The municipal energy provider Hamburg Energie has entrusted the service provider greentech GmbH & Cie. KG from Hamburg and the photovoltaic service company meteocontrol from Augsburg with the management of their entire solar portfolio. With their convincing business management concept, the cooperation project of greentech and meteocontrol prevailed against numerous competitors in the context of a procurement procedure. The contract starts on 1 January 2012.
The municipal energy provider Hamburg Energie has entrusted the service provider greentech GmbH & Cie. KG from Hamburg and the photovoltaic service company meteocontrol from Augsburg with the management of their entire solar portfolio. With their convincing business management concept, the cooperation project of greentech and meteocontrol prevailed against numerous competitors in the context of a procurement procedure. The contract starts on 1 January 2012.
The Hamburg-based solar expert greentech and the photovoltaics specialist meteocontrol offer, as cooperation partners for Hamburg Energie Solar, an energy solution that is tailored specifically to the requirements of public utilities. The agreement with Hamburg Energie Solar Betriebs GmbH includes both the management and the professional monitoring of the solar portfolio of the energy provider for a total of 24 systems with almost 12 MWp of photovoltaic capacity, located on leased rooftops and free-fields in and around Hamburg. In the metropolitan region in particular, there are rooftop installations at locations such as Hamburg airport, University Hospital Eppendorf or the roof of the stadium of the St. Pauli football club.
“Municipal energy providers expect a professional business management concept for portfolios that include both smaller rooftop systems and larger free-field systems. Our concept is aligned precisely with these requirements and offers high quality and convenient conditions”, says Ingo Rehmann, CEO of greentech GmbH & Cie. KG. Dr. Henrik te Heesen, Director of Technical Management of meteocontrol GmbH, confirms this statement: “Based on our many years of experience in monitoring and managing photovoltaic systems of all sizes, the concept of greentech and meteocontrol allows Hamburg Energie Solar to rely on competent and reliable partners. Regular maintenance of all technical components and checking the resulting values ensure optimum performance and functionality of solar systems for their whole lifespan”.
At the signing of the service contract in mid-December 2011, greentech and meteocontrol emphasised their interest in a continued close cooperation. Both companies intend to further develop and sell operations management concepts jointly, especially for municipal energy providers. Clients thereby obtain efficient complete solutions from a single source. The companies expect to get sustainable client loyalty as well as a significant growth spurt out of this cooperation.
About greentech
greentech is a service provider from Hamburg specialising in management in the field of renewable energies. With an interdisciplinary team of professionals, the company offers a full-service management concept for systems of all sizes in the field of photovoltaics and wind energy. Greentech currently manages projects with a total capacity of more than 250 MWp.
About meteocontrol
Meteocontrol, with headquarters in Augsburg and branches in Bremerhaven, Lyon, Madrid, Milan and Moers offers energy and weather data management, income reports, quality audits, technical due diligence and monitoring and technical management of photovoltaic systems of all sizes. meteocontrol has more than 30 years of expertise in renewable energy systems and has so far been involved in projects amounting to a total investment of more than 10 billion euro. The company currently has about 500 MWp under management. In addition, meteocontrol is the market leader in professional remote monitoring of PV systems. meteocontrol monitors approximately 25,000 photovoltaic systems with a total output of 4.3 GWp worldwide. meteocontrol is a 100% subsidiary of SAG Solarstrom AG.
About Hamburg Energie
HAMBURG ENERGIE is the municipal energy provider of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. The company is committed to a sustainable and climate-friendly energy supply in Hamburg by investing in new renewable generation facilities. As a flagship project, HAMBURG ENERGIE implemented in 2010 a solar project through its subsidiary HAMBURG ENERGIE Solar GmbH consisting of 24 rooftop and free-field locations with a capacity of almost12 MWp in Hamburg and northern Germany.
