PRODUCT CARBON FOOTPRINT

IN ACCORDANCE WITH ISO 14067 & ISO 14025

Smart battery storage brAIn – Exterior version

FUERGY

EPD HUB, Carbon footprint number HUB-0263

Publishing date 03 February 2023, last updated date 03 February 2023, valid until 03 February
2028
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GENERAL INFORMATION
MANUFACTURER PRODUCT
Manufacturer VP-001 FUERGY Product name VP-007 brAIn
Address VP-002 Mlynské nivy 5, 821 09, Bratislava, Slovakia Additional labels
Contact details VP-003 info@fuergy.com Product reference
Website fuergy.com Place of production VP-008 Slovakia
Period for data VP-013 Calendar year 2021
STANDARDS, SCOPE AND VERIFICATION AveragingVP-024-C No averaging
Program operator EPD Hub, hub@epdhub.com Variation in GWP-fossil for A1-A3 Not relevant %
Reference standard ISO 14067 and ISO 14025
PCR EPD Hub Core PCR version 1.0, 1 Feb 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SUMMARY
Sector Electrical product 1 container unit of Smart Battery
Declared unit
Scope Cradle to gate with options, A4-B7, and Storage brAIn
modules C1-C4, D
Declared unit mass 11890.03 kg
Author VP-004 ARPenviro, s.r.o.
GWP-fossil, A1-A3 (kgCO2e) 6,08E4
Verification Independent verification of this carbon
footprint and data, according to ISO 14025: GWP-total, A1-A3 (kgCO2e) 6,1E4
 Internal certification  External verification
Secondary material, inputs (%) 12.2
Verifier VP-055 H.U as an authorized verifier acting for EPD Hub
Secondary material, outputs (%) 97.5
The manufacturer has the sole ownership, liability, and responsibility for
the carbon footprint. Total energy use, A1-A3 (kWh) 228000.0

Total water use, A1-A3 (m3e) 613.0

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components such as batteries, inverters, or BMS systems. brAIn utilizes

PRODUCT AND MANUFACTURER LiFePO4 batteries suitable for both indoor and outdoor installation.

ABOUT THE MANUFACTURER The product weight = 11890,03 kg

FUERGY designs unique solutions allowing to reach the full potential of Detailed information can be found at manufacturers webpage at
clean energy technologies, use the resources without waste and achieve https://www.fuergy.com/brain
great synergies, for the benefit of everyone – the power grid, energy
suppliers, end customers, and most importantly, the environment. Further information can be found at fuergy.com.

FUERGY’s smart energy storage systems and software developed PRODUCT RAW MATERIAL MAIN COMPOSITION VP-010
specifically for the energy sector facilitate the integration of renewable Raw material category Amount, mass- % Material origin
energy sources while ensuring a reliable, stable and cheaper electricity
supply. Metals 97,41 Europe, China

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION VP-009 Minerals 0,02 Europe

Smart battery storage system brAIn does more than just store the excess
solar energy or night electricity. brAIn analyzes a wide range of historical,
Fossil materials 2,57 Europe, China
online data as well as AI-powered forecasts, based on which it
autonomously releases the stored electricity for direct consumption or
charges the batteries using the electricity from local PV system/electricity Bio-based materials 0 -
from the power grid – whichever is more suitable for achieving better
results.
BIOGENIC CARBON CONTENT VP-028-C
It analyzes data such as available storage capacity, energy consumption Product’s biogenic carbon content at the factory gate
patterns of the delivery point, weather forecast, local green electricity
production, electricity prices, power grid status, electricity supplier's load Biogenic carbon content in product, kg C 0
deviations, other online data & AI predictions.
Biogenic carbon content in packaging, kg C 0
brAIn offers automated and well-timed electricity production and
consumption, thanks to which it achieves outstanding financial savings, Biogenic carbon content in raw material
61,7
maximizes the utilization of renewables, and helps to relieve the burden packaging, kg C
on the power grid.

