Enel X


Enel X is a company of the Enel Group that provides products and services aimed at energy transformation at home, city and industrial level, with a view to sustainable development.
By applying solutions resulting from the digital transformation to the energy sector, Enel X is dedicated to the fields of electric mobility, smart homes and smart cities, intelligent public lighting, integration of renewables, energy efficiency for businesses and public administrations.
Its main office is in Rome.

History

Enel X progressively expanded its services by acquiring companies specialized in strategic sectors for the digitization of energy services, and by creating partnerships with companies from other industries such as automotive, home automation, ITC, and real estate.
Its activity in the field of the electric mobility led to a progressive installation of charging points throughout Italy. This was accomplished with a national plan aimed at the installation of charging infrastructures for electric vehicles, announced for the first time on 9 November 2017 during the e-Mobility Revolution event in Vallelunga by Enel CEO Francesco Starace and Enel X CEO Francesco Venturini.
In July 2018, Enel X acquired 21% of Ufinet International, a platform which operates in the ultra-broadband sector in America Latina. In the same period, the Enel’s subsidiary acquired Yousave, thus expanding its business in the energy efficiency field, with a special focus on energy digitization. In October 2018, Enel X announced that its subsidiary EnerNOC, Inc. rebranded to Enel X, integrating Enel’s advanced energy solutions in North America under one brand. This is one of its acquisitions made in the USA, as well as those of Demand Energy and eMotorWerks. On 20 December 2018, Enel X and Infracapital signed a deal to launch a platform dedicated to energy efficiency projects for business customers. In September 2018, during the e-Mobility Revolution 2.0 event at the Vallelunga Circuit, a new range of "Juice" products was announced, as well as progresses in the installation plan of new charging points in Italy. In January 2019, Enel X became Poland’s 2021 - 2023 demand response leader, with around a 70% share in that segment. In order to develop new activities related to electric mobility, Enel X and FCA signed a partnership agreement in June 2019 to promote the uptake of electric vehicles. Thus the Enel X’s partnership with Hyundai in October 2019, which comprises the possibility of recharging electric vehicles at Enel X public recharging infrastructures, as well as those with many other car manufacturers such as Audi, PSA and Smart. In January 2020, Enel X presented JuiceAbility, a device to charge electric wheelchairs using car charging infrastructures, together with JuiceBox, JuicePump and JuiceLamp mini. These devices were presented during the Consumer Electronics Show - CES in Las Vegas, in January 2020.

Activities

Enel X is structured in four Global Product Lines operating in different reference sectors:
Financial Services, which offers 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", to develop and test new scalable products and services – often incorporating 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" started in 2019 and Homix, which integrates Alexa and allows a development of the concept of intelligent thermostat.

Awards

In 2017, Enel X won Corporate Art Award 2017 "for its ability to promote historical heritage and urban projects through artistic lighting". In 2018, it took the third place on the podium on the charging services Leaderboard drawn up by Navigant Research. In 2019, Enel X’s circular economy model took centre stage at EXCO 2019, an event which focused on international cooperation.
In 2020 Enel X was ranked 2nd globally in two reports from Guidehouse Insights, which included Enel X among the best companies in the EV charging and energy storage.