According to ESCO, the addition of NRG offers Doble Engineering (a part of ESCO’s utility group) the opportunity to access the growing renewable-energy market and expand its geographic presence.
ESCO Technologies announced that it has acquired NRG Systems, Inc. (doing business as Renewable NRG Systems, in Hinesburg, Vermont). NRG provides design and manufacture of decision support tools for the renewable energy industry, primarily in wind.
The business, which will join Doble Engineering as part of ESCO’s Utilities Solutions Group operating segment, has annualized sales of approximately $45 million (with nearly half of its sales coming from international markets) and operating margins in the mid-teens. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
“The addition of NRG offers Doble the opportunity to access the growing renewable energy market, expand our geographic presence, and provide our existing customers with proven tools to optimize their renewable energy generation assets,” said Bryan Sayler, President of Doble.
NRG’s expertise spans resource assessment products and wind-plant optimization equipment, such as turbine-control sensors, Lidar, and condition-based monitoring systems. The products are used during both the pre-development stage of a project and the operational stage when project owners need to optimize the performance of their assets.
The company’s products and applications are targeted at the following market segments:
- Wind Resource Assessment which is the systematic collection of wind data at potential wind farm sites to allow wind farm developers to estimate the future power output of a variety of wind farm sizes and turbine arrangements. Customers use this information to design the layout of the wind farm, secure project financing, and make other critical decisions.
- Wind-plant Optimization enables wind farm operators and owners to maximize their annual energy production, reduce their operating and maintenance costs, increase system reliability, and drive down the levelized cost of energy.
- Solar Resource Assessment is the systematic collection of solar data at a prospective solar energy production site to develop an accurate estimate of that facility’s annual energy production potential..
“Adding NRG to our existing utility segment introduces a unique and exciting growth opportunity for ESCO,” said Vic Richey, ESCO Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “NRG’s capabilities are a great complement to Doble’s product and solution portfolio providing an immediate entry point into a large and growing market.”
“Clean, renewable and sustainable energy is a $300 billion-plus per year global industry,” Richey added. “NRG is clearly a market leader with an exceptional brand, reputation, and strong management team, and I’m excited to welcome the outstanding and dedicated employees of NRG to our team.”
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