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ENcome receives 25 MWp from renowned EPC in Germany
ENcome Energy Performance GmbH has been awarded a major contract in Germany. As part of an extensive portfolio comprising several photovoltaic plants, ENcome will provide O&M services for a total of 25 MWp in the coming years.
ENcome Expands into Battery Operations and Maintenance in Europe
ENcome, a leading provider of Operations and Maintenance services for photovoltaic sites, is proud to announce its expansion into the battery energy storage systems (BESS) sector in Europe. The company has onboarded its first battery systems in Germany, with Ampermo as its supportive client in this new domain.
Why information security is more important than ever for ENcome today
In an increasingly digitalized world, information security is no longer just a luxury, but an absolute necessity for companies of all sizes and industries. IT security is also of great importance for the PV industry - every company must be aware of the growing threat of cyber-attacks and take appropriate measures.
ISO 27001 certified: ENcome sets new standard in data security
ENcome has been successfully certified to ISO 27001. This certification underlines the company’s commitment to the highest security standards in the area of information processing and data protection.
ENcome takes over 30 MWp from the Luxcara portfolio
ENcome, a leading and independent service provider in the O&M sector, has acquired four additional assets from its loyal and long-standing customer Luxcara
ENcome, the leading independent O&M service provider for photovoltaic power plants, reorganises its management team
As part of the reorganisation of the management boards, Thomas Bluth joins as an experienced manager for growth companies. As an additional Managing Director in Germany, he will support ENcome's strong success in Germany.
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Facelifting ENcome in the UK: New Leadership and Strategic Direction
ENcome is redefining its business in the UK. With new leadership and a strategic vision, the independent O&M company is ready to reshape its services in the UK with a strong focus on customer satisfaction and innovation.
ENcome Energy Performance Embarks on Comprehensive Revamping Project in Italy
ENcome Energy Performance (“ENcome”) a leading O&M service provider in the PV-sector is proud to announce the commencement of a significant revamping project in Italy. This initiative, undertaken in collaboration with Tion Renewables (“Tion”), a German IPP that operates a portfolio of wind and solar power plants across Europe, aims to enhance the efficiency and output of the energy site through the comprehensive upgrade of modules, inverters, and cabins.
From Austria to Australia: Exploring opportunities abroad
ENcome Energy Performance is giving insights into the opportunities of international collaboration and working abroad. Marc, now Head of Finance at ENcome, just returned to the Headquarters in Austria from a challenging yet rewarding two-year assignment in Australia. His experience underscores ENcome's commitment to employee development and international collaboration.
Revamping projects on the rise: ENcome strengthens its presence in Italy
ENcome Energy Performance, a prominent provider of O&M and Revamping services, is actively contributing to the enhancement of Italy's solar energy infrastructure. Several successful revamping projects mark the company's progress in this regard.
ENcome Donates Solar Modules for Sustainable Development in Kenya
ENcome Energy Performance, a leading provider of Operation and Maintenance (O&M) services for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations, is once again making a meaningful impact this holiday season. In its annual tradition, ENcome has donated solar modules, and this year's contribution is directed towards the SOS Children's Villages in Mombasa, Kenya, highlighting the company's commitment to sustainable energy solutions.
The Vital Role of ENcome Energy Performance in Advancing the Photovoltaic Sector Through Effective O&M Services
In the ever-evolving landscape of renewable energy, photovoltaic (PV) systems have emerged as a key player in sustainable power generation. With its significant contributions to reducing carbon footprints and enhancing energy independence, PV systems require consistent upkeep to ensure optimal performance. This is where ENcome's critical role comes into play. As a provider of Operation and Maintenance (O&M) services, ENcome is instrumental in ensuring the efficiency, longevity, and profitability of PV installations. Plants are being built quickly, yet often the need for care for the 30+ year lifetime is neglected.
Troubleshooting 2.0 - ENcome's TREX Tool Takes O&M to the Next Level
TREX, short for Troubleshooting Excellence, is ENcome's latest tool, which, like other internal processes, enhances solar system yields through an increase of productivity. Developed and tested over months, it now assists the entire operation of the 2 GW portfolio by quickly understanding and resolving error codes.
ENcome Energy Performance renouvelle avec succès ses certifications ISO 9001, ISO 14001 et ISO 45001
ENcome, l'un des principaux fournisseurs de services d'énergie renouvelable, a renouvelé avec succès ses certifications ISO 9001, ISO 14001 et ISO 45001. Cette réussite souligne l'engagement ferme d'ENcome à maintenir des normes élevées en matière de qualité, de gestion de l'environnement, de santé et de sécurité au travail dans l'ensemble de ses activités.
