The EU added 27.1 GWh of battery storage over the past year, 45 percent more than in the previous 12 months, taking its fleet to 77.3 GWh. SolarPower Europe estimates the bloc will need around 750 GWh by 2030 to meet its flexibility needs, and Emaldo and Konflux Kapital International (KKI) see commercial and industrial (C&I) sites as a big part of closing that gap.
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Batteries at C&I sites can lower energy costs, keep operations running and support the grid, though for many businesses financing, technical complexity, grid approvals and local regulations remain real obstacles. This is the gap the partnership, announced on 20 October, aims to close. KKI brings capital and experience of managing storage projects across borders, and Emaldo adds its technology, including the Emaldo One Business range, and more than 12,000 installations in the Nordics.
From 0.5 MWh to 100 MWh
Their initial pipeline covers up to 500 sites in Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Romania, the Nordics and the Baltics, where the partners plan standalone batteries, storage paired with solar PV and battery-backed EV charging. Most C&I systems would range from 0.5 MWh to 50 MWh, while large standalone sites could reach 100 MWh. The first installation is due in Emaldo’s Nordic home market before the end of 2026, after which the partners plan to move into the other markets.
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Emaldo puts the emphasis on making storage easy to understand. “Our focus is on making battery storage easy to understand, with detailed, practical business cases to enable more companies to confidently deploy this technology,” says Alasdair Firth, Emaldo’s Chief Product Officer.
For KKI, the challenge is turning business interest in storage into working systems. “Many businesses see the potential of battery storage, but we want to help make projects a reality,” says Andy He, CEO of KKI. (TF)
