Exnaton and SAP Join Forces for Energy Community on SAP Campus

(CONNECT) The Zurich-based start-up Exnaton is teaming up with the German software manufacturer SAP to operate the SAP Energy Community in the SAP Energy Park. The SAP Energy Community allows buildings and employees to produce, store and trade renewable energy with each other. The initiative focuses on the S.MART Shop, a space equipped with solar panels, EV chargers and a battery system that enables renewable energy trading on the SAP campus.

Exnaton supports the program with its energy sharing software solutions, which simplify registration with a user-friendly interface and enable users to manage, consume and trade energy together. Real-time data from SAP dashboards, combined with Exnaton software, allows energy to be sold when market conditions are favorable and stored for future use. The energy community dashboard, which provides real-time insights into consumption, production and energy trading and serves as a communication channel for sustainability programs, is also operated by Exnaton. The SAP Energy Community leads to cost savings through optimized energy use, reduced CO2 emissions and increased resilience thanks to decentralized energy production and storage.

In view of stricter German energy legislation from 2026, the project in Walldorf can serve as a template for other energy sharing projects. "The SAP Energy Community is central to establishing a standard model for energy sharing in Germany," Anselma Wörner, co-founder and COO of exnaton, is quoted as saying in the press release. "With our experience from international energy communities, we are proud to support SAP in turning this vision into a scalable, practical solution."

Founded in 2020, Exnaton AG is a spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. ce/yes