References
Manufacturing plant
High-capacity battery storage brAIn
Delivery point: Amico Drevo, Oravský Podzámok
As part of its commitment to sustainability, Amico Drevo has installed a smart battery storage brAIn by FUERGY with a capacity of 864 kWh and an output of 800 kW. This storage helps optimize energy consumption, reduce costs and improve the company’s ecological footprint.
The task of the battery storage brAIn is to regulate electricity consumption and manage solar energy surpluses, minimizing costs to the grid and generating a profit from the provision of non-certified ancillary services.
For successful implementation of the entire energy system, it was necessary to replace an older, 1000 kVA transformer with a new one at a capacity of 1600 kVA.
The project was carried out in cooperation with the energy supplier Slovenské elektrárne – energetické služby, s.r.o.
Customer’s total costs: 0 EUR, under the Energy as a Service model.
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- 864 kWh
- 490 kWp
Automotive plant
High capacity battery storage brAIn
Delivery point: Eissmann Automotive Slovakia, Holíč
In 2023, we installed a smart battery storage system brAIn with a capacity of 432 kWh and output of 400 kW at the Eissmann Automotive Slovakia plant. This system helps regulate energy consumption, optimize costs and reduce the plant’s carbon footprint. As the plant was planning to install new production technologies in the future, we also set up the infrastructure to include future storage expansion.
In response to increased energy consumption and an expanded reserved capacity at the plant, we expanded the project with an additional 216 kWh of capacity and 200 kW of power in August 2024, based on an analysis of the current data from the plant’s energy infrastructure.
The expanded storage is integrated into a single system, functioning as a unified unit to increase efficiency and improve energy management at the plant.
The project was financed and installed in collaboration with energy supplier Slovenské elektrárne – energetické služby s.r.o.
Customer's total costs: 0 EUR under the Energy as a Service model.
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- 648 kWh
Manufacturing plant
High-capacity battery storage brAIn
Delivery point: Medeko Cast s.r.o., Považská Bystrica
The family business Medeko Cast s.r.o. has been operating with a solar panel system with an installed capacity of 999 kWp since 2019, which was supplemented in 2024 with a modern smart battery storage system brAIn by FUERGY. An energy analysis showed that for an annual electricity consumption of 4,900 MWh, a battery storage system with a capacity of 400 kW and 432 kWh would be suitable. The battery storage system is located outdoors.
The task of the smart battery storage brAIn at Medeko Cast s.r.o. is to regulate the production and consumption of electricity at the site in order to generate financial profit from the provision of non-certified ancillary services. Total energy costs are reduced as well as the carbon footprint of the site. The project was financed and installed in collaboration with the energy supplier Slovenské elektrárne – energetické služby s.r.o.
Customer's total costs: 0 EUR within the Energy as a Service model.
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- 432 kWh
- 999 kWp
Manufacturing plant
High-capacity battery storage brAIn
Delivery point: Mincovňa Kremnica
Mincovňa Kremnica, one of the oldest continuously operating mints in the world, has decided on a modern smart battery storage brAIn by FUERGY to improve energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of its operation. This storage stabilizes the power grid and optimizes energy costs, while also serving as a backup power source, or UPS, for key technologies.
Mincovňa Kremnica is known for its high quality and innovative technologies. Production includes circulation coins, medals and commemorative/collector coins made of precious metals.
The installation took place in two phases. In the first phase, a 216 kWh storage with an output of 200 kW was placed in a substation next to the switchboards. In the second phase, the storage was expanded with a 50 kW UPS converter, which provides a backup power source for the production facilities and the server room. This project, has already saved 8 tons of CO2e emissions, a reduction of 12.46%.
Customer's total cost: Fully financed by the customer, Mincovňa Kremnica.
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- 216 kWh
Production plant
High-capacity battery storage brAIn
Delivery point: Embraco Slovakia, Spišská Nová Ves
In the premises of Embraco Slovakia in Spišská Nová Ves, we put into operation the highest outdoor smart battery storage brAIn by FUERGY with a capacity of 1,296 kWh.
