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Hydro Rein and Cognite Data Fusion®️ join forces to accelerate energy transition for industries

Written by Team Cognite | Oct 18, 2023 10:09:22 AM

Hydro Rein selects Cognite Data Fusion®️ as their preferred platform to build and scale Rein Hub, an Energy as a Service platform, to deliver innovative energy management services.

OSLO, Norway October, 2023 – Cognite, a globally recognized leader in industrial software, announced that Hydro Rein selected Cognite Data Fusion®️ as their preferred platform for their Energy as a Service solution. With Rein Hub, built on top of Cognite Data Fusion®️, Hydro Rein’s customers are given real-time transparency on energy usage and savings. 

“The Cognite Data Fusion platform is an integral part of our REIN hub which enhance the customer value of our products and services by giving transparency to energy usage and savings – and helps reporting on efficiency gains," says Marianne Wergeland Jenssen, Head of Energy Solutions in Hydro Rein.

Hydro Rein’s mission is to help decarbonize industries by offering renewable energy solutions tailored to the needs of the customer. Hydro Rein provides access to low carbon solutions such as certified renewable power, onsite generation, energy efficiency, energy storage and flexibility management. The Rein Hub starts with underpinning services behind the meter and offers customers a set of energy solutions that are customized for each customer – from energy efficiency tools to tailored local solar and wind production, storage and flexibility and digital tools to optimize energy usage.

Cognite Data Fusion®️ provides simple access to complex industrial data so anyone can build, scale, and deploy digital solutions that drive business impact. It is a user-friendly, secure, and scalable platform that transforms how decision-makers access and use industrial data. 

By combining Hydro Rein’s industrial competence with Cognite’s industry-leading technology knowledge and experience, the companies aim to accelerate the industry energy transition.  

"We are very happy to work with Cognite as a collaborative partner with the aim of giving our customers the best possible user experience and the ability to see and learn how to optimize energy mix and continuously implement energy saving measures. It all starts with insight and a good data feed," says Marianne Wergeland Jenssen.

“Hydro Rein and Cognite are the perfect example of two global companies, coming together to help industries succeed in their energy transition, and the key is data. With Rein Hub, built on top of Cognite Data Fusion®️, we gather a broad set of OT and IT data and contextualize it in Cognite Data Fusion®️ which lays the foundation for making more sustainable and efficient decisions,” said Dr. John Markus Lervik, Chief Strategy and Development Officer and co-founder of Cognite.

About Hydro Rein 
Hydro Rein is a leading provider of renewable energy solutions to industrials, fully owned by the global renewable energy and aluminum company Hydro. Hydro Rein has a diversified portfolio of 26 projects under development in core markets in the Nordics and Brazil. The company has an ambition of 3GW in construction or operation (gross) by 2026, leveraging on a unique customer offering and Hydro’s century long track record in building industries that matter. Hydro Rein’s diverse team has the expertise and the resolve to develop projects, services and solutions that make a difference for our clients and the societies they are part of.

About Cognite 
Cognite is a globally recognized leader in industrial software with a clear vision: to rapidly empower industrial companies with accessible, trustworthy, and contextualized data and drive the full-scale digital transformation of asset-heavy industries. With its market-leading Industrial DataOps platform, Cognite Data Fusion®, and a comprehensive suite of Industrial Generative AI capabilities, Cognite AI, Cognite makes it easy for decision-makers to access and understand complex industrial data. Cognite Data Fusion® is a user-friendly, secure, and scalable platform that enables industrial data and domain users to collaborate quickly and safely to develop, deploy, and scale Industrial Generative AI solutions that deliver both profitability and sustainability. Visit us at www.cognite.ai and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Media contact:
Anders Berg-Hansen 
Head of Communication and Public Affairs
anders.berg-hansen@hydro.com
Hydro Rein

Karen Sylte Hammeren
Communications Director
karen.hammeren@cognite.com 
Cognite