Hauke Hinrichs, CEO von SMATRICS. Copyright: SMATRICS
Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) is consistently pursuing its plans to expand the fast-charging infrastructure throughout Germany and was the first company in the country to reach the milestone of 1,000 public fast-charging locations at the end of September. The Austrian full-service provider SMATRICS, a subsidiary of EnBW, is pleased to have made a decisive contribution to the successful realization of around 110 of these locations as general contractor. SMATRICS was also involved in more than 450 other site analyses and planning projects with its expertise.
Hauke Hinrichs, SMATRICS CEO, emphasizes: “EnBW is the market leader in the field of e-mobility in Germany. We are pleased to be a strong and competent partner at its side to jointly drive forward sustainable mobility. The charging stations that have been set up are now available to all electric drivers and make a significant contribution to promoting electromobility.”
In order for the charging infrastructure to be used by end customers, SMATRICS, as the general contractor, has to take numerous steps – from the initial site inspection to the commissioning of the charging locations. In addition to the technical coordination of service providers and the structural implementation, individual site planning is required in order to meet the local and economic requirements of clients and to always offer customers the best possible charging experience. SMATRICS offers this experience and expertise – from the installation and commissioning of AC wallboxes and powerful high-power chargers (HPC) to the construction of complex, multi-site charging networks. With this service portfolio, SMATRICS – in addition to EnBW – also supports fleet customers, retailers, filling station operators and municipal utilities who want to set up and operate HPC charging infrastructure at their locations.
SMATRICS has eleven years of experience in setting up charging infrastructure and, together with EnBW, is driving forward the expansion of the largest nationwide fast charging network in Austria. SMATRICS has already built a total of around 250 DC locations as general contractor for both the SMATRICS EnBW fast-charging network in Austria and for EnBW in Germany.
