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Ideas Poweringyour Energy FutureTesting • Consulting • Engineering • EnvironmentCESITRUST THE POWER OF EXPERIENCECESI operates in more than 35 countries across the world, with 1000 skilled and experienced professionals a network of representative offices and a turnover of around €100M. Our main cli-ents are electrical utilities, Transmission System Operators (TSOs), Distribution Sys-tem Operators (DSOs), generation compa-nies, manufacturers, system integrators (electromechanical, electronic and tel-ecommunication), energy-intensive users (e.g. industrial plants) and public adminis-tration. CESI also works closely with in-ternational financial institutions such as EuropeAid, World Bank, European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank and Inter-American Bank.CESI IN THE WORLDOUR MISSION HISTORYCESI’s unique position in the field of consultancy and engineering services to the electricity industry comes from advanced know-how and a deep understanding of how to apply technology to solve specific business issues. For our worldwide clients we shape the future of electricity through specific solutions. We act as an enabler of clients’ technical decisions, contributing to value creation.CESI SpA was established in 1956 to support the development and the secu-rity of operations of the Italian Electricity Grid, as well as to provide testing laborato-ries and certification services for the elec-tromechanical industry. The company has always played a leading global role as an independent centre of excellence in the testing and certification of electromechani-cal components and in electrical systems R&D. Over the years, CESI has expanded its business internationally through the acqui-sition of two leading German companies in the testing of high, medium and low volt-age electrical components (IPH and FGH, located respectively in Berlin and Man-nheim). The company has also expanded its business portfolio to environmental and structural civil engineering sectors through the acquisition of ISMES.Today, CESI is a world leader in consulting and testing services for elec-tricity sector players. The CESI trademark is globally recognised and associated with experience, quality and independence.Southern Europe & Northern AfricaMilan – ItalyNorthern EuropeBerlin and Mannheim – GermanyMiddle East & AsiaDubai – United Arab EmiratesAmericasRio De Janeiro – BrazilRepresentativesReferencesCOMPANY STRUCTURE SECTORSMAIN REgIONAL HEADqUARTERSSHAREHOLDERSCESI operates through three divisions:• Testing and Certification (which incorporates the two German subsidiaries IPH and FGH)• Consulting, Solutions and Services • ISMES – Engineering & Environment• Power Generation and Industry• Renewables & Storage• Electrical Transmission and Distribution• Engineering and Environment• Testing, Certification and Quality Assurance• Solar CellsCESI is a joint stock company whose shareholders are leading national and international players in the electro energetic and electromechanical sectors. These include Enel, Terna, Prysmian, ABB and Ansaldo T&D.CESI offers solutions and products that are able to increase clients’ competitive-ness, product quality, process innovation, plant security and environmental compliance. The range of solutions dedicated to power generation plants includes: • Environmental impact assessment studies• Efficient management systems • Feasibility for new power plants (com-bined cycles, cogeneration, renewables, hybrid) and the upgrading/repowering of existing plants• Assistance in procurement, such as specifications and tendering procedures, including technical and economic evalua-tion of offers• Plants’ residual life estimation • Operation & maintenance activity, with particular emphasis on the management, diagnostic and monitoring of compo-nents. This last activity is performed also on mechanical components, such as boil-ers and turbines• Full electrical security for electrical plants• Photovoltaic application. In particular: feasibility studies; due diligence; design and assistance on manufacturing and acceptance activity• On-field inspection• Improvement of environmental compat-ibilityCESI plays a key role in hydroelectric plant management including:• Dam monitoring systems (static and dynamic)• Planning, design and technical support for construction of power plants, lines for the realisation of complex civil and industrial infrastructures • Real-time risk monitoring• Hydraulic and hydro-geological risk as-sessment • Geographical information systems (GIS) projects• Hydrological studies of watershedsGenerally, the activities carried in this sector are performed by using advanced software tools and systems developed and patented by CESI. CESI offers to its clients a full range of consulting services designed to develop renewable energy generation and storage, technologies and applications offer-ing project planning, integration to medium voltage and high voltage network, and opera-tion including:  • Wind• Solar, with particular emphasis