Munich, Germany – June 23, 2026 – International Power Supply (IPS) has been named a winner of the prestigious The smarter E AWARD 2026 in the Energy Storage category for its innovative EXERON CheckMate inverter.
The smarter E Award recognizes pioneering technologies and solutions that accelerate the transition toward a reliable, renewable, and climate-neutral energy system. Winners are selected by an independent international jury from among the industry’s most innovative products and projects. Back in 2014, IPS won the very first award for energy storage and 12 years later continues to be at the forefront of industry innovation.
EXERON CheckMate was recognized for introducing a new approach to utility-scale and commercial energy storage through its highly modular architecture, advanced design, and exceptional system availability.
Achieving a power density of 3.3 MW per cubic metre, its modular design ensures continuous operation even if one conversion unit fails, while its grid-forming capability delivers synthetic inertia with a power response time of under 5 microseconds - supporting grid stability in high-penetration renewable energy environments where conventional synchronous generation is in decline.
IPS develops and manufactures its products at the X1 gigafactory, a strategic manufacturing project under the EU's Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), reinforcing the company's commitment to building a resilient, sovereign European energy storage supply chain. The X-BESS AC block made there is a fully integrated solution designed to support grid stability, renewable energy integration, microgrids, and mission-critical applications
“Winning The smarter E AWARD is a tremendous recognition of the innovation, engineering excellence, and dedication of the entire IPS team,” said Alexander Rangelov, CEO of IPS. “EXERON CheckMate was designed to address the industry's growing need for resilient, scalable, and grid-supportive energy storage systems. The jury's recognition of the power electronics, lifecycle credentials, and grid-forming architecture reflects precisely the values we believe will define the next generation of energy storage."
Unlike conventional battery storage systems, EXERON Checkmate and the X-BESS AC block as a whole, incorporate a distributed architecture designed around redundancy and fault tolerance, minimizing single points of failure and maximizing operational availability. The platform’s modular design enables flexible scaling while supporting advanced grid services, renewable energy integration, and long-term operational reliability.
The recognition further strengthens IPS’s position as one of Europe’s leading battery energy storage innovators. It follows the company’s recent international achievements, including being named Battery OEM of the Year at the Energy Storage Awards, highlighting IPS’s growing role in advancing energy storage technology worldwide.
