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June Edition 2020
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Table of Contents
1. Financial, M & A Updates..................................................................................................................................1
2. Solution Updates.................................................................................................................................................8
3. Rewards and Recognition Updates..................................................................................................................14
4. Customer Success Updates...............................................................................................................................17
5. Partnership Ecosystem Updates......................................................................................................................19
6. Miscellaneous Updates.....................................................................................................................................34

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Alliant Energy (USA) announces six new solar projects in Wisconsin
Alliant Energy announces plans to acquire and advance 675 megawatts of
solar in mostly rural areas in six Wisconsin counties: Grant, Jefferson,
Richland, Rock, Sheboygan and Wood. The projects are the next step in the
company's Clean Energy Blueprint, a strategic roadmap to cost-effectively
accelerate renewable energy while reducing carbon emissions. Once
operational, the energy from the projects will be enough to power 175,000
homes per year making Alliant Energy the largest owner-operator of solar in
Wisconsin. Collectively, these projects are expected to create more than 1,200
local construction jobs, and, once operational, will provide an estimated $80
million in local tax revenues over the next 30 years. The transition to solar
energy is driven by changing economics for generation, customer
sustainability goals, improvements in renewable technology and the
company’s commitment to sustainable practices.
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“Solar energy is a smart investment for our Wisconsin customers, said
President of Alliant Energy's Wisconsin energy company. At a time when
much is changing, these projects will provide steady revenue to Wisconsin
communities, create new construction, operation and maintenance jobs,
and provide our customers with reliable and sustainable energy for years to
come. Along with the rest of the Clean Energy Blueprint, these projects
will help customers avoid more than $2 billion in long-term costs.”
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AEP (USA) Receives Enough Approvals to Move Forward With 1,485-Megawatt
North Central Wind Projects
American Electric Power has received approvals to enable the company to acquire the
entire planned 1,485 megawatts of wind generation in Oklahoma. AEP will invest
approximately $2 billion in this new renewable energy to serve its Southwestern Electric
Power Company and Public Service Company of Oklahoma customers. The Louisiana
Public Service Commission today approved a settlement agreement that authorizes
SWEPCO to add 810 MW of wind energy to serve its customers. The Commission
approved an option that could increase Louisiana’s allocation to an estimated 464 MW
from the original 268 MW, if Texas does not also approve the SWEPCO proposal. The
Arkansas Public Service Commission also accepted an option to increase its allocation
when it approved the project earlier this month. The project remains under regulatory
review in Texas, and SWEPCO will continue to seek that approval to allocate some of
this renewable energy to benefit its customers in Texas. PSO received final Oklahoma
Corporation Commission approval Feb. 20, 2020, of a settlement agreement to acquire
675 MW of the project. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission also has approved
the acquisition.
“Today’s decision by the Louisiana Public Service Commission enables us to move
forward with the North Central wind projects at full scale and invest in low-cost wind
energy to benefit our customers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, said AEP
chairman, president and chief executive officer. As AEP continues to add new clean
energy to our generation portfolio, this investment is expected to save our customers
approximately $3 billion over the next 30 years while supporting economic
development in our communities. We will continue to seek approval to provide a
share of this renewable energy to our SWEPCO customers in Texas, as we believe
the projects offer significant benefits to customers across our SWEPCO footprint.”
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DTE Energy (USA) to Invest in Wayne County Environment Improvement
Projects
DTE Energy said it will invest $7.5 million dollars to support environmental
and sustainable improvements in Wayne County, Mich. The investment is a
key part of an agreement reached with the Environmental Protection Agency
and the Sierra Club that resolves an ongoing dispute over how the EPA’s new
source reviews rules would apply to new emission control investments for
coal plant operations. The agreement enables DTE Electric to continue its
progress toward net zero carbon emissions by 2050. DTE will also assemble a
Community Environmental Action Committee, made up of community and
university representatives who will guide the deployment of funds.
Projects determined by the committee may include:
• An urban solar array
• Urban foresting and farming
• Energy reduction initiatives
• Wildlife habitat restoration and education programs
“Our intent from the beginning of this process has been to reduce
emissions, and this agreement allows us to involve the community to do
even more, said vice president, Environment Management and Resources
for DTE Energy. We want to thank the EPA and the Sierra Club for
working with us. This action by all parties will further improve the quality
of life for residents of Wayne County.”
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Entergy (USA) Invests $200 million in Grand Gulf Nuclear Station to Keep Clean
Energy Flowing
Entergy invests $200 million in Grand Gulf Nuclear Station to Keep Clean Energy.
Operators have safely returned Grand Gulf to the grid, concluding the plant’s 22nd
scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. More than $200 million in investments
were made in the plant, focusing on equipment upgrades and other reliability
systems. In addition to the 800 employees, approximately 1,500 additional workers
were on site to support the outage, generating a significant economic boost. Nuclear
power plants must refuel every 18 to 24 months, coming offline while new fuel is
added and existing fuel is reconfigured for maximum efficiency. At the same time,
workers conduct maintenance upgrades, reliability enhancements and system
evaluations that can only be done when the unit is off the grid. During the outage,
technicians used state-of-the-art technology to upgrade plant equipment that will
keep the facility generating clean, carbon-free electricity. This year’s outage included
a significant amount of major reliability upgrades, including a complete
modernization of the plant’s 35-year-old electro-hydraulic turbine control system
with the latest technology.
