Who hasn't pondered the rise in costs and the volatility of the electricity market? Cactos One energy storage ensures that your business always has access to consistent and affordable energy – around the clock.
Our range consists of two different energy storage models, the Classic and Cardo.
The Cactos One Classic is built entirely from functioning, recycled electric vehicle batteries, which reduces the unit's environmental impact.
The Cactos One Cardo is constructed from new LiFePo battery cells, which do not contain rare earth metals.
Learn more about the differences and features of the models.
First life - Cactos One Cardo
Second life - Cactos One Classic
Cactos One Cardo is a 130 kWh energy storage system built from new lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries with a peak power of 50 kW. Cardo was first released in February 2023 and has since been the best-selling Cactos BESS (Battery Energy Storage Unit). Unlike many other BESS manufacturers, Cactos manufactures Cardo's battery modules in-house. Cardo's battery modules are made from high-quality LFP cells and equipped with Cactos' own battery management system, Cactos BMS. Cardo is slightly larger than Classic in terms of physical dimensions, but it also has 30% more capacity.
Cactos One Cardo’s and their battery modules are manufactured and tested at our factory in Muhos, from where they are transported directly to our customers for installation.
Cardo is a very competitively priced BESS. Together with the functionalities offered by Cactos Spine and Cactos' comprehensive service model, it is the best option on the market for intelligent energy storage, peak shaving and reserve market operations.
Cardos, like other Cactos products, is modular and one or several can be installed at a given location. For example, a 20 Cardo system has a capacity of 2.6 MWh and a power of 1 MW.
Technical specifications
Cactos One Classic, the world's first Cactos energy storage system, is the perfect choice for the consumer focused on the circular economy, given that it is based on recycled Tesla EV NCA battery modules. The Classic has a capacity of 100 kWh and power of 45 kW per unit. One or more units can be installed in one location; for example, five Classic units have a power of 225 kW and a capacity of 500 kWh.
Classics, like all our products, are built in our factory in Muhos, Finland by our team of experts. The recycled batteries are procured from Europe and before reuse, their condition is carefully inspected to ensure that they meet Cactos' strict quality criteria.
Cactos One Classic is operational in numerous locations around Finland, for example in Heka's residential property in Pukinmäki
Technical specifications
We offer a full service, not just a set of batteries. Once your units are set up and running, you’ll gain access to Cactos Spine – our very own energy software through which all of your property’s critical info can easily be tracked in real time via your personal dashboard. You can find system status, consumption and production data as well as other key metrics all in one place.
We like to think of One as the body and Spine as the brain.
Monitoring options
What size electricity connection does the Cactos One system require?
The property’s connection size (also known as main fuse size) is often used as the basis for sizing Cactos One units. When the size of the property's connection is at least 100A per installed Cactos unit, the system can be fully utilized.
How big of an energy storage system can Cactos deliver?
The Cactos One system is fully modular and scalable, which means that several Cactos One units can be installed at one site and a system of up to several megawatt hours can be implemented. The ideal size of the system depends on the clients’ individual use case, electrical connection size and consumption profile.
There is no upper limit to the number of units that can be installed by Cactos and the modular nature allows for the units to be scaled over time, as a client's needs evolve and changes, but allowing for the benefits to be enjoyed from the installation of the very first unit.