A strategic partnership to jointly develop the world’s first microgrid-in-a-box (MIB) solution has been announced between China based Nebula Electronics, Germany-based Ambibox and Australia-based Red Earth Energy Storage.
The MIB is said to be an integrated hardware and energy management system (EMS) that will combine solar, storage, bidirectional electric vehicle (EV) charging.
The partnership is aimed at scalable and affordable energy management and distribution systems that can integrate both vehicle-to-home (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) functions.
Ambibox intends to use its patents for the MIBs and is focused on the power electronics and energy management system technology.
Nebula plans to be involved in the integration and mass production of power electronics and battery systems.
Red Earth means to use its experience in off-grid energy systems, cloud-based platforms and end-user applications.
The firms said jointly developed products should enter the Chinese, European and Australian/New Zealand markets in 2026, with plans to expand to other regions.
Manfred Przybilla, CEO, Ambibox, said: “ambibox has been working on the Microgrid-in-Box for almost a decade. With EVs that are V2G ready to be used as a battery on wheels, we are ready to deploy the technology into the markets. We’ve demonstrated our experience in the field with the launch of over 200 commercial V2G pilot projects in Sweden, validating the system’s reliability under demanding conditions.”
Marc Sheldon, CEO, Red Earth Energy Storage said: “The partnership with ambibox and Nebula Electronics will deliver new opportunities for households to realise their potential to be truly energy independent. Using their electric vehicle as a battery means they can use the energy on their vehicles to power their home instead of relying solely on a home battery or grid electricity.”
Image: The signing of the MoU agreement. Credit: Red Earth Energy Storage.
