When Elevators Learn to ‘Store Energy’ — APh ePower and Sernta Forge a New Cross-Industry Partnership

From energy-saving equipment to carbon-credit innovation, Taiwanese companies are redefining what ‘smart dispatch’ means.

APh ePower and Sernta have signed a letter of intent announcing a strategic partnership to jointly advance the Elevator Energy-Storage Carbon-Credit Project. By integrating smart-elevator technologies with aluminum-battery energy-storage systems, the two companies aim to develop applications that deliver energy efficiency, carbon-credit benefits, and strong commercial value.

| This collaboration is more than a partnership—it is a cross-industry dialogue.

On one side stands an elevator brand with 40 years of global market experience; on the other, a rising energy-storage innovator specializing in aluminum-battery applications and energy-management technology. When a traditional equipment manufacturer meets a new-energy solutions provider, the elevator becomes more than a transportation device within a building—it becomes a new node of energy circulation and a demonstrable source of carbon-credit value.

Photo (1) from left: APh ePower Corporation Development Director Sean Su and Chairman Joe Chen, along with Sernta Chairman Po-Hui Hsiao and General Manager Pi-Kai Hsu, jointly complete the corporation signing ceremony.

| From Energy-Saving Equipment to Carbon-Credit Innovation: Elevators Enter the Energy-Transition Era

Sernta General Manager Pi-Kai Hsu recalls the origins of the collaboration, “Over a decade ago, we developed regenerative-power devices that convert an elevator’s potential energy into electricity, but at the time it could only reduce electricity costs. Now, combined with APh ePower’s newly published carbon-credit methodology for energy storage, we’re not only saving energy—we’re creating revenue. This is a revolutionary shift for the industry.” Elevators are among the top three electricity consumers in any building. If each rise and descent can be converted into quantifiable carbon-reduction data, the industry can finally move from simple energy conservation to true carbon-credit generation. This model provides enterprises with measurable decarbonization data and opens a brand-new commercial opportunity for the global elevator market. APh ePower Chairman Joe Chen emphasized, “The value of energy-storage technology goes far beyond stabilizing the grid—it’s about integrating storage into everyday life. When elevators can participate in energy circulation, we see the next frontier of energy storage.”

| Experience × New Thinking: A Cross-Generational Breakthrough

“We don’t follow other people’s paths—we create our own. Partnering with APh ePower gives us another opportunity to challenge traditional frameworks and redefine the logic of the elevator industry through carbon credits and energy storage,” shared Sernta Chairman Po-Hui Hsiao. Since its founding, Sernta has consistently stepped beyond its comfort zone. From its first participation in the German elevator exhibition in 2009, to successfully entering the European market, to now approaching its 40^th anniversary, the company has maintained a brand built on technology-driven innovation. This collaboration with APh ePower symbolizes a powerful moment of cross-generational synergy within Taiwanese industry on the international stage. APh ePower, with aluminum-battery technology at its core, continues to develop diversified storage applications, energy-management systems, and carbon-credit methodologies. Together, the two companies are aligning not only products but also vision and philosophy: using technology to advance sustainability and using innovation to expand what is possible in the future energy landscape.

| From Taiwan to the World: A New International Model

Sernta’s market presence now spans Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. By comparison, APh ePower is establishing Taiwan as a pilot base for smart dispatch, accelerating its move into overseas markets. The two companies plan to complete Phase I technical validation before 2026, followed by a joint rollout of the Elevator Energy-Storage Carbon-Credit Project, creating the first generation of smart elevators with measurable carbon-credit benefits. “When I first exhibited in Germany, my father said I didn’t know the meaning of ‘impossible’—but I’ve always believed everyone deserves a moment on the global stage,” Chairman Po-Hui Hsiao said with a smile. His words also capture the spirit of the partnership between APh ePower and Sernta: the courage to explore, the conviction to innovate, and the determination to bring energy transition into everyday life.