About 3E Vision & mission 3E worldwide Upcoming events Spin-offs Careers Contact Accelerating the energy transition OUR SERVICES SOLAR WIND BUILDINGS & SITES GRIDS & MARKETS SYNAPTIQ DATA SERVICES About us Founded in 1999 | 100 employees | 7 offices 40 countries | 20 nationalities | 3 spin-offs Brussels | London | Paris | Toulouse | Istanbul | Cape Town | Delhi talking about 3E: Alain Bernard CEO, DEME Group “3E is down to earth and visionary at the same time. 3E has put DEME in a pole position in the pioneering phases of C-Power and offshore wind, now delivering major parts of our business growth. Currently, 3E is transforming our HQ’s site into a net zero energy site. For me, they are partners to keep our company at the forefront of international innovations. “ Jan Poppe Head of Project Finance, Triodos Bank “We have worked with 3E on projects in wind and solar in several European countries. We especially appreciate their independance and reliability and feel confident that the projects we examine together are assessed thoroughly.” Luc Koefman Engineering and Fulfillment Manager, Eneco “3E has strong expertise on PV systems. They have always been receptive and proactive in adapting their scope of work to the project specificities, to deliver the most relevant risk assessments and advice on crucial technical aspects of each projects.” Giovanni Vercammen CEO, Wind aan de Stroom “We much appreciated the professional approach of 3E with short and fast feedback communication lines. Their large expertise and constructive cooperation helped us to finalize our contracts with Siemens Wind and to get our project finance with KBC bank closed in due time. We continue to rely on 3E as a companion during the construction monitoring and execution of the works along the way.” Dirk Goossenaerts DBFM manager, Democo Group “Democo Group worked with 3E on several building projects. Of course they are strong in sustainability, building physics and comfort design. We particularly appreciate their knowledge of legislation, their willingness to analyse in detail, their availability and especially their proactiveness. A truly pleasant and professional collaboration. First class!” Jean-Arnold Vinois European Commission “I would like to congratulate you for the significant results and concrete recommendations of the OffshoreGrid project which is certainly an important contribution to the development of an offshore grid in northern Europe.” Patrick Uytterhoeven Director Hard Facility Management, SODEXO Belgium “3E’s solution reduced our energy costs with 30% while significantly improving comfort and reducing the time we spend on operating the building’s energy systems.” Pietro Menna European Commission “The services provided in the frame of the MetaPV project have met all our expectations.” Latest news 3E is supporting Engie in achieving its ambitious 2020 wind target Engie is successfully developing multiple wind farms across Belgium partially under the holding structure Wind4Flanders (W4F), a public-private partnership investing in onshore wind energy in Flanders. The holding consists of Figga, Fingem, Finilek, IBE, IKA and Engie with the last one owning a share of 50%. The W4F developments are contributing towards achieving ENGIE’s ambitious[…] 3E presents SynaptiQ Building, your AI building manager 3E is proud to present its latest product: SynaptiQ Building. With this latest innovation, 3E delivers improved comfort, energy savings and operational cost reductions for building portfolios. SynaptiQ Building is a software-based solution that uses artificial intelligence to predict building behaviour and automatically steers the building’s energy systems to anticipate these predictions. The software acts[…] European Workshop: Enabling PV integration by delivering flexibility The variable nature of some renewable sources, like solar energy, imposes extra requirements and costs for their integration in power systems and markets. The flexibility of large electricity users and the aggregation of smaller users of distributed generation resources can facilitate the integration of variable renewable energy, while reducing the overall power system costs. The[…] Grasshopper deploys SynaptiQ in Canada Since 2007, Grasshopper provides solar solutions to homeowners, farmers, municipalities, school boards and businesses all over Ontario in Canada. Their goal is to accelerate the adoption of sustainable practices by creating accessible and affordable products for their customers. Grasshopper monitors, maintains, optimises and reports on thousands of residential solar systems in combination with a portfolio[…] Join us at the 11th Renewable Energy India 2017 Expo On 20/09, 3E and WISE Energy will hold a workshop focusing on big data analytics and how it contributes to best practices in solar & wind asset management. The workshop is tailor-made for investors, asset owners, technical advisors, developers, lenders, EPC contractors and O&M providers. You can find the full agenda below: To register, please[…] How to manage disruption in the building sector? In our last newsletter, we spoke about the digitalisation of the building sector. Even if this (r)evolution is not yet felt throughout the sector, all players – especially manufacturing companies, who are at the start of the building chain – recognize this trend, which is about to turn current business models upside down. Keeping investments in new[…] Professionalizing Dutch solar rooftop operations Successful deployment of SynaptiQ on Rooftop Energy’s portfolio of over 100 solar rooftops Since more than 5 years, Rooftop Energy provides solar rooftop leasing services to rooftop owners in the Netherlands. Rooftop Energy has already successfully developed a portfolio of more than 100 solar rooftops for a total capacity larger than 10 MWp. Although Rooftop[…] The consumer as the guardian of the power system: The FutureFlow project The FutureFlow project is now fully engaged and progressing at full speed. 