References
High-capacity battery storage brAIn: Office building
Delivery point: Tower 115, Bratislava
Modernization of the building does not have to consume either time or money, simply choose the right solution. The installation of a brAIn interior storage with a capacity of 432 kWh for Tower 115 is a prime example of the transformation of an older office building lacking the possibility to install rooftop solar panels into an energy-efficient, cost-saving and emissions-saving facility.
In this case, it was an installation within the Smart battery storage brAIn as a service model in cooperation with its electricity supplier Slovenské elektrárne – energetické služby. Tower 115 received free battery storage without any worries, while the building is able to save more than 400 tons of CO2 emissions annually.
We placed the storage in the basement of the building in a room that used to be a warehouse. Despite the use of non-flammable LiFePO4 batteries, we also equipped the room with a modern aerosol fire extinguisher. A professional cooling system takes care of temperature control.
Customer's total costs: EUR 0 under the Energy as a Service model.
You can read more about this project on our blog.
- 432 kWh
High-capacity battery storage system brAIn: Shopping mall
Delivery point: Shopping mall, Martin
Our first, entirely indoor battery storage brAIn is now located in the Galéria shopping mall in Martin. It has a capacity of 108 kWh and was installed in cooperation with the energy supplier Slovenské elektrárne - energetické služby through the Smart battery storage brAIn as a service model.
The Galéria received the battery storage brAIn completely free of charge, and at the same time, receives a part of the revenue generated, thereby reducing its total energy costs.This is done by brAIn’s efficient management of electricity consumption from the power grid. In addition, the Galéria no longer has to purchase expensive certificates of origin of electricity from green sources. The brAIn storage reduces the shopping center's carbon footprint, by up to 28% annually, even without solar panels.
This time we also utilized the residual heat from the batteries, which our system blows into a previously unheated corridor, while cold air is drawn into the battery storage room to cool the batteries. This extra adjustment increased the energy efficiency of the entire solution and at the same time, improved the work environment for Galéria shopping mall employees.
Customer's total costs: EUR 0 under the Energy as a Service model.
You can read more about this project on our blog.
- 108 kWh
High-capacity battery storage system brAIn: Automotive plant
Delivery point: Hanon Systems Slovakia, Ilava
We installed a smart battery storage brAIn with a total capacity of 864 kWh for the Ilava company Hanon Systems Slovakia, which manufactures air conditioning equipment for the automotive industry. The battery storage was designed according to the company’s diagram of electricity consumption and production from rooftop solar panels which have an installed capacity of 499,5 kWp. The battery installation did require a few custom modifications. In order to get as close as possible to the main switchboard without blocking a nearby access road, we stacked two container storages with a capacity of 432 kWh and connected them by a special walking platform with retractable stairs.
The storage helps to use the energy produced from the solar panels to the maximum extent, earning a profit by providing so-called non-certified ancillary services and saving CO2 emissions as well. Hanon Systems Slovakia obtained solar panels for operating lease and the brAIn smart battery storage for rent from its energy supplier, Slovenské elektrárne – energetické služby, s.r.o., through the Energy as a Service model. The company receives additional rental income, unrivaled electricity supply conditions and a number of other benefits in exchange for the possibility to regulate its electricity production and consumption on site.
Customer's total costs: EUR 0 under the Energy as a Service model.
You can read more about this project on our blog.
- 864 kWh
- 499,5 kWp
High-capacity battery storage system brAIn: Automotive plant
Delivery point: Eissmann, Holíč
Eissmann Automotive Slovakia, a manufacturer of interior accessories for the automotive industry with an annual electricity consumption of approximately 5.5 gigawatt hours, decided to optimize its costs. For this, she used our brAIn battery storage, financed by the energy supplier Slovenské elektrárne - energetické služby.
The storage with a capacity of 432 kWh in the exterior version generates a financial effect thanks to the correctly timed charging and discharging of the batteries. Part of this effect belongs to Eissmann in the form of an annual fixed bonus for providing the possibility to regulate their energy consumption. The amount of the bonus increases after five years. Correct timing of energy consumption also prevents CO2 emissions. Thanks to our solution, Eissmann is able to save approximately 400 tons of CO2(e) emissions annually, which it can also report as part of its ESG reporting. The customer doesn't care. All actions such as permits, requests, installation, management, service, and storage maintenance are under the direction of FUERGA and the energy supplier.
