The Energa SA Group consistently implements innovations in key areas of its operations. The performed projects make it possible for the Group to improve effectiveness of operations and for its customers to gain measureable benefits.
In 2017 the Energa SA Group spent nearly PLN 50 m on innovations and over PLN 3.5 m on research and development activities. The above funds were spent mainly on continuation of earlier research and development projects.
In 2017, the Energa SA Management Board appointed in the group structures a dedicated research and development entity under the name: „Centrum Badawczo-Rozwojowe im. M. Faradaya Sp. z o.o.” [M. Faraday Memorial Research and Development Center], which is tasked with practical execution of the objectives resulting from the key documents defining the activity in the area of innovations and research and development.
In addition the Energa SA Group’s Innovation Strategy for 2017-2020 with an outlook for 2025+ and the Group’s R&D&I Policy were adopted. The Innovation Strategy defines the innovation areas in the Energa SA Group, starting with selection of the creativity profile to risk approach, and ending with selection of the positions on the axis of technological and business changes. The joint research and development and innovation policy, in turn aims to manage the research and development process in a manner that will contribute to implementation of an efficient operating model, ensuring sustainable growth of the value of the Energa SA Group, while reducing excessive risk exposure.
Intelligent network is a distribution network and related IT and telecommunications technologies, integrating in an intelligent way the activities of electricity market participants (manufacturers, distributors and recipients). Thanks to this, it is possible to improve the reliability and efficiency of deliveries as well as the greater involvement of recipients in energy production. Energy efficiency is also growing.
The Smart city project is a pilot implementation of Intelligent Energy Network by the ENERGA Capital Group in Toruń. Investment activities covered m.on. modernization of lighting controlled by a dedicated teleinformation system, automation of the distribution network and preparation of AMI metering infrastructure as well as development and testing of new products and tariffs for customers.
The first 0.75 MW and 1.5 MWh energy storage facility in Poland was built and commissioned in the vicinity of Puck in Pomerania by Energa-Operator. The construction of a local balancing area is an element of increasing the safety and energy efficiency of the company's distribution system. There is plans to build another energy store.
The ENERGA Group has made available for electric car users charging points that are located in the Tri-City. The operator of the charging network is Enspirion Sp. z o.o. (a company of the ENERGA Group).
As part of its R&D&I projects, the Energa SA Group cooperates with numerous scientific entities, including: the Energy Institute in Gdańsk, Warsaw University, Gdańsk University of Technology, War-saw University of Technology, the Fluid-Flow Machinery Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the University of Varmia and Masuria, the Science and Technology Park in Gdańsk and the Pomeranian Science and Technology Park.