“I am extremely pleased with the nuclear professionalism and teamwork of the
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station employees, those supporting from the fleet and our
dedicated contracting partners during the refueling and maintenance outage, said
Entergy chief nuclear officer. The team did a phenomenal job of safely refueling
the unit, completing important upgrades and maintenance, and returning it to
service under extraordinary circumstances of the global pandemic. Our key
stakeholders depend on us to keep the clean electricity flowing, and Grand Gulf
is a critical part of this country’s infrastructure.”
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Entergy (USA) Mississippi Invests $31 Million to Increase Reliability in
Hinds County
Entergy Mississippi’s $31-million reliability project is underway to upgrade Hinds County customers to a technologically-advanced system with
increased capacity and reliability. The project includes building a new substation on the corner of Mill Street and Lorenz Boulevard and
rebuilding the existing 115 kV line from the existing Rex Brown substation to the new substation, which will be called Mill Street Substation.
The new infrastructure will allow Entergy Mississippi to support growth and provide reliable service at reasonable prices. Beginning in early June
and running through the start of August, customers along Watkins Drive and Bailey Avenue can expect to see large equipment. As a result,
residents and commuters may experience temporary lane closures for crews to work safely. Construction for this project, which began in January
2020 and will wrap up in November 2020, includes replacing wooden transmission poles along the route with steel poles and rebuilding the
existing line. Entergy Mississippi, LLC provides electricity to approximately 450,000 customers in 45 counties. Entergy Corporation is an
integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power
plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including 8,000 megawatts of nuclear power. Entergy has annual
revenues of $11 billion and approximately 13,600 employees.
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Galán announces that Iberdrola will invest between 3,000 and 4,000 million Euros
in France in the next four years to continue growing in the renewable energy sector
Galán has announced that Iberdrola plans to invest
between 3,000 and 4,000 million Euros in the next four
years to continue growing in the renewable energy sector,
both in wind, onshore and offshore, as in solar. The
group's growth project in France will have a significant
drag effect on the local industry. Iberdrola makes annual
purchases from French companies valued at around 1,000
million euros and only the development of the
Saint-Brieuc project will lead to the creation of more than
1,000 new jobs in its area of influence
Within the framework of this commitment to the
neighboring country, Galán has announced that
Iberdrola plans to invest between 3,000 and 4,000
million Euros in the next four years to continue growing
in the renewable energy sector", both in wind, onshore
and offshore , as in solar. Iberdrola has also assured that
"the company is very interested in participating in new
auctions that are called in the future to promote offshore
wind farms in the country." Said President of Iberdrola.
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Iberdrola (Spain) assigns a new contract to Ingeteam and moves forward
with its plan to invest in renewable across Spain
Iberdrola is making progress in its plan to invest in renewable in Spain, working hand in hand with local suppliers. This morning, Iberdrola
announced that it has allocated another contract worth €18.6 million to Ingeteam. The Basque Company will provide the investors for the
Francisco Pizarro plant that Iberdrola is set to develop in Extremadura. With the Núnez de Balboa plant already up and running, this new facility
will become the largest photovoltaic project in Europe, producing 590 MW of power thanks to an investment of over €300 million. This new
contract adds to a string of others signed with Ingeteam over the past few months. Its task is to provide the investor solution needed to construct
a total of 800 MW in Spain and Mexico, including six projects that Iberdrola will be building in Andalusia and Aragón and developing in
Extremadura. This means providing the components required to turn the direct current obtained from solar panels into alternate current and
subsequently raise it from low to medium voltage for consumption. Iberdrola has been operating wind farms in the Basque Country for years now,
as well as taking part in the Ekian photovoltaic project and engaging in a joint venture with the EVE to foster the regions renewable with
investments and projects. The company is confident that electrification will drive change in the post-COVID scenario, and is willing to speed up
its investments backed by a stable legal framework to help boost economic activity, local industry and employment.
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EGAT (Thailand) launches “ENGY Market” gathering good products produced by communities
around EGAT’s sites across Thailand to online channel to promote grassroots economy
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EGAT opens online “ENGY Market” where high-quality community products in the vicinity of EGAT’s power plants and dams are on
sale. The EGAT officials can buy the community products and sell their own products through this channel. This project aims to create
the society with sustainable income under the friendly and caring environment. Strategy of Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
revealed that with the outbreak of COVID-19 which has lasted many months and affected global economy in every sector, EGAT as a
state-owned enterprise responsible for electricity generation and transmission coupled with social and community care is always beside
Thais in every crisis. EGAT set corporate social responsibility strategy to participate in mitigating the difficulties of the public, such as
providing financial support, medical equipment, and accommodations for doctors and COVID-19 patients. Moreover, EGAT has
cooperated with its network to help the public after the end of COVID-19 together with the preparation in case of the second outbreak.
