We develop and deliver complex power and propulsion solutions For more than 100 years we have been at the forefront of innovation About Help us deliver better power for our changing world We develop and deliver complex power and propulsion solutions for safety-critical applications in the air Our products and service packages enable our customers to connect people Products & Services We have a fundamental role in meeting the environmental and societal opportunities and challenges that the world faces Sustainability Rolls-Royce announced 2024 Full Year results on Thursday 27 February 2025 View Webcast and Materials Updates and news from around the Rolls-Royce businesses Sign up to get the latest news The Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems is increasing its capacities for producing battery containers From 2021 the MTU EnergyPacks are to be manufactured in the Siemens-Technopark in Ruhstorf where Rolls-Royce already has a production site The tenancy agreement has just been signed The expansion of the production site is to form part of Rolls-Royce's new Microgrid Solutions division established by Rolls-Royce at the beginning of the year when it acquired a majority stake in the Berlin-based energy storage specialist Qinous now operating under the name Rolls-Royce Solutions Berlin Microgrids are smart local power networks that combine power generated from renewables such as solar and wind energy with conventional power generation and storage batteries most MTU EnergyPacks are produced in Ruhstorf at Rolls-Royce subsidiary MTU Onsite Energy Systems whose main speciality is series production of large MTU-brand electrical gensets “We see growing demand for MTU EnergyPacks since more and more customers are seeking on-site power generation solutions that use renewables But when you use solar or wind power to generate electricity you often need an interim solution for storage until it is actually consumed,” said Cordelia Thielitz Vice President of the Microgrid Solutions division “To respond to the importance that microgrids are assuming as a young but highly promising line of business we're setting up a new production facility just for our battery containers,” said Dr Armin Funck general manager of MTU Onsite Energy in Ruhstorf The plan is for the three former factory halls of Siemens AG to be rebuilt following which the fitting of battery modules to several 40-ft containers simultaneously The facilities will also include a showroom for customers There is a lot more to an MTU EnergyPack than just a series of battery modules in a container the container houses an electronic control unit it constitutes a complete and integral energy storage solution MTU EnergyPacks are already in service around the world – close to home in eastern Germany for example where they store the electrical power produced by solar parks as well as further afield in Costa Rica or the Seychelles “We're delighted to have a renowned high-tech pioneer like Rolls-Royce join us in our Technopark,” said Stefan Florenz “With its forward-looking battery technology our new tenant will be a real asset to the park in the field of energy technology and systems both of us stand to gain from the creation of synergies and a strong trust-based partnership.” Rolls-Royce develops and delivers complex power and propulsion solutions for safety-critical applications in the air Sign up to get the latest news Vulnerability Reporting Disclosure Policy Rolls Royce Power Systems— wholly owned by the luxury car maker Rolls Royce— is opening a battery energy storage system factory in Bavaria the firm’s MTU EnergyPacks will be made at the Siemens-Technopark in Ruhstorf site—where Rolls-Royce already has a production site Rolls Royce said the move was to expand production with their set up having the abilty to build 30-40 MTU units a year depending on the size of the unit (large or small) The units use cells from Samsung and are designed for grid support and to allow greater penetration of renewable power onto the grid but Rolls Royce sees the US as big market and Asia/Pacific as the fastest growing market Rolls Royce plans to rebuild three former factory halls of Siemens AG to allow the fitting of battery modules to 40-ft containers The expansion of the production site is to form part of Rolls-Royce’s new Microgrid Solutions division established by Rolls-Royce at the beginning of the year when it acquired a majority stake in the Berlin-based energy storage specialist Qinous now operating under the name Rolls-Royce Solutions Berlin.  Rolls Royce’s MTU EnergyPacks are currently produced in Ruhstorf at Rolls-Royce subsidiary MTU Onsite Energy Systems.  the MTU EnergyPack container houses an electronic control unit and cooling equipment to form a complete  energy storage solution.  MTU EnergyPacks are already in service around the world – close to home in eastern Germany for example as well as further afield in Costa Rica or the Seychelles.  Last November, Rolls-Royce commissioned its Microgrid Validation Center at the headquarters of its Rolls-Royce Power Systems subsidiary in Friedrichshafen All the latest on Batteries & Energy Storage Technology a major investor in the Turkish renewable energy sector has signed an agreement for British engineering company Rolls-Royce to supply a 132MWh LFP battery energy storage system (BESS).. Find a wealth of information on the energy storage and battery industries with BEST Magazine From all the latest news to in-depth technical articles we have everything you need in print and online All the latest news and articles on Batteries & Energy Storage Technology Copyright 2025 © Energy Storage Publishing Ltd An integrated energy system installed for a textiles company in Costa Rica by Rolls-Royce Power Systems will pay for itself in just over four years The announcement comes as Rolls-Royce Power Systems prepares to begin manufacturing of its battery storage solutions at a dedicated site in Bavaria under the brand of a newly-established microgrid division Customer Proquinal invested in the system that includes 255kWp of solar PV mounted on a carport onsite supplied by local solar installation company Swissol This is combined with 4,275kWh of containerised battery energy storage with a 1,500kVA output The system is intended to help reduce the company’s use of the local public electricity grid reduce its peak demand and increase the use of solar energy The project is thought to be Costa Rica’s largest such system It uses two Rolls-Royce MTU EnergyPack containerised storage solutions The textiles company has two peak periods each working day throughout its production processes Both peak production periods occur at times when the local grid is also experiencing peak demand and therefore the cost of energy is at its highest With the battery storage charging up during off-peak periods including at nighttime and also from solar production during the afternoon customer Proquinal should be able to make significant savings on energy cost while reducing carbon emissions the system will offer Proquinal payback on its investment so quickly because the difference between peak and nighttime off-peak