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Another extraordinary and inspiring woman has joined our Advisory Board, this time from the insurance and reinsurance sector.

Due to the great interest in our PPA workshop, we are announcing a new training that will take place on April 11, 2024. Our excellent lecturers Ph.D. Minea Skok, Ph.D., Tina Jakaša, M.Sc., Martina Vajdić, Saša Jovičić and Mario Klaric, Ph.D. will answer all your questions and dilemmas. Don’t miss the opportunity and register as soon as possible at: https://lnkd.in/d__DGfvv

We are pleased to introduce Sladjana Ćosić, Head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group in Croatia and new member of the XEnergy Advisory Board! Her involvement in XEnergy will be instrumental in helping us focus more on green finance issues and improve cooperation with European institutions, especially the EIB.

We are thrilled to present our new corporate member – Croatian Power Excange Ltd (CROPEX)!

Our new corporate member is Monter-Strojarske montage d.d., a leading Croatian company specializing in the construction of pipelines for the transport of gas, oil and water and one of the most experienced companies in the construction and maintenance of industrial plants, infrastructure facilities and the production of process equipment.

It is with great pleasure that we introduce our new corporate member – JANAF, one of the most successful and profitable energy companies in the region. JANAF’s focus is on the transportation and storage of oil and oil derivatives, but the company has recognized the importance of the green transition in time and is diversifying its business interests in line with new trends.

The Interenergo Group is an international energy group headquartered in Ljubljana. In the ten years of its existence, Interenergo has developed into one of the largest energy companies in the region and is represented in six countries in Southeast Europe. Since 2009, the company has been part of the Austrian Kelag Energie Group, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2023. The main activities of Interenergo are: Electricity trading, electricity contracts, investments and development of RES projects and energy services (ESCO). The Interenergo Group’s goal is to develop projects and solutions that create added value for its partners and the market. They are constantly on the move, monitor market developments, react quickly and rationally incorporate recognized trends into their business models.

We are particularly pleased to present our new corporate member HOPS, a key company for the success of the energy transition in Croatia. HOPS is the Croatian transmission system operator, the owner of the entire Croatian transmission network (voltage levels 400kV, 220kV and 110kV) and provides the transmission of electricity as a regulated public service. It operates according to the model of an independent transmission system operator and manages the regulatory area of the Croatian electricity system (EES). In the interest of secure and high-quality electricity supply to customers and electricity exchange, the Croatian EES is interconnected with the EES of neighboring countries and other ENTSO-E members which together form a synchronous network in continental Europe.

The energy transition is not possible without major changes in the transport sector, and the automotive industry is undergoing dynamic and rapid structural change. We are therefore particularly pleased to introduce our new corporate member GA Adriatic, which is one of the leading companies in the field of e- mobility in the region.

Our new corporate member is Forte Solar d.o.o., one of the leading builders of solar power plants in Dalmatia with over 50,000 installed panels. Forte Solar offers complete solutions for the construction of solar power plants, from consulting, planning, construction, creation of complete documentation to maintenance. Their references include the construction of solar power plants for hotel complexes such as Sunčani Hvar and Hotel Mondo Split, food industry companies such as Premis Makarska, Lepi Dečki Čakovec, Narona Impex Metković, Frigo Bonsai Opuzen and many other companies such as Kingtrade Makarska, Max&Moris Split, Jasenka Opuzen, Termodinamika Split etc.

We are delighted to have gained our important partner Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar (EIHP) as our new corporate member as well!

The company ALTPRO is our new corporate member! We are very pleased that our membership has been extended by a specialized high-tech company engaged in the development and production of signaling and safety systems for railway infrastructure and railway vehicles. The company’s production program consists of train detection systems, systems for securing railway-road crossings and safety systems for vehicles based on INDUSI technology (I60 and PZB90). More than 30 years of experience in research, development and production in the railway sector make ALTPRO one of the most important factors in the global market with solutions in more than 50 countries on 6 continents. As a flexible, customer-oriented company, ALTPRO successfully carries out smaller, specific projects as well as larger renovation and new construction projects for railroad lines.