Presently, there has been a launch of a campaign Stop COVID Fast Restart Faster which includes an online market called ENGY Market,
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Enel X (Italy) and Volvo develop integrated electric vehicle charging solutions
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Enel X and Volvo Car Italia have designed a range of integrated charging solutions for customers who choose plug-in hybrid and
full electric models designed by the Swedish car manufacturer. Specifically, the two companies have developed various packages
that respond to customers’ needs at different stages: from purchasing the electric vehicle and the domestic charging station, to the
installation of the station at home. The JuicePack Home package includes the purchase of JuiceBox, the innovative domestic
charging station developed by Enel X available with three different capacities: 3.7 kW, 7.4 kW and 22 kW. For customers who
mainly charge their vehicle in the urban environment, the JuicePack Street package has been developed - a solution that includes
a 500 kWh bonus for charging at Enel X's public charging points using the Enel X JuicePass app. Finally, JuicePack Full
combines domestic and public charging solutions into a single package for a complete charging experience.

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Entergy (USA) Louisiana Expands Utility Bill Relief Options for Customers
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Entergy Louisiana has developed several new flexible payment options for customers who are having difficulty paying their utility bills
due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company will work with customers on a case-by-case basis to provide relief options that are tailored
to their needs. For example, customers will now have the ability to extend payments of their past due amounts over a longer period.
Residential customers will have the option to fold-in their past due amounts using Levelized Billing, a program that averages payments
for a more consistent monthly bill. Commercial and small industrial customers also will be offered flexible payment arrangements to help
in their recovery. Customers should access bill relief options through my Account online or the automated call system through
1-800-ENTERGY) as soon as possible to avoid potential, extended delays that could result from limited access to representatives due to
increased call volume. Entergy Louisiana is sending a letter and/or email to residential and commercial customers with outstanding
balances and providing information on how to access payment relief options.

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Iberdrola (Spain) promotes green recovery with the launch of CAVAR, the first
large wind complex in Spain after the health emergency
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Iberdrola has launched the CAVAR wind complex in Navarra, the first major facility of its kind in Spain after the health crisis. With its 111
megawatts of installed power, it is also the largest wind power plant started up by the company in the country since 2012. In this way, and
coinciding with World Environment Day, Iberdrola continues to make progress towards a recovery green. In this sense, the construction of the
CAVAR complex, which has been completed in 12 months, has involved purchases of more than 80 million Euros from suppliers, many of them
from nearby municipalities and regions, and created hundreds of jobs. Almost all of the civil works and the components of the wind turbines
(towers, blades, nacelles, generators and gearboxes) have been manufactured in Navarra, Asturias, Cantabria, Soria and Burgos. The CAVAR wind
complex, jointly promoted with Caja Rural de Navarra, is made up of four parks and 32 SG 3.4-132 generators, located in the Navarre
municipalities of Cadreita and Valtierra. Its construction and commissioning has required an investment of more than 100 million Euros, for which
it has had green financing from the European Investment Bank. This new facility will produce clean energy equivalent to the average annual
consumption of 45,000 households - 25% of the population of Pamplona - and thus avoid the emission of 84,000 tons of CO 2 into the atmosphere
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UTA (Germany) expands service card supply network with LIQVIS LNG
service stations
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UTA, a leading provider of fuel and service cards in Europe, is expanding its own supply network to include LIQVIS GmbH's
LNG service stations. As of 1 April, UTA customers can refuel their vehicles with liquefied natural gas at LIQVIS service
stations without cash using the UTA Full Service Card. The Uniper subsidiary LIQVIS has been operating LNG service
stations since 2017. They are located at strategic high-traffic hubs e.g. in Kassel-Lohfelden and Berlin-Grünheide. In order to
meet the rising demand for the alternative fuel LNG, the German service station infrastructure is set to be systematically
expanded in the coming years. Additional LIQVIS service stations will be installed in the areas in and around Hamburg,
Hannover and Bönen, among others.

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Uniper (Germany) solution with large-scale batteries helps to control the frequency
deviations in systems with large amounts of renewable energies
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Uniper solution with large-scale batteries helps to control the frequency deviations in systems with large amounts of renewable energies. The
increasing share of renewable energies is presenting grid operators worldwide with growing challenges to maintain the balance in the electricity
grid. Frequency deviations in the grid can lead to poorer power quality and, in the worst case, to a power outage. Uniper is launching an innovative
battery solution that meets the growing need for fast frequency control and thus grid stability. The first implementation of this battery technology
will take place in two of Uniper's hydroelectric power plants in northern Sweden: Edsele with a capacity of six megawatts and Lövön with a
capacity of nine megawatts. The power plants were selected because Swedish grid operator Svenska Kraftnät recently opened up the capacity
market for a new product called “fast frequency reserve”. The combination of hydroelectric power and batteries of the Uniper solution is as fast as
it is efficient: While the hydroelectric power acts as energy storage, the batteries ensure a quick response to frequency deviations. At the same time,
the storage capacity of the batteries can be kept relatively low. Due to the great potential of the technology, Uniper is already working on scaling
up, which should enable broad implementation in other plants within the group.

