Polish Energy Storage Association
Platinium Supporting Members
PROMET-PLAST
Promet-Plast is a leader in innovations on a global scale. The solutions implemented at the company, primarily those involving capturing and using green energy in the manufacturing processes, are a proof that any business can become based on renewable sources and use them to procure inexpensive, environmentally friendly and safe energy, thus improving the effectiveness of many projects.
Promet-Plast is the first plant in Poland manufacturing medical products using zero-carbon technologies. Promet-Plast’s product range includes disposable medical supplies and its customers are the biggest medical wholesale traders supplying hospitals throughout the European Union. The company is also dynamically doing business in the power sector. There are 10 wind turbines located around its plant, with a total installed capacity of over 25 MW. An investment in an AHE (Agro Hydro Energy) system with 6 MW capacity is also under way. It is a single-level lightweight structure with photovoltaic panels and wind turbines mounted on top that can be placed on any type of farmland. This modern system allows self-sufficient, fully organic and Agro 4.0 assumptions-compliant farming of agricultural land and the electricity it produces can be used to power agricultural machines and crop support systems. In turn, a network of interconnected water reservoirs can store enough rainwater to irrigate crops or for hydrogen generation.
The Veolia term group consists of 6 companies: Veolia Pólnoc, Veolia Szczytno, Veolia Wschód, Veolia Południe, Veolia Zachód and Veolia term. Veolia term is a supplier of district heat to 60 cities in Poland
We create and implement energy efficient solutions for heat, water and waste energy. As a leader of energy transformation we care for the good energy of cities and the environment.
Apator is an international group of manufacturers and distributors of modern measuring devices and systems, as well a suppliers of innovative solutions for the automation of the power network. Apator Group companies are located in 7 European countries and its products are used in over 70 countries worldwide.
As part of three business segments – Electricity, Water, and Heat and Gas – Apator manufactures and supplies to the market own solutions for measuring all utilities (electricity meters, water meters, heat meters, gas meters) as well as IT and technical solutions for intelligent power, water, and gas networks.
Apator Group consists of 14 entities, with headquarters in Poland and subsidiaries in Germany, the Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Russia, Slovenia and Denmark.
IMPACT
Impact Clean Power Technology SA is a leading manufacturer of battery systems for transportation, industry and stationary energy storage for RES, raditional power generation, rail and telecommunications. In addition to the domestic market, we sell our products throughout Europe, New Zealand and the United States. The company’s laboratory is developing innovatively battery systems with parameters that ensure a market advantage in each business segment. The company is already working on the next one generating your solutions. Impact Clean Power Technology S.A. is ready to support global efforts towards a carbon-free economy and the coming hydrogen revolution.
Gold Supporting Members
HYNFRA ENERGY STORAGE
Hynfra Energy Storage is a developer of utility-scale energy storage systems. It is engaged in the development, acquisition of financing and implementation of business models for large-scale energy storage systems. HES is also a leading company on the Polish market, providing comprehensive services in the development of energy storage projects in cooperation with industrial and municipal partners, as well as jointly with renewable energy developers. Together with its partners, HES won the first-ever auction of energy storage contracts in the power market in December.
Hynfra Energy Storage is a subsidiary of Hynfra P.S.A., which is an integrator of technologies to achieve energy transition and full decarbonization. Hynfra designs and develops facilities for the production and use of renewable hydrogen, its derivatives, green energy and renewable heat sources. Hynfra’s portfolio is based on the industrial, ammonia, municipal and energy storage pillars.
PKP ENERGETYKA
The PKP Energetyka Capital Group is one of the biggest electricity companies in Poland. The company connects the railways with the National Electricity System. It is responsible for the reliability and quality of power supply for rail transport. It is an infrastructure company. Furthermore, it owns and operates a power distribution system throughout Poland. PKP Energetyka’s infrastructure comprises over 600,000 different types of facilities and power components located along the railway lines throughout Poland. Among others, 21,500 km of the company’s power lines are used to supply power to the traction network, which supplies electricity to individual facilities and ultimately to trains. It also provides electric power related services. The company’s key customers include PKP PLK, whose overhead catenary network it maintains, and rail carriers. The entire infrastructure is manned by over 4,000 employees organised in 5 distribution and service areas and 5 service plants across Poland. PKP Energetyka has been operating since 2001, and in 2015 it became part of one of the largest investment funds in the world – CVC Capital Partners, operating in dozens of countries in Europe, North America and Asia. For several years, PKP Energetyka has been consistently implementing cutting edge technological solutions to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of its operations.