The role of the brAIn smart battery storage in Embraco is to regulate electricity consumption at the delivery point in order to generate a financial effect from the provision of non-certified ancillary services, reducing the total energy costs and carbon footprint of the delivery point.
The installation was carried out in cooperation with the supplier Slovenské elektrárne – energetické služby within the Energy as a Service model.
Cooperation with Embraco Slovakia will continue in the management and maintenance of the storage and the whole solution can be upgraded by brAIn flexibility for other energy-intensive technologies in the future. The company also plans to install solar panels, which, in combination with smart battery storage, will further lower the company’s CO₂ emissions.
Customer's total cost: 0 EUR through the Energy as a Service model.
You can read more about this project on our blog.
- 1296 kWh
National football stadium
High-capacity battery storage brAIn
Delivery point: National football stadium, Bratislava
After installation of a flexibility brAIn system for regulating heat pumps at the National football stadium (NFŠ), the main energy manager and electricity supplier Slovenské elektrárne - energetické služby (SEES) decided to also implement a smart battery storage brAIn by FUERGY with a capacity of 432 kWh.
This project was carried out in two stages. First, heat pumps with a capacity of 3150 kW were equipped with the brAIn flexibility system, which automatically increases or decreases their output as needed, thus providing uncertified ancillary services without limiting the supply of heat and cooling to the stadium.
SEES then decided to install a brAIn smart battery storage, which efficiently shifts the production and consumption of electricity over time according to the needs of the stadium and the national power grid. The system also provides uncertified ancillary services.
During installation, it was necessary to reinforce the floor with a metal structure to support the more than 7-ton device. For this project, we also installed a special cooling system, which was placed on the rear side of the storage unit across its entire width.
Collaboration with the electricity supplier Slovenské elektrárne - energetické služby continues in the management and maintenance of the storage unit. The smart battery storage, along with the brAIn flexibility service for heat pumps, contributes significantly to CO₂ emissions savings.
You can read more about this project on our blog.
- 432 kWh
Construction and manufacturing plant
High-capacity battery storage brAIn
Delivery point: Stavokov, Trenčín
The Slovak construction and manufacturing company Stavokov, which specializes in the production and assembly of steel structures and technological units, has decided to optimize its energy processes and reduce energy costs. Based on business negotiations with SEES, Stavokov installed a brAIn by FUERGY battery storage system along with a solar panel array. Their primary motivation is the economic benefits of guaranteed returns and considerable energy savings that these solutions provide.
Following an energy analysis which determined an annual electricity consumption of 638 MWh, we designed an indoor battery storage system with a capacity of 108 kWh and a power output of 100 kW for the company.
The installation was carried out in cooperation with the energy supplier Slovenské elektrárne – energetické služby as part of the Energy as a Service model.
The purpose of this solution is to regulate electricity consumption at the delivery point with the aim of generating a financial profit from the provision of non-certified ancillary services, thereby reducing the total energy costs and carbon footprint for the delivery point.
In the first 5 months since the battery storage was put into operation, the company has already saved 3.95 tons of CO2e emissions, which represents an 11% reduction.
Customer's total cost: 0 EUR as part of the Energy as a Service model.
- 108 kWh
- 100 kWp
Shopping mall
High-capacity battery storage system brAIn
Delivery point: OC Laugaricio, Trenčín
The Laugaricio shopping center in Trenčín has decided to install a smart battery storage brAIn with a capacity of 648 kWh. This solution was designed with their annual electricity consumption of 7,000 MWh in mind. To optimize energy consumption and costs for the shopping center, we designed a battery setup with an inverter power of 600 kW and a battery capacity of 648 kWh. The project required some construction adjustments before placing the container, specifically, building a concrete base for the area under the storage. The goal of this solution is to regulate electricity consumption, which also generates a financial effect by providing non-certified ancillary services. In this way, Laugaricio reduces its total energy costs and carbon footprint. Laugaricio’s electricity supplier, responsible also for billing the financial effect is Slovenské elektrárne – energetické služby, s.r.o.. The storage is operated by PE System Operation, s.r.o.
