kraftwerk BOX
One megawatt. One container.
A multi-fuel power plant in one 20-ft ISO container. Up to 92% of the gas going in comes out as electricity (LHV) — converted directly, never burned, at around 20 dB.
FIRST MAJOR COMMERCIAL ORDER — MARITIME, 2023 · VETTED & FUNDED BY THE EIC
Fuel in
LNG, diesel, methanol, hydrogen, ammonia — and virtually any hydrogen-carrying fuel.
Fuel processing
The cells work at 450–600 °C — the fuel is converted, never burned.
~35 modules
About 500,000 ceramic micro-tubes work together — one module can rest, the rest keep delivering.
Power out
1,000 kW net — up to 92% electrical efficiency on gas (LHV).
Schematic cutaway — not a scale engineering drawing. 20-ft ISO container · ~4.7 t · IP54 · vibration-tested to IEC 60068-2-6.
1,000
kW
net power
up to92
% on gas (LHV)
electrical efficiency
~5
minutes
cold start
~20
dB
noise level
Solid Oxide Power
No combustion. No compromise.
Solid-oxide modules convert fuel directly into electricity — silently, cleanly, around the clock.
24/7 continuous power
~35 redundant modules keep delivering through maintenance and module swaps.
Near-zero emissions
No combustion — near-zero NOx, SOx and particulates on site.
Quiet: ~20 dB
No moving parts — the whole container runs at about 20 dB.
Multi-fuel
Practically any fuel.
LNG, diesel, methanol, hydrogen, ammonia — and virtually any hydrogen-carrying fuel. One platform, every fuel, including the fuels of tomorrow.
Specifications
The BOX, in numbers.
One standard container — delivered, connected, running. Plug & play.
~35
modules
independent, redundant by design
~500,000
Tubes
ceramic micro-tubes per megawatt
>80,000
hours
lifetime
<1
ms
dynamic response (warm)
450–600
°C
operating temperature
~4.7
tonnes
total mass
20
ft ISO container
form factor, plug & play
IP54
protection
vibration-tested to IEC 60068-2-6
Real footage from Dresden: these are the cells that go into the BOX — roughly 500,000 ceramic micro-tubes per megawatt.
- Net power
- 1,000 kW
- Electrical efficiency (LHV)
- Up to 92.0% on LNG/CNG (LHV) · 82.4% on diesel & liquid fuels · 74.8% on hydrogen & ammonia
- Fuels
- LNG, diesel, methanol, hydrogen, ammonia — and virtually any hydrogen-carrying fuel
- Cold start
- ~5 minutes
- Dynamic response
- <1 ms (warm)
- Lifetime
- >80,000 h
- Noise level
- ~20 dB
- Architecture
- ~35 independent modules, redundant by design
- Monitoring
- Smart monitoring, predictive diagnostics
- Form factor
- Standard 20-ft ISO container, plug & play
Deployments
Megawatt power, anywhere.
One container is 1,000 kW. Where more is needed, they simply stand side by side.
Maritime & shipping
Containerised multi-MWh power on the existing bunkering infrastructure — kraftwerk’s first major commercial order (2023).
Data centers
Continuous clean power and backup for compute that never goes down.
Industry
Megawatt power for production sites running around the clock.
Off-grid & mining
Long-duration clean power for mines, islands and remote sites without grid access.
Utilities & grid support
Scalable multi-MW installations for grid support and large energy projects.
EV-charging hubs
High-power charging where the grid is weak — fuel in, fast charging out.
Made in Germany
Engineered in Dresden.
Every BOX is developed and built in Dresden. Gigafactory construction started in 2024 — mass production is ramping up.
Vetted and funded by the European Innovation Council (UAVEndure I & II) — one of 10 EIC-backed companies at the EIC Corporate Day 2026.
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