ENcome Australia is proudly partnering with existing client Atmos Renewables taking over operations and Maintenance of 2 solar farms totalling a 170 MWp in Queensland
ENcome Australia, a renowned leader in operations and maintenance services for renewable energy projects, proudly announces its partnership with Atmos Renewables, a valued client. The collaboration between the two companies marks a significant step as ENcome Australia assumes responsibility for the operations and maintenance of two additional solar farms, with a combined capacity of 170 MWp, located in Queensland, Australia.
ENcome goes Intersolar
ENcome had a bustling presence at the Intersolar, forging valuable business relationships and broaden its horizon by gaining valuable information.
ENcome and Salzburg AG announce cooperation in the field of technical operations management
ENcome, a leading international provider of renewable energy services, is pleased to announce a partnership with Salzburg AG. As part of this cooperation, ENcome will provide technical management services for Salzburg AG's existing and future PV portfolio in Austria. Salzburg AG is a regional energy provider and one of the largest companies in the federal state of Salzburg. With a clear focus on renewable energies, Salzburg AG is actively driving the energy transition and is committed to a sustainable energy future. In the course of this, Salzburg AG plans to expand its PV portfolio and install around 250 PV plants throughout Austria by 2027.
ENcome Energy Performance sur la voie de la croissance
Un groupe d'investisseurs investit une somme à sept chiffres dans la croissance du principal fournisseur indépendant d'O&M pour les centrales photovoltaïques.
ENcome assure la gestion opérationnelle d'un site photovoltaïque de 49 MWp aux Pays-Bas en partenariat avec Conecon
ENcome s'occupe des installations aux Pays-Bas pour le compte de Conecon. Ce projet vient compléter les activités néerlandaises d'ENcome. ENcome mettra à profit son expertise en matière de gestion technique et commerciale pour optimiser les performances du site photovoltaïque et garantir son bon fonctionnement pour les années à venir.
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Paysage concurrentiel et nécessité de recourir à des travailleurs isolés dans les fermes solaires
Être un fournisseur indépendant de services d'exploitation et de maintenance de haute qualité dans l'industrie solaire est un défi: En raison des pressions exercées sur les prix dans tous les aspects de la conception, de la construction et de l'exploitation d'une installation solaire, les conversations avec nos clients tournent souvent autour de l'étendue des travaux et de la main-d'œuvre nécessaire pour les mener à bien.
Luxcara et ENcome étendent leur bonne collaboration en Grande-Bretagne avec 28 MWc supplémentaires en France
Après une collaboration de longue date en Grande-Bretagne, le suivi des installations au sol de Luxcara d'une puissance totale de 28 MWp a également commencé l'été dernier en France. Après une entrée réussie sur le marché français en 2014 et une fusion réussie avec KBE en 2018, l'offre de services se concentre sur la gestion technique ("O&M") et l'ingénierie & le conseil pour les installations PV.
ENcome supports charitable solar project in Guatemala
This year, once again, ENcome decided to support a charitable solar project instead of sending out presents or Christmas cards: Our donation goes to the PowerOneForOne Foundation to sustain the “Casa Guatemala”, a children’s village in Central America. The project aims to finance a solar roof system to provide the orphanage with clean and affordable electricity and will bring Casa Guatemala closer to their goal of becoming self-sufficient.
Design to Operate – 13.5 MWp in the Netherlands
Since the start of ENcome Engineering, the core team had a clear vision. They wanted to design photovoltaic power plants with a perspective of the entire life cycle. The connection with ENcome’s O&M Business and experience was hence a perfect match.
ENcome All Meeting – when a distance of 15.000 km becomes 0
After five long years, it was about time to happen again. During the week of September 12th 2022, the major part of our staff took the trip to our headquarter in Austria to meet, greet and mingle with colleagues from all offices.
Solar energy for a good cause
ENcome in 2022 started an outstanding project: we implemented the monitoring of a PV solar system for an educational centre in the Republic of Chad free of charge. Already initiated in 2017 by missio, SolarKapital, IBC Solar and other sponsors, ENcome is delighted to support this charity project.
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ENcome strengthens Management
As of April 2022, Jörg Christiansen will join the management team of ENcome. In his previous positions he was in charge of the O&M businesses of Wircon Renewables Services and ENOVOS, both sizable and active market participants, for many years. Christiansen will become Chief Executive Officer of ENcome Group following Andreas Leimbach who retires from the position after some five years of service. Leimbach will continue to support the Group on an advisory basis.
TOP O&M performance and reputation lead to additional 183 MWp for ENcome Germany
Good news and an excellent reputation travel fast - creating them takes time, effort and a dedicated team. Delivering above average performance and quality as a team is a fundamental strength of all ENcome business units in Europe and APAC. Therefore, it did not come as a surprise when, recently, ENcome Germany welcomed a new institutional client and the extension of the cooperation with another institutional client increasing assets under management significantly.
