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Petrofac Limited: PETROFAC AND HITACHI ENERGY ANNOUNCE SECOND PROJECT IN SUPPORT OF TENNET’S 2GW PROGRAMME

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Saturday, December 30, 2023

The project is to be executed under a standalone contract, with Petrofac’s portion valued at around US$1.4 billion.

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  • The project is to be executed under a standalone contract, with Petrofac’s portion valued at around US$1.4 billion.
  • In an initial announcement earlier this year, Petrofac and Hitachi Energy reported the award of the six-project Framework Agreement.
  • Additional projects within the TenneT’s 2GW Programme are expected to be awarded at approximately six-month intervals.
  • Commenting on the award, John Pearson, Chief Operating Officer, Energy Transition Projects, Petrofac, said: “We have been collaborating with our partner Hitachi Energy, and client TenneT, on the first project, Ijmuiden Ver Alpha.

Hitachi Vantara Appoints Tony Gonnella as New Chief Financial Officer

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Monday, December 18, 2023

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced that Tony Gonnella has joined the company as its new chief financial officer (CFO), effective immediately.

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  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced that Tony Gonnella has joined the company as its new chief financial officer (CFO), effective immediately.
  • Gonnella reports directly to Sheila Rohra, Hitachi Vantara's chief executive officer, and will serve on the company's executive committee.
  • A seasoned finance executive, Gonnella brings more than 20 years of financial planning, financial management reporting, corporate budgeting, financial analysis, high-growth and high-profit P&L management, financial transformation, and system and process implementation experience to the role.
  • Gonnella succeeds former CFO Inigo Mazquiaran, who recently transitioned within the Hitachi Group to become the CFO of the newly formed Hitachi Digital Services organization.

Hitachi Vantara Launches Unified Compute Platform Integrated with GKE Enterprise to Modernize and Simplify Hybrid Cloud Management

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- To support customers in their expanding cloud journeys, Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced the launch of Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) for GKE Enterprise, a new, integrated hybrid solution, with long-time partner Google Cloud. Through Google Distributed Cloud Virtual (GDCV), Hitachi UCP for GKE Enterprise offers businesses a unified platform to manage hybrid cloud operations, leading to increased efficiency, scalability, and flexibility in their infrastructure and applications.

Key Points: 
  • Through Google Distributed Cloud Virtual (GDCV), Hitachi UCP integrates with GKE Enterprise on Google Cloud to address growing demand for hybrid cloud, offering solutions for customer increased agility and flexibility
    SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- To support customers in their expanding cloud journeys, Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced the launch of Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) for GKE Enterprise , a new, integrated hybrid solution, with long-time partner Google Cloud.
  • Through Google Distributed Cloud Virtual (GDCV), Hitachi UCP for GKE Enterprise offers businesses a unified platform to manage hybrid cloud operations, leading to increased efficiency, scalability, and flexibility in their infrastructure and applications.
  • GDCV on Hitachi UCP empowers enterprises to modernize applications, optimize infrastructure and enhance security across hybrid cloud environments by combining the flexible cloud infrastructure of Hitachi UCP with the versatility and scalability of GDCV.
  • "Our collaboration brings together Hitachi Vantara's highly available, high-performance integrated cloud infrastructure and GDCV's robust container orchestration and management capabilities," said Dan McConnell, senior vice president, product management for storage and data infrastructure, Hitachi Vantara.

Hitachi Vantara Introduces Pentaho+, A Simplified Platform For Trusted, GenAI-ready Data

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced Pentaho+, an integrated platform from the Pentaho software business designed to help organizations connect, enrich, and transform operations with refined, reliable data necessary for AI and Generative AI (GenAI) accuracy. Automating the work of complex data management with powerful self-service and cloud-agnostic solutions, Pentaho+ helps improve data quality by allowing organizations to effectively oversee data from inception to deployment.

Key Points: 
  • Automating the work of complex data management with powerful self-service and cloud-agnostic solutions, Pentaho+ helps improve data quality by allowing organizations to effectively oversee data from inception to deployment.
  • Pentaho Data Catalog: Pentaho Data Catalog helps discover, identify, categorize and classify data based on meaningful business context resulting in a trusted, data driven organization.
  • Pentaho Data Storage Optimizer: Gain more cost control of IT charge backs, performance, and risk of your data for your work processes.
  • Plans to expand the Pentaho+ platform with additional capabilities for data mastering, data quality, and more can be expected in the coming months.

Türk Telekom Collaborates with Hitachi Vantara To Drive Sustainable Data Infrastructure Transformation

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

ANKARA, Turkey and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced that Türk Telekom, a leading Turkish information and communications technology company, is reducing energy costs while also boosting performance and management of its data infrastructure through the deployment of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) solutions. The new architecture is more environmentally sustainable by design, reducing Türk Telekom's total footprint from 23 cabinets to nine and decreasing power and cooling requirements from the replaced cabinets by approximately 60%. The upgrade has also led to a 30% reduction in total cost of ownership.

