Custom-made Energy Storage
Enabling a company's energy transition by combining façade-integrated photovoltaics with a VARTA battery storage
Project Facts
Location
Germany
Heidenheim
Project Volume
100.000-500.000 EUR
Applied Financing Solutions
Private Equity
Project Dates
Start: 2018
In operation since/from: 2018
The Story
In a metal-processing company such as Mayer, it is natural that high levels of power will be consumed. For environmental protection reasons and in order to cut costs, the company’s management is making great effort to supply the production processes with renewable energy as far as possible. When the site was due for expansion in 2018 with a new administrative building, a new concept was thus implemented which combines a photovoltaic installation integrated into the façade with a VARTA lithium ion energy storage system.
The building-integrated photovoltaic installation has an output of 90.3 kWp and achieves an average annual yield of around 810 kWh/kWp. By contrast, anticipated consumption of electric energy is around 460,000 kWh. The newly installed lithium-ion storage facility, VARTA flex storage 36/75, has a charging and discharging output of 36 kW and a useful capacity of 75 kWh.
On average, this combination of PV installation and storage facility produces one kilowatt hour of electricity for 12 cents. The Mayer company thus not only has become more independent from future electricity price increases; it also expects revenues of around 396,000 euros within 25 years and a return on investment in approximately 13 years.
Success Factor | Hero Moment
The core of the applied concept is a modern energy storage facility on a lithium-ion basis, which significantly increases local energy value and in so doing enables the machine manufacturing company to operate efficiently. Since the output and capacity of the modular system can be cascaded, the system could be tailored to fit local conditions. VARTA was responsible for simulating and designing the combined storage system.
Submitter
VARTA Storage GmbH, Germany
Other Involved Stakeholders
Mayer Group, WALTER konzept
Contact Mail
info@varta-storage.com
Website
www.varta-storage.com/en/newsmedia/news/details/a-flexible-combination-for-a-companys-energy-transit
