ACEN Australia has selected Power Factors’ Unity Asset Performance Management (APM) platform to manage and optimize 1.1 gigawatts (GW) of its operational renewable energy assets, as the company scales up one of the largest clean energy portfolios in the region.

Power Factors said on December 4 that its platform will provide ACEN Australia’s technical asset management team with portfolio-wide intelligence to enable end-to-end visibility from individual project sites to fleet-level performance. The system is designed to detect, categorise, and resolve equipment downtime and underperformance faster through event loss management, while its predictive maintenance tools are intended to identify early signs of equipment degradation before failures occur.

The rollout covers ACEN Australia’s current operating assets, which include some of the country’s largest solar projects such as the newly operational 400-megawatt (MW) Stubbo Solar project. Stubbo is also the first solar generator backed by a Long-Term Energy Service Agreement (LTESA) to reach full commercial operations in Australia.

ACEN is among the fastest-growing renewable energy companies in the Asia-Pacific, with more than 1 GW of capacity currently in operation and construction in Australia and over 13 GW of solar, wind, battery storage, and pumped hydro projects in development.

“Unity APM is like a copilot for our asset management team, helping us keep our operations efficient, maximise our energy production, and stay on top of our performance metrics,” said Michael Connarty, Head of Operations and Trading, ACEN Australia. “With Unity, we’re keeping downtime to a minimum and easily managing back-end compliance and reporting, so we can keep our focus on sending as much clean energy as possible to the grid.”

For Power Factors, the addition of ACEN Australia brings its Australian customer base to nearly 6 GW of renewable energy assets under management. This includes 4 GW of solar photovoltaic capacity, 572 MW of wind, and 1.1 GW / 1.8 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of battery energy storage systems.

“ACEN Australia manages some of the biggest and most innovative renewables projects in the country, and this is the ideal moment for them to introduce Unity APM into their operations,” said Julieann Esper Rainville, Chief Executive Officer of Power Factors. “When you’re expanding from 1 GW of operational assets to 13 GW, simplifying asset management is one of the most important things you can do to ensure success. We’re glad to offer Power Factors’ technology and expertise to support ACEN Australia as they grow.” 

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