- 648 kWh
Residential building
flexibility brAIn for heat pumps
Delivery point: Anna Park, Miloslavov
In Anna Park, a residential building in Miloslavov, we implemented a brAIn flexibility software solution to regulate water-to-water heat pumps.
The purpose is automated regulation of heat pump performance at the delivery point within preset upper and lower limits controlled by a master measurement and regulation system (MaR). The solution also aims to help the power grid balance unwanted surpluses or shortages of electricity in real-time, thereby generating a financial profit from the provision of non-certified ancillary services.
Installation was carried out in cooperation with the energy supplier Slovenské elektrárne – energetické služby, which is also the owner of the energy infrastructure, within the Energy as a Service model.
The total regulated capacity is 594 kW, providing effective energy consumption management, earning money from the grid support service and reducing CO2 emissions as well.
- 594 kW
Local distribution system (LDS)
High-capacity battery storage brAIn. Combining ancillary services and flexibility.
Delivery point: Industrial Park, Banská Bystrica
The first multifunctional brAIn storage and at the time, also the largest smart battery storage in Slovakia. It has a capacity of 2.7 MW and a capacity of 2,916 MWh. Its role is to provide both certified and non-certified ancillary services. We completed the project in a record 6 months, it can save approximately 361 tonnes of CO2e emissions per year and the entire financial investment should be returned within 3.5 years thanks to our energy management. The brAIn storage is certified for +/- 2 MW of capacity to provide primary control (FCR) and communication with TSO is via our own TSO-BSP Interface to provide ancillary services. It also offers energy flexibility to the electricity supplier across the LDS and optimizes the use of solar panels located on site. The system also includes a number of special functionalities, such as the dynamic engagement of individual power elements to minimise downtime and technical checks on the storage site.
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- 2916 kWh
Headquarters and store of retail chain
High-capacity battery storage system brAIn
Delivery point: BILLA, Bratislava
BILLA has made no secret of its ambition to improve the energy efficiency of its stores. Its headquarters and flagship store on Bajkalská Street in Bratislava have recently undergone modernisation improvements. The operation opted for our brAIn smart battery storage with a capacity of 108 kWh, which we can further expand in the future. For example, in the case of installation of PV system. This storage also provides non-certified ancillary services that reduce the overall energy costs of the operation and at the same time support the stability of the power grid. The investment in the storage, which BILLA financed itself, should pay for itself within five years and can save up to 73 tonnes of CO2e per year. This represents a reduction in the carbon footprint of the building of around 25%. Not only does it achieve a better ESG score today, but it is also actively contributing to environmental protection and the decarbonisation of the Slovak energy sector.
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- 108 kWh
Office building
High-capacity battery storage system brAIn
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.
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- 432 kWh
Shopping mall
High-capacity battery storage system brAIn
Delivery point: OC Galéria, 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
Automotive plant
High-capacity battery storage system brAIn
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 970 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
Automotive plant
High-capacity battery storage system brAIn
Delivery point: Eissmann Automotive Slovensko, 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.
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- 432 kWh
Plastic manufacturing factory
High-capacity battery storage system brAIn
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
Automotive factory
High-capacity battery storage system brAIn
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
Textile factory
High-capacity battery storage system brAIn + PV system
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
Refrigeration company
High-capacity battery storage system brAIn + PV system
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
National Football Stadium
flexibility brAIn for heat pumps
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 energy optimization achieved by the heat pumps is thus complemented by emissions savings from providing non-certified ancillary services.
Customer's total costs: EUR 0 under the Energy as a Service model.
Learn more about the flexibility brAIn on our blog.
- 216 kWh
Metallurgical Plant
flexibility brAIn for furnace and hydroelectric power 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
Residential building
flexibility brAIn for heat pump
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.
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- 600 kW
Textile factory
flexibility brAIn for cooling systems
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.
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- 700 kW
Heating plant
Regulator trAId for steam-gas cycle and cogeneration units
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
Chemical plant
Regulator trAId for cogeneration units
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
