SAP Reference Project: ADS-TEC Energy Goes Live With SAP Public Cloud as It Prepares for International Growth

NÜRTINGEN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 27, 2026--

ADS-TEC Energy PLC (NASDAQ: ADSE) has successfully gone live with a new SAP cloud-based IT platform to support its continued business growth and to support scaling internationally. By unifying processes and providing fast access to data, the new solution enhances operational performance, management control and strengthens the overall stability of the business.

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ADS-TEC Energy is pursuing a clear growth strategy with an increasing international focus. To support this development sustainably, the company chose to deploy the latest, high-performance IT infrastructure. With SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud, processes are standardized, transparency is increased and operations are designed with scalability in mind.

International financial reporting and consistent data structures facilitate the integration of international subsidiaries, reduce operational risks and accelerate decision-making.

SAP classifies the ADS-TEC Energy integration as a reference project in the public cloud

SAP’s S/4HANA Public Cloud is its standardized solution for scalable, international business processes. ADS-TEC Energy now uses this platform to map complex operations on a unified, future-proofed system.

Andreas Schäfer, Head of Corporate Business, SAP Germany, commented: “ADS-TEC Energy has implemented an exceptionally demanding project on SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud. The breadth of SAP cloud solutions deployed, combined with a high degree of variant complexity, project-driven business and international focus, makes this project a great reference for the use of standardized cloud processes. ADS-TEC Energy demonstrates how complex industrial companies can operate successfully and scale efficiently on a future-ready cloud platform.”

High value creation depth as a foundation for scalability

Thomas Speidel, CEO of ADS-TEC Energy, stated: “Our strength lies in our high level of value created in-house. We design, develop, produce and operate our technologies, products and services entirely within our own organization, which requires robust processes and maximum transparency. This has always been our ambition.

With SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud, we are making this complexity manageable and aligning our business model for scalability. Delivering this demanding project on time and within budget is a great achievement. I am very proud of the performance of our team, in particular of the commitment shown by the project lead, Christian Schütte, as well as our partners Varelmann Beratungsgesellschaft, Peritia Consulting and CPRO ips. For ADS-TEC Energy, this represents an important step towards sustainably combining growth, international expansion and operational stability.”

Standardized best-practice processes instead of isolated solutions

The SAP-based cloud landscape at ADS-TEC Energy includes SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud, SAP Sales Cloud, SAP Service Cloud and SAP Field Service Management. This enables the integrated mapping of core end-to-end processes across sales, service, operations and billing.

During the deployment phase, ADS-TEC Energy used SAP’s standardized best-practice processes. Instead of silo solutions, it created an integrated system that supports complex requirements such as project-driven business, high variant diversity and international structures, resulting in reliable and scalable operations. The use of SAP Cloud ALM ensures that all future enhancements to SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud can be assessed and efficiently integrated into the existing platform.

ADS-TEC Energy’s transformation project started in November 2024 and was successfully deployed and tested within approximately 14 months.

About ADS-TEC Energy

With more than a decade of experience in lithium-ion technologies, ADS-TEC Energy develops and manufactures battery storage solutions and ultra-fast charging systems, including advanced energy management software. ADS-TEC Energy’s battery-buffered fast-charging technology enables electric vehicles to charge at ultra-high power levels even on weak grids, all within an exceptionally compact design.

Headquartered in Nürtingen, Baden-Württemberg, the company was nominated by the President of Germany for the German Future Prize and was inducted into the “Circle of Excellence” in 2022. The outstanding quality and performance of ADS-TEC Energy’s systems are the result of extensive investment in in-house development and high levels of vertical integration. With its advanced technology platforms, ADS-TEC Energy is a trusted partner for automotive manufacturers, energy providers, and charging infrastructure operators worldwide.

For more information, visit: www.ads-tec-energy.com

ADS-TEC Energy has successfully taken its new SAP-based cloud IT landscape into operational use. From left to right: Sebastian Schypulla (Chief Procurement & Logistics Officer), Christian Schütte (Project Lead), Thomas Speidel (CEO, ADS-TEC Energy) and Georg Varelmann (CEO, Varelmann Beratungsgesellschaft).

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A heavy Russian drone bombardment of Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa killed at least three people and wounded 23, including two children and a pregnant woman, officials said Tuesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for speedier U.S. efforts to end Russia's almost 4-year-old invasion of his country.

The Odesa attack involved more than 50 drones, some of them models recently upgraded by Russia to improve their range and strike power, according to Ukrainian authorities.

The drones targeted the power grid, which Russia has repeatedly bombarded during the coldest winter in years, and also hit five apartment blocks, officials said. Emergency crews retrieved the bodies of two men, aged 90 and 52, and a woman from the rubble, authorities said.

“The rescue operation will continue until the fate of all people who may be under the rubble is clarified,” Zelenskyy said on the Telegram messaging app, adding that an informal Protestant place of worship was also damaged.

“Each such Russian strike undermines diplomacy, which is still ongoing, and hits, in particular, the efforts of partners who are helping to end this war,” he said.

A diplomatic push by the Trump administration to end the war has made progress, according to officials, but has delivered no breakthrough on the key issue of what happens to Russian-occupied Ukrainian land and other territory that Moscow is demanding.

Analysts says that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in no rush to find a settlement, despite his army’s difficulties on the roughly 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line. He believes that time is on his side, that Western support for Kyiv will fade and that Ukraine’s resistance will eventually break under pressure, according to analysts.

To replenish its forces and keep up the pressure on Kyiv, Moscow is offering cash bonuses, freeing convicts from prison and luring foreigners to its army.

An Associated Press investigation found that unwitting Bangladeshi workers were enticed to Russia under the false promise of civilian work before being thrown into combat in Ukraine.

Zelenskyy said late Monday the next round of talks with the United States and Russia is penciled in for Feb. 1. but that “it would be good if this meeting could be accelerated.”

He also urged that, in the meantime, additional sanctions be imposed on Russia to compel the Kremlin to make compromises.

Russia fired 165 drones at Ukraine overnight, with 24 of them that got through air defenses hitting targets in seven regions, according to Ukraine’s air force.

In recent weeks, the relentless barrages have damaged some of Ukraine’s protected world heritage sites in Odesa, the western city of Lviv and the capital, Kyiv, UNESCO said Tuesday.

They have also knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of civilians. More than 900 apartment blocks remained without heating Tuesday in several districts of Kyiv, Zelenskyy said. Kyiv, a city of about 3 million people, is dominated by tower blocks, many from the Soviet era.

Russia has been improving its drone technology and tactics, striking Ukraine with increasing success.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s main intelligence directorate said earlier this month that Russia had deployed the new jet-powered “Geran-5” strike drone against Ukraine for the first time. The Geran is a Russian variant of the Iranian-designed Shahed.

According to the directorate, the drone can carry a 90-kilogram (200-pound) warhead and has a range of nearly 1,000 kilometers (600 miles).

In response, Ukraine has significantly expanded production of interceptor drones, as well as developing its own long-range drones.

The Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that its air defenses shot down 19 Ukrainian drones overnight over several Russian regions.

Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine

Broken window glass is seen in an apartment following a Russian air attack in the city center in Odesa, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Shtekel)

Rescue workers clear the rubble of a residential building which was heavily damaged after a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Shtekel)

Rescue workers clear the rubble of a residential building which was heavily damaged after a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Shtekel)

Rescue workers clear the rubble of a residential building which was heavily damaged after a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Shtekel)