ENcome accelerates integration of Engineering & Advisory activities
In view of the expansive demand concerning the repowering and revamping of mature solar power plants as well as the continuing high momentum in global PV capacity increase, ENcome Group will realign its Engineering & Advisory ("E&A") activities including strengthening of its technical staff as part of an expansive future business development strategy.
Agrivoltaic – a promising combination of Solar PV and agriculture
There are many ways a solar park can promote wildlife and maximize the productivity of farmland. ENcome works on selecting and implementing the right measures, as well as placing and maintaining them. Read more here about this promising combination here and don't hesitate to contact us for more information.
Renewable energy interest of investors soars in NSW, Australia
The New England region of New South Wales, in which ENcome has a leading market share, is poised to become Australia’s largest renewable energy zone and has been overwhelmed with investor interest: The region has received 80 registrations of interest from investors, submitting enough projects to create 34 GW of clean energy.
ENcome and AI: Artificial Intelligence boosting the efficiency of O&M services
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been making its way into various industries and the PV solar industry is one of them. ENcome is successively increasing the share of AI-based data analysis to improve the daily operations and maximise the performance of our client’s entrusted solar assets.
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) for Solar PV
The future of Renewable Energy (RE) involves the challenge of stabilising the energy output of green energy sources. Everyone in the energy sector knows this, but what’s the most efficient way of achieving this stabilisation? The ENcome BESS Team gets to the bottom of this question and gives us an overview of BESS for the PV industry.
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ENcome Board and Management Changes
With immediate effect, Dr. Ludger Vonnahme, previously in various Senior Executive roles in the Private Equity Sector and a long-standing solar investor who indirectly also is a shareholder of ENcome, will join the ENcome Advisory Board. Due to personal and professional reasons, Joachim Coers and Dr. Robin Hirschl give up their memberships.
ENcome once again extends volume in Australia
Once again good news from Australia: With a new 33MWp Solar Farm in Central Queensland, another utility-scale solar plant has been added to the management portfolio of ENcome – so ENcome is currently operating about 650MWp (DC) of solar farms in Australia alone.
Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) as Top Priority at ENcome
Every working day more than 60 ENcome field engineers and technicians set foot on the many PV sites entrusted by our clients around the world. While their main objective is to continuously maximize the electricity production of these sites and to preserve their long-term value, this is performed under the necessary condition that there are no environmental, health and safety hazards for these engineers, visitors or the plant itself. ENcome has a zero-tolerance policy to HSE incidents.
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ENcome goes from strength to strength and is ready for future growth
Amidst COVID-related process challenges, an on-going tendency for scope-adjusted price reductions and increasing service level requests by participants in the market for PV O&M services, in fiscal 2020 ENcome completed another successful year with significantly increased business volume regarding both nominal capacity under management and total revenues.
ENcome ensures high-quality monitoring services in a challenging winter 2020/2021
When did you see that much snow the last time?
With our Headquarters based in Austria our team is familiar to see snow, yet the winter 2020/21 was exceptional in several aspects. Not only was it forecasted with precision, but it also brought snow to geographical locations in Central Europe that didn't see snow for years and where snowfall is rather unlikely.
ENcome introduces new Claim Slogan
From “Because we care” to “EVERY WATT COUNTS” - the new claim reflects even more to the point the caring work and caring spirit of the ENcome Group. It even better illustrates the core objective being to optimize capacity, availability and performance of the assets entrusted and to maximize the return on investment of clients.
ENcome charged with Nevertire
ENcome adds another utility-scale solar project to its portfolio in Australia: With its 132MWp DC capacity, the Nevertire Solar Farm in New South Wales currently marks the single largest asset managed by the ENcome Group.
ENcome Engineering supports Irish PV Pipeline
ENcome Engineering has recently supported a PV project pipeline of 120 MWp in Ireland. A total of 11 projects were applied for in the RESS1 auction round, a scheme to support renewable energy investors.
ENcome manages top performing solar farms in Australia
ENcome’s success story in Australia continues: As one of the leading O&M companies in the Australian market, ENcome is proud to place three of their managed solar parks in the Top 10 of best performing PV assets in Australia. The Rugby Run project in Queensland took 1st place in the current ranking.
ENcome re-certified
Europe’s leading independent O&M provider for pv plants continues to meet the highest standards in quality management, environmental conformity and health & safety procedures by successfully passing audits according to the standards ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 once again.
ENcome successfully entered market in Asia Pacific
ENcome delivers its first utility scale project in the Taiwanese market after establishing the regional office in Taipei last year. The construction supervision of a 21 MWp ground mounted PV project in Pingtung, the most Southern county of Taiwan, has been successfully delivered, despite many challenges Covid19 brought to the global community.