Each smart battery storage brAIn consists of proprietary hardware devices

- FUERGY Control unit and FUERGY Power merger, and third-party
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FUNCTIONAL UNIT AND SERVICE LIFE

Declared unit VP-011
Mass per declared unit VP-012
Functional unit
Reference service life
1 container unit of Smart
Battery Storage brAIn
11890.03 kg
1 container unit of Smart
Battery Storage brAIn with
432 kWh of battery system
capacity
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produced at assembling site consists of packaging of respective

PRODUCT LIFE-CYCLE components which were used in the container. The waste is sorted; paper
and metals are recycled, plastics are landfilled. Three possible landfills
SYSTEM BOUNDARY were considered with average transportation distance of 216,7 km.
This carbon footprint covers the life-cycle modules listed in the following
table. Batteries are transported to installation site in their original packaging.
Product Assembly Use stage End of life stage Beyond the
stage stage system
Waste from this packaging is also included in A3 as it presents raw material
boundaries packaging not product packaging. Processing of this waste was calculated
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D
according to Slovak average waste management operations in 2020. Waste
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
transportation distance is assumed to be 100 km.
Raw materials

Transport

Manufacturing

Transport

Assembly

Use

Maintenance

Repair

Replacement

Refurbishment

energy use
Operational
water use
Operational

Deconstr./demol.

Transport

Waste processing

Disposal

Reuse

Recovery

Recycling
No allocation was required since the data was provided for one container.
The study also considers losses of cables as reported from the company.
Modules not declared = MND. Modules not relevant = MNR.
The finished product does not require any packaging before being sent to
the installation site, the only packaging transported to client is the original
MANUFACTURING AND PACKAGING (A1-A3) VP-018 packaging of batteries as they are only unpacked at the installation site.
The environmental impacts considered for the product stage cover the
manufacturing of raw materials used in the production as well as packaging TRANSPORT AND INSTALLATION (A4-A5)
materials and other ancillary materials. Also, fuels used by machines, and Transportation impacts occurred from final products delivery to
handling of waste formed in the production processes at the construction site (A4) cover fuel direct exhaust emissions, environmental
manufacturing facilities are included in this stage. The study also considers impacts of fuel production, as well as related infrastructure emissions.
the material losses occurring during the manufacturing processes as well
as losses during electricity transmission. A sales volume-based weighted average is considered for defining the
distribution to the customer. The considered destinations when modelling
The reference product consists of a steel container and electrical the transportation were: Námestovo, Humenné (twice), Prešov, Senec,
equipment placed inside; it is made from metals, plastic and electronic Martin, Bratislava, Holíč and Ilava with weighted average transportation
components such as batteries, inverter, cables and AC unit. The distance being 187,1 km. These are the destinations from the years 2020
components are transported to FUERGYs assembling facility located in and 2022 as there were no performed installations during the year 2021
Žilina, Slovakia, where these components are assembled into a whole because of Covid pandemic. The product is transported in one piece,
product. The assembling process requires electricity, which is considered therefore there are no transportation losses, using adequate size of a lorry.
based on the electricity mix of the assembling site, and country of Vehicle capacity utilization factor is assumed to be 100 % which represents
electricity generation. Ancillary materials are not required. The waste full load. Empty returns are not considered as it is assumed that return trip

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is used by the transportation company to serve the needs of other clients.
Volume capacity utilisation factor is assumed to be 100 %.
Transportation impacts that occur from delivery of the product cover
direct exhaust emissions of fuel, environmental impacts of fuel production,
as well as related infrastructure emissions.
life product and packaging, recycled raw materials lead to avoided virgin
material production (D). The benefits and loads of incineration and
recycling are included in Module D.

Installation requires no electricity, there are no losses and no other

packaging needed for the transport.

PRODUCT USE AND MAINTENANCE (B1-B7) VP-043-C

During product use and its reference service life of 15 years, the impacts
of refrigerant leakage of 3,1 % annually, corresponding refrigerant refill
and operational energy use have been taken into account. The electricity
consumption is based on the sales volume-based weighted average data
(Slovakia). No replacement of components or parts is included.
Air, soil, and water impacts during the use phase have not been studied.

PRODUCT END OF LIFE (C1-C4, D) VP-049-C

The energy consumption in demolition and de-construction process is
assumed to be negligible. It is assumed that the waste container is
transported to a waste collection center where it is separated and sorted
into respective components. Transportation distance to a waste collection
center is assumed to be 100 km and the transportation method is assumed
to be lorry.
All electric and electronic waste, batteries, plastics and glass is assumed to
be recycled according to the website of the contracted waste processing
company SEWA. For the remaining waste types such as lubricating oil,
paint and refrigerant, the default values from table G.4 of standard EN
50693 were used for treating materials in different waste treatment
methods.