Another international company that develops projects in the field of renewable energies has become our corporate member. VSB, headquartered in Dresden, is one of the leading full-service providers in the field of renewable energies. Its core business is the national and international project development of wind and photovoltaic parks, their operational management and the operation of its own parks.

With the new corporate member Nano Energies Croatia, XEnergy has already gathered 3 of the total of 4 registered aggregators on the Croatian market. The company Nano Energies Croatia is part of the Nano Energies Group from the Czech Republic, which started 15 years ago as an electricity trader and later as a supplier, and in recent years has dedicated itself entirely to the aggregation of flexibility.

We’re proud to present the Honorary Member of XEnergy Mr. Vjekoslav Majetić, the winner of the prestigious competition EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2023. Mr. Majetić is the founder and owner of the company DOK-ING, which designs and manufactures robotic systems that protect human lives in the most dangerous operations, especially demining, firefighting and mining. Its demining machines are leaders with a global market share of 80% and are present in over 40 countries. In addition to these globally recognised products, Mr Majetić is also developing a new technology to produce hydrogen from sewage sludge, which will make an important contribution to the energy transition. It’s a great honour for us that Mr. Vjekoslav Majetić is our first honorary member, who enhances every idea and project with his tireless energy, creativity and vision.

XEnergy’s corporate membership has expanded to include a new member – Marsh Croatia, which offers specific expertise in insurance, reinsurance and risk management, especially in the energy sector.Marsh McLennan is the world’s largest risk management company (NYSE: MMC) with 150 years of corporate tradition. Marsh McLennan employs more than 85,000 people and operates in more than 550 offices in 130 countries around the world. Total revenue in 2022 was more than $20 billion. In Croatia, Marsh operates as a broker for insurance and reinsurance, and from 2023 Marsh McLennan is integrating all 4 global brands into its business as part of a new strategy: Marsh, Mercer, Oliver Wyman and Guy Carpenter. Global expertise at the local level together with local market knowledge are their important advantages.

KOER | The First Croatian Virtual Power Plant is our new corporate member and a successful example of a technology company specialising in innovative energy solutions. KOER has developed the infrastructure of the first Croatian virtual power plant and has thus also become an aggregator – a new participant in the electricity market that is the link between the electricity market and end consumers. KOER operates a virtual power plant as an aggregator, and end consumers provide part of their electricity generation and consumption capacities. Aggregators as new entities in the electricity market play a very important role under the conditions of rapid decentralisation of the electricity system, the growing share of renewable energy sources in the production mix and the expected increase in consumption and electrification of transport.

INA, as a leading oil and gas company and one of the forerunners of the Croatian economy, is ready to contribute to the green energy transition. By joining the XEnergy Network for the Promotion of Women in the Energy Transition, INA confirms its commitment to the decarbonization of the European economy.

We are very pleased to announce that the circle of our corporate members has expanded to include IE-ENERGY, an innovative start-up company founded in March 2020, whose goal is to implement new technologies and create new functional and interconnected energy markets. IE-ENERGY is creating the first regional virtual energy community as an aggregated network of medium-sized decentralised power generation units such as wind farms, solar parks and combined heat and power (CHP) plants, as well as flexible electricity consumers and storage systems. The virtual energy community uses the technology of combining generation, storage and consumption units. The aggregated units form a unit and participate in the energy markets as a balancing group managed by IE-ENERGY.

Hitachi Energy is a leading global technology company operating in more than 140 countries and employing around 40,000 people. In the region, it operates united in a Balkan cluster consisting of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Kosovo, Northern Macedonia and Serbia. The CEO is our XEnergy Menagement Board Member Nina Dusper Sušić.

Another extraordinary, strong and successful woman has joined the XEnergy Advisory Board! We welcome Marija Šćulac!