt storage systems are always a good match, for high or low voltage, on- or off-grid. They can be used with all renewable energy sources or with combined heat and power units or fuel cells.
Tesvolt has won accolades including received the German Entrepreneur Award in the “Rising Stars” category. Tesvolt also received “The smarter E AWARD” in the “Outstanding Projects” category and the international Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) award for a project supplying off-grid power supply to an avocado farm in south-west Australia.
About TOP 100
In 1993, compamedia began awarding the TOP 100 seal of approval in recognition of exceptional innovation and outstanding innovative success in SMEs. Since 2002, scientific management of the award has been in the hands of Prof Nikolaus Franke, who is the founder and Director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. The mentor for TOP 100 is the science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar, and the project’s partners are the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer Society for the Advancement of Applied Research) and the BVMW (German Association for Small and Medium-sized Businesses).
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Tesvolt supplies storage systems for Europe’s largest electric car charging park
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Tesvolt supplies storage systems for Europe’s largest electric car charging park
Charging with 100% green power at the Kreuz Hilden junction in Germany
Wittenberg/Hilden, Germany, 22 April 2020 — The German manufacturer Tesvolt is supplying energy storage containers offering a total capacity of 2 megawatt hours (MWh) for Europe’s largest electric car charging park at the Kreuz Hilden junction. Various companies will offer a total of 114 charging stations, including 40 V3 Tesla Superchargers and 22 fast charging stations from Dutch supplier Fastned. Every charging station will be supplied with 100-percent green power, sourced in part from a large rooftop photovoltaic installation above the charging park. The site will also host office buildings and a bistro with a vertical farming greenhouse. The Seed & Greet charging park will be operated by an organic baker from Hilden.
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Around 235,000 cars pass through the Kreuz Hilden junction connecting the A3 and A46 motorways in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, every day. This is where the largest charging park project in Europe will come to fruition, set to cover 12,000 square metres. Motorists will be able to charge their electric vehicles at 62 fast charging stations from Tesla and Fastned boasting charging power of up to 350 kilowatts (kW). In addition, there are another eight public charging stations with a charging capacity of up to 22 kW and 44 charging stations for employees and tenants that will be operated by organic baker Roland Schüren — the owner of the charging park.
While waiting for their cars to charge, motorists can enjoy a coffee or a bite to eat at the bakery and café, where bread and pastries are baked fresh on-site. Or they can visit the vertical farming greenhouse, which covers 1,000 square metres over four storeys and supplies lettuce, strawberries and blueberries for use in the bakery. The bakery’s waste heat is reused for the vertical farming project as well as for heating and hot water. The first phase of construction, including approximately half of the charging stations, is set to be completed in August.
Award-winning storage technology
The battery storage systems manufactured by Tesvolt in Wittenberg, Germany, will temporarily store electrical energy from the photovoltaic installation — rated above 700 kilowatts peak — and two small wind power installations to reduce costs associated with peak loads. They will also store green energy from the public grid when it is particularly inexpensive and relieve the grid when there is more energy available than is being drawn. Gregor Hinz, energy consultant and general technical planner for the project, expects that the two storage systems will have paid for themselves within just a few years. The federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia will also cover a portion of the investment costs as part of its progres.nrw funding scheme.
“Of course, it is particularly important that a charging park’s storage systems can be quickly charged and discharged at any time. Currently, only a very few storage products on the market are capable of this,” says Hinz. He had included three commercial storage system manufacturers on the shortlist for the charging park project. He says that Tesvolt set itself apart in the end because the TPS flex storage container offers impressive performance while being relatively compact and is one of the few systems on the market capable of fulfilling the high technical demands. The smart battery management system developed by Tesvolt engineers ensures that the cells are charged and discharged as efficiently as possible and gives the storage system a high life expectancy of approximately 30 years. Tesvolt has already won a number of awards for its innovative concepts and products.
