Hamburg Energie commits to greentech and meteocontrol
Photovoltaics service providers implement operational management concept for the solar portfolio of Hamburg Energie Solar
Hamburg/Augsburg, 01/16/2012 – The municipal energy provider Hamburg Energie has commissioned the Hamburg service company greentech GmbH & Cie. KG and the Augsburg photovoltaics service provider meteocontrol GmbH to manage their entire solar portfolio. Under the award procedure, the supplier collaboration of greentech and meteocontrol won out over numerous competitors, with a convincing concept. The contract commences on January 1, 2012.
With its operational management concept, the Hamburg solar experts greentech and the photovoltaics specialist meteocontrol as a cooperation partner for Hamburg Energie Solar offer a solution that is tailor-made to the requirements of public utility companies. The agreement with Hamburg Energie Solar Betriebs GmbH covers both operational management and professional monitoring of the solar portfolio of the energy provider, which includes a total of 24 systems with almost 12 MWp of photovoltaic power on leased rooftops and open spaces in Hamburg and the surrounding areas. In the metropolitan area, this also comprises rooftop systems at locations such as the Hamburg Airport, the University Clinic Eppendorf and the stadium roof of the St. Pauli Soccer Club.
“Municipal energy providers expect a professional operational management concept for portfolios that include both smaller rooftop systems and larger ground-mounted systems. Our concept is precisely aligned with these requirements and distinguished by high quality at favorable conditions “, explains Ingo Rehmann, managing director of greentech GmbH & Cie. KG. Dr. Henrik te Heesen, head of Technical Operation Management at meteocontrol GmbH, confirms this statement: “Our many years of experience in the monitoring and operational management of photovoltaic systems of all sizes ensure that Hamburg Energie Solar can count on competent and reliable partners with the concept from greentech and meteocontrol. We ensure optimum performance and functionality of the solar systems over their entire lifecycle, by regularly servicing all technical components and testing result values”.
At the signing of the service agreement in mid-December 2011, greentech and meteocontrol emphasized their interest in maintain-ing close cooperation. Both companies want to develop and market operational management concepts together, aligned specifically to energy supply companies. This would enable customers to obtain highly productive complete solutions from a single source. The companies are anticipating lasting customer loyalty and a significant growth spurt from this cooperation.
About greentech
greentech is a Hamburg service provider specialized in operational management in the area of renewable energies. With its interdisciplinary team of experts, the company offers a full service operational management concept for systems of all sizes in the photovoltaic and wind energy areas. greentech is currently managing projects with a total capacity of more than 250 MWp.
About meteocontrol
From its headquarters in Augsburg, Germany, and further offices in Bremerhaven, Lyon, Madrid, Milan and Moers, meteocontrol GmbH offers services in energy and weather-data management, yield assessment, quality auditing, technical due diligence, and the monitoring and technical operation of photovoltaic facilities of all sizes. meteocontrol has more than 30 years’ of expertise in renewable energy systems and has been involved in projects with a total investment of more than 10 billion Euros. Currently, the company manages around 500 MWp. meteocontrol is also a market leader in the professional remote monitoring of photovoltaic systems. Worldwide, meteocontrol monitors around 25,000 photovoltaics systems with a total output of 4.3 GWp. meteocontrol GmbH is a fully-owned subsidiary of S.A.G. Solarstrom AG.
About Hamburg Energie
HAMBURG ENERGIE is the municipal energy provider of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. With investments in new renewable power generation systems, the company supports sustained and climate-friendly power supply in Hamburg. As a lighthouse project, HAMBURG ENERGIE implemented a solar project in mid-2010 through its subsidiary HAMBURG ENERGIE Solar GmbH, in which almost 12 MWp of photovoltaic power was erected on rooftops and open spaces in Hamburg and North Germany at 24 sites.
Further information: www.meteocontrol.de
Press contact
meteocontrol GmbH
Spicherer Str. 48
86157 Augsburg
Christian Hoppe
Tel.: +49-2154-8122-15
E-mail: presse@meteocontrol.com