12 partners from 8 different countries are dealing with the challenges of a modern power system where consumers, equipped with state-of-the-art devices, are no longer ordinary consumers, but also produce electricity. They become active players in the power system’s security. Like guardians of[…] SynaptiQ Wind connects 200 additional wind turbines: Enhanced performance monitoring with hands-on field experience The expansion of wind asset portfolios on a global level, the size of turbines, the heterogeneity of brands and models within each asset is rapidly increasing the costs related to operations and maintenance and causing investors to focus on the minimization of downtimes. The use of an independent performance monitoring software plays a key role[…] SolarPower Europe and 3E reveal brand new European Solar Map SolarPower Europe unveils SolarPower Live Map on solar’s brightest day Brussels, 21 June 2017 – On the year’s longest and brightest day, SolarPower Europe, launched the most dynamic and accurate tool for real-time mapping of solar power generation in Europe. The SolarPower Live Map was made in collaboration with 3E, SMA and SolarPower Europe and[…] How do PV financial models currently deal with technical assumptions and risks? The International Energy Agency’s Photovoltaic Power System Programme publishes a new report co-authored by 3E on PV performance and reliability.. Quality and reliability of PV systems was at the core of discussions during this year’s Intersolar Europe fair in Munich. While the PV market grew significantly in the last years, the achievement of long-term reliability[…] The Spanish renewables tender has wind in its sails The recent Spanish renewables tender has been a fantastic success for wind power: out of the 3,000 MW allocated in May 2017, about 2,980 MW were assigned to wind. A clear winner arose, Forestalia, which was awarded the lion’s share with more than 1,200MW. GE was selected by Forestalia as wind turbine supplier for all[…] Digitalization and servicification of the building industry 3E brought a clear message to REALTY and the EHPA’s DecarbHeat Forum: The digitalization of the building industry will rapidly cause a servicification of the entire sector, both for technology providers as well as real estate developers. In the past, main economic revolutions often occurred when new energy regimes coincided with new ways of communication.[…] The solar bankability project: Read the final report Best practice guidelines for risk identification, assessment and mitigation The Solar Bankability project aims to contribute to the reduction of the risks associated with investments in sustainable energy projects. The project results should increase trust from investors, financers and insurance companies. The project was called to existence to establish a common practice for professional risk[…] Trading off renewable energy modulation and grid investments To meet Flemish renewable energy targets in a cost-efficient way, current grid access policies for RES and high-efficiency cogeneration should be revised according to a new 3E study. 3E completed a study for the Flemish Regulator of the Electricity & Gas market (VREG) on the implementation of alternative grid access rules for solar, wind and[…] Brussels leading the way in sustainable urban design Brussels has the ambition to become a model for sustainable development, aiming to meet the related societal challenges specific to a contemporary city-region. Therefore, the Brussels-Capital Region has developed several courses of action involving all areas of life In a Region that is facing rapid demographic growth, having a deficiency in low-cost housing, affordable and[…] The first effects of the new French feed-in scheme Pioneering the new French feed-in premium scheme 3E has completed the Technical Due Diligence of probably one of the very first wind farm projects under the new French feed-in premium scheme. The “Source de la Sensée” project consists of 3 Senvion MM92 wind turbines, located in the Sommes department, in Northern France. The project was[…] Acquiring different renewable energy projects on different continents Advising CGN Europe Energy on wind and solar acquisitions 3E has successfully advised CGN Europe Energy (CGNEE) during the acquisition of the Estinnes wind farm, the largest onshore wind project in Belgium (81MW). The project, commissioned in 2009, was owned by the Belgian developer/operator Windvision, who will continue operating the project. The first phase of[…] Ambassadors’ Discovery Day at 3E On the 21st of March, 3E welcomed 50 diplomats and economic representatives from around the world for the second edition of the Ambassadors’ Discovery Day. The initiative was organized by Cécile Jodogne, State Secretary of the Brussels-Capital Region responsible for foreign trade, and Brussels Invest & Export, in order to promote companies in Brussels and[…] Developing an energy concept for the Sugar Park 3E is honored to contribute in a brand new sustainable development project called “Suikerpark” (Sugar Park), named after the sugar refinery site it will be built on. The sugar refinery site of Veurne (Belgium) maintained its mere industrial function until 2005. A consortium led by ION will now start transforming the site into a sustainable, green[…] PreviousNext Want to stay informed? 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