Kinell launches battery energy storage systems for European market in partnership with POWR2

Kinell, a brand of the French engineering group Fétis, is strategically entering the European battery energy storage systems market through a new partnership with American manufacturer POWR2. This announced collaboration, originating from Nantes, France, positions Kinell to diversify its engineering activities into the rapidly expanding storage sector. The commercial logic centers on Kinell leveraging POWR2's established expertise in portable BESS and hybrid generators, allowing for a quicker market entry without significant in-house manufacturing investment. POWR2, founded in Ossining, USA in 2018, benefits from expanding its specialized product line into the European market, extending beyond its current focus on temporary power applications. This partnership structure enables both entities to share market entry risks while capitalizing on their respective strengths: Kinell's European market presence and Fétis's engineering background, combined with POWR2's manufacturing capabilities. POWR2, an Ossining, USA-based energy storage manufacturer with 50-200 employees, brings its 2018 founding experience in portable battery systems and hybrid generators to the European market. This move allows the American firm to broaden its application scope beyond temporary power, integrating its technology into a wider range of European storage projects. For Kinell, operating as a brand of the French engineering group Fétis, this partnership represents a strategic pivot into the storage sector, complementing Fétis's broader engineering portfolio. The launch of BESS activity in Nantes, France, on March 6, 2026, signals Fétis's intent to capture a share of the growing European energy storage demand, utilizing POWR2's manufacturing capabilities rather than developing new production lines. While the deal value remains undisclosed, the collaboration provides a capital-efficient pathway for Kinell to establish a new revenue stream within the European energy transition landscape.