Flagship project
“We bakers are really feeling the effects of climate change. The dry weather over the past few years has made the flour obtained from our organic farmers much harder to process. With the Seed & Greet charging park, I want to show that climate conservation is not only essential for environmental reasons, it also pays off economically,” Roland Schüren explains. The entrepreneur already outfitted his bakery in Hilden with a sophisticated, integrated energy system twelve years ago, for which he has garnered many accolades. He relies on electric and natural gas-powered vehicles to deliver his organic baked goods to 20 locations and employs a staff of 260. The Seed & Greet charging park is his latest project.
“E-mobility makes all the more sense when electric cars are charged with renewable energy. The Kreuz Hilden charging park is a fine example of this — we admire the project’s holistic approach and we are extremely proud to have been selected to provide the storage systems,” says Daniel Hannemann, CEO and co-founder of Tesvolt.
About Tesvolt
Tesvolt specializes in commercial and industrial battery storage systems. The innovative company from Wittenberg, Germany, produces lithium storage systems with prismatic battery cells from Samsung SDI, based on nickel manganese cobalt oxide. Tesvolt storage systems are always a good match, for high or low voltage, on- or off-grid. They can be used with any regenerative energy source or with combined heat and power units or fuel cells. Tesvolt produces its commercial storage system solutions in series in Wittenberg at Europe’s first gigafactory for battery storage systems, and delivers them all over the world. The company has already completed over 1,200 storage projects worldwide.
Tesvolt has won accolades including the German Entrepreneur Award for Rising Stars. The company also received The smarter E Award in the Outstanding Projects category as well as the international Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) Award for a project supplying off-grid energy to an avocado farm in southwest Australia.
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Production starts in Europe’s first gigafactory for energy storage systems
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Production starts in Europe’s first gigafactory for energy storage systems
Demand for storage systems on the rise despite COVID-19
Wittenberg/Germany, 1 April 2020 – Semi-automated production begins today in Europe’s first gigafactory for commercial battery storage systems, located in Wittenberg, Germany. Innovations in Tesvolt’s production process have enabled extremely flexible and efficient series manufacturing of its lithium-ion storage systems for industry and commerce. Production in the new factory is subject to stringent safety precautions. Additional measures are being taken to protect staff and customers from COVID-19.
Press images are available here: https://www.tesvolt.com/de/presse/erste-gigafactory-fuer-batteriespeicher-in-europa.html
On a production area of 12,000 m² Tesvolt manufactures battery storage systems in various size categories with storage capacities ranging from 9.6 kWh into the megawatt range. Its new production line will allow the company to produce storage systems with a total capacity of up to one megawatt hour (MWh) every day and 255 MWh each year. The factory is designed so that the production capacity can be expanded to as much as one gigawatt. Tesvolt will be gradually adding capacity to account for the current increase in demand, seeing as its order volume has almost tripled since the same quarter last year.
One of the most important innovations in the new production process is semi-automated full-cycling. Every battery module is fully charged and discharged and checked for anomalies in terms of temperature, voltage and internal resistance. After this step, fully automated end-of-line inspection ensures the highest possible quality. Every battery cell is checked and modules that do not meet high performance standards are automatically removed from the process.
Rising demand
“The coronavirus crisis is a major concern for us as a manufacturer as well as on a human level. We’re very grateful that we were able to close the first quarter with strong turnover figures”, says Daniel Hannemann, Managing Director and co-founder of Tesvolt. Demand has spiked in particular for storage systems with an emergency power function as well as for off-grid storage, according to Hannemann. “We don’t know how demand will change in light of the coronavirus crisis. We want to work closely with our customers to overcome these new challenges in a spirit of solidarity, creativity, flexibility and ingenuity.”
Production staff working in isolation
“When it comes to COVID-19, our employees’ safety is of course our top priority. Three weeks ago we asked all staff who can do so to work from home — including production planning staff. In production itself, meanwhile, employees are still at work but isolated from one another”, says Simon Schandert, Director of Engineering and co-founder of Tesvolt. “We’re lucky that production is continuing at our battery cell supplier Samsung SDI in Korea.”
Roadshow and training sessions via webinar
“We are taking COVID-19 very seriously. Following the outbreak of the epidemic, we decided to switch our European roadshow over to a webinar format. We were unsure whether a roadshow could work without face-to-face contact, but it’s proven to be a success. Lots of registrations came in within a very short period of time and the webinar participants have given us positive feedback”, says Thomas Franken, who is responsible for international marketing at Tesvolt. Tesvolt set up its own recording studio for the webinars. Its training sessions are now also being held online.