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Ameren (USA) Employees Recognized with Research and Development
Awards
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Three Ameren employees have been selected to receive prestigious Technology Transfer Awards from the Electric Power
Research Institute. Presented annually, EPRI’s Technology Transfer Awards recognize industry leaders and innovators who help
companies transform research into results and solutions that can improve the efficiency of power plants, harden transmission and
distribution equipment, improve cyber security, and enhance end-use electrification – all for the end-benefit of utility customers.
St. Louis-based Ameren Corporation powers the quality of life for 2.4 million electric customers and more than 900,000 natural
gas customers in a 64,000-square-mile area through its Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois rate-regulated utility subsidiaries.
Ameren Illinois provides electric distribution and transmission service, as well as natural gas distribution service, while Ameren
Missouri provides vertically integrated electric service, with generating capacity of approximately 10,100 megawatts, and natural
gas distribution service. Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois develops regional electric transmission projects.
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DiversityInc recognizes Ameren (USA) as a top company for diversity and
inclusion
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Ameren Corporation’s ability to fulfill its mission, To Power the Quality of Life, requires an innovative and inclusive workforce – one that is as diverse
as the Missouri and Illinois communities the company serves. In recognition of its commitment to ensuring a workforce and culture that values
everyone’s uniqueness and differences, Ameren has been ranked by DiversityInc® as one of the nation's most outstanding companies for diversity and
inclusion.
Overall, Ameren received honors in three of the best D&I listings:
• For the 12th consecutive year, Ameren was ranked as one of the nation’s top utilities for Diversity and Inclusion.
• For the third year in a row, Ameren was ranked among the Top 10 regional companies – and was the only utility to appear on the regional list.
• For the first time, Ameren made the Top 10 Board of Directors, representing companies in all industries.
The mission of DiversityInc® is to bring education and clarity to the business benefits of diversity. The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity
list began in 2001, when many corporations were beginning to understand the business value of diversity-management initiatives. The 2018 Top 50
Companies for Diversity results will be featured on ‪DiversityInc.com. DiversityInc is a VA certified veteran-owned business and a USBLN certified
business owned by a person with a disability.
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Iberdrola (Spain) , the first multinational company of the Ibex 35 to certify
with AENOR the protocol of action against Covid-19
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Iberdrola has become the first multinational company of the Ibex 35 to obtain the Certification of protocols against AENOR's Covid-19
in accordance with the legal requirements established by the competent authorities and the best sectarian recommendations and
guidelines. This certificate, which is currently applied to the holding company Iberdrola but which will also soon include the rest of the
group's companies, endorses the action protocol put in place by the company to face the corona virus pandemic, guaranteeing
maintenance and quality of the electricity supply as well as the health and safety of people. In this sense, the certification granted by
AENOR to Iberdrola highlights the more than 150 measures that, in a globally coordinated manner, the company has implemented in
recent months to support all its stakeholders during the health crisis : employees, suppliers, shareholders and society in general. These
initiatives include the acquisition and subsequent donation of basic sanitary items for a total amount of close to 25 million Euros or the
reinforcement of the network to guarantee the supply of electricity in hospital centers. Likewise, for example, the effort made by Iberdrola
to keep the supply chain operational, advancing the awarding of orders worth almost 4,000 million Euros to more than 10,000 suppliers
during the first quarter of the year, double that in the same period of 2019.
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Western Pennsylvania Energy Consortium Goes Green with Direct Energy
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Western Pennsylvania Energy Consortium has announced that it is directing its energy dollars towards the support of renewable
energy. Building on the success of the recent Earth Day renewable energy demonstration, the WPEC are proud to announce a new,
12-month agreement with Direct Energy. As a result of a competitive auction, Direct Energy was chosen as the supplier of choice,
for renewable energy supply. Direct Energy will source power and Green-e certified renewable energy attributes offsetting 100%
of the energy consumption and associated carbon emissions from the consortium members. This latest stage in the partnership
between the WPEC and Direct Energy demonstrates a significant commitment towards a sustainable future and proves that
governments, businesses and even residents in Western Pennsylvania can access renewable energy and carbon offset products in
an economic manner. Direct Energy is one of North America’s largest retail providers of electricity, natural gas, and home and
business energy-related services with nearly four million customers. Direct Energy gives customers choice, simplicity, and
innovation where energy, data, and technology meet.