Customer's total costs: EUR 0 under the Energy as a Service model.
You can read more about this project on our blog.
- 432 kWh
High-capacity battery storage system brAIn: Plastic manufacturing factory
Delivery point: Audia Plastics, Voderady
For the international supplier of thermoplastic resins, compounds and custom formulations for plastics production, we customized and installed our smart battery storage brAIn with a total capacity of 864 kWh. The battery solution fulfils its primary role – generating a financial effect from the well-timed battery charging and discharging, which ultimately reduces CO2 emissions and ensures a more sustainable facility operation. In the next step, Audia Plastics can extend the battery solution brAIn by smart technology regulation flexibility brAIn or by the rooftop photovoltaics, for which the factory building in Voderady offers ideal conditions and which is generally a great complement to brAIn storage.
As a customer of the energy supplier Slovenské elektrárne - energetické služby, Audia Plastics obtained the battery brAIn completely free of charge under the Energy as a Service model. What is more, for providing the conditions for energy consumption regulation, it is entitled to receive a share of the generated financial effect, which increases after five years.
Customer's total costs: EUR 0 under the Energy as a Service model.
- 864 kWh
High-capacity battery storage system brAIn: Automotive factory
Delivery point: Yanfeng Slovakia Automotive Interior Systems, Námestovo
The battery storage is used for smart management of the electricity production and consumption at the delivery point. The Yanfeng manufacturing plant has annual electricity consumption of approximately 52 GWh, 24/7 operation, its own photovoltaic power plant, and does not encounter major power outages that would affect the production processes. The entire capacity of the battery storage is thus dedicated to the provision of ancillary services and partially also to cover micro-power outages. Thanks to our solution, the factory has significantly reduced its energy costs, including its carbon footprint, meanwhile, the payback period of the battery system brAIn was less than two years in Q2 2022.
Customer's total costs: EUR 0 under the Energy as a Service model.
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- 432 kWh
- 250 kWp
High-capacity battery storage system brAIn + PV system: Textile factory
Delivery point: Müller Textiles, Humenné
The Müller Textiles plant is an ideal candidate for battery storage. It operates non-stop 24/7, has a rooftop PV, and its annual electricity consumption of around 4.5 GWh is high enough for the installation of a high capacity brAIn system. Thanks to these parameters, the battery storage can be charged and discharged frequently and efficiently during the day, which translates into a fast payback of the investment into green technologies. Considering the Q2 2022 energy prices, the payback period is just over four years for storage and PV combined. Thanks to our smart solution (including flexibility brAIn for cooling systems - see separate reference), the textile plant has maximized the electricity generation from the PV system and achieved a carbon footprint reduction of up to 89%. In the phase two we have added second 432 kWh container battery storage brAIn with the new-generetion LiFePO4 batteries as the plant expands its PV system by another 500 kWp.
Customer's total costs: EUR 0 under the Energy as a Service model.
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- 864 kWh
- 499 kWp
High-capacity battery storage system brAIn + PV system: Refrigeration company
Delivery point: MRAZIARNE SERVIS, Prešov
The battery storage brAIn for the local refrigeration company MRAZIARNE SERVIS is our first exterior system with a capacity of 216 kWh. We installed it as a complement to the PV system and the whole solution will also soon be extended by the flexibility brAIn for freezers and compressors. As the building is located in a flood area, we placed the battery storage on a 1.5 m metal platform. What benefits did the refrigeration company gain?
- proven reduction in CO2 emissions,
- maximized use of green energy,
- percentage share of total achieved savings, and its increase after the end of the contract,
- partial coverage of micro-outages,
- 100-percent tolerance of electricity deviations,
- trouble-free project preparation, approvals, and paperwork,
- prevention of reserved capacity overrun,
- the automated electricity plans generated by our software.
Customer's total costs: EUR 0 under the Energy as a Service model.
