On June 5, Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it has acquired BaxEnergy, a leading provider of renewable energy management solutions (REMS). The acquisition will provide Yokogawa with a proven portfolio of solutions that are already widely adopted by major power companies across Europe. Yokogawa will provide these solutions to energy asset owners worldwide, as well as provide implementation consulting and after-sales services through its global network.

KC3020X1-BA1 Power companies operating wind, solar, hydro, geothermal and other types of renewable energy generation facilities need to maximize the output of each asset and maintain it efficiently in order to ensure profitability.

BaxEnergy was founded in 2010 to provide flexible and scalable REMS that can be implemented without changes to core IT and business systems. These solutions have the unique ability to integrate the management of a variety of renewable energy generation facilities and analyze data from many different manufacturers of turbines, inverters and other types of power generation equipment to improve power generation efficiency.

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BaxEnergy’s solutions have been shown to increase plant availability by up to 10%. By integrating data management in a cloud environment, these solutions enable customers to view custom KPIs and alarm information across a variety of devices, including smartphones and tablets, giving them the information they need to make quick decisions that will have a direct impact on revenue and equipment utilization.

KC3020X1-BA1 Simone Massaro, CEO of BaxEnergy, said: “We are proud to be part of the Yokogawa Electric family. Through this relationship, with our data infrastructure and application ecosystem, we will be able to expand our business globally, providing advanced data engineering and renewable energy management expertise to power producers and process industry users.”

Commenting on the acquisition, Koji Nakaoka, Senior Vice president of Yokogawa Electric and head of the company’s Energy and Sustainability Business Headquarters, said: “By supporting safety and operational excellence across an increasingly diverse energy supply chain, Yokogawa Electric is committed to contributing to a resilient, sustainable society. We look forward to building on BaxEnergy’s unique strengths and creating synergies to make this happen.”