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Enel (Italy) Green Power awarded 82.7 * MW in Italy in GSE’s second auction,
with new renewable capacity and repowering
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Enel Green Power was awarded 68 MW of new renewable capacity for two wind projects and 38.3 MW of nominal capacity deriving from
the repowering of already-operational hydro plants in the second renewable auction launched by the Italian state owned energy service
company GSE. Specifically, the company participated in the 500 MW tender for new wind and solar projects and the 98.5 MW tender for
renovations of renewable plants with a capacity exceeding 1 MW. Regarding the new capacity, the two wind farms are located in Campania
and Basilicata. Enel Green Power, within the Enel Group, is dedicated to the development, construction and operation of renewable energy
plants all over the world, and is present in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and Oceania. In Italy, EGP manages a total renewable capacity
of over 14 GW equal to about half of the capacity managed by the Group in the country. In 2019 Enel produced around 24 TWh in the country
from renewable equal to 52% of its production and 21% of the national energy production from renewable. Enel Green Power is a world leader
in the renewable energy sector, with a managed capacity of over 46 GW, with a production mix that includes wind, solar, geothermal and
hydro, and is at the forefront in the integration of innovative and sustainable technologies in renewable power plants.
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AGL (Australia) announces ground-breaking strategic cloud partnership with Microsoft
AGL has signed a strategic partnership with Microsoft to transition almost all computing to the cloud by 2022 and collaborate on
ground-breaking innovation to boost the customer experience. The companies will also collaborate to build AGL’s Centre of Excellence,
harnessing data and leading-edge technologies including artificial intelligence to boost efficiency and create new and compelling
customer experiences. AGL will be using Microsoft’s data and AI services for projects such as AGL’s world-leading Virtual Power Plant.
The benefits of the program included:
• increasing the speed at which innovative services are delivered to customers
• access to advanced Internet of Things and advanced analytics platform services
• reducing operational risk and supporting growth by providing secure, faster and better access to evolving technology, and
• Enabling better ways of working through automation.
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Ameren (USA) Announces New Engagement with Energy Startups
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Ameren Corporation is collaborating with the Electric Power Research Institute's Incubatenergy® Labs startup challenge to demonstrate and explore today's and
tomorrow's technologies, products and services that have the potential to benefit Ameren's customers. Ameren and EPRI, and 12 other utilities, are hosting a set of
accelerated technology demonstrations with 10 startup companies that may provide utility customers with effective energy management solutions, and Ameren with new
tools to maintain system quality, reliability and efficiency using sustainable methods. The collaborative effort is a core program in the Ameren Accelerator, which teams
with public universities, private companies and industry associations to invest, mentor and host pilot projects with energy technology startups.
Ameren will host the following companies for technology demonstrations:
• Ev.energy – Wireless platform that optimizes electric vehicle charging to save customers money, fully utilize renewable energy and delivers flexibility services to the
grid.
• IND Technology, Inc.– Technology that remotely detects and locates electrical faults before they occur, which could prevent power losses, wildfires and other
consequences.
• PingThings – Artificial intelligence platform that processes, stores and uses high-definition sensor data in real time, at grid scale.
• Recurve – Software as a service tool that analyzes how to use energy more efficiently and effectively in response to cost, carbon reduction and other customer goals.
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Centrica (UK) and AVK to partner in the delivery of data centre energy
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Centrica Business Solutions and AVK have signed an exclusive collaboration agreement to co-develop solutions for the data
centre market utilizing gas engine power generation systems and other energy technologies. AVK is the largest supplier of data
centre and financial sector critical power solutions in the UK and Ireland, while Centrica Business Solutions specializes in gas
generation, route to market services, optimization and innovative financial structures, such as the provision of energy as a service.
In order to combat the shortage of grid capacity available to data centers, and to overcome changing environmental legislation
around the use of diesel generation, they will join forces to deploy gas back up and prime power solutions into the data centre
market across the UK and Europe. The collaboration agreement commits both companies to co-develop a suite of secure power
offerings that deliver a more sustainable energy pathway for data centers without any compromise to on-site resilience.
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Enel X (Italy) gives fresh boost to sustainable mobility by tripling its public
EV charging network through collaboration with Allego, Bosch and Innogy
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Enel X expanded its electric vehicle charging network to more than 30,000 public charging points, roughly a threefold increase from about 10,500
already available, by kicking off eRoaming connectivity with Dutch EV network operator Allego as well as Robert Bosch GmbH and German company
Innogy. Under the framework of the Hubject e-mobility platform, this collaboration now allows Enel X JuicePass app users to fill up their EVs, without
signing new contracts, in the charging points operated by Allego, Bosch and Innogy, on a network of more than 19,500 points in Belgium, Germany,
Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Enel X has made available a public charging infrastructure composed of around 10,500 points including those in its
own networks in Italy, Spain and Romania as well as those in third party networks. The company has indeed closed several interoperability agreements
to broaden the public charging network available to its customers throughout Europe, expanding its reach as e-mobility Service Provider into Austria,
Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Overall, Enel X is expected to increase its network of public and private charging points made available
worldwide to approximately 736,000 by 2022 from around 100,000, with the aim to support the uptake of EVs and the decarburization of the transport
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Fortum (Finland) and Uniper Sweden sign an agreement on a dismantling
project at Oskarshamn and Barsebäck nuclear power plants in Sweden
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Fortum and Uniper Sweden have signed an agreement on a dismantling project at Oskarshamn and Barsebäck nuclear power
plants in Sweden. Fortum was awarded the agreement in a competitive bidding process. Uniper is performing large scale
decommissioning of four nuclear units in one common programme. The now awarded dismantling project includes
dismantling of the turbine auxiliary systems, feed water systems and moisture separator reheaters. The work will be carried
out at two power plants and altogether four units in Sweden: Oskarshamn units 1 and 2, and Barsebäck units 1 and 2. The
duration of the agreement is about one year, and the work is estimated to be completed in the summer of 2021. Nuclear
decommissioning is a growing business and Fortum has now been awarded contracts both in Sweden and Finland.