GROWATT
Growatt New Energy is a multinational power industry business that specialises in the research, development and manufacturing of photovoltaic inverters, including on-grid and off-grid inverters, energy storage systems and smart demand side energy management solutions. The Growatt inverters are widely used worldwide in installations in residential, commercial and public buildings. By the end of 2021, Growatt had delivered more than 3,000,000 inverters to more than 100 countries and regions. In addition, Growatt, as the world’s leading inverter supplier, provides comprehensive and professional training on the latest PV technologies, installation and monitoring. Over the years, Growatt has become a pioneer in safety and diagnostics technologies. It attaches top importance to the reliability, safety and longevity of its products. This is supported by numerous built-in protections, including AC/DC Type II for protection against overvoltage caused by lightning strikes, and AFCI for arc fault interruption. Managing the photovoltaic installation is performed by means of a dedicated Growatt ShinePhone application that is fully localised into Polish.
ATESS
Shenzhen Atess Power Technology Co., Ltd offers modular energy storage systems installed in 10, 20 or 40 foot ISO containers. These containers contain batteries, terminal cabinets, a 1000 volt (ATESS PBD250) or 1500 volt (ATESS PBD350) DC-to-DC charger, bidirectional battery inverters with a maximum power of 630 kW, transformers and equipment to monitor the operation of the energy storage system.
The products from ATESS for large energy storage facilities are the ideal solution when: a) an operator (e.g. Tauron or Energa) has rejected an application for grid connection conditions for a photovoltaic farm; b) large energy storage facilities operating as a UPS are required; c) production facilities have limited energy take off capacity; d) one participates in RES auctions with hybrid installations; e) local transmission networks are being upgraded, and energy storage systems are going to be used as alternative solutions.
Energy storage systems can be installed at any location specified by the investor. However, the location requires electricity and telecommunications connections.
Premium Supporting Members
Ørsted’s vision is a world powered exclusively by renewable energy sources. Headquartered in Denmark, the company is present on several markets, including the United States, several European countries and APAC. Poland is one of the key markets where Ørsted has been already for 10 years and currently employs over 300 people (over 6.6 thousand worldwide). The company is the world’s largest and most experienced offshore wind developer over 30 years has installed about 1600 turbines within 32 projects across the world. The company develops, builds, and operates not only offshore but also onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage and biomass-fired combined heat and power plants, as well as providing customers with modern energy products.
Alseva Group is one of the leaders in the development of renewable energy sources in Poland. Since 2015, they have been a supplier of innovative solutions for the energy sector, and they actively support the green transformation in Poland. They specialise in large-area photovoltaic farms, for which they provide professional service for the entire investment at every stage – they carry out all design and construction works only with their own resources – both employees and equipment resources, which allows them to maintain 100% independence and timeliness.
They emphasize their presence on the market by operating as a developer of RES investments, as a general EPC contractor for large-area solar power plants and energy storage facilities, and as an independent producer of electricity from RES. Furthermore, they carry out orders for demanding customers, including key companies of the Polish energy sector -– every year they commission new facilities with a capacity of 150MW. They offer support, knowledge, experience and strategic advice at every stage of investment implementation and operation of photovoltaic farms along with accompanying projects.
CORAL specialises in the design and end-to-end provision of photovoltaic, electrical, telecommunications and energy storage systems, EV charging stations and building automation solutions. CORAL’s growth is guaranteed by its technological progress and excellently skilled staff, resulting in the services they provide reaching the top level. They love what they do, so they keep growing all the time.
MEB Group is a group of companies operating in the international arena, incl. Germany, Poland and Austria as a leader, precursor and trendsetter implementing global solutions on the European market in the field of renewable energy sources, energy storage and management as well as e-mobility infrastructure.
The MEB company is one of the leading companies influencing the development of new trends and directions in the area of innovative solutions on the RES market.
