Enspired aims to unlock market flexibility for Romanian BESS

Enspired has signed a strategic partnership with Romanian integrated energy services provider Alive Capital to offer a dedicated optimization software service for co-located and standalone battery energy storage assets operating in the Romanian market.

The Austrian BESS optimizer will bring its AI-powered trading and optimization technology tools to the platform, while Alive Capital offers its local expertise in the Romanian energy market as an aggregator, forecaster and portfolio optimizer.

Their joint offering aims to make it easier for BESS asset owners in Romania to participate across multiple energy markets, such as ancillary services and wholesale, and increase revenue generated by their assets through automated trading and advanced cross-market optimization strategies.

Enspired has already been contracted to optimize one of Southeast Europe’s largest standalone batteries, the 202 MW/404 MWh Arges project, as part of the deal. The Arges project is being developed by Göteborg-based Rapono and is targeting commercial operation in Q2, 2027 depending on its ability to meet financing and construction milestones. Swiss company Gunvor Group will market and commercially manage 100% of the project’s capacity via a cap and floor toll structure. This project deal was initially announced in May.

Flexibility services

Alive and Enspired are receiving a lot of interest in their platform proposal from local asset owners. Romania’s renewable capacity is growing fast, and as of May 2026, connected BESS capacity on the national energy system reached 600 MW of installed power with an associated storage capacity of 1.2 GWh. Grid connection agreements already signed indicate a pipeline of around 9 GW of additional BESS capacity. All of this means asset owners are anxious to capture new revenue streams, and the new platform aims to provide them with a tailor-made route-to-market.

For Enspired, the deal provides the company with a stepping stone into one of Europe’s most dynamic markets, said Jürgen Mayerhofer, CEO and co-founder of Enspired.

Giacomo Billi, CEO and co-founder of Alive Capital, said he hoped the partnership would showcase Romania “as a reference market for intelligent storage management.”

“By adding our technology and years of valuable hands-on experience in managing live assets across Europe, this partnership provides the operational credibility to translate advanced technology into real-world performance for asset owners in the region,” Mayerhofer added.

According to figures from its website, Enspired has more than 2.5 GW of BESS under management and 1 GWh of BESS optimized live. As well as Austria and Romania, it is active in Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland.

Its Spain and Poland expansions were announced last July with partnership models with local firms similar to the approach it is taking with Romania.  

Last October, it raised more than €40 million in an extended Series B funding round to expand its battery optimization services beyond Europe, with Japan a key focus.