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EESL and GAIL (India) sign an MoU for Trigeneration projects
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GAIL Limited and Energy Efficiency Services Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in New Delhi for cooperation
in development of Trigeneration projects in India. Trigeneration or Combined Cooling, Heat and Power typically involve natural
gas-fired generators to produce electricity. The waste heat from flue gas is recovered to produce hot water / steam which in turn used
for heating purposes and also in absorption chillers for cooling. GAIL Limited is India’s leading natural gas company with diversified
interests across the natural gas value chain of trading, transmission, LPG production & transmission, LNG re-gasification,
petrochemicals, city gas, E&P, etc. It owns and operates a network of around 12,200 km of high pressure trunk pipelines. It is working
concurrently on multiple pipeline projects, aggregating over 5400 kms at an investment of about Rs. 24,000 crores, to operate over
18,000 kms by 2021. GAIL commands 75% market share in gas transmission and has a Gas trading share of over 50% in India. GAIL
also has a formidable market share in City Gas Distribution. In the Liquefied Natural Gas market, GAIL has one of the largest
portfolios in the world. GAIL is also expanding its presence in renewable energy like solar and wind.
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Iberdrola (Spain) supports Basque suppliers with more than 2,200 million
euros in awards in the last 18 months
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Iberdrola has once again demonstrated its support for the Basque industrial fabric by signing five new agreements with two leading
suppliers -Ingeteam, Tamoin, Ormazabal-Velatia, MESA and the Arteche group-, for the supply of equipment and services aimed at
continue to drive the energy transition. These contracts are in addition to the more than 2,200 million Euros awarded by Iberdrola to
Basque companies in the last 18 months alone, of which 500 million Euros have corresponded to the five companies mentioned.
Thus, in 2020 Iberdrola's investments will accelerate to 10,000 million Euros, almost doubling the average for recent years. To
achieve this objective, the company has placed orders, in recent months, for 4,200 million Euros from its suppliers, which has allowed
it to continue to have a driving effect on the business and industrial fabric of the regions in which it is present. The signing of these
agreements took place this morning during an event held at the Iberdrola Tower, under the motto Iberdrola group agreements with
Basque companies for the supply of equipment and services. The energy transition, engine of growth and employment, attended by
the President of Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, and the Lehendakari, Íñigo Urkullu.
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Iberdrola (Spain) supports 'Race to Zero', a global alliance to join forces
towards a carbon neutral economy in 2050
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Iberdrola, as a leading company in the fight against climate change and in support of the global climate agenda, has joined the
global alliance 'Race to Zero', promoted by the United Nations, the COP26 presidency and the climate champions 1 of said COP
and COP 25 held in Madrid, Nigel Topping and Gonzalo Muñoz, respectively. The objective of 'Race to Zero' is to mobilize and
join efforts by cities, regions, companies and investors to build a carbon neutral, healthier and more resilient recovery. The
ultimate goal of this initiative is to achieve an emissions neutral economy with 2050 as the time limit. This will reduce future
threats from the impacts of climate change and contribute to the creation of quality jobs and a robust path of inclusive and
sustainable growth. Both the driving forces and those that support this initiative, such as Iberdrola, consider that after the health
crisis of COVID-19, the need to prioritize economic recovery measures that allow progress towards an emissions-neutral
economy is indisputable, with the transformations that this implies
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Iberdrola (Spain) commissions Ibermática to provide technical support for its
information technology infrastructure
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Iberdrola continues to focus on local suppliers and, this week, has awarded Ibermática a new contract for IT infrastructure technical support services.
The Basque company will provide these services on architectural environments, infrastructure and application technologies, related to managing the
active directory, the administration and management of servers and the mainframe, the management and optimization of storage and databases, etc.This
new contract, valued at over 12 million Euros, adds to the one already held by Iberdrola with the company, which is now expanding its operations since,
in addition to incorporating more services in Spain and the United States, it is expanding its geographical scope to a new market, the United Kingdom.
The services will be extended until December 2021 and the total amount of the contracts, following this new award, amounts to 60.5 million Euros.
Iberdrola is retaining Ibermática as its main supplier in other contracts for Big Data development services and digital development with agile
methodologies for projects related to customers and distribution networks. Iberdrola is working to respond to the transformation process in the energy
sector, based on the electrification of the economy; technological advances and digitalization and greater consumer connectivity. By digitizing its
activities the company will be able to maximize the management of its renewable assets and make its operations more efficient, while increasing the
deployment of smart networks and developing innovative customer-oriented solutions and customizing services.