ENcome cooperates with Bouygues
ENcome sets another important milestone in the expansion of its business activities in the UK with the detailed design of the two subsidy-free photovoltaic projects in Strensham (40 MWp) and Llanwern (75 MWp). The client Bouygues Energies & Services UK, with whom ENcome has historically been able to successfully realize numerous PV projects in a trustful cooperation, will start constructing the PV plants very soon.
ENcome s'intensifie en France
Le groupe ENcome étend à nouveau ses activités en France. Une nouvelle participation de 49% dans ENcome Energy Performance France SAS a été récemment acquise. ENcome est désormais le seul propriétaire des opérations en France, comme c'est le cas pour les sept autres sociétés du groupe dans le monde.
ENcome poursuit sa croissance
Le groupe ENcome réussit à nouveau à augmenter considérablement son volume d'affaires au cours de l'exercice 2019, tant dans le domaine de l’"Exploitation & Maintenance" que dans celui de l’"Ingénierie & Conseil".
Nouveau management en France et Espagne
Depuis le 15 juin 2019, ENcome France est gérée conjointement par Jean-Marc GADEAU et Morgane PARDINI. Jean-Marc sera principalement responsable des questions techniques et commerciales, Morgane a été chargée des questions juridiques, commerciales et de gestion de la société. Andreas SEMMEL assume désormais un nouveau rôle en dehors du Groupe ENcome, à sa demande.
Les actionnaires, Guy AUGER (GSG) et Andreas LEIMBACH (ENcome Group), remercient Andreas Semmel pour sa contribution au groupe ENcome et souhaitent les meilleurs succès à la nouvelle équipe de direction.
Depuis le 1er juillet 2019, Luca Marcucci a également repris la responsabilité principale du marché espagnol et portugais et…
ENcome se développe en Asie
Suite à l'entrée réussie sur le marché australien, le groupe ENcome entreprend la prochaine étape dans la région économique Asie-Pacifique ("APAC"). Le nouveau point de service est situé à Taipeh/Taiwan et sera géré par Benjamin Gevelhoff, responsable des opérations commerciales de l'APAC avec effet immédiat.
Robin Hirschl rejoint le comité consultatif d’ENcome
Après une autre bonne année de croissance pour ENcome Energy Performance GmbH, Dr. Robin Hirschl rejoint le comité consultatif de l’entreprise. La gérance est confiée à Dr. Andreas Leimbach avec une équipe des managers expérimentés.
Photovoltaic systems that adapt to their environment – a flagship Austrian research project reaches a successful conclusion
The three‐year Austrian INFINITY project investigated how the entire photovoltaic system – starting with materials, components and processes – can be adapted to meet the demands of different environments and regions. Led by the CTR Carinthian Tech Research centre, 14 project partners from science and industry, including ENcome Energy performance, conducted research into solutions to suit different environments in order to optimise energy output and increase system lifetimes.
Le groupe ENcome étend son activité aux Pays-Bas
ENcome Engineering GmbH, bureau d’étude et filiale du groupe ENcome, conseille banques et investisseurs sur des choix d’investissement dans le marché néerlandais. Cinq grandes banques du Pays-Bas font déjà confiance à l’entreprise pour ses conseils techniques, forte d’une grande expertise en ingénierie. Depuis le lancement aux Pays-Bas en 2016, ENcome a accompagné la planification et la réalisation de projets photovoltaïque pour une capacité totale de plus de 150 mégawatts. Ceci concerne notamment le projet Stadskanaal à Groningen d’une puissance de 13,75 mégawatts.
ENcome signe de nouveaux contrats O&M photovoltaïques pour plus de 130 MW en Australie
En raison de la croissance rapide des activités O&M en Australie, ENcome enregistre une croissance constante des revenus et de la capacité photovoltaïque totale. Rien qu’en Australie, d’autres contrats O&M ont été signés avec une capacité totale de plus de 130 MW. D‘autres contrats O&M avec une capacité totale de plus de 400 MW sont en négociations avancées. Le total des actifs photovoltaïques sous gestion du groupe ENcome a dépassé 1,2 GW.
ENcome classé parmi les meilleurs fournisseurs d'O & M solaires par Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), le département recherche énergétique de Bloomberg, a classé ENcome parmi les principaux fournisseurs de services solaires O&M. Dans sa dernière étude sur les service solaires O&M ENcome est le 7ème plus grand fournisseur mondial de services solaires O&M avec un portefeuille global en charge de 1,2 GW. BNEF révèle une pression constante sur les prix et annonce par conséquent des besoins supplémentaires en matière de consolidation du marché. De plus, ce rapport identifie des tendances actuelles dans l’O&M selon l’étendue, durée du contrat et les besoins de performance contractuelle.
