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We are delighted to announce a new partnership with Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET), the global women’s network connecting over 3,000 members from more than 140 countries around the world.

We are very pleased to announce two more partnerships with EU institutions: European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission Equality Platform for the Energy Sector. The EIB is the biggest multilateral financial institution in the world and one of the largest providers of climate finance. Through its engagement with civil society and other stakeholders, the EIB has positioned itself as a key facilitator for a carbon-neutral Europe.

We introduce SmartWay, a new corporate member of XEnergy, led by a capable young woman – Petra Mesarić, PhD. The company operates in the field of electrical engineering and offers solutions for planning, monitoring and execution of projects in the field of electrical engineering. Their narrow speciality is smart energy management systems, which enable the integration of a number of different technical systems in buildings and industry, smart homes and systems for monitoring energy consumption. If you want to integrate and simultaneously manage a lighting system, a heating, cooling and air conditioning system, renewable energy sources and energy storage systems, SmartWay is the company for you. The company is also known for its services in the cinema industry. You can find more information at https://www.smartway.com.hr/

We’re proud to present the Honorary Member of XEnergy Mr. Vjekoslav Majetić, the winner of the prestigious competition EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2023. Mr. Majetić is the founder and owner of the company DOK-ING, which designs and manufactures robotic systems that protect human lives in the most dangerous operations, especially demining, firefighting and mining. Its demining machines are leaders with a global market share of 80% and are present in over 40 countries. In addition to these globally recognised products, Mr Majetić is also developing a new technology to produce hydrogen from sewage sludge, which will make an important contribution to the energy transition. It’s a great honour for us that Mr. Vjekoslav Majetić is our first honorary member, who enhances every idea and project with his tireless energy, creativity and vision.

We are very pleased to introduce our new corporate member – Solvis, the largest Croatian manufacturer of solar modules. The company has been present on the global market for 14 years and has grown to over 300 employees producing 2,800 modules per day, which is about one million modules per year, with an output of 330 MW. The company was founded and is led by director Stjepan Talan. This experienced businessman turned to solar energy and founded the company in 2009, during the economic crisis. Solvis not only survived in this challenging market, but expanded its business to new markets and new products. Their products are the result of constant research and development by their experts. The solar trees and palms, as well as the solar roofs, sunshades and benches, are part of Solvis’ Ecosmart programme, which is designed to integrate the different products into the architecture of urban centres. Confirmation of their success is also the fact that the London Stock Exchange has included Solvis in its list of the 1000 inspiring European companies in 2019.

We announce the roundtable NEW MODELS OF THE ELECTRICITY MARKET DESIGN TO ACCELERATE THE ENERGY TRANSITION, which will take place on 28 April at 9 am at the Antunović Hotel.

We are pleased to introduce our new corporate member DOK-ING, a company that in more than three decades has managed to completely capture the world market for robotic demining systems with an incredible 80% share. The special value and contribution of DOK-ING to the mission of XEnergy lies in its role in the development of innovative green technologies that can significantly contribute to the energy transition. DOK-ING is developing a new technology for the production of hydrogen from organic waste, and green hydrogen opens up a range of new development opportunities for the Croatian economy.

XEnergy – Empowering Women in Energy Transition gathered leading energy experts to discuss the open questions of the new electricity market design reform and to present 5 key guidelines for the successful implementation of the energy transition in Croatia.

We are pleased to introduce our new corporate member.E.ON Croatia has been operating on the Croatian market since 2020 as a holding company that is part of the strong pan-European group E. ON, headquartered in Essen, Germany. In Europe, the group operates in 15 different markets, employs more than 72,000 people and serves more than 51 million customers in two main business areas: Energy Networks and Customer Solutions. The E.ON Group is one of Europe’s largest operators of electricity grids and energy infrastructure and a provider of innovative customer solutions. The company’s strength lies in the combination of its business areas, which include both energy networks and customer solutions. In the Croatian market, E.ON is involved in the energy value chain through the supply of electricity and gas, as well as gas distribution and wastewater treatment. It is also the leading company on the market in the design and construction of solar power plants for business customers and households.

We are proud to announce that our new corporate member is Professio Energia d.d., the first Croatian joint-stock company focused on the development, application and long-term management of renewable energy projects, listed on the Zagreb Stock Exchange.

We are very pleased to introduce our new corporate member AKUO ENERGY MED, a French company based in Paris that focuses on the development, financing and long-term management of renewable energy projects and electricity trading. Since it was first established in 2007, AKUO has invested nearly € 2,8 billion in renewable electricity generation and storage projects in more than fifteen countries.

We are very pleased to announce that the circle of our corporate members has expanded to include IE-ENERGY, an innovative start-up company founded in March 2020, whose goal is to implement new technologies and create new functional and interconnected energy markets. IE-ENERGY is creating the first regional virtual energy community as an aggregated network of medium-sized decentralised power generation units such as wind farms, solar parks and combined heat and power (CHP) plants, as well as flexible electricity consumers and storage systems. The virtual energy community uses the technology of combining generation, storage and consumption units. The aggregated units form a unit and participate in the energy markets as a balancing group managed by IE-ENERGY.

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XEnergy – Empowering Women in Energy Transition presented the first mentoring programme entitled “Empowerment of Women in the Energy Transition”. In front of our members, partners and dear guests, the head of the mentoring programme, Martina Biondić, explained in more detail what this programme will look like and introduced our outstanding mentors: Nina Dusper Sušić, Tina Jakaša, Vedrana Jelušić Kašić, Ivona Štritof and Zorana Obradović.

KOER | The First Croatian Virtual Power Plant is our new corporate member and a successful example of a technology company specialising in innovative energy solutions. KOER has developed the infrastructure of the first Croatian virtual power plant and has thus also become an aggregator – a new participant in the electricity market that is the link between the electricity market and end consumers. KOER operates a virtual power plant as an aggregator, and end consumers provide part of their electricity generation and consumption capacities. Aggregators as new entities in the electricity market play a very important role under the conditions of rapid decentralisation of the electricity system, the growing share of renewable energy sources in the production mix and the expected increase in consumption and electrification of transport.

Our new corporate member is A1 Hrvatska, a company whose sustainability strategy was developed under the slogan Future First. Their main sustainability goals relate to:

XEnergy’s corporate membership has been expanded to include another flagship company in the Croatian energy industry!Siemens Energy is a young company created by the spin-off of the operational unit Gas and Power (GP) from Siemens AG. It has been operating independently in Croatia since November 2019, and the company’s shares have been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since September 2020. With over 91,000 employees in more than 90 countries, Siemens Energy develops energy-efficient and innovative technological solutions in various fields. The company’s activities focus on digitalisation, decentralisation, decarbonisation and advanced energy technologies.

The energy transition is not possible without major changes in the transport sector, and the automotive industry is undergoing dynamic and rapid structural change. We are therefore particularly pleased to introduce our new corporate member GA Adriatic, which is one of the leading companies in the field of e- mobility in the region.

With the new corporate member Nano Energies Croatia, XEnergy has already gathered 3 of the total of 4 registered aggregators on the Croatian market. The company Nano Energies Croatia is part of the Nano Energies Group from the Czech Republic, which started 15 years ago as an electricity trader and later as a supplier, and in recent years has dedicated itself entirely to the aggregation of flexibility.