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Iberdrola (Spain) and Mazda have signed a collaboration agreement to encourage
electric mobility with the launch of the Mazda MX-30
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Mazda Automobiles’ España has entered into an agreement with Iberdrola to supply charging points for electric vehicles and associated
services. The agreement has been signed prior to the launch of the Mazda MX-30 and benefits owners of the new vehicle and official
dealerships. It is also a step forward in Iberdrola's strategy to find partners to help encourage sustainable mobility. The agreement between the
two companies will allow Mazda, as part of the launch of its MX-30, to offer a recharge point completely free of charge to customers who
purchase the new 100% electric model from the Hiroshima-based manufacturer. The 7.4kW Wallbox Pulsar Plus will be supplied by Iberdrola,
which will also offer its energy and digital solutions. Iberdrola's Electric Vehicle Plan charges vehicles at a cost of €0.5/100km with 100 %
renewable energy, both at home and away, using the infrastructure available on public roads, which the company is installing on the main
national motorways and corridors. Electric vehicle drivers using Iberdrola charging points can charge their electric vehicles with 100 % green
energy from clean generation sources with renewable Guarantee of Origin certificates. Official Mazda dealerships will also benefit from the
agreement, enjoying preferential conditions for charging point installation by Iberdrola on their sites and offering their electric vehicle
customers a stand-out service.
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NTPC (India) in pact with ONGC to set up Joint Venture Company for
Renewable Energy Business
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NTPC Ltd. and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a Joint Venture
Company for Renewable Energy business. The MoU will enable both companies to accelerate their footprint in Renewable Energy. The
MoU was signed by Director NTPC and Director and In-charge Business Development and Joint Venture, ONGC. The MoU signing
activity has been done on Virtual conferencing mode in the august presence of CMD NTPC and, CMD ONGC along with the other
Directors and officials of both the companies. NTPC presently has 920 MW of installed Renewable power projects in its portfolio and
about 2300 MW of RE projects under construction. With this tie-up, NTPC would accelerate its RE capacity addition program and also
expand its footprint in offshore wind and overseas Renewable Energy projects. This will help India's largest power generator achieve its
ambitious target of 32 GW of Renewable Energy Projects by 2032. ONGC has a renewable portfolio of 176 MW comprising of 153 MW
wind power and 23 MW of solar. This development will enhance the presence of ONGC in the Renewable Power business and enable its
ambition to add 10 GW of renewable power to its portfolio by 2040.
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REC Limited (India) ties up with TajSATS to provide nutritious meals to front-
line healthcare workers
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REC Limited, a Government of India PSU and one of India’s largest power financiers, is spearheading the mission to feed the medical
staff in key government hospitals as well as poor daily wage laborers across the nation, through collaborative efforts. REC
Foundation, the CSR arm of REC Limited, has partnered with TajSATS to distribute specially-made nutritious meal packets for
medical staff in Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi. Every day, 300 food packets are being delivered as a gesture of gratitude to the
frontline healthcare warriors of New Delhi. Over 18,000 meals will be delivered in New Delhi through this initiative. At the same
time, REC in collaboration with various district authorities, NGOs and electricity distribution companies (DISCOMS) is already
providing cooked meals and ration to the needy across the nation. This initiative was started when the country went under a
nation-wide lockdown and will continue for the duration of the corona virus lockdown. As of 24 May 2020, the corporation has
distributed more than 4.58 lacs Kilograms of food grains, 1.26 lacs meal packets, 9600 liters of sanitizers, 3400 PPE kits and 83000
masks.
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Saudi Electric Company (Saudi Arabia) partners with University to save an estimated 73,000,000 SAR
using KAUST developed Machine learning model and globally ranked supercomputing resources
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The Saudi Electricity Company has announced collaboration with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology to save
tens of millions of Saudi riyals due to non-technical losses. The SEC sought to leverage the University's expertise in machine
learning to help them boost profitability and increase efficiency. The SEC's incubator has been working with the KAUST
Visualization Core Lab since the fall of 2018, through its Innovation Energy Incubator, as well as through DistriMod, its
innovative and incubation project, which targets all areas where energy loss might occur. The collaboration aims to apply machine
learning and visualization tools to reduce fraud, waste and abuse in the Saudi power sector. Non-technical losses are losses due
to fraud, waste and abuse. Technical losses stem from the physics of generating, transmitting and distributing electricity through
the grid. The partnership aims to target non-technical losses in the Saudi power sector as they are significantly higher than those
experienced in many European and North American countries, and they represent a significant amount of lost revenue for the
SEC.