ENcome reçoit la meilleure note de Solar O&M Best Practice Mark de SolarPower Europe
ENcome Energy Performance GmbH a reçu la meilleure note de Solar O&M pour les meilleurs fournisseurs de services solaires. L’attribution de ce certificat démontre une fois de plus le haut niveau de service fourni par ENcome et sa conformité aux normes de service objectives et exigeantes définies par SolarPower Europe.
ENcome et KBE Energy fusionnent leurs activités d’exploitation et maintenance en France
ENcome Energy Performance GmbH et KBE Energy viennent d’annoncer la fusion de leurs activités françaises d’exploitation et maintenance. La nouvelle entité dédiée à l’exploitation et maintenance de centrales solaires photovoltaïques opèrera sous le nom de ENcome Energy Performance France SAS. ENcome France devient l’un des leaders de O&M dédié aux actifs solaires en France, avec un portefeuille d’actifs exploités d’environ 150 MWc.
ENcome reports rapid expansion in Australian market as O&M provider
Austrian headquartered ENcome is reporting rapid growth as an independent operations and maintenance (O&M) provider to the Australian utility scale solar market.
ENcome ranked a top independent O&M provider by GTM Research
The successful business development of ENcome has now also been confirmed by top ratings from independent industry experts. On the backdrop of the ongoing expansion of their O&M services in 2017, the recently issued GTM Research report “Global Solar PV O&M 2017-2022: Markets, Services and Competitors” shows top rankings in the independent O&M service provider category, where ENcome was ranked No. 1 in Europe, and No. 2 globally.
Operations & Maintenance Best Practices Guidelines Version 2.0
Operation and Maintenance (O&M) has become a standalone segment within the solar industry and it is widely acknowledged by all stakeholders that high-quality O&M services mitigate potential risks, improve the Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) and Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) prices, and positively impact the return on investment (ROI).
ENcome wins 40 MWp O&M tender
ENcome Energy Performance GmbH announces to have won a tender for the Operation & Maintenance (O&M) of four PV power plants with a total capacity of approx. 40 MWp in Germany, owned by Luxembourg special fund Solar Infrastructure I, which is a sub-fund to FP Lux Investments S.A. SICAV-SIF. The tender was arranged by the internationally active M&A advisor and asset manager re:cap global investors ag, who is in charge of both transaction as well as asset management on behalf of the fund. The joint portfolio of re:cap and ENcome thus grows to over an 83 MWp capacity. The realization of further projects is already planned.
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ENcome introduce its 100th employee
ENcome is pleased to introduce its 100th employee, Ms. Andrea Tighe.
ENcome presents at the Solar Asset Management Conference in Milan
On the 7th and 8th November one of the most important events in the solar industry the Solar Asset Management conference took place in Milan. This year’s conference registered more than 350 participants.
ENcome implements CMMS
The European market leader for independent photovoltaic services announces the group-wide successful implementation of its Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS). Within a few months the Microsoft based system was rolled out in all units and is now the sole basis for ENcomes O&M activities with a total capacity of more than one gigawatt and more than 1.000 managed plants in Europe and Australia. Together with its own software developments, ENcome achieves the complete independence of plant specific hardware and software and is setting new standards for the industry.
ENcome realizes technical projects with a turnover of more than 1 million Euro in Europe
The strong growth of ENcome continues in the O&M business as well as in the Engineering & Advisory (E&A) segment. In the current financial year, the company will generate turnovers of more than one million euros with technical projects in Europe. Optimization of existing plants as well as advisory project for planning and construction of new plants and plant acquisitions are in demand.
ENcome signs more than 150 MWp of new O&M contracts in Europe
ENcome announces ongoing growth in its European O&M-Business. The company discloses the signing of contracts with a total capacity of more than 150 MWp in the UK, Italy, Spain and Germany in the last three months. The growth comprises the acquisition of new customers as well as an increase of wallet share with existing customers.
ENcome meets the highest quality standards
Europe’s leading independent service provider for the operation of photovoltaic power plants announces the successful certification according to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 and is expanding its high-quality standards. The company is now also the pioneer in the industry at the documented quality standards.
ENcome in the main focus of O&M-Conference
On the 12th and 13th June 2017 the conference "PV Asset Management and O&M Europe 2017“took place in Hamburg. About 200 asset managers, O&M service providers, representatives of IPPs and power companies as well as industry experts discussed on future trends in asset management and Operations & Maintenance in the solar sector.
ENcome at the Intersolar
From May 31 to June 2 Europe’s largest independent operation manager was represented again with its own booth at the world’s leading exhibition for solar energy Intersolar in Munich. During numerous discussions with customers, suppliers and industry experts as well as interested visitors the company informed about the benefits of a professional Operations & Maintenance of PV power plants and further technical services.
ENcome reaches Gigawatt Threshold
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (30.05.2017): ENcome now services photovoltaic power plants with a nominal capacity of approximately one Gigawatt. The leading European independent service provider has also secured Engineering projects in the triple digit Megawatt range. Especially in Australia, ENcome faces strong growth in both business segments Engineering & Advisory and Operations & Maintenance.
