Battery technology manufacturer Saft has purchased the back-up energy system provider in a transaction that enabled Evergy Ventures to exit.

Energy utility Evergy has exited US-based energy storage system developer Go Electric in an acquisition of undisclosed size by battery technology producer Saft Batteries.

Founded in 2011, Go Electric provides energy storage systems that supply back-up power to facilities such as data centres, hospitals, manufacturing plants, petrol stations or military bases in the event of a power outage.

The company also supplies systems that help utilities control the energy input from distributed energy resources such as solar panels and wind…