The company’s mission is to make pioneering and model solutions applicable throughout Poland and contribute to increasing the stability of the system and energy security of the country, while reducing emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases.
The MEB company, regardless of the type and size of the company’s activity, provides appropriate solutions by generating, storing and managing electricity. The undoubted advantage of the company is its multidimensionality and complexity- from design, through implementation, and then service. Over 13 years of experience in the industry, nearly 300 qualified specialists, as well as a group of over 20 independent experts and experts in the field of electrical engineering, energy and renewable energy, translate into pioneering and innovative projects. A unique feature of MEB is its internationality with Polish-German-Austrian ties, as well as the Western European level of quality resulting from the close connection of individual companies of the MEB Group with the headquarters in Munich.
SBB ENERGY SA has 30 years of experience both on the Polish and international market, operating in the energy and industry sectors.
Main fields of activity of SBB ENERGY SA include:
Comprehensive commissioning of power and industrial units, optimization of power equipment and systems, multi-sector assembly and repairs in the energy sector and industry, commissioning and optimization of water treatment plants and wastewater treatment plants, chemical cleaning and acid cleaning of installations and devices in the energy and industry sectors, laboratory tests enabling the development of optimal technologies for the needs of chemical cleaning processes, electrical and I&C assembly along with the supply of equipment and switchgears in the energy and industry sectors.
SBB ENERGY SA provides also a wide range of services in the field of modern flue gas desulphurization and denitrification technologies, removal of other acid gas components, flue gas denitrification, reduction of mercury emissions, conversion of coal-fired boilers to biomass and gas. In recent years, SBB ENERGY SA is involved in innovative hydrogen projects.
Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. Huawei’s mission is to bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. To this end, they will: drive ubiquitous connectivity and promote equal access to networks to lay the foundation for the intelligent world; provide the ultimate computing power to deliver ubiquitous cloud and intelligence; build powerful digital platforms to help all industries and organizations become more agile, efficient, and dynamic.
ONDE is a leading general contractor for wind and photovoltaic farms in Poland, with over 80% share of projects of this type in its income in 2020. The company is a beneficiary of the current and the planned energy transformation in Poland by 2050. ONDE holds an over 50% share in the wind farm construction market and a 10% share in construction of photovoltaic farms in Poland. ONDE executed nearly 250 projects concerning construction of wind and photovoltaic farms, of a total achievable power output of nearly 3000 MW.
Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd (“Sungrow”) is the world’s most famous brand of inverters with over 120GW installed worldwide. Founded in 1997 by university professor Cao Renxian, Sungrow is a leader in the research and development of solar inverters, has the industry’s largest R&D team, and a broad product portfolio offering PV inverters and energy storage solutions for utility, commercial and residential, as well as internationally recognized solutions in the field of floating photovoltaic installations. Thanks to a strong 24-track record in the field of PV, energy installations Sungrow products in over 120 countries, maintain a global market share of over 15 percent.
ELMECH-ASE is one of the leaders of the Polish market for the production of industrial energy storage, active filters and guaranteed power.
The company has been designing and producing electronics and power electronics since 1987. It has developed many innovative structures for energy storage, energy conversion, charging, battery supervision and management, and energy quality improvement.
Its latest product is an industrial energy storage. The warehouses produced in Pruszcz Gdański are based on their own electricity management technology. The heart of the energy storage is the repeatedly appreciated XINUS active filter, which manages energy flows and improves its quality by compensating for reactive power and higher harmonics. Equipped with a cooling system and fire protection installation, the energy storage is completely safe for its users and the environment.
The company has been designing and producing electronics and power electronics since 1987. It has developed many innovative structures for energy storage, energy conversion, charging, battery supervision and management, and energy quality improvement.
Its latest product is an industrial energy storage. The warehouses produced in Pruszcz Gdański are based on their own electricity management technology. The heart of the energy storage is the repeatedly appreciated XINUS active filter, which manages energy flows and improves its quality by compensating for reactive power and higher harmonics. Equipped with a cooling system and fire protection installation, the energy storage is completely safe for its users and the environment.