“Our staff put in some night shifts to quickly change everything over to an online format. We can only overcome this crisis by working together”, says Hannemann.
About Tesvolt
Tesvolt specializes in commercial battery storage systems. The innovative company from Wittenberg, Germany, produces storage systems with state-of-the-art prismatic lithium battery cells from Samsung SDI, based on nickel manganese cobalt oxide. Tesvolt storage systems function just as well at low voltage as at high voltage, and can be connected to all energy producers: sun, wind, water, biogas and combined heat and power — on-grid and off-grid. Tesvolt commercial storage system solutions are produced in Wittenberg at Europe’s first gigafactory for commercial battery storage systems.
Tesvolt has won accolades including the German Entrepreneur Award for Rising Stars. The company also received The smarter E Award in the Outstanding Projects category as well as the international award for rural electrification (ARE) for a project supplying off-grid energy to an avocado farm in southwest Australia.
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Tesvolt storage system reduces fish farm’s energy costs
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Tesvolt storage system reduces fish farm’s energy costs
Over 150,000 euros in savings per generation of salmon
Wittenberg/Germany, 12 November 2019. The Norwegian fish farming company Kvarøy uses a large-scale storage system developed by Tesvolt at its salmon farm located off the island of Selsøyvær in the Norwegian Sea. Mounted on a floating platform, lithium batteries with a total storage capacity of 158 kilowatt hours (kWh) have brought the diesel generators’ operating time down from 24 hours each day to just three. In raising a generation of salmon — a process which takes about 18 months — the company saves between 150,000 and 200,000 euros and also reduces its carbon footprint. German commercial storage system manufacturer Tesvolt worked together with Norwegian partner company Kverneland Energi to custom develop, deliver and install the battery system in accordance with the fish farm’s requirements.
Press photos are available here: www.tesvolt.com/en/presse/tesvolt-storage-system-reduces-fish-farm’s-energy-costs.html
Storage system cuts diesel use in half
Kvarøy, a third-generation family-run company, has taken it upon itself to run its fish farm sustainably. A major factor in implementing this policy was reducing the high rates of diesel consumption for operating the fish farm and the feeding systems. Two large diesel generators and one small one are in operation on the anchored concrete platforms. At least one of them must always be running since there is no power connection onboard. At the same time, the electricity demand fluctuates greatly within the course of a day — at feeding times, the systems require a lot of energy, whereas at other times, only the light on the approximately 20 m by 20 m large motorless ship is shining. Due to long operating periods and poor diesel combustion in the generators, each kilowatt hour of electricity brought with it considerable costs. Additionally, a large portion of the diesel was only used to keep the engine warm while a small portion actually drove the system. On top of that, the fuel has to be transported by boat to the salmon farm, which of course means additional energy and incurred costs.
For this unusual operating location, Tesvolt and Kverneland Energi came up with a special battery system solution. With its 120 kW peak power capacity, the battery system can be monitored and controlled from land over the internet. Power electronics from Siemens control all energy flows on the working platform fully autonomously and deliver electricity to all consuming elements. A diesel generator creates electricity for the batteries at full capacity operation and the electrical energy consumers are supplied by the batteries with the necessary electricity. The generator is not switched on and the batteries are not recharged until the state of charge is low. The battery system allows for a reduction in the fish farm’s total diesel consumption of up to 60 percent.
“Tesvolt battery storage systems are the only ones on the market that can be fully charged and discharged twice in one day and still maintain their long service life,” Jonas A. Kverneland, Technical Director of Kverneland Energi, reports on his market research. “Many suppliers only enable one storage system charge and discharge cycle per day, which wouldn’t have worked for the salmon farm.”
Monthly oil changes reduced to twice a year
Helping to cut costs, the Kvarøy team now only needs to change the diesel generators’ oil biannually instead of each month. An oil change takes an entire day and costs up to 1,000 euros. That means that the company now saves ten working days and 10,000 euros each year in oil changes alone.
