EnBW acquires enersis to promote digital twins in the energy sector
Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) has acquired enersis Suisse AG and enersis Europe GmbH to strengthen its expertise in digitized distribution networks and Smart Grids. Enersis will continue to operate as an independent subsidiary.
Energie Baden-Württemberg AG(EnBW) has acquired the two sister companies enersis Suisse AG from Bern and enersis Europe GmbH from Kleinmachnow near Berlin, which specialize in digital twins in the energy sector, according to a press release. EnBW is thus strengthening its own technological and digital expertise, particularly with regard to digitalized distribution grids, so-called smart grids, according to the press release. “We identified smart grids early on as a field of innovation that is of strategic importance to us,” EnBW’s Head of Innovation Jürgen Stein is quoted as saying.
For such smart grids, enersis offers its customers digital twins as a software-as-a-service solution. EnBW describes this as a central competence within the innovation field of smart grids. This is because such twins make it possible to create a digital image of distribution grids that is fed with various energy data in real time. Distribution grids will face additional challenges in the course of the energy transition if numerous small decentralized generation plants are integrated into the low-voltage grid. “An application like this helps us to expand and operate our infrastructure more intelligently,” says Stein.
Enersis will continue to operate independently as a wholly-owned subsidiary of EnBW. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. All enersis employees will be taken over and both locations will be retained. The EnBW and enersis teams will work together over the next few months to ensure a successful integration.