on photo-voltaic application• Mini hydro• Biomass • Geo thermal • Energy storage, with particular emphasis on battery technologies, superconduct-ing magnetic energy, capacitors, com-pressed air, pumped storage, etc. Wind Energy >CESI is one of Europe’s technological lead-ers in wind energy project development and analysis, wind resource assessments, financial risks of offshore wind development, grid interconnection and integration, and due diligence activities. Solar energy >In solar application, CESI is involved both in consultancy and owner engineering activities and in the manufacture of special solar cells for space and terrestrial application (in particular for concentrated solar power tech-nology) with InGaP (Indium Gallium Phosphide) and GaAs (gallium arsenide) technologies.In this field CESI is an accepted technological leader in consulting and engineering activities and in the development of methodologies and software tools. Our clients include ministries, electrical companies, TSOs, DSOs, international financial institutions and development banks. CESI acts as a global consultant for technical and technological as-sessments and for economical, organisational and environmental evaluations, such as: • Electrical and environmental master plans• Development and optimisation of the electrical power system and its compo-nents• Feasibility studies for the interconnection of HV networks for both AC and DC solutions• Structural Design of OH transmission lines and electrical substation• Operations support• Integration of renewables on HV and MV networks• Increasing the reliability, availability and quality of the grid• Protection plans against major distur-bances and restoration plans (black start-up and parallel operation procedures)• Systems of energy management and energy tradingPOWER gENERATION & INDUSTRYRENEWABLES & STORAgE TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTIONCESI’s main clients are utilities and industrial plants, with specific attention also devoted to public administrations. The range of services includes:• Environmental master plans• Environmental due diligence of industrial plants• Land management studies and drainage design• Environmental and social impact studies• Assessment of industrial activities• Electromagnetic studies, field testing and remediation projects• Environmental monitoring of physical, chemical, biological parameters for air, soil and water quality • Characterisation and monitoring of emissions (liquid, solid, gaseous) from industrial plants• Optimisation of treatment plants for industrial emissions• Reviews and audits for plants’ environ-mental compliance to the standards and regulations defined by national and European legislationsENgINEERINg & ENVIRONMENT• Owner engineering activities and envi-ronmental and socio-economic impact studies• Data processing of geographic informa-tion systems (GIS) concerning electrical transmission and distribution networksMost of these services are performed through methodologies and software tools designed and developed by CESI, which are often used by international operators. CESI is internation-ally involved in projects like Super Grid, Smart Metering, Smart Grid, Micro Grid and HVDC interconnections.CESI is deeply involved in the realisation of so-called “advanced metering infrastruc-tures” (AMI) In Smart Grids for Distribu-tion; a system composed of digital meters, concentrators, communication systems, operational software for automatic reading acquisition and Automated Metering Manage-ment (AMM). In the field of Smart Grids for Transmission, CESI cooperates with the main national and international TSOs (Transmis-sion System Operators) in the development of customised applications to be installed in the network’s Control Room. CESI is thus a longtime network improvements provider, working for the “smartness” of the grid.CESI is the market leader in the testing and certification of electro-mechanical components and is one of the most important players at the international level. Tests are performed in accordance with international standards of IEC, ANSI, STL, local standards and clients’ explicit requests. CESI is a founder member of STL (Short-Circuit Testing Liaison), in which our German Subsidiary IPH also plays an important role. It is important to underline that product certificates and test reports from CESI - Milan, IPH – Berlin and FGH – Mannheim, are internationally recognised by utilities and electromechanical manu-facturers and serve to verify: • Products’ conformity to standards• Functionality of new product design• Compliance with safety requirements and EU Guidelines as a pre-requisite to obtain the CE mark• Compliance with quality requirements A positive outcome of the tests performed at CESI premises is that they assure access to the international markets. In fact, 60% of CESI’s laboratory tests are driven by interna-tional markets. The acquisition of ISMES, IPH and FGH represent an important step in the development of CESI’s range of activities and services for the