Supporting Members
Our purpose is to promote sustainable development to preserve the environment and contribute to social progress. We are specialists in the development, construction, and management of renewable energies. We build and operate hydroelectric power plants, wind farms and photovoltaic solar power plants. Consequently, we work with manufacturers that are world references, with TIER 1 equipment that guarantees its durability.
FRV (Fotowatio Renewable Ventures), part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, is a world leader in renewable energy solutions. In its ambition to continue leading the global transition to a more sustainable energy future, this company founded in 2006 has accelerated its growth strategy in recent years, moving from being a developer to an independent power producer (IPP).
FRV stands out as one of the leaders in solar energy and energy storage, naturally positioned at the center of the energy industry transformation. Through its technology innovation platform (FRV-X), FRV explores and develops the most cutting-edge technological solutions to reshape the energy of the future.
Rafał Sroka, MBA is an experienced Board Advisor and expert in risk management in the energy sector. He currently serves as Board Advisor on risk in the energy sector at the Polish Energy Storage Association and is the owner of the Kancelaria Finansowa Rafał Sroka.
Rafał has extensive experience in the energy sector, investment banking and business insurance, industry gained during his many years of work for these sectors in large multinational corporations. His work focuses on comprehensive risk management in the energy sector, including analyses and assessment of risks associated with energy generation, distribution and trading, and the optimisation of business processes.
His knowledge and experience enable him to provide expert advice and recommendations related to risk analysis in the energy sector. As Board Advisor, he assists businesses with the development of risk management strategies, risk identification and the formulation and implementation of insurance plans. Rafał leverages his expertise in data and risk analysis, which is crucial to achieving the objectives of the power sector businesses.
Furthermore, Rafał offers support in investment planning and financing. His experience in the banking and insurance industries allows him to advise on project financing and investment strategies in the energy sector. He is a valued partner for companies looking to effectively manage risks and achieve successes in the energy sector. Rafał always puts the needs of his clients first and endeavours to provide them with the best available solutions.
BMZ Poland specialises in the supply of intelligent power supply systems. Due to focusing on customer needs and developing high-tech systems, BMZ Poland enjoys an important position in the rapidly growing lithium-ion battery market. With almost 30 years of experience, 2,000 customers and around 250 new projects a year, BMZ is a leader in Europe in the professional design and manufacture of intelligent power and energy storage systems. The BMZ Group currently employs around 3,000 people in Germany, Poland, the USA, China, France, Japan, and the UK.
BMZ’s battery systems can be found in a wide range of products around the world. The company has earned the trust of the world’s leading brands in sectors such as electric public transport, design, and manufacture of electric bicycles, energy storage, and manufacturing of garden tools, power tools and medical devices. BMZ Poland focuses on providing comprehensive solutions to the electric public transport sector.
Elsta has been in business since 1988. Its core offering consists of comprehensive services in the manufacturing and supply of industrial-grade electrical equipment. The company designs and supplies low-voltage switchgear, fully equipped containerised substations and modular energy storage systems. It is constantly expanding its range of products with in-house solutions.
They are competent in the designing of the electrical part of industrial facilities, the picking of supplies, installation work and maintenance services. They carry out work on automation and control solutions. The flexibility of their offering, combined with their expertise, allows adapting the designs and their construction to the individual needs of the clients.
Grenergy Renovables is a Spanish company created in 2007, an independent power producer (IPP) from renewable sources, mainly wind and photovoltaic, publicly listed in Spain since 2019. A vertically integrated company, its business model covers all phases of the project, from development, through engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) to the operation and maintenance of the plants, as well as structured finance. The company has a global pipeline of more than 11 GW (status as of mid-2022) in various stages of development in eleven countries of the European, North American (United States) and Latin American. The group has been committed to its growth in Poland since mid-2021 as Grenergy Polska, establishing two offices in Warsaw and Gdańsk and building its own team of local experts to develop mainly large-scale solar PV projects
The main focus of the research activities conducted by STB Innovation Centre is eco-innovation. The work and research carried out by the research team concerns, in particular, industrial research and development work in the design of innovative solutions in areas such as power engineering (including renewable energy sources), environmental protection, the agro-food industry, new technologies and technological and engineering solutions. As part of its activities, the STB Innovation Centre supports the renewable energy production industry, including hydroelectric, wind and biogas plants. In the longer term, they see this industry developing further into energy storage.
