Saft provides smart battery storage for Schüco’s intelligent solar energy management solution

Sch��co is a leading provider of in-building energy management solutions including photovoltaic and solar thermal systems. The Energy Manager is already receiving a high level of interest from operators who want to optimize their on-site generation and use of solar electricity. As a result, Saft estimates that there could be a need for several thousand battery systems a year for Schüco.



Smart energy management solutions demand smart energy storage, says Dr. Thomas Schlenker head of the technical department New Energies at Schüco International KG. Saft's leading Li-ion technology, engineering competence and industrial capability make a vital contribution to the efficiency and reliability of this leading-edge solution.



Schüco Energy Manager provides intelligent control of a building’s energy

The Schüco Energy Manager intelligently determines if energy should be stored, consumed or sold back to the grid. The system control unit detects how much self-generated electricity is available and combines this information with data from external sources. Electricity is only exported when production exceeds storage capacity.



The system has undergone extensive functional tests and is being certified by German authorities in order to comply with stringent safety rules.



Two customer options of 4 kWh and 8 kWh

The battery system for Schüco comes in two sizes for the customer of 4 kWh and 8 kWh. They have been developed to offer extremely efficient and flexible energy storage all year round to support the highly dynamic charge and discharge cycling profiles found in renewable applications, with the added advantage of a 20 year service life.