market, enabling us to carry out the following: • Testing of cables, fuses, insulators, load break switches, OPGW switchgear and controlgear, surge arrester disconnec-tors, and low, medium and high voltage transformers both in AC and DC, up to 50Hz and 60Hz• Testing on electronic power components and smart meters• Environmental noise and vibration im-pact assessment, measures, analysis and reporting • Thermal and climatic tests• Electromagnetic studies, field testing and remediation projects• Testing on high risk environments for blasts and blazes • Testing on large electrical enginesCESI offers its clients experience and knowl-edge in keeping laboratory facilities in line with the most advanced international practices. This experience has been gained from 30 years in the international market through the follow-ing services: • Power transformer testing laboratories• High voltage laboratories• Cable testing laboratories• EMC testing laboratories• Mobile laboratories for field testsCESI provides certification of quality and environmental management systems, with a “CSQ” mark (according to UNI EN 9000 stand-ards) in the following sectors: electromechani-cal, electronic, telecommunications, automa-tion, IT, energy.CESI is a well-recognized Certification of In-spection Body according to EN45011 and ISO/IEC17020 standards respectively.TESTINg , CERTIF ICATION & qUALITY ASSURANCECESI is also very well known as a notified body for the ATEX EU Directive for equipment used in potentially explosive atmos-pheres, as well as a certification body and testing laboratory for the IECEx Certification Scheme. Plant inspection services are focused on verify-ing the compliance of plants and/or devices to regulatory standards and technical specifica-tions. In particular, CESI delivers inspections on photovoltaic plants, to electric load interruption devices in industrial plants and inspections on industrial plants for ATEX compliance. Quality assurance services are mainly focused on assessing the quality of specific production lines, thus enabling a manufacturer to gain confidence on these issues, especially when preparing to export to other countries or ap-proaching new or demanding customers. CESI can deliver a global service covering the assessment, control and surveillance of suppliers of electrical components. This starts with the assessment and review of customers’ technical specifications to evaluate their con-formity to national and international standards, right up to in-field verification and overseeing of final and pre-commissioning tests. CESI performs quality assurance covering all kind of equipment from LV to UHV; AC and DC; and single equipment to complex systems.CESI has 30 years international experience in the research, development and production of high efficiency solar cells for space and terrestrial applications, thanks to close cooperation with relevant international space agencies including those of Europe and Italy, and Russia. CESI is one of the top three worldwide suppliers of GaAs (Gallium Arse-nide) cells. In this context, CESI has cooperated in many significant projects for interplan-etary missions (on planets such as Mercury, Mars and Jupiter) and in terrestrial application with the development of innovative projects to make better use of solar energy. With more than 60 satellites in orbit powered by solar cells, CESI is internationally accepted as a well advanced technology leader. The char-acteristics of solar cells produced by CESI are:Space applications >Solar cells for space applications: The cells are built using modules InGaP (Indium Gallium Phosphide) and GaAs (gallium arsenide) and overcome 30% to 35% of conversion efficien-cies, using new materials, nano-structures and multi junction technologies. The most im-portant feature is their resistance: more than 30 years of life and capable of withstanding temperatures from -250°C to +300°C. Our cells are qualified according to ESA standards. Terrestrial concentration systems > The terrestrial application of these high ef-ficiency solar cells is economically convenient for concentrator photovoltaic systems (CPV). In this application, triple junction solar cells demonstrated to overcome 38% of conver-sion efficiency. SOLAR CELLSCESI spaVia Rubattino, 54I-20134 Milan – ItalyTel +39 02 21251Fax +39 02 21255440e-mail: info@cesi.itIPH GmbH Landsberger Allee, 378aD-12681 Berlin – GermanyTel +49 (0) 30 5 4960 100Fax +49 (0) 30 5 4960 122e-mail: info-iph@cesi.itCESI Middle East FZEBuilding 5WA – Office 326Dubai Airport FreezoneDubai – United Arab Emiratese-mail: info-me@cesi.itFGH Engineering & Test GmbHHallenweg 40D-68219 MannheimGermanyTel +49 (0) 621 8047 0Fax +49 (0) 621 8047 111e-mail: info-fgh@cesi.itwww.cesi.itCESI’s unique positioning in the field of testing, consulting and engineering services derives from ex-tensive know-how and a deep under-standing of advanced technologies. For our worldwide clients, we shape the future of electricity through ideas and value-added solutions. CESI: independent, advise, know-how, experience.