1KOMMA5° Australia unveils VPP ready solar & battery solution

MELBOURNE, Australia, 3 June 2025 – As Australian families prepare for the largest battery rebate program in the nation's history, German cleantech company 1KOMMA5° has launched an intelligent energy storage system designed to turn energy market uncertainty into a profit opportunity for households. 

1KOMMA5°'s newly launched suite of products include German designed and engineered solar panels, hybrid inverter and the brand’s intelligent battery, which has been developed to better manage intensive Virtual Power Plant trading and the daily microcycles required to engage with the wholesale energy market. 

Unlike standard batteries that simply store solar for evening use, the 1KOMMA5° system is designed to perform multiple microcycles daily. When paired with an intelligent VPP, the battery can buy any energy required when wholesale prices are low, and sell back excess to the grid when prices are high as needed. 

1KOMMA5° Australia CEO Luke Stronach said, “We’ve had 20 years of applying duct tape to energy infrastructure that hasn’t caught up to modern, renewable and tech enabled energy systems. 

“We now have the policy settings to help Australian households make the most of the abundant renewable energy we have in the country and in removing the biggest barrier to energy independence. Our products are here to turn volatile pricing from a problem into a solution.”

While conventional batteries offer 4,000-cycle warranties, the German-designed 1KOMMA5° battery provides 7,000 cycles under a 12-year warranty, exceeding the industry standard. The modular, stackable design can expand to 37.8kWh, giving households flexibility to scale their system as their requirements change. 

“Australian households now have a one stop shop for their renewable energy needs. We design it, we install it, we back it. It’s German engineering paired with Australian support at a time when we’re facing the biggest shift in household energy since the original solar boom,” added Stronach. 

The system has also been designed to integrate with 1KOMMA5°'s Heartbeat AI platform. The platform will provide customers with an automated approach to how your home uses energy and engages with the wholesale market.

1KOMMA5° is the CleanTech start-up for CO2-neutral energy, heat and mobility. Founded in Hamburg, Germany, in 2021, the company operates around 80 locations in 7 markets worldwide, serving as the one-stop shop for intelligent, integrated energy solutions such as photovoltaics, electricity storage, heat pumps and EV charging stations. Its core technology is the energy management software Heartbeat AI; it currently optimizes more than 40,000 systems, creating Europe's largest virtual power plant that connects customers with the energy market and controls electricity generation and sales in time with the wind and sun. 1KOMMA5° has already installed over 300,000 decentralized, controllable energy systems, creating CO2 savings of 14 million tonnes. By 2030, the company aims to convert more than 1.5 million buildings to a climate-friendly energy supply, thus contributing to achieving the Paris climate targets. 1KOMMA5° is one of the fastest and most profitable growing start-ups in Europe.