Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale Italiano
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Company type | Chairman), Matteo Codazzi (CEO) |
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Revenue | €139 million (2019) |
Number of employees | 2,000 (2019) |
Website | https://www.cesi.it/ |
CESI - Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale Italiano "Giacinto Motta" is a company that provides testing and certification services,
and was founded in 1956. It currently has offices and laboratories in five continents and over 70 countries.History
CESI was founded in 1956. The strong necessity of doing experimental tests and network studies persuaded the big electromechanical industries (Pirelli, SAE, Ercole Marelli, Ansaldo), together with the majority of electrical industries (Edison, SADE, Montecatini, Falck), of the need of a “Great Power laboratory”. In the early 50s, the “X Laboratory” was born. At the end of the 50s, CESI is developed a leadership in the determination of short-circuit powers inside the transmission lines and in load flows’ problems. In the 1958, its international aim is attested thanks to an important commission: the study of the system El Chocón Dam – Buenos Aires for the construction of two hydroelectric plants.
The problems of the unification of electrical frequencies and of the interconnection networks, enabling energy interchange between an “island” and another and consequently achieve Italian electrical system unity, lead to the establishment in 1962 of
In 1988, CESI signed a convention with IMQ which bring to fruition the CSQ (Certified Quality Systems).[3] At December 1989,
In 2002, CESI acquired the Piacenza's laboratory from ENEL Produzione, which has integrated and extended the offer of monitoring systems for thermoelectric plants during the operation and maintenance. In addition, the company got the hydraulic and structural pole from
With a view to cater closely to international client needs, CESI established two new companies: CESI Middle East was set up in 2011 in Dubai and CESI do Brasil in March 2012.[4] In February 2012, CESI Middle East has been contracted by the Kuwait-based Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development to come up with a plan for integrating the loosely connected electricity and natural gas networks of 20 Arab countries.[5] CESI is a founding member of RES4MED,[6] an association that aims to increase renewable energy sources penetration and to analyse the conditions for integrated electricity markets in the Mediterranean area.
In July 2018, CESI acquires EnerNex, a company based in Knoxville, Tennessee, active in the U.S. market in technical consulting and engineering of networks based on innovative technologies.
On December 30, 2019, CESI acquires the property of KEMA B.V. The acquisition includes all the high-voltage testing, inspection and certification activities carried out at the KEMA-owned laboratories in Arnhem (Netherlands) and Prague (Czech Republic). The transaction was completed on March 2, 2020, with the acquisition of the laboratory in Chalfont (U.S.A.).
The KEMA Labs testing and inspections facilities include the world's largest high-power laboratory, with the highest short circuit power (up to 10,000 MVA); the world's first laboratory capable of testing ultra-high voltage products for super grids; the Flex Power Grid Laboratory, for advanced testing of smart grids components.
Activities
CESI main consulting services include: power system studies and energy market studies, general planning and operational planning, design and engineering for HVAC / HVDC interconnections, supervision and control of real-time operations, asset management, integration of renewable energy and storage systems, design and support of smart grids and smart metering implementations, technological and environmental audits, control and regulation systems for power plants, engineering services for test laboratories, environmental impact assessments, civil engineering for hydroelectric and renewable plants and environmental monitoring systems for power plants.
Furthermore, CESI develops and manufactures advanced solar cells (III-V triple Junction GaAs) for space and terrestrial applications (CPV). The company's key global clients include major utilities, Transmission System Operators (TSOs), Distribution System Operators (DSOs), power generation companies (GenCos), system integrators, financial investors and global electromechanical and electronic manufacturers, as well as governments and regulatory authorities. In addition, CESI works in close cooperation with international financial institutions such as, among others, the World Bank Group, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investment Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank.
Structure
The company has three operational centers: the main office in Milan and two secondary offices in Piacenza and Seriate (BG). Through subsidiaries it also has two offices in Germany, in Berlin, managed by IPH GmbH, and in Mannheim, managed by FGH Engineering & Test GmbH; one in Dubai, managed by CESI Middle East FZE; another one in Rio de Janeiro, managed by CESI do Brasil and one in the US in Washington D.C., managed by CESI USA Inc. Finally, CESI has laboratories in Arnhem, Prague and Chalfont (U.S.A.).
Shareholders as of March 2019:
- Terna- 42.698%
- Enel - 42.698%
- Prysmian- 6.479%
- ABB- 5.675%
- CESI (own shares) - 2.000%
- Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Europe - 0,357%
- Sediver SpA - 0,094%
References
- ^ "Enel foundation". Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- ^ "The 1000 kV Project".
- ^ "CSQ Brand".
- ^ "CESI's History". Archived from the original on 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ "AFESD unified Energy Market".
- ^ "Founding member of RES4MED". Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2012-08-06.