Enel X

Enel X expanded its services by acquiring companies specialized in the digitization of energy services[10] and by creating partnerships with companies from industries such as automotive,[11] home automation,[12] ITC, and real estate.[13]

The activities carried out in the field of electric mobility led to the installation of charging points throughout Italy.[14] In July 2018, Enel X acquired 21% of Ufinet International, a platform in the ultra-broadband sector in Latin America.[15] In the same period, Enel X expanded in the energy efficiency sector with the acquisition of Yousave.[16] In October 2018, Enel X announced that its subsidiary EnerNOC, Inc. rebranded to Enel X.[17][18] This operation was followed by the acquisition of Demand Energy (DEN) and eMotorWerks in the United States.[19]

On December 20, 2018, Enel X and Infracapital signed a deal for energy efficiency projects for business customers.[20] In September 2018, progresses on the installation of new charging points in Italy were announced.[21] In January 2019, Enel X became Poland’s 2021 - 2023 demand response leader, with a 70% share in the segment.[22]

In June 2019 Enel X and FCA signed a partnership agreement for the development of electric vehicle projects.[23][24] In October 2019 the company signed a partnership with Hyundai, comprising the possibility of recharging electric vehicles at Enel X public recharging infrastructures.[25] The same occurred with other car manufacturers, such as Audi,[26] PSA [27] and Smart.[28] In January 2020, Enel X took part in the Consumer Electronics Show - CES in Las Vegas.[29]

Enel X is structured in four Global Product Lines operating in different reference sectors:

• e-Industries, offering solutions aimed at businesses, mainly focusing on flexible services, such as consulting, energy efficiency technologies, distributed generation, Demand Response, and off-grid solutions;[30]
• e-Mobility, aimed at creating products and services for electrical mobility, and at the spreading of increasingly efficient charging infrastructures, Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) and second-life battery services;[31]
• e-Home, with the aim of managing the domestic eco-system and offering innovative automation products and services, for smarter, safer, more efficient and comfortable homes;[30]
• e-City, offering local government integrated services (public lighting, smart city systems and energy efficiency services, as well as connectivity solutions such as the wholesale offer of fiber-optic services).[32]

Financial Services, which offers innovative financial, insurance and payment services through physical and digital channels. The proposed initiatives include Enel X Pay, which allows people to manage their finances in a conscious and aggregate way.

At the same time, Enel X created as well an “Innovation & Product Lab”,[33] to develop and test new scalable products and services – often incorporating the creative input of startups, research centers, universities and customers – with a circular economy approach. Solutions and services for flexibility, like Demand Response, digital payment, adaptive public lighting systems and City Analytics are a direct result.

Among the various ongoing projects and activities, “Vivi Meglio” [34] started in 2019, aimed at promoting energy efficiency, technical modernization, as well as to enhance safety standards in construction industry. In the same year, Homix[35] was presented at the IBM Center in Milan. Homix integrates Alexa and allows a development of the concept of intelligent thermostat: it transforms, in fact, the device into a digital instrument that learns from domestic habits, in order to help manage consumption, safety and lighting at home.

In 2017, Enel X won Corporate Art Award 2017 “for its ability to promote historical heritage and urban projects through artistic lighting”.[36] In 2018, it took the third place on the podium on the charging services Leaderboard drawn up by Navigant Research.[37] In 2019, Enel X’s circular economy model took centre stage at EXCO 2019, an event which focused on international cooperation.[38]