Key Points: 
  • For more information about how Hitachi Vantara is helping customers achieve sustainability, visit: https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/solutions/sustainability.html
    Türk Telekom serves more than 15 million broadband and 25.6 million mobile subscribers.
  • "As a leader in data center decarbonization efforts, Hitachi Vantara has continually lowered greenhouse gas emissions across the entire lifecycle of our data infrastructure solutions.
  • Hitachi Vantara recently announced a new hybrid cloud approach to data storage with the introduction of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform One , a single data platform experience to consume and manage block, file, object, and mainframe data.
  • For more information on how Hitachi Vantara is helping customers provide a data-driven approach to data storage and sustainability, please click here.

Hitachi receives top "Gold" award in "Pride Index 2023"

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Today, Hitachi announced that it has received the top "Gold" award in "Pride Index 2023", an index forevaluating activities related to sexual minorities, hosted by the Japanese non-profit group "work with Pride."

Key Points: 
  • Today, Hitachi announced that it has received the top "Gold" award in "Pride Index 2023", an index forevaluating activities related to sexual minorities, hosted by the Japanese non-profit group "work with Pride."
  • This award recognizes Hitachi's activities to promote DEI globally, including in-house seminars and "LGBTQIA+ Guidebook" provided for all employees.
  • In July 2023, Hitachi invited instructors from NPO Nijiiro Diversity to conduct an online seminar for all Hitachi Group Employees.
  • I believe that the achievement of "Gold" award in the "PRIDE Index 2023" is a remarkable step in our journey.

Hitachi Rail secures clearance for EUR1,660m Thales GTS acquisition

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

TOKYO, Nov 1, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi Rail has been given clearance to proceed with its EUR1,660 million acquisition of Thales' Ground Transportation Systems business on 30 October 2023.

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  • TOKYO, Nov 1, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi Rail has been given clearance to proceed with its EUR1,660 million acquisition of Thales' Ground Transportation Systems business on 30 October 2023.
  • The publication of the European Commission's (EC) approval means that the deal has now received clearance from all 13 competition authorities which reviewed the acquisition.
  • Prior to the European Commission's clearance, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority gave its approval for the deal on 4 October 2023.
  • As a condition of securing approval for the acquisition, Hitachi Rail will divest its mainline signalling business located in France, Germany and the UK.

Hitachi Energy selected as preferred technology provider for the longest HVDC link in the UK

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

The energy transition requires a collaborative effort that can only be achieved with advanced technologies and new ways of working.

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  • The energy transition requires a collaborative effort that can only be achieved with advanced technologies and new ways of working.
  • In appointing Hitachi Energy as their preferred technology provider, SSEN Transmission and National Grid secure best-in-class technology and future production capacity in a rapidly growing market.
  • For Hitachi Energy, this enables investment in new production capacity and to undertake large-scale recruitment drives.
  • Hitachi Energy pioneered commercial HVDC technology almost 70 years ago and has delivered more than half of the world's HVDC projects.

Hitachi Energy acquires eks Energy

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Strategic acquisition adds advanced power electronics and energy management software capabilities to meet accelerated, global demand for battery energy storage solutions

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  • Strategic acquisition adds advanced power electronics and energy management software capabilities to meet accelerated, global demand for battery energy storage solutions
    ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Oct 24, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, announced today that it has acquired a controlling stake of eks Energy, a leading supplier of power electronics and energy management solutions for storage and renewables integration, based in Seville, Spain, from Powin LLC (Powin), a top global energy storage system provider.
  • We look forward to continuing to work with eks Energy and Hitachi Energy to bring more projects like WSB to the world."
  • The addition of eks Energy to the Hitachi Energy portfolio demonstrates accelerated traction on the company's 2030strategic growth plan.
  • Hitachi Energy is continuously strengthening its power grids core business while advancingthe world's energy system to be more sustainable, flexible and secure.

Hitachi Energy passes 150 GW in HVDC links integrated into the power system, expands capacity to meet accelerating energy transition demand

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

The company has consistently expanded its capacity to meet accelerating demand driven by the clean energy transition.

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  • The company has consistently expanded its capacity to meet accelerating demand driven by the clean energy transition.
  • Since 2020, when Hitachi began its strategic investment, Hitachi Energy has increased its workforce by more than 8,000.
  • "Electricity will be the backbone of the entire energy system and will help to drive the clean energy transition.
  • Today’s announcement shows how we are enabling our customers to accelerate the development of the power grids that energy system requires," said Claudio Facchin, CEO of Hitachi Energy.