The strengthened collaboration between Hera Group and Panasonic Business goals to enhance security and sustainability with NexMeter know-how for Italian and European utilities.
The Italian-based Hera Group and Panasonic Business Europe announce the renewal of our longstanding collaboration. This entails a brand new business settlement designed to increase the attain of the modern NexMeter meter throughout the Italian gasoline distribution market. The NexMeter, initially launched in 2019 as a sensible gasoline meter 4.0, has developed over time, incorporating superior security options and, since 2021, using recycled plastic elements.
Boasting compatibility with inexperienced gasoline mixtures like hydrogen and biomethane, NexMeter has already garnered curiosity from a number of utilities, with potential future partnerships on the horizon. The collaboration with Hera and Panasonic Business goals to boost NexMeter’s capabilities, surpassing nationwide requirements and providing Italian operators a meter that not solely prioritizes security and sustainability but in addition enhances effectivity, reduces prices, and contributes to the decarbonization targets of the sector.
“We’re thrilled to embark on this transformative journey with one of many largest Italian multiutilities in Italy,” mentioned Johannes Spatz, President of Panasonic Business Europe. “This partnership represents not solely a collaboration to offer our Japanese-developed know-how and know-how, enhancing security in gasoline installations throughout Italy and Europe, but in addition marks a big step in our dedication to innovation. The settlement with Hera Group opens new avenues for introducing NexMeter to different utility suppliers, revolutionizing gasoline distribution infrastructure with superior metering know-how. For the Panasonic Business, this collaboration is the start of recent developments, extending NexMeter’s efficiency to new functionalities, aiming to be a technological reference for the longer term’s second era of good gasoline meters. Our robust ambition is to place ourselves as a key accomplice within the Italian and European markets, offering cutting-edge options for gasoline distribution and integrating superior know-how with an IoT software program platform for steady discipline monitoring. This partnership with Hera Group additionally affords the prospect of joint initiatives and tasks, aligning with our shared goals in environmental sustainability, carbon dioxide emissions discount, and the ideas of the round financial system, all integral elements of Panasonic’s GREEN IMPACT plan.”