This step is more than just a single project win for the Munich startup. By entering Austria, Stabl Energy is expanding into an international market for the first time, setting an important milestone in its European growth strategy. At the same time, the project highlights the growing importance of intelligent battery storage for integrating renewable energy and stabilizing regional power grids. With this, the company is implementing its largest project of this kind to date.
First International Project for the Munich Startup
A total of seven battery storage systems with a storage capacity of 13.7 MWh are being installed. Four systems will already go into operation at the central switching station of Elektrowerk Schöder at the end of August. Three additional battery storage systems will follow at the energy provider’s power plant sites. This creates a decentralized storage system that complements the existing hydropower infrastructure and makes the regional power supply more flexible.
“With the project at Elektrowerk Schöder, we are showing that our battery storage systems also create concrete added value for energy providers and industry beyond Germany. Austria is therefore a logical next step for us,”
says René Bisplinghoff, Head of Sales at Stabl Energy.
According to the company, the project is also intended to mark the start of its expansion in the German-speaking region before entering other European markets.
Battery Storage Complements Hydropower and Photovoltaics
The storage systems perform several tasks in the regional power grid. They temporarily store excess solar power and make it available again during periods of higher demand – such as in the evening hours. At the same time, they balance peak loads and support grid-friendly operation.
This increases the self-consumption rate of renewable energies while taking strain off the power grid. The project is thus seen as another building block in the expansion of smart power grids (“smart grids”), in which generation, storage, and consumption are digitally linked.
The investment is also of strategic importance for the long-established Elektrowerk Schöder. The family-owned business has been supplying the Styrian district of Murau with electricity for more than 100 years and continuously invests in the expansion of its infrastructure.
“With the battery storage systems, we are making targeted investments in the future of our regional energy supply. They help us use renewably generated energy more flexibly, balance peak loads, and make our grid even more resilient,”
explains Managing Director Stefan Stadlober.
Resource-Efficient Storage Technology from Munich
Stabl Energy relies on so-called second-chance and zero-life batteries for its stationary battery storage systems. Using modular multilevel inverter technology, battery modules in different conditions can be used together, extending their service life.
According to the company, the storage systems can thus be integrated economically and flexibly into existing energy infrastructures. The aim is to make renewable energies more usable while contributing to grid stability.
