Energy where Defence needs it.
Scaffvolt Defence develops modular solar energy systems for temporary military locations. Glass-free, lightweight polymer-based solar panels are integrated into rapidly deployable scaffold and frame structures, combined with battery storage and smart energy management.
The result is a robust and scalable energy solution for drone operations, field camps, training grounds, logistics hubs and maintenance sites, reducing diesel dependency while improving deployability and local energy autonomy.
Scaffvolt Defence transforms temporary scaffold and frame structures into active energy-generating systems. Rather than being just a support structure, the frame itself becomes part of the energy solution.
The generated electricity can be used directly on site, stored in a battery container, or combined with generators in a hybrid energy configuration. This creates a flexible system that adapts to the deployment location and can scale from a compact field unit to a larger mobile energy park.
Defence operations depend on electricity for communications, lighting, IT, sensors, drones, charging infrastructure, workshops and operational support. In the field, generators are still commonly used. At the same time, the Dutch Ministry of Defence is working on more efficient and future-proof energy systems for operational equipment. Scaffvolt Defence fits into that development as an additional layer of local generation and hybrid energy use.
Fuel requires transport, replenishment and storage on site.
Generators create noise and heat signatures.
Temporary locations often lack suitable roofs or fixed grid access.
Energy demand is increasing due to digitalisation, electrification and drone use.
Scaffvolt Defence adds a flexible, rapidly deployable layer of local solar energy to temporary military infrastructure.
Scaffvolt Defence combines four interlocking elements into one flexible, scalable field energy system.
Panels from Solarge: 50% lighter than conventional glass-aluminium panels, 100% recyclable, PFAS-free and produced in the Netherlands. For mobile applications: easier to transport, safer to handle and suitable for more compact panel formats.
Panels are integrated into a temporary, rapidly deployable frame. Flexible in size, adaptable to terrain and scalable in energy capacity.
Local storage for evening and night-time use, charging cycles, peak demand and quieter operational periods with reduced generator use.
An EMS balances solar generation, battery storage, local consumption and optional generator back-up in hybrid configurations.
Traditional solar panels are mainly designed for long-term installation on buildings or fixed solar fields. Scaffvolt Defence requires something different: a panel that fits mobile logistics, repeated handling and rapid installation in temporary environments. That is why we use glass-free, lightweight polymer-based solar panels.
Lower weight simplifies logistics, handling and installation in mobile environments.
No conventional glass surface as found in standard panels, better aligned with temporary structures and repeated assembly cycles.
Solarge positions the panels as unbreakable and resistant to demanding conditions such as hail, snow and wind.
Suitable for compact, easier-to-handle panel formats in mobile frame structures.
100% recyclable, PFAS-free and produced in the Netherlands. Aligned with sustainable Defence procurement.
Scaffvolt is a patent-protected innovation that enables energy generation through existing scaffolding structures.
For Defence, this means solar energy that better matches temporary deployment, mobile assembly and changing operational conditions.
Not just mobile solar energy, but a flexible deployment system designed for the practical reality of temporary military operations.
Lightweight polymer panels instead of traditional heavy glass-based modules.
The supporting structure becomes an active power-generating asset.
Designed for short set-up times and repeated use.
Smaller, easier-to-handle formats for practical field installation.
From a drone-support unit to a mobile energy park.
Compatible with batteries and existing generator systems.
A compact Scaffvolt unit with glass-free lightweight panels, battery storage and a rapidly deployable frame. Designed for local power supply in small temporary operations.
A larger modular configuration with multiple frames, greater PV capacity, battery storage and hybrid integration. Suitable for medium-sized temporary locations with structural energy demand.
A scalable energy field with multiple scaffold clusters, battery containers, central energy distribution and integration with hybrid back-up systems.
Energy closer to the user, with less exclusive dependence on fixed infrastructure or fuel.
Local solar generation and storage can help reduce generator running hours.
Reduced fuel consumption can also lower transport and refuelling requirements.
Solar and battery use can enable quieter operational periods.
Lightweight, glass-free panels are better aligned with transport, temporary assembly and redeployment.
The system can be adapted to location, deployment duration and energy demand.
Aligned with growing demand for electrification, drones, temporary microgrids and independent field energy.
Scaffvolt was originally developed to provide clean temporary energy at locations where conventional energy infrastructure is limited. The current Scaffvolt website focuses on construction sites, scaffold-integrated solar panels, battery storage and reducing generator use. For Defence, the concept is being developed further into a lighter, more flexible and more operationally relevant system.
Scaffvolt Defence is not presented as a fully finalised military end-product, but as a concrete and promising innovation concept ready for validation and joint pilot development.
Translation of the existing Scaffvolt technology into temporary military applications.
Development of frame configurations, panel dimensions, mounting principles, battery integration, energy management and modular scalability.
Construction of a first fully functioning Defence-oriented demonstrator.
Validation of assembly time, handling, robustness, stability, energy yield, cable management, battery integration and deployability.
Field pilot at a training site, test area or innovation environment. Validate operational relevance, measure energy performance, assess diesel reduction, evaluate handling, validate scalability.
Optimisation based on data, feedback and Defence-specific requirements.
Local energy for charging, monitoring and supporting drones, batteries and related systems.
Power for lighting, communications, IT and operational base functions.
Temporary energy where fixed infrastructure is absent or rapid deployment is required.
Support for temporary handling, charging, monitoring and power distribution.
Power for tools, technical systems, charging and temporary work zones.
Scaffvolt Defence emerges from an ecosystem of Dutch innovators in solar energy, modular construction and energy storage.
Scaffvolt Defence builds on expertise in temporary structures, solar energy and flexible energy systems. Our goal is to develop a practical and scalable solution for locations where rapid deployment, robustness and flexibility are essential.
We believe temporary energy supply can be organised in a smarter, quieter and less fuel-dependent way, without losing sight of the operational realities of temporary deployments.
We are looking to connect with Defence units, innovation programmes and materiel specialists who want to explore how lightweight, glass-free and flexibly deployable solar energy systems can contribute to temporary military energy supply.