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MANUFACTURING PROCESS VP-019

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LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT
CUT-OFF CRITERIA VP-020 AVERAGES AND VARIABILITY VP-026-C
The study does not exclude any modules or processes which are stated
mandatory in the reference standard and the applied PCR. The study does Type of average No averaging
not exclude any hazardous materials or substances. The study includes all
major raw material and energy consumption. All inputs and outputs of the Averaging method Not applicable
unit processes, for which data is available for, are included in the
calculation. There is no neglected unit process more than 1% of total mass Variation in GWP-fossil for A1-A3 Not relevant %
or energy flows. The module specific total neglected input and output
flows also do not exceed 5% of energy usage or mass.

ALLOCATION, ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS VP-050-C removalMarker-avg1

Allocation is required if some material, energy, and waste data cannot be This carbon footprint is product and factory specific and does not contain
measured separately for the product under investigation. All allocations average calculations.
are done as per the reference standards and the applied PCR. In this study, removalMarker-avg2
allocation has been done in the following ways:
LCA SOFTWARE AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
This carbon footprint has been created using One Click LCA EPD Generator.
Data type Allocation The LCA and carbon footprint have been prepared according to the
reference standards and ISO 14040/14044. Ecoinvent and One Click LCA
Raw materials No allocation databases were used as sources of environmental data.

Packaging materials Not applicable

Ancillary materials Not applicable

Manufacturing energy and

No allocation
waste

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT DATA
CORE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT INDICATORS – ISO 14067VP-029-C
Impact category Unit A1 A2 A3 A1-A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D
GWP – total 1)
kg CO2e 5,89E4 1,81E3 3,12E2 6,1E4 2,07E2 0E0 5,36E3 7,82E1 0E0 0E0 0E0 2,26E5 0E0 0E0 1,61E2 1,58E4 5,21E1 ‐4,43E4

GWP – fossil kg CO2e 5,89E4 1,81E3 1,63E2 6,08E4 2,09E2 0E0 5,36E3 7,82E1 0E0 0E0 0E0 2,23E5 0E0 0E0 1,6E2 1,47E4 5,2E1 ‐4,42E4

GWP – biogenic kg CO2e ‐1,36E2 9,8E‐1 1,48E2 1,31E1 1,52E‐1 0E0 0E0 1,95E‐2 0E0 0E0 0E0 1,92E3 0E0 0E0 7,41E‐2 1,02E3 1,36E‐1 ‐8,8E1

GWP – LULUC kg CO2e 1,38E2 1,16E0 5,02E‐1 1,4E2 6,29E‐2 0E0 0E0 2,52E‐2 0E0 0E0 0E0 7,79E2 0E0 0E0 6,06E‐2 2,93E1 6,39E‐4 ‐8,09E1
1) GWP = Global Warming Potential.
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VERIFICATION PROCESS FOR THIS CARBON FOOTPRINT
This carbon footprint has been verified in accordance with ISO 14025 by an
independent, third-party verifier by reviewing results, documents and
compliancy with reference standard, ISO 14025 and ISO 14040/14044,
following the process and checklists of the program operator for:
• This Product Carbon Footprint
• The Life-Cycle Assessment used in this carbon footprint
• The digital background data for this carbon footprint
I confirm that the company-specific data has been examined as regards
plausibility and consistency; the owner of the carbon footprint is
responsible for its factual integrity and legal compliance.
I confirm that I have sufficient knowledge and experience of construction
products, this specific product category, the construction industry, relevant
standards, and the geographical area of the carbon footprint to carry out
this verification.

Why does verification transparency matter? Read more online I confirm my independence in my role as verifier; I have not been involved
This carbon footprint has been generated by One Click LCA EPD generator, in the execution of the LCA or in the development of the carbon footprint
which has been verified and approved by the EPD Hub. and have no conflicts of interest regarding this verification.

THIRD-PARTY VERIFICATION STATEMENT Hetal Parekh Udas as an authorized verifier acting for EPD Hub Limited
I hereby confirm that, following detailed examination, I have not 03.02.2023
established any relevant deviations by the studied Carbon Footprint of a
Product, its LCA and project report, in terms of the data collected and used
in the LCA calculations, the way the LCA-based calculations have been
carried out, the presentation of environmental data in the carbon
footprint, and other additional environmental information, as present with
respect to the procedural and methodological requirements in ISO
14025:2010 and reference standard.

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