
Scale Energy
Fully-financed industrial battery storage solutions for grid optimization.
Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
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investor | €0.0 | round | |
* | €2.0m | Seed | |
Total Funding | 000k |
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Scale Energy is a Berlin-based developer of industrial battery storage systems, founded in January 2024 by Christoph Koessler, Nikolas Fendel, and Elias Aruna. The founders combine expertise in energy operations, infrastructure financing, and engineering. The company's mission is to accelerate the deployment of battery storage by leveraging underutilized industrial grid connections to create a decentralized energy storage network.
The company operates on an energy-as-a-service model, providing fully financed battery storage solutions to industrial partners. This means clients provide the physical space and grid connection, while Scale Energy covers all capital expenditures for the acquisition, installation, operation, and maintenance of the lithium-ion battery systems. Revenue is generated by optimizing the battery's use for grid stabilization services and energy trading. A portion of the profits from these activities is then shared with the site partner, who also benefits from reduced energy costs through services like peak shaving and optimizing self-consumption from renewable sources like solar PV.
Target clients are industrial organizations, such as paper producers, automotive suppliers, and aluminum manufacturers, with grid connections exceeding 1,000 kilowatts. The company primarily operates in Germany and Austria but is exploring expansion into other European markets like Switzerland and the Netherlands. In February 2025, Scale Energy secured €2 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by Climentum Capital, with participation from Vireo Ventures, Antler, and P3A. This funding is intended to expand its operational footprint and accelerate project deployment. The firm has also secured a CapEx facility for 100 MW of battery projects from an energy-focused infrastructure investor.
Keywords: energy storage, battery systems, energy-as-a-service, grid stability, industrial energy, peak shaving, decentralized grid, renewable energy integration, cleantech, project financing