“The starkly decreased consumption of diesel contributes to climate conservation and keeps water pollution as low as possible,” Kverneland says — a key concern of the Norwegian government. And one of the managing directors of Kvarøy and Kverneland customer Gjermund Olsen is equally pleased, stating, “We purchased, installed and forgot about the rechargeable battery. It runs on its own and is totally maintenance-free.”
Less noise and fewer emissions
His employees, who visit the platform to conduct maintenance work once a week on average, don’t even have to perform additional work thanks to the new energy system. On the contrary: they benefit from improved working conditions. Since the diesel generators are only rarely in operation, noise levels and vibration effects are lowered and the fish farm produces fewer emissions.
For further information, please visit
Tesvolt: www.tesvolt.com/de
Kverneland Energi: www.kvernelandenergi.no
Kvarøya: www.kvaroyfiskeoppdrett.no/en
About Tesvolt
TESVOLT specializes in commercial battery storage systems. The innovative company from Lutherstadt Wittenberg produces storage systems with state-of-the-art prismatic lithium battery cells from Samsung SDI, based on nickel manganese cobalt oxide. TESVOLT storage systems function just as well at low voltage as at high voltage, and can be connected to all energy producers: sun, wind, water, biogas and combined heat and power — on-grid and off-grid. TESVOLT commercial storage system solutions are produced in Wittenberg, Germany, at Europe’s first Gigafactory for battery storage systems.
TESVOLT was honoured with the 2018 German Entrepreneur Award for Rising Stars. The company already received The smarter E Award in the Outstanding Projects category as well as the international award for rural electrification (ARE) for a project supplying off-grid energy to an avocado farm in southwest Australia.
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Europe’s first gigafactory for battery storage systems
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Europe’s first gigafactory for battery storage systems
Wittenberg/Germany, 6 May 2019 — Europe’s first gigafactory for battery storage systems is being put into operation in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany. Tesvolt, a manufacturer of energy storage systems for industry and commerce, is working to establish new production facilities for lithium storage systems with an annual production capacity of over one gigawatt hour (GWh). Innovations in the production process ensure that the storage systems can be both flexibly and efficiently mass produced. Tesvolt is financing its multimillion-euro investment in the gigafactory without any outside funding, while the EU will lend its support merely to finance around 10 percent of the production line costs. The new production line, warehouse and offices will be fully supplied with solar energy.
Press photos are available here: www.tesvolt.com
The first phase of renovation yielding 12,000 sqm of floor space will be finished in June, and by the final phase, annual production will have reached over one GWh in an area of 20,000 sqm. By then, it is estimated that the number of employees will have risen from today’s 60 to between 100 and 120.
“The world market for stationary energy storage systems has already reached a total capacity of 16 GWh. Europeans are calling for an end to harmful coal-fired power plants and diesel scandals. They want a future free of environmental disasters,” says Daniel Hannemann, who founded Tesvolt five years ago with partner Simon Schandert. “We want the gigafactory to be our contribution to reaching this goal, making clean and affordable energy possible anywhere in the world.”
Innovations in production facilities
The technology for the factory’s new semi-automated production line comes from teamtechnik, a mechanical engineering company known for equipping many reputable automobile manufacturers with production and testing lines. Well-versed in both hardware and software, teamtechnik’s cooperation ensures efficient and safe serial production of battery storage systems. Every battery module will be automatically tested for full functionality, and data from each process step will be recorded for seamless retracing capability.
Carbon-neutral production facilities
The gigafactory is designed for the fully carbon-neutral production of Tesvolt battery storage systems. A photovoltaic installation with a 200 kWp power output will supply the electricity needed for the offices and storage system production. Any excess electrical energy will be stored in the factory’s own Tesvolt batteries, which will have a capacity of 350 kWh. Tesvolt will also employ innovative high-temperature heating pump technology, reliant exclusively on a natural refrigerant, so that even the facility’s heating system will run on solar power.