ENcome expands to Australia
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (24.05.2017): ENcome’s strong growth now continuous also outside of Europe. The company could secure Engineering orders for more than 200 MWp and has already taken over responsibility for a 12 MWp O&M contract.
ENcome is the leading independent O&M service provider in Europe
ENcome keeps growing dynamically. Their European service portfolio now includes approx. 900MWp, thereof approx. 400 MWp in the UK, 250 MWp in Germany, and 100 MWp in Italy.
ENcome expands service offering by “Design-to-Operate“
The development of the photovoltaics industry from a subsidized approach towards a competitive energy generation on the basis of power purchase agreements requires new thinking for the optimization of construction and operation of PV power plants.
ENcome's annual get-together
In January, the whole ENcome-family got together for its annual meeting.
Customer event at the Residence of the Austrian Ambassador in London
2016 was a successful year for ENcome in UK. ENcome provides Operations & Maintenance services for more than 350 MW of photovoltaic power plants in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
ENcome participates in an innovative research project to develop a new generation of photovoltaic systems
ENcome announces the participation in the Lighthouse research project „Infinity“, investigating the climate sensitive long-term reliability of photovoltaic systems.
ENcome continues “Buy&Build”-Strategy and acquires abakus solar
ENcome Energy Performance GmbH announces the acquisition of abakus solar, headquartered in Gelsenkirchen. In the course of the takeover, ENcome`s O&M business in the UK and Germany will expand strongly.
ENcome supports PV-rooftop systems from IKEA Austria
ENcome takes over operations & maintenance services for the PV power plants on the Austrian IKEA facilities. The contract currently comprises three PV power plants in Graz, Klagenfurt and Innsbruck. Additional PV power plants in Austria are expected to follow shortly, increasing the overall volume to a total of 4 MWp.
ENcome acquires PV O&M business of Enerqos
ENcome Energy Performance GmbH, takes over the Operations & Maintenance business of Enerqos S.p.A. via Asset Deal. In the course of the takeover, total Assets under Management grow to over 450 MWp in Europe, whereas the Italian PV service portfolio increases to over 100 MWp.
ENcome’s approach assessing the economic impact of thermal anomalies in PV modules
Thermography is a common tool in the maintenance of PV plants. However, when a thermography exhibits a defect, e.g. a hot cell, the question arises if it financially pays off to replace the module. ENcome, in the context of a scientific project with renowned research institutes, has developed an automatic approach to determine the lifetime cost of thermic defects in PV modules.
ENcome expands into Turkey
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (20.08.2015): With the first orders for essential parts of the operational management of PV plants with a total capacity in the double-digit megawatt sector ENcome starts its business for the first time in Turkey. Together with the Turkish Kon-Tek group the renowned ENcome quality is now also offered for national and international investors in the emerging PV market Turkey. As one of the first companies ENcome establishes highest international standards in the technical operation of PV plants in Turkey.
ENcome wins the Carinthian Export Price 2015
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (23.07.2015): At the presentation of the Carinthian Export Price 2015 during the course of the Export Day organised by the Carinthian chamber of commerce, ENcome Energy Performance GmbH gained the victory in the category “exporters of services”. The pan-European leading technical service provider of photovoltaic power plants headquartered in Carinthia could not only multiply its turnover during the last years, but also generates clearly more than 90% of its business outside of Austria. With the first orders placed in Turkey and Japan, new markets have been developed for ENcome over the past few weeks.
Sigmar Gabriel the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy visited ENcome’s booth at the “Intersolar Europe”
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee/Munich (08.07.2015): Sigmar Gabriel, the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy (SPD), visited the “Intersolar Europe” - the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry in Munich. The Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy designated in his lecture “status quo and the outlook for energy revolution” the Intersolar Europe in Munich as a „meeting point of the new middle class” in Germany. During his following tour on the fair he also visited the booth of ENcome Energy Performance GmbH and informed himself in detail about their business model.