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- 216 kWh
- 400 kWp
flexibility brAIn for heat pumps: National Football Stadium
Delivery point: ŠK Slovan, Bratislava
The National Football Stadium is a unique building that has been thought through to the last detail. It boasts the title of the most modern and "greenest" stadium in Central Europe, as up to 50% of its electricity consumption can be covered by renewable energy. For one of the technologies – water/water heat pumps with a maximum output of 3,150 kW, we have deployed our digital solution flexibility brAIn. Heat pumps are used, among other things, for lawn heating or general cooling and offer great potential for their regulation. The savings achieved by the heat pumps are thus extended by the financial effect of providing aggregated flexibility.
Customer's total costs: EUR 0 under the Energy as a Service model.
Learn more about the flexibility brAIn on our blog.
- 3 150 kW
flexibility brAIn for furnace and hydroelectric power plant: Metallurgical Plant
Delivery point: Železiarne Podbrezová
For the company Železiarne Podbrezová we have deployed our smart management of the arc furnace and the small hydroelectric power plant Jasenie used for iron smelting. The regulation takes place only to the extent and for such a period of time that does not affect the production process and the quality of the final products. This transmits into lower energy costs and reduction of carbon emissions arising in the process of electricity production and distribution. In this use case, the reduction of electricity consumption was achieved as well. Due to the large volume of regulation power, the financial effect achieved with the FUERGY solution represents a significant cost-optimization for Železiarne Podbrezová.
Customer's total costs: EUR 0 under the Energy as a Service model.
Learn more about the flexibility brAIn on our blog.
- 37,5 MW
flexibility brAIn for heat pump: Residential building
Delivery point: Matadorka, Bratislava
Our smart management was deployed also for the residential building Matadorka. Flexibility brAIn regulates the power output and thus also the electricity consumption of the heat pump according to the situation in the transmission system and electricity supplier’s load deviation in order to achieve the greatest possible financial savings. The regulation only takes place within the pre-defined limits and conditions so that it doesn’t affect the operation of the heat pump and the comfort of the residents. The effect of regulation translates into lower energy costs and a lower carbon footprint of the building.
Customer's total costs: EUR 0 under the Energy as a Service model.
Learn more about the flexibility brAIn on our blog.
- 600 kW
flexibility brAIn for cooling systems: Textile factory
Delivery point: Müller Textiles, Humenné
As a complement to the smart battery storage brAIn, we have also installed smart management of the textile plant’s cooling systems. The software solution Flexibility brAIn autonomously regulates the power output of the chillers according to the situation in the transmission system and the electricity supplier’s load deviation. Flexibility brAIn achieves better results when it is installed together with the battery storage, as the electricity consumption can be regulated not only by the software but also by charging and discharging of the batteries. This results in better financial savings and even greater reduction the CO2 emissions.
Customer's total costs: EUR 0 under the Energy as a Service model.
Learn more about the flexibility brAIn on our blog.
- 700 kW
Regulator trAId for steam-gas cycle and cogeneration units: Heating plant
Production point: Veolia, Levice
The heating plants are the ideal use case for our solution trAId by FUERGY. We have implemented it for the company Veolia in the second half of 2021. trAId provides smart management of the steam-gas cycle, which includes a gas turbine with an output of 40 MW and a condensing unit as well as six cogeneration units with an output of 2 MW. trAId automatically regulates these energy sources in order to achieve the best possible revenue from the provision of ancillary services mFRR+ / mFRR- while using the capacity of energy sources in accordance with the technical conditions for the provision of these services.
- 52 MW
Regulator trAId for cogeneration units: Chemical plant
Production point: Chemosvit Energochem, Svit
One of the core activities of the company Chemosvit Energochem is the generation and distribution of heat and electricity. The electricity is consumed either directly on the Chemosvit site or it is used to provide ancillary services mFRR+ / mFRR- . The trAId solution offers smart control of cogeneration units with a total output of 2 MW and aims to maximize the revenue from the provision of ancillary services.
Production point’s investment costs: EUR 0 under the Energy as a Service model.
- 2 MW