LaserTec S.A. is one of the leading companies on the European market in the field of laser technology for the industry. It is currently focused on the production of modern, efficient and durable energy storage systems for the industry, households and photovoltaic farms. In addition, LaserTec is involved in the development of electromobility – manufacturing traction batteries with lithium-ion technology for electric vehicles and industrial equipment. The solutions offered by the company are always “tailor-made” for customers and adapted to individual customer demands.
OX2 develops, builds and sells onshore and offshore wind farms and solar farms. The company also offers post-construction wind and solar farm management. The portfolio of OX2 development projects includes wind and photovoltaic investments, both own and those acquired through the acquisition of the rights to the project, at various stages of development. The company is also active in the development of renewable energy technologies such as hydrogen and energy storage.
We have been operating on the renewable energy market since 2013. During this time, we have built a team of experts specializing in distributed energy, which guarantees the highest quality of services. The company’s competence is comprehensive support for clients in the field of creating and developing energy clusters and energy cooperatives as well as building independent electricity and heat distribution systems. We carry out technical and economic analyzes of investments in renewable energy sources, cogeneration and energy storage. We support the selection of technology and technical parameters of energy storage.
STAY-ON, being a group of companies such as STAY-ON Storage Engineering Sp. z o.o. or STAAY-ON Energy Management Sp. z o.o., offers energy storage and energy management systems (EMS). The group specializes in solutions that are safe for the investor and the user. Its activity includes the design and integration of systems in a single or multi-technology (hybrid) system as well as advanced control and optimization systems for entire energy systems. STAY-ON is a group of experts with extensive experience in the field of the offered technology with in-depth knowledge of the specificity of the market.
The company has existed since 1986. It deals with energy analyzes concerning renewable sources, wind energy and energy storage. MW Energia offers its clients technical and economic analyzes mainly related to renewable energy. He provides broadly understood consultancy in the field of energy and renewable sources.
The company also acts as a contract engineer at the construction of GPZ and power stations. Over 50 years of professional experience of Mieczysław Wrocławski, the founder of MW Energia, in the field of distribution systems, is a guarantee of reliability and services at the highest level.
Encos Sp. z o.o. has been operating on the energy market for nearly 10 years now. Encos Sp. z o.o. provides energy services, incl. for the enterprise sector, public entities, transmission and distribution system operators. The company’s areas of specialization include support in the field of: engineering consultancy in the field of technical analyzes and expert opinions, object tests, design works and conducting the connection process. A significant area is related to the optimization of the operation of generation sources and transmission plants, reducing operating costs and increasing the quality and effective use of electricity resources.
Sun Family has been fulfilling its mission since 2015, providing ecological and cost-effective solutions to homes. Our mission is to popularize the role of the sun in electricity production and to reduce the cost of electricity bills in as many households as possible throughout Poland.These two words perfectly reflect both the spirit and nature of our company. The main values that should guide us in life. Our activities have led to the fact that we are currently one of the leading Polish companies dealing in photovoltaics in the segment of B2C (individual customer), B2B (business customer) and Agro-industry.
Waven delivers power systems based on semiconductor modules for harvesting electromagnetic energy present in the urban, industrial and natural environments. Waven harvesters are capable of autonomous powering of the low-power Internet of Things devices and of extending the lifetime of devices operating with batteries. Waven power systems can be applied in autonomous sensors, remote controls and lighting for home, office, factory and transport means are now powered from the electrosmog – the losses of power and telecommunication infrastructure. Waven is a team of entrepreneurs with wide, complementary experience in the high-tech and renewable energy industries.
SMA
As a leading global specialist in photovoltaic systems technology with over 40 years of experience, SMA today sets the standard for the decentralized, digital and renewable energy of tomorrow. More than 3,000 SMA employees in 18 countries have dedicated themselves to this task.
Our innovative solutions for every kind of photovoltaic application give world greater independence in meeting their energy needs. In collaboration with our partners and customers, we help people transition to self-sufficient, decentralized and renewable energy.
