Tradition Meets Innovation: Weihenstephan Brewery and Delta Charge Open Fully Electrified Charging and Energy Depot

The Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan, the world's oldest brewery founded in 1040, and Delta Charge, a Swedish-German company pioneering charging and battery storage solutions for electric trucks, have jointly inaugurated a fully electrified charging and energy depot at the brewery's logistics hub, purpose-built to serve its growing electric truck fleet.

With the new system, Weihenstephan has become one of the first major German breweries to operate a battery-enabled charging hub - leading the way for the electrification of the wider industry, and crucially, at a lower total cost than diesel

The depot has been designed as a fully integrated energy solution. Two 150 kW ceiling-mounted fast-charging stations draw from a modular battery storage system - starting at 125 kW/257 kWh and expandable to 375 kW/771 kWh as the fleet grows - seamlessly integrating the site's existing 380 kWp photovoltaic system. 

Tying it all together is Delta Charge's proprietary AI-powered energy management system, which continuously optimises the interplay between solar generation, battery storage, and truck charging to minimise grid dependency and reduce costs. The result is a setup that makes electric trucks not only operationally viable, but cheaper to run than their diesel counterparts.

“For almost a thousand years, Weihenstephan has stood for quality, craftsmanship, and responsibility — to our product, our region, and future generations. The electrification of our fleet is a natural expression of that responsibility, and a concrete step on our path to full decarbonisation” says Prof. Dr. Josef Schrädler, Director of the Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan.

The electrification of the commercial fleet marks a further milestone in Weihenstephan's long-standing commitment to sustainability and environmental protection. The full electrification of its logistics center - already a model of modern, energy-optimised design - reinforces the company's path toward full decarbonisation and sets a new benchmark for the industry.

"From a climate action perspective, with its transition to electric mobility as part of an integrated energy concept the State Brewery Weihenstephan has embarked on a path that can only be described as exemplary. As a company of the Free State of Bavaria, it is fulfilling its role model function. As the head of the Climate Action Department at the Bavarian State Ministry for the Environment and Consumer Protection, I hope to see many companies follow this example. With the young, dedicated company Delta Charge, the State Brewery has chosen the perfect partner for the implementation of such an ambitious project," says Robert Winkler, Ministerial Director at the Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection. 

The Weihenstephan depot sits at the intersection of two of Europe's fastest-growing industrial trends: electric truck adoption is accelerating across the EU, while on-site battery storage is rapidly emerging as the critical enabler that makes it commercially viable - delivering not just lower costs, but greater energy independence and resilience against grid volatility and rising electricity prices.

"Weihenstephan and Delta Charge have built something truly special together," says Johannes Kirnberger, Managing Director of Delta Charge. "Growing up in Freising, this project is very close to my heart. But what excites me most is that this is only the beginning. This is a model that works - commercially, operationally, and at scale - and we are ready to bring it to logistics operators and industry across Europe."