SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT는 Derceto 매입을 확정했다고 밝혔다. Derceto는 식수 생산과 공급 시스템의 에너지 비용을 줄이는 솔루션을 개발하는 전문업체이다. 뉴질랜드의 Auckland에 본부를 둔 이 회사는 미국, 캐나다, 영국에 약 20명의 직원을 보유하고 있다.

규제 변화와 에너지 비용의 급속한 증가에 직면하면서 에너지 소비를 줄이는 것은 지역 권한의 우선순위가 되었다. 이러한 변화 속에서 Derceto는 식수 설비의 에너지 비용을 최소화하는 솔루션을 개발했다.

 

 

SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT announces new acquisition with Derceto
    
Through its subsidiary Ondeo Systems, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT, the world's largest pure environmental services company, has finalized the acquisition of Derceto, a specialist in solutions for minimizing the energy cost of drinking water production and distribution systems. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the company has around 20 employees with offices in the United States, Canada and the UK.

 

Faced with regulatory changes and the rapid rise in energy costs, reducing energy consumption is a priority for local authorities. In response to this challenge, Derceto has developed a solution for minimizing energy costs for drinking water utilities. The production and distribution of drinking water is a significant energy consumption item for local authorities, as 40 percent of total operating costs are energy-related. Of all the consumption items, pumping can account for up to 80 percent of those expenses.

 

Connected to a drinking water utility's monitoring and control system, Derceto's solution accesses electricity tariffs in real-time and updates the forecasts for drinking water demand. Using these forecasts, it derives the optimal pumping strategy for the next 24 to 48 hours, updated every 30 minutes, thus ensuring the highest economic efficiency for drinking water supply 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

 

With this acquisition, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT boosts its ability to support local authorities to sustainably manage their resources by offering a comprehensive solution for optimizing the performance of drinking water networks. The software developed by Derceto actually integrates with Aquadvanced, the innovation launched in June 2014 dedicated to optimizing the performance of drinking water networks and, now, of energy management.

 

Through this acquisition, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT, leader in New Services in Europe, supplements its portfolio of solutions and strengthens its international presence. This acquisition is thus keeping with the company's strategy to make NewServices one of its four strategic development priorities. The group expects its average annual revenue to grow by more than 10 percent per year in this market.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2014년 9월 23일]