Accenture Helps Towngas Transform Its Engineering Project Management Capabilities with a New Digital, Cloud-Based Solution
HONG KONG; May 18, 2016 – The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas), one of Hong Kong’s largest energy suppliers, has collaborated with Accenture (NYSE:ACN) to launch a new digital engineering project management solution – Corporate Project Information Management (CPIM) – with automated business processes and mobile capabilities. Accenture designed, developed and deployed the solution, working with Avanade to host it on a scalable cloud platform.
May 18, 2016
ENGIE Selects Fjord to Transform Its Retail Business by Reimagining the Digital Customer Experience and Designing Disruptive New Services
PARIS; May 4, 2016 – ENGIE, a global provider of electricity, natural gas and energy services, has selected Fjord, a design and innovation consultancy that is part of Accenture (NYSE:ACN), to reinvent its retail business model and drive digital disruption in the market.
May 04, 2016
Utilities Warn of Rising Pressure on Electricity Reliability and Prices, Accenture Reports
MADRID; Mar. 16, 2016 – Almost half (45 percent) of utilities industry executives surveyed by Accenture worldwide, and 64 percent in Europe, reported that the traditional electricity distribution model is no longer fit-for-purpose. Unless the industry undergoes a digital, regulatory and business model transformation, utilities warn of increasing pressure on supply reliability and prices, according to Accenture’s Digitally Enabled Grid research, now in its third edition.
March 16, 2016
Accenture Achieves Lead Innovation Position in “Winner's Circle” for Business Process Outsourcing in the Utilities Industry in HfS Research Report
NEW YORK; Feb. 9, 2016 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been positioned in the 'Winner's Circle' of HfS Research's inaugural Blueprint Report for Utilities Business Process Outsourcing (BPO). Accenture is ranked as one of the leaders in the report, which assessed seven service providers based on execution and innovation.
February 09, 2016
Accenture Helps FirstEnergy Identify More Than $450 Million in Cost Savings Over Three Years
AKRON, OHIO; Jan. 28, 2016 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has helped FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE), a leading U.S. diversified energy company, develop its Cash Flow Improvement Program (CFIP) that is expected to help deliver $453 