ENcome acquires SEAG Service GmbH
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee/Frankfurt am Main (10.06.2015) ENcome Energy Performance GmbH, takes over 100% of the shares of SEAG Service GmbH from Deutsche ECO AG. In the course of the takeover, business in Germany will expand strongly. The European portfolio of ENcome for the servicing of photovoltaic power plants now includes more than 400MWp, approx. 160 MWp of which are located in Germany, among others several construction fields of one of the biggest photovoltaic power plants in Germany with a total of approx. 50MWp. The focus of ENcome’s service range comprises Operations & Maintenance and repairs of photovoltaic power plants as well as consultancy services for investors, banks and…
ENcome offers optimal support for curtailments of PV-plants
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee/Frankfurt am Main (03.06.2015): In Germany PV-plants with a nominal capacity of approximately 39 GWp are installed. Since the amendment of the Renewable Energies law (EEG) in 2012, a shut-off mechanism is part of the prescribed equipment of larger PV-plants. In the last years the share of power-controlled PV-plants has increased significantly. With persistently slow grid expansion a further significant increase of power shortages and an associated increase of curtailments is expected. Therefore the management of compensation claims will be a critical success activity for the PV plant operators. ENcome offers PV plant operators suitable standard process and services…
Professional tools for professional solutions
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (29.05.2015) – Good measuring equipment is expensive. Especially for measurements which exceed the standard use. Electricians have to invest heavily to cover all requirements which are defined by norms. But measurements with the most expensive equipment are not always even the best. ENcome’s engineers analyse all problems of the PV plant with focus on the measurement to ensure a trouble-free and optimized plant operation.
ENcome makes its Italian PV power plants compliant with A72
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (18.05.2015) – The Italian „Allegato 72 (short A72, appendix to the technical requirements of grid operators) requires existing PV plants ? 100kWp to be equipped with a special GSM-modem, that can switch the PV park on and off with an SMS. PV park owners, who execute this mandatory modification in the first half of 2015, will receive an incentive of EUR 500 from GSE.
ENcome evaluates glaring behaviour of photovoltaic installations
Klagenfurt/Wörthersee (07.04.2015) – Glaring caused by photovoltaic installations is a peripheral topic that often becomes important, when it’s nearly too late. While some only feel disturbed by the glaring of PV plants or other glass surfaces, glaring in road traffic and public transport by plane and train can become a serious safety risk.
ENcome Energy Performance – Your reliable partner even in case of solar eclipse
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (23.03.2015): As multiply reported, Italy surprisingly announced that PV installations have to be shut down on the day of solar eclipse (20th March). The grid operator TERNA expected a collapse of the power grid in case of a short-term simultaneous production drops of all photovoltaic installations. A non-compliance of this duty was threatened by “criminal prosecution”.
ENcome successfully concludes integration of kWh+ Solar Service GmbH
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee/Frankfurt am Main (28.02.2015) – ENcome Energy Performance GmbH has successfully concluded the integration of kWh+ Solar Service GmbH, which it had acquired at the end of last year. Subsequently, monitoring activities as well as major parts of the administration have been centralized in Klagenfurt. The company name kWh+ has been changed to ENcome Energy Performance Deutschland GmbH. Only in the last few months business in Germany has more than doubled. ENcome’s assets under management in Germany have increased to approx. 60 MWp. As ENcome expects further strong growth in Germany the team has moved to a new office in Frankfurt am Main.
ENcome supports PV portfolio growth of Oxford Capital Partners and adds 30MWp to its UK service portfolio
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee/Oxford (16.02.2015): Austrian based ENcome Energy Performance GmbH, a leading independent technical service provider for PV power plants in Europe, significantly expands its UK business by adding about 30MWp of plants newly built in the first Quarter of 2015 for Oxford Capital Partners. Thereby, ENcome increases assets under management for Oxford Capital Partners to 80 MWp. With ENcome’s monitoring solution, the “ENcome Energy Monitor” at the core of the service provisions, all large PV power plants owned by Oxford Capital are constantly surveilled by ENcome’s specialized engineers. This allows any incident to be immediately solved together with local service…
ENcome takes over O&M for Austria's largest PV installation
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (09.02.2015): Since end of 2014, Austria’s largest PV installation is located on a logistic centre near Villach. The PV power plant provides enough power to supply up to 1000 households in an environmentally friendly and CO2-neutral manner. ENcome Energy Performance GmbH, a pan-European leading and independent provider of services for photovoltaic installations, has been commissioned with the technical operation of the power plant.
ENcome participates in research of potential-induced degradation (PID)
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (17.12.2014): Potential-induced degradation (PID) is becoming a progressively virulent problem for the photovoltaics industry. It is a burden for module producers due to increasing PID-related warranty claims, but also for power plant owners due to the high level of insolvencies and strategic realignments of many manufacturers, leaving their claims uncovered. Research to date has been largely focusing on understanding the technical details of the effect rather than its predictability. ENcome Energy Performance is collaborating in upcoming projects to investigate the factors leading to PID even better, allowing plant owners to test their plants at a stage where the…
ENcome welcomes the upcoming consolidation on the O&M market
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (09.12.2014): ENcome welcomes the upcoming consolidation on the European market for the technical O&M („Operations & Maintenance“) of PV installations. In the recent months a clear tendency is observable at many large PV power plants, to reduce the number of different O&M providers. Investors especially emphasise on the necessary critical size of the operator as well as its international setup. By using economies of scale and complexity reduction also operative costs (“OpEx”) throughout the plant operation can be optimized. Further challenges result from the integrity of interfaces, for example direct marketing.
