{"id":637,"date":"2025-11-18T14:32:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/germany\/?p=637"},"modified":"2026-03-28T11:30:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T11:30:38","slug":"energycloud-germany-launches-platform-goes-live-to-harness-surplus-renewable-power-for-families-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/germany\/energycloud-germany-launches-platform-goes-live-to-harness-surplus-renewable-power-for-families-in-need\/","title":{"rendered":"EnergyCloud Germany Launches \u2013 Platform Goes Live to Harness Surplus Renewable Power for Families in Need"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EnergyCloud Germany Launches\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Oe_kApqpQc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>EnergyCloud, the not-for-profit social enterprise pioneering the use of surplus renewable electricity to combat energy poverty, has announced that <strong>EnergyCloud Germany is live<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks the organisation\u2019s expansion into mainland Europe, building on successful programmes already operating across Ireland, Northern Ireland, England and Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>2024<\/strong>, approximately <strong>9,400 GWh<\/strong> of renewable energy were curtailed in Germany, with an estimated retail value of <strong>\u20ac3.76 billion<\/strong>. At the same time, around <strong>5 million households<\/strong> are estimated to experience some form of energy poverty, struggling to afford adequate heating or electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EnergyCloud Germany project, in partnership with <strong>Electric Green Heating<\/strong> and <strong>Venture Werk<\/strong>, directly addresses this challenge by using smart control of modern storage heaters to channel surplus renewable electricity to vulnerable households.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project will initially work with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1,220 homes<\/strong> across Germany<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3,640 storage heater units<br><br><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>14 MW<\/strong> of installed capacity<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Working with housing associations, the project will identify homes in energy poverty and provide them with surplus renewable electricity through the EnergyCloud platform. The project is also open to housing associations beyond this installed base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Christian Feisst, Venture Werk, Board Member of EnergyCloud Germany:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is fantastic to see EnergyCloud now active in Germany. The platform is live and ready to connect wasted renewable energy to households that need it most\u2026 We are committed to working with our partners to use some of the billions of euro of wasted renewable energy to help tackle energy poverty in Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sven Tetzner, Managing Director, Electric Green Heating:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur innovative technology has already helped reduce energy consumption and bring high heating costs under control. Together with EnergyCloud and housing associations, we can now pass on surplus renewable electricity to households in need free of charge. 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