An agile office concept
The building complex will also house the new office spaces, which are set to be occupied in June. A year ago, Tesvolt introduced an agile organization structure — meaning no more hierarchies. Any and all decisions are made as a team. “Our new office layout reflects this — a generous, open floorplan complemented with many collaboration spaces and quiet zones. We want everyone to feel comfortable here. For us, that is work 2.0,” says co-founder Simon Schandert. “We don’t want to mindlessly process; we want to create innovative solutions. The agile organization makes us more efficient, enabling us to better respond to the rapidly changing battery market.”
As part of the Intersolar Europe exhibition in Munich, Tesvolt will be showcasing its products at the energy storage exhibition ees from 15–17 May 2019.
Exhibition booth: Booth 430 in hall B1
About Tesvolt
Tesvolt specializes in commercial battery storage systems. The innovative company from Lutherstadt Wittenberg produces storage systems with state-of-the-art prismatic lithium battery cells from Samsung SDI, based on nickel manganese cobalt oxide. Tesvolt storage systems function just as well at low voltage as at high voltage, and can be connected to all energy producers: sun, wind, water, biogas and combined heat and power — on-grid and off-grid. All storage systems are produced at Tesvolt’s manufacturing facility in Germany.
Tesvolt was honoured with the 2018 German Entrepreneur Award for Rising Stars. The company already received The smarter E Award in the Outstanding Projects category as well as the international award for rural electrification (ARE) for a project supplying off-grid energy to an avocado farm in southwest Australia.
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neuhaeuser@sunbeam-communications.com
Intersolar: Tesvolt presents new megawatt container storage system
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Intersolar: Tesvolt presents new megawatt container storage system
TPS 2.0 proves particularly economical
Wittenberg/Germany, 3 April 2019 – Tesvolt, a manufacturer of storage systems for industry and commerce, is set to introduce its megawatt battery storage system TPS 2.0 at Intersolar Europe. Further developed battery modules and technical innovations ensure maximum cost efficiency for the lithium high-voltage storage system, making it around 40% more economical than its predecessor. The 4.4 MWh container is well suited for any application and can be installed anywhere around the world, as it can withstand temperatures ranging from -40 to +55° Celsius. The TPS 2.0 system is black start capable, AI-ready and can be serviced remotely.
Press photos are available here: www.tesvolt.com
Maximum economic efficiency
“We want to supply affordable energy to every corner of the globe. To this end, low-cost yet extremely powerful battery storage systems are a crucial requirement,” explains Daniel Hannemann, who founded Tesvolt five years ago together with Simon Schandert. “This is a constant source of motivation driving us to further optimize our storage systems.”
Featuring further developed battery modules from Samsung SDI, the megawatt storage system supplies twice the power per cubic meter of its predecessor. A newly developed dynamic balancing system for the battery modules and an innovative thermal management system are responsible for making the megawatt storage system highly efficient and cost-effective.
Compared with similar large-scale storage systems, the TPS 2.0 saves around 30 percent of the operating costs.
Always a good match
The TPS 2.0 is suitable for all applications, from increasing power consumption to capping expensive peak loads, as well as for grid services, back-up power supply and use in off-grid locations.
The containers are available in the standard ISO sizes of 20 ft, 40 ft and 45 ft and can be equipped with a maximum storage capacity of 4.4 MWh. Once at the installation site, the container is connected to a Sunny Central Storage system manufactured by SMA Technology, which can also be shipped in a container module.
As part of the Intersolar Europe exhibition in Munich, Tesvolt will be showcasing its products at the energy storage exhibition ees from 15–17 May 2019.
Exhibition booth: Booth 430 in hall B1
About Tesvolt
Tesvolt specializes in commercial battery storage systems. The innovative company from Lutherstadt Wittenberg produces storage systems with state-of-the-art prismatic lithium battery cells from Samsung SDI, based on nickel manganese cobalt oxide. Tesvolt storage systems function just as well at low voltage as at high voltage, and can be connected to all energy producers: sun, wind, water, biogas and combined heat and power — on-grid and off-grid. All storage systems are produced at Tesvolt’s manufacturing facility in Germany.
Tesvolt was honoured with the 2018 German Entrepreneur Award for Rising Stars. The company already received The smarter E Award in the Outstanding Projects category as well as the international award for rural electrification (ARE) for a project supplying off-grid energy to an avocado farm in southwest Australia.
www.tesvolt.com
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