9REN Group - A Smart City Success Story

Renewable energy. It's the mantra for today's society -- to identify and implement clean renewable energy sources to wean us off our dependence on fossil fuels. This is one of the fields where Spain and Italy are taking the initiative to a global level and 9REN Group is a clear example of a company leading the way.

Because of System Platform, 9REN only requires one person to control the operation of all of the 580 plants, regardless of location.

To help operate its plants, 9REN created EOSystem, a solution built on Wonderware System Platform.

9REN is one of the more dynamic companies in Europe -- their facilities, marketing strategy and personnel radiate the vitality and energy of a company that is on the move.

More information

 

Please refer to the following links for more information:

1. 9REN's website
2. Wonderware System Platform
3. InTouch HMI as a SCADA system

Take care,
Jay

Watch the 9REN success story video and find out about optimized asset excellence

Renewable energy. It's the mantra for today's society -- to identify and implement clean renewable energy sources to wean us off our dependence on fossil fuels. This is one of the fields where Spain and Italy are taking the initiative to a global level and 9REN Group is a clear example of a company leading the way.

Watch the success story video and find out how Wonderware helped 9REN operate all of the 580 solar plants from their Madrid office.

9REN: Solar Power Plant Business Metrics

After completing the Wonderware solution, 9REN was able to produce these compelling business results.

• From a single control center, 9REN can effectively monitor the operations at each of the 528 solar plants, ensuring continuous generation of 425 MWh a day.
  
• 9REN's efficiency has improved at such a point that staffing has been reduced by 15% - from three to one - for control room operation, allowing the company to focus its personnel on other important tasks
• Event recognition has increased by 50% and time to obtain performance monitoring reports has been reduced from one month to two days
• Solar trackers production has improved by 5%

Why Wonderware for 9REN's solar plants?

9REN wanted a solution that would provide an effective platform for collaboration, would have tools that enable standardization, reduce engineering time and cost savings.

They chose Wonderware System Platform, InTouch HMI and Historian as the main components of their EOSystem because it provides flexibility and scalability, while still being easy to use, maintain and upgrade.

What is the EOSystem?

EOSystem is a solution created by 9REN to operate and maintain the hundreds of solar plants in Spain and Italy. "The EOSystem allows 9REN to control all photovoltaic installations from a single application in the control room from practically anywhere", says Antonio Palacios Higueras, Services Technical Manager for 9REN.

The challenges of running multiple solar plants

Why did 9REN opt for a Wonderware solution? It was to answer three main challenges.

9REN Photovoltaic Solar Panel Power Plants

 

 

9REN develops, builds and operates renewable power plants across Spain and Italy. They deliver over 90,000 Megawatts of power per year while operating 568 photovoltaic installations.

To manage its plants, 9REN created EOSystem, a solution built on the Wonderware System Platform. For this innovative solution, 9REN won the Invensys Open Asset Excellence Award in 2010.