Press releases

Shell* has agreed to acquire 100% of sonnen, a leader in smart energy storage systems and innovative energy services for households. This follows an investment by Shell in May 2018 and means that post regulatory approval and completion sonnen will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell.

For the first time, sonnen is providing balancing power for the energy market by means of residential energy storage systems networked across the whole of Germany. The sonnen virtual battery, which is now online, is currently the largest of its kind that is able to compensate for fluctuations in the power grid. As a result, German households are now in a position to take over all the tasks of conventional power stations.

During recent appearances at the CEDIA Expo and Solar Power International show, sonnen honored key partners and integrators with first-ever sonnen Brilliance Awards, recognizing companies who share a commitment to providing a clean and reliable energy future for all.

sonnen launches its ecoLinx product platform, the first to seamlessly integrate leading home automation systems with intelligent energy storage and solar panels

Gentner has led sonnen’s expansion into Latin America and played an instrumental role in furthering the del Sol Foundation’s humanitarian relief efforts in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria

sonnen is pleased to announce the closing of its latest financing round of €60 million, led by Shell Ventures and significantly supported by all existing investors. The investment enables sonnen to expand its strategy of rapid international growth and to further enhance its pioneering position as the “utility of the future.”

An expert in U.S. utilities and regulations, Ani Backa will further sonnen’s mission of using residential battery storage and the Virtual Power Plant (VPP) platform to support grid integration and enhance customer experience

The eleventh humanitarian microgrid installed by sonnen provides immediate relief to Lares residents and creates a foundation for long-term revitalization in the wake of devastation by Hurricane Maria  

The Utuado clinic is the site of the tenth humanitarian microgrid that sonnen has installed after Hurricane Maria completely wiped out power to one-hundred percent of area residents

To Help Utilities Better Manage Distributed Eenergy Resources (DER), Itron Integrates Leading Battery and Storage Technology

Nationally renowned innovator in energy efficient production home building, Mandalay Homes, teams up with sonnen, the global leader in smart residential energy storage systems, to launch a revolutionary carbon neutral sonnenCommunity USA

Lutron Electronics quality engineering leader for award winning RadioRA2 and HomeWorks residential systems joins sonnen to lead operational efforts at new manufacturing and design facility in Atlanta.

• TenneT is the first power grid operator to use decentralized residential storage batteries that are networked via blockchain to stabilize the power grid
• Flexible use of storage batteries by sonnen is reducing emergency measures required to stabilize the network
• After a successful pilot phase, blockchain technology can now be further expanded via an open source-based solution by IBM

Steffen Schneider, 45, is joining sonnen as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) starting on July 1, 2017. Schneider was previously CFO of SFC Energy AG, a publicly listed provider of hybrid power solutions. He will be responsible for managing finance, investor relations, HR and IT for the global organization.

The sonnen InnovationHub will combine manufacturing, R&D and product design teams in a centralized location for enhanced collaboration and innovation.

sonnen earns fourth major industry recognition of the year, listed in Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Energy

sonnenBatterie eco utilizes intelligent energy management software to store PV and manage household energy usage. It is easily extensible to meet any home’s needs.

BROOKLYN, NY – February 1, 2017 -- EnergyHub, the leading provider of connected device and distributed energy resource (DER) solutions for utilities, and sonnen Group, the global market leader in intelligent residential energy storage, announced today that they are integrating sonnen's energy storage systems with EnergyHub's Mercury software platform. 

For the third year in a row, sonnen GmbH has been included in the Global Cleantech 100 list as a leading innovator in the cleantech industry. This year, sonnen also earned the "Continued Excellence Award" for being the most innovative company included on the list for three consecutive years. 

sonnen won the Zayed Future Energy Prize, one of the highest remunerated prizes for special innovations in the energy sector. sonnen CEO Christoph Ostermann accepted the $1.5M prize at the opening of the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi. sonnen is the first energy storage company to receive the prize in the “Small and Medium Enterprise” category.

SONNEN, the market leader in intelligent residential energy storage, announced today that Blake Richetta, former North American Sales Manager for Tesla Energy, will head SONNEN’s growing expansion in the U.S. as Vice President of Sales. In sharp contrast to Tesla Energy, SONNEN is focused on distributing their smart home energy products through local and regional installation partners, while Tesla’s Powerwall 2.0 is expected to be sold in large part via the newly combined Tesla/Solarcity organization.

The sonnen Group, European market leader for intelligent energy storage systems, has been awarded the "Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award" for the second time in a row. sonnen achieved a Top 10 placement in this year's ranking.

Sonnen celebrates a milestone today at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the McKnight Lane Affordable Housing Development in Waltham, Vermont, the first net-zero, low-income rental housing development in the country.

sonnen’s new financing enables the company to continue its dynamic growth and promote its vision of a clean, decentralized and connected energy future.

Once a year, the renowned U.S. research institute the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) honors the most innovative companies in the world. The list of "50 Smartest Companies 2016" in the MIT Technology Review includes 50 companies that are known for their innovation and unique business models. Among them are the Who's Who of Silicon Valley from Google and Tesla to Amazon and Facebook.

The integration of AutoGrid Flex™ with sonnenBatterie energy storage systems enables energy project developers to fully monetize the flexible capacity of distributed energy resources, maximizing project ROI. 

GE Ventures joins sonnen’s mission to form the utility of the future. The venture arm of one of the world’s largest technology companies becomes an investor of sonnen Group, Europe’s largest manufacturer of residential lithium storage systems and operator of Europe’s first online energy sharing platform.

sonnen, Europe’s largest manufacturer of lithium battery storage recorded a new quarterly sales record due to rapidly increasing demand. sonnen reached a new all-time high in the first three months of the year with worldwide sales of 2,600 units of its smart energy storage system, the sonnenBatterie. This represents an increase of over 100 percent compared to the previous quarter. 

sonnen, the market leader in intelligent energy storage with over 10,000 installed sonnenBatterie systems, wins the 2016 Grid Edge Award for the capability to innovate distributed energy products that are impacting and disrupting the market.

sonnen, the European market leader for smart energy storage, is accelerating its presence in the U.S. market. While opening a new headquarters in Los Angeles it announces key solar and financing partnerships to deliver its energy storage system sonnenBatterie to customers.

sonnen, who is the market leader for intelligent energy storage in Europe with almost 10,000 installed units of its sonnenBatterie, is the winner of the “Europe & Israel Company of the Year” Award and is once again in the Global Cleantech 100 list.

One of the world’s top-selling battery storage systems is now available in the USA. In response to high demand, sonnenBatterie production is already operating at full capacity and will be further expanded in the future.

sonnenBatterie presents the sonnenCommunity; members can generate their own power, store it and share surpluses online with friends or each other. The sonnenCommunity completely replaces traditional power companies and will soon be available to every household in Germany.

July 11, 2016 (LOS ANGELES) - sonnen announces their expansion into the commercial and industrial energy storage market with the launch of the sonnenBatterie pro using Ideal Power’s highly efficient power conversion systems.  

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – June 30, 2016 – Enbala Power Networks and sonnen, Inc. announce a strategic alliance that combines sonnen’s award-winning residential and commercial energy storage technology with Enbala’s industry-leading distributed energy resource management platform.