On January 29, 2025, an event was held in Vienna, Austria, to confirm the stable operation of our 500 Wh battery module.
Following the event, our Austrian subsidiary — Ewig Macht Plus GmbH (EMPlus) — received an official order for 2.5 GWh of energy-storage batteries (initial unit price: €1,500 per kWh) from the Austrian state government of Burgenland.
This project will be promoted with appropriate support from both the Austrian federal government and the European Union.
Project Overview
The project will proceed through the following five phases.
- Verification of 1 kWh module (until end of June 2025) — Completed
- Verification of 10 kWh module (by end of September 2025)
- After completion of the second phase, the EU will issue a “Certificate of Availability” and place a formal order for 2.5 GWh.
- Commercialization and performance characterization (by end of March 2026)
- Start of deliveries — All deliveries scheduled to be completed between April 2026 and 2030.
Currently, small-lot production using pilot-scale mass-production equipment is underway at Sendai Laboratory No. 2 to prepare for the second phase.
Expected Impact
In the EU, there is growing skepticism toward the construction of large-scale energy-storage facilities based on conventional lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, due to the risk of accidents such as fires.
As a result, expectations are rising for non-lithium-ion battery technologies, including lithium all-solid-state batteries and sodium-ion batteries.
At present, no other emerging battery technology has succeeded in developing a kWh-class module, and both MKPLUS and EMPlus have received numerous inquiries, particularly from renewable-energy companies across Europe.
When this project reaches its third phase, it is expected to lead to additional large-scale orders and further industrial collaboration within the EU.