The steel roof structure weighs over 5,000 tons and is planted with an 8,000 square metre flower meadow. Inside the sports arena, there are four ice rinks, 13 kiosks, 500 TV screens and 224 parking spaces. Up to 11,500 sports fans can watch the ice hockey players of EHC Red Bull Munich and the basketball team of FC Bayern Munich on match days. A glance at these figures alone confirms that the ultra-modern, recently completed SAP Garden in the heart of Munich's Olympic Park is anything but ordinary. The arena is particularly impressive when it comes to sustainability, with a holistic concept from the underground car park to the roof terrace.

Working hand in hand with ChargeOne, the e-mobility brand of Claus Heinemann Elektroanlagen GmbH, the mobility experts from Compleo Charging Solutions planned and implemented the charging infrastructure in the SAP Garden.

The SAP Garden is one of the most modern multifunctional arenas in Europe. The future-oriented nature of the project is also reflected in the charging concept for electric vehicles in the underground car park. As it has a photovoltaic system with a total of 799 PV modules and the legal situation in this regard is not yet clearly regulated, public charging is not yet offered. However, the charging stations can be used internally by users authorizing themselves via RFID card. The charging points have been in regular use since Red Bull moved into the SAP Garden in summer 2024. Heinemann acts as the charge point operator (CPO) and is responsible for the system, performance, maintenance and, in future, payment and billing. Compleo provides the charging technology.

Compleo and Heinemann have installed 24 eBOXes, each with 22 kW alternating current (AC), and 3 CITO 500s, each with 50 kW direct current (DC) and 22 kW AC, in the underground car park. The CITO fast chargers are particularly aimed at users in SAP Garden who want to charge their vehicles quickly. They support fast charging even at smaller grid connections and also score points with SAM technology, which allows operators to bill in compliance with calibration law. Numerous parking spaces in SAP Garden are also equipped with wallboxes. This is intended to address a wide range of charging requirements and needs.

There are numerous other aspects that interact to promote the sustainability of the building. In terms of electrical engineering, this includes the charging infrastructure, for example, but also presence-controlled lighting regulation, modern energy-saving energy distribution systems, the use of high-quality and durable materials, photovoltaic systems and much more. Compleo's eBOX also saves a lot of material during installation. It can be scaled quickly and any number of products can be connected. ‘Sustainability must be considered and implemented holistically. This is impressively demonstrated by this project. Everyone pulled together here,’ praises Lohr.

Expertise "made in Germany"

Robert Klug, CEO of Claus Heinemann Elektroanlagen GmbH, responsible for the installation of the electrical engineering and power supply in the SAP Garden, explains why Compleo was chosen: "The decisive factors were reliability and performance, the good combination of fast charger and wallbox. Only a few manufacturers offer that." In terms of sustainability, care was also taken to choose a German manufacturer and not to order solutions from Asia. "The SAP Garden stands for sustainability from the underground car park to the roof. Compleo and Heinemann can also offer everything from a single source: innovative charging solutions as well as service, advice, maintenance and technical support."

Trusting cooperation between the project partners

The installation of the charging technology took just a few days with the support of Red Bull Stadion GmbH's construction management. Once the required services had been clarified and the charging infrastructure divided into four sub-distributors, the work could begin. "The determination of the requirements and the overall completion went quickly and smoothly in four months. This is also due to the excellent cooperation between the various project partners, such as Claus Heinemann Elektroanlagen GmbH. We maintain a very professional and respectful relationship, in which we as a manufacturer can also learn a lot from Heinemann as a system provider, receive valuable feedback and thus improve a little every day together," reports Lohr. Klug adds: "Our partnership is really something very special. Right from the start, we also discussed difficulties and optimisation options as equals."

According to the European Commission's targets, the demand for publicly accessible charging infrastructure should reach 3.5 million charging points across Europe by 2030. To achieve this, we need 410,000 new charging points per year. The example of SAP Garden impressively demonstrates how charging infrastructure projects of this kind can be successfully tackled in a network of strong partners.