Alfen

Alfen is a Dutch company that manufactures and integrates smart energy solutions to speed up the move to sustainable power. The company says it was founded in 1937 and builds its products in-house from European components. Its electric vehicle charging stations, energy storage systems and transformer substations are designed to work together. Alfen is based in the Netherlands.

Product lines

The site says all of its products are built from the same foundation and can be integrated across product lines.

• EV charging: charging solutions for projects ranging from micro grids to the connection of large solar parks.
• Energy storage: battery storage solutions for grid and project needs, including a sodium-ion storage partnership in Europe.
• Smart grid: grid solutions and transformer substations that the company designs, connects and automates.

Projects and partners

Alfen says utilities, grid operators and energy companies choose its products for their reliability and flexibility. It designs, installs, connects, automates and maintains public and private projects, and it also connects commercial renewable projects. Recent news on the site covers a charging network partnership with Vattenfall, a battery storage expansion for Katoen Natie in Belgium, and a sodium-ion storage partnership with CATL.

Other projects and design

The site also covers an emission-free construction project that uses a greener battery system for an electric piling rig, and a project in which it supports TU Eindhoven students building a solar-powered ambulance. Its products are designed for integration and interoperability, and the site says they offer a high level of data security.

Key facts

• Based in: Netherlands
• Founded: 1937
• Products: EV charging stations, energy storage systems, transformer substations
• Markets: Europe, with utility, grid and renewable projects