electricity costs is about 4.5x meaning that the textile company will save around US$41,000 per month Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce Power Systems, part of the Rolls-Royce Holding Group, entered the energy storage and microgrid market – or the ‘autonomous energy supply’ market, to use the company’s own shorthand – with an investment in German microgrid company Qinous in 2018. Increasing that minority stake investment in Qinous to 73.1% in January this year, Rolls Royce Power Systems established Qinous’ Berlin headquarters as its own centre for competence in microgrids and renamed Qinous as Rolls-Royce Solutions Berlin Rolls-Royce Power Systems Division CEO Andreas Schell said at the time that the new subsidiary would “play a pivotal role going forward” in pooling all of the division’s microgrid activities in one central hub In August the company announced that it would be increasing production of the MTU EnergyPack systems and from next year the systems will be manufactured at Siemens-Technopark in Ruhstorf Rolls-Royce already has other production facilities at the site the battery storage systems have been made at Ruhstorf by another group subsidiary The dedicated manufacturing facility marks the launch of a new Microgrid Solutions division for the group Some are necessary and we can’t switch them off Others help us to provide you with the best possible service We use cookies to personalise content and ads to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic We also share anonymous information about your use of our site with our social media By accepting cookies you will be helping us to continue to provide you with the best possible service will present themselves as integral parts of the British Rolls-Royce engineering group Following its successful half year results Rolls-Royce Power Systems business unit is to restructure its brands aims to present itself more clearly in future as an integral part of the British Rolls-Royce engineering group Current MTU companies will now include Rolls-Royce in their names but MTU will remain a brand name for products and solutions A new brand architecture is currently evolving which will be publicly implemented this autumn with the launch of a new MTU website The new brand structure is intended to be clearer and will support the Power Systems’ 2030 strategy for global growth Rolls-Royce will be both the corporate and employer brand the companies within the business unit that include MTU in their names will be given a new label will continue to be used to identify the company’s products and solutions The current MTU Onsite Energy brand for decentralised power supply systems will be integrated into MTU One of the first visible steps to be taken will be the renaming of four operating companies which manufacture products and solutions: MTU Friedrichshafen will thus become Rolls-Royce Solutions in autumn 2019 which in future will operate as Rolls-Royce Solutions America Today’s MTU Onsite Energy in Augsburg will become Rolls-Royce Solutions Augsburg and MTU Onsite Energy Systems in Ruhstorf will be renamed Rolls-Royce Solutions Ruhstorf The remaining subsidiaries will in turn be given new titles based on the above examples The products of Bergen Engines will also be part of the new brand architecture “The new brand architecture will provide clarity and improve the recognition of our company and its products “Our new profile is a clear commitment to Rolls-Royce The news of this restructuring follows a recent announcement from the Power Systems division that it has entered into a partnership with XCMG the Chinese manufacturer of mining vehicles and equipment The move is expected to improve Rolls-Royce’s position in the Chinese market You have successfully submitted your enquiry Someone from our company will respond ASAP Elgin and Franklin lie 93m deep in the water the UK North Sea's Central Graben Petrobras originally set up the PROCAP 2000 project in order to enable the company to produce oil and gas from offshore fields situated in ultra deep waters (of 1,000m-3,000m) with the aim of incorporating the reserves located at these water depths The Njord field is situated on Haltenbanken 130km north of Kristiansund and 30km west of the Draugen field Hydrocarbons in the Norne field are located in the Lower to Middle Jurassic sandstones The Jotun field is located on the Utsira High Zafiro is located in the 500,000-acre Block B adjacent to the international border with Nigeria The Åsgard oilfield lies on the Haltenbank in the Norwegian Sea 200km from Norway and 50km south of Statoil's Heidrun field The Lufeng 22-1 oilfield lies 250km south-east of Hong Kong in the South China Sea Rolls-Royce has already delivered six of a total of eight mtu EnergyPacks to VISPIRON the southern German provider of sustainable mobility and energy solutions The battery storage systems have been commissioned in solar parks in Bavaria and Thuringia in Germany and are used for so-called intraday trading the short-term purchase and sale of electricity delivered on the same day Intraday trading is particularly important for absorbing unpredictable changes in electricity production and demand caused by the volatile feed-in of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind “With regard to increasingly volatile electricity markets battery storage can be used to profitably market storage capacity while having a stabilizing effect on our power grids,” explained Florian Schönberger One of the decisive factors for VISPIRON to cooperate with the business unit Power Systems of Rolls-Royce was that the mtu EnergyPacks are fully integrable which are available with power ratings from 60 kVA to 2,000 kVA as well as a storage capacity from 70 kWh to 2,200 kWh and are characterized by high availability As marketer of the battery storage systems and green power supplier uses the virtual power plant in combination with an autotrading system to react to price fluctuations on the stock exchange in real time “We see a growing market in the VISPIRON business model and in our storage products and are pleased that together we can make a relevant contribution to grid and supply stability and thus actively contribute to the energy transition,” said Andreas Görtz President Sustainable Power Solutions at Rolls-Royce Power Systems Rolls-Royce produces its battery systems at its own plant in Ruhstorf The products are offered as 20- and as 40-foot containers or as compact versions (slightly smaller than 10 feet) under the mtu brand so they can be flexibly adapted to customers’ performance and capacity requirements In addition to the lithium-ion battery modules the mtu EnergyPacks include electronic controls Battery storage is a core component of microgrids but is also integrated into solar parks for grid stabilization or serves the charging infrastructure of e-mobility More than 100 mtu energy packs are already in use worldwide The VISPIRON Group from Munich develops, plans, builds and operates solar parks, energy storage, charging infrastructure and shared mobility as well as smart energy and mobility solutions. 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