ENcome provides optimized anti-theft protection for PV installations
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (01.12.2014): Across Europe intrusions in PV installations are significantly increasing recently. Offenders do not only steal cables or components, they also cause significant damage due to vandalism. This leads to the fact that numerous insurance companies either increase premiums and retentions or exclude theft from the insurance cover. A professional two-stage security system is the prerequisite for an efficient counter-strategy. However, in case of intrusion also an optimized process is crucial. ENcome operates several PV installations in regions with a high risk of thefts. So far, in spite of an increasing number of theft attempts no serious damage could be…
ENcome takes over technical operation of 4 PV power plants in Italy within 24 hours
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (18.11.2014): ENcome takes over technical O&M („Operations & Maintenance“) and monitoring of additional 4 PV installations in Italy. The take-over from the current O&M provider was successfully finished within 24 hours. This transaction once more underlines that a short-term take-over of O&M contracts is feasible supposing a foresighted project management. The contracting investor strives a consolidation of all O&M providers to reduce complexity and minimize operational expenditures (OpEx) of plant operation through economies of scale. In the selection process ENcome convinced with its high-quality constructor and manufacturer independent services as well as with its…
ENcome develops optimized evaluation of IR-pictures
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (12.11.2014): Together with the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) and OFI Technologie & Innovation GmbH ENcome searches in the field of long-term behaviour of photovoltaic installations within the project called PAMINA. The major project aim is the development of methods used for the systematic diagnosis of PV power plants with the help of Infrared-thermography (IR). The new analytic methods are planned to be used starting with 2015.
ENcome takes over Operation&Maintenance of 41 PV power plants for a European Investor
- PV-plants are located in Italy, France and Belgium and have a total capacity of 15 MWp - Investor prefers constructor and manufacturer independent plant operator - One single monitoring solution for the complete plant portfolio
ENcome becomes PRIMUS-Partner for SolarLog
ENcome will support SolarLog in planning, designing, installing and maintaining of SolarLog monitoring systems at PV installation of all sizes.
ENcome acquires a stake in kWh+ Solar Service GmbH to expand its businesses in Germany
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee/Frankfurt am Main (06.10.2014) –ENcome Energy Performance GmbH, a leading Pan-European service provider for the technical operation of photovoltaic installations, takes over a majority stake of kWh+ Solar Service GmbH. The objective is to further establish business in Germany. ENcome now operates more than 200 MWp assets under management. The service portfolio focusses on the technical operation (“Operation and Maintenance”), reconditioning as well as consultancy services for investors, banks and insurances. In parallel SolarKapital increases its stake in ENcome to nearly 50%. SolarKapital together with the Management aims to keep ENcome’s strong level of business…
Certified quality of ENcome Energy Performance GmbH
Since mid-June ENcome is officially registered and certified by Quality Austria according to the requirements of the ISO 9001:2008 certificate (Quality Management System)
Professional plant monitoring at the INTERSOLAR 2014 (June 4th to 6th)
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ENcome verifies the entry to the Turkish market
For the third time ENcome participates in the discussion about future markets during the PV Power Plants conference organized by Solarpraxis – focus Turkey.
Professional Operation & Maintenance of photovoltaic installations now also offered in the UK
Together with local partner Southern Solar first contracts with customers were signed at the beginning of 2014.
SolarKapital acquires a stake in ENcome, a technical operator of photovoltaic power plants
- SolarKapital takes over nearly 40% of ENcome Energy Performance GmbH - “Buy&Build” strategy to establish a leading independent Pan-European service provider for photovoltaic power plants - Current service portfolio of photovoltaic power plants comprises already about 130MWp
ENcome Energy Performance operates Carinthian's largest roof installation
Since Friday, September 13th 2013 the photovoltaic roof installation, located in the Carinthian Rosental, is successfully grid connected. ENcome Energy Performance as an independent operator ensures maximum yield right from the beginning and 365 days a year.
Visit us at the INTERSOLAR in Munich and save the yield of your PV power plant
Missing or unprofessional operation and maintenance of PV power plants leads to million euros of costs each year for plant owners. Too late detections of failures cause higher repairs costs and longer downtimes ending up in minor yields.
ENcome is operating the world’s largest in-roof PV power plant
With more than 11,200 PV modules and 140 string inverters, spread over 12 farm buildings, ENcome continuously expanses its portfolio of roof installations in Italy.
Milan opens its trade fair gates for the SOLAREXPO (May, 8th to 10th)
For the first time Italy’s most important photovoltaic trade fair, the SOLAREXPO, takes place in Milan. From 8th to 10th May, companies from all over the world are representing their products and services – also ENcome will be represented with its own booth.