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Sempra Energy (USA) and State Grid International Development Target to Close
Sale of Chilquinta Energía in Chile
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Sempra Energy and State Grid International Development Limited have jointly announced today that both companies remain firmly committed to
completing the sale of Sempra Energy's equity interests in its Chilean businesses, including its 100% stake in Chilquinta Energía S.A., and are
targeting June 24 as the closing date. In addition to Chilquinta Energía, Sempra Energy also intends to sell a 100% interest in Tecnored S.A., which
provides electric construction and infrastructure services to Chilquinta Energía and third parties, and 100% ownership of Eletrans S.A., which
owns, constructs, operates and maintains power transmission facilities. In April, Sempra Energy announced the completion of the sale of its
Peruvian businesses, including its 83.6% interest in Luz Del Sur S.A.A., to an affiliate of China Yangtze Power International Co., Limited,
generating approximately $3.6 billion in total cash proceeds, subject to post-closing adjustments. The sale of Sempra Energy's Chilean businesses
is subject to various conditions to closing, including confirmation on the last remaining filing with the NDRC. The completion of the Chilean
transactions will conclude Sempra Energy's planned sale of its South American businesses. Proceeds from the sales will be used to further
strengthen the company's balance sheet and liquidity position.
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Agreement between Alstom and Snam (Italy) for the Development of Hydrogen
Trains in Italy
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Alstom, a global leader in integrated solutions for sustainable mobility, and Snam, one of the world’s leading energy
infrastructure companies, have signed a five-year agreement to develop hydrogen trains in Italy. The agreement, after the
conclusion of the first phase dedicated to feasibility studies planned in autumn, aims to develop, already at the beginning of
2021, railway mobility projects including hydrogen-powered trains and the related technological infrastructure, as well as
management and maintenance services. As part of the agreement, Alstom will manufacture and maintain newly built or
converted hydrogen trains, while Snam will develop the infrastructures for production, transport and refueling. This
co-operation stems from the joint commitment of the two companies on hydrogen: Alstom has launched the Coradia iLint, the
first fuel cell train in the world, which has successfully been in service for one year and half on a regional route in Germany,
while Snam has been one of the first companies in the world to experiment a 10% hydrogen injection into the natural gas
transportation network.
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Alliant Energy (USA) to retire coal-fired generation facility in Sheboygan
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Alliant Energy announces plans to retire the Edgewater Generating Station in Sheboygan by the end of 2022. Closing the coal generation
facility and transitioning to renewable energy will help Alliant Energy customers avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in long-term costs.
Taking care of customers, the environment and supporting employees are the company’s top priorities. Throughout the transition, Alliant
Energy will provide career assistance to employees who are interested. This includes one-on-one coaching, tuition reimbursement, help
with resume-writing and interview coaching. As for the generation facility and site itself, Alliant Energy has engaged Vandewalle &
Associate, a Wisconsin-based urban planning and economic redevelopment firm. V&A has a long-standing history of working on major
projects in the Sheboygan region. They also have extensive experience transforming waterfronts, decommissioning and repurposing large
industrial sites. While the planning and site redevelopment for this location is expected to be a multi-year process, the company plans to
engage the community early and will provide several opportunities for input.
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CenterPoint Energy (USA) and Energy Capital Partners Complete Sale of
CenterPoint Energy Services Business
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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Energy Capital Partners, LLC, a private equity and credit investor specializing in energy infrastructure
projects, announced that they have closed on the sale of CenterPoint Energy Services, Inc. to an affiliate of ECP. Net proceeds of the sale
will be used to repay a portion of outstanding CenterPoint Energy debt. In connection with the closing of the transaction, CES changed
its name to Symmetry Energy Solutions, LLC,and entered into a structured long-term Preferred Supply agreement through which Shell
Energy North America, L.P. will provide gas supply and collateral support, as well as receive equity warrants. Energy Capital Partners,
founded in 2005, is a North American-focused investor across both equity and credit infrastructure assets, including natural gas power
generation, renewables and storage solutions, midstream, environmental infrastructure and opportunistic energy situations emphasizing
the transition to clean energy while avoiding the more volatile energy subsectors like exploration and production. The ECP team,
comprised of 61 people with 600 years of collective industry experience, deep expertise and extensive relationships, has consummated
more than 60 transactions over the last 10 years, representing more than $45 billion of enterprise value.
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Southern Company (USA) announces transition to net-zero carbon emissions
goal
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Southern Company moved to a long-term greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal of net zero emissions by 2050. The company also reaffirmed its
intermediate goal of a 50 percent reduction of GHG emissions from 2007 levels by 2030. These are enterprise-wide goals across all electric and gas
operations. Today's action, announced during the 2020 Southern Company Annual Meeting of Stockholders replaces the low- to no-carbon goal the
company unveiled in April of 2018. Driven primarily by low natural gas prices, and through our regulators, Southern Company has seen a rapid
transition of its system's generation fleet. The Southern Company system's carbon emissions have decreased by 44 percent through 2019, and the
company now expects to achieve the 50 percent reduction goal well in advance of 2030, and possibly as early as 2025. The company remains a leader
in formulating and implementing a comprehensive strategy to reduce GHG emissions and will offer further detail on its progress in a report to be issued
later this year. To achieve the net-zero goals, the company will continue to reduce GHG emissions and continue our long-term commitment to energy
efficiency, but also incorporate negative carbon solutions, including technology-based approaches such as direct air capture of carbon as well as natural
methods like forestation. Since 2018, the interest in decarburization efforts in the U.S. and beyond – including with Southern Company's board and
stakeholders – has evolved to incorporate concepts related to negative carbon solutions.
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