Authorized distributor and manufacturer of complete PV systems. As an Accredited Training Centre of the Office of Technical Inspection organizes RES training, webinars and product and product-technical trainings with representatives of the biggest brands. The company has built its market position on the basis of commitment and experience, supporting clients every day on all stages of cooperation.
Its portfolio includes, intelligent energy storage systems and hybrid inverters appreciated by the most experienced installers.
Bruk-Bet PV is a company belonging to the Bruk-Bet Group, being a distributor of comprehensive solutions for the photovoltaic industry. The company works closely with Bruk-Bet Fotowoltaika, the largest Polish manufacturer of PV modules and with well-known global brands manufacturers of inverters, AC and DC protection or cables solar energy, expanding its offer with complementary renewable energy products in including energy storage, heat pumps, carports and chargers automotive. One of the company’s priorities is to spread the good practices. Bruk-Bet PV conducts training courses for installers as part of Polish Academy of Photovoltaics and makes a series of films of course books – PV Spec
GoodWe is a leading producer of inverters and solar energy storage systems, listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The company employs over 3,000 people in 20 different countries and has a research and development (R&D) team of over 500 engineers dedicated to continuous optimization and continuous development of energy storage technologies. In 2021, GoodWe was recognized as the most financially stable manufacturer of inverters according to the Bloomberg New Energy Finance ranking. In 2020, GoodWe hybrid inverters were on the first place in the Wood Mackenzie ranking with a global market share of over 15%.
SUN HUNTER is made up of designers, electric power engineers, project managers, supervision inspectors, experts in energy, construction and environmental law. The company’s projects are projects of photovoltaic installations with a capacity of over 1 GW, completed over the course of nine years of operation. The company advises local government units and financial institutions on investments in renewable energy sources. On the basis of its projects, several dozen construction sites have been implemented based on optimal assumptions of efficiency for investors by proven contractors for investments in renewable energy sources, in particular photovoltaic projects.
TFK.Group is one of the leaders on the global market of wires and cable systems, with production facilities
in Europe and a distribution network in many countries. TFK.Group consists of several trading companies, numerous production plants as well as service units and research and development centers. As a result of the implementation of a stable development strategy, in August 2017 TFK.Group acquired the British company JDR Cable Systems – a leading manufacturer of submarine cables and service provider offshore and onshore for the global wind energy industry. TFK.Group belongs to a small group of several most specialized and technologically advanced suppliers of high and very high voltage cable systems.
CORAB
Corab is a Polish company with nearly 30 years of experience in electronics and the production of steel and aluminium components. They took their first steps in the satellite industry and their products were soon exported to every continent. For many years, Corab has been active in the photovoltaic industry as a manufacturer of module fixing systems and a distributor of reputable brands. The original mission of the company has always been the creation of safe, high-quality products. All products are currently manufactured in their modern production facility in Bartoszyce. The machine park consists of modern profiling lines and is the most modern in this part of Europe.
Klima-Therm has been operating on the market of suppliers of air conditioning, ventilation and heating systems for over 25 years and is one of the leaders in the HVACR industry in Poland. The company forms a group of several related capital companies with a production and distribution profile. As an international organization, it successfully carries out business activities on the Polish market, in Scandinavia, Germany, in the Baltic States, and outside Europe – in the United States (USA). The flagship air-conditioning brands distributed by Klima-Therm include Fujitsu, Kaisai, Klima-Therm by Clint and Klima-Therm by Sabiana.
Membership Benefits
Our organization strives to provide better conditions for the development of energy companies, monitors barriers to the development of the industry, and prepares its own recommendations for Polish government bodies.
Furthermore, members of the Association get:
- an opportunity to actively participate in legislative processes linked to renewable energy and influence the shaping of energy storage strategies and legal regulations;
- access to the latest technical and legal information from the area of activity of the Association;
- support in establishing contacts with related national and foreign organizations;
- an opportunity to participate in meetings reserved exclusively for members of the Organization – networking;
- an opportunity to establish direct collaboration with other members;
- access to information on domestic and foreign industry events;
- promotional and PR presence during special events such as the Energy Storage Congress in Poland.
Moreover, the announcement of joining the Association is displayed alongside the Association Member’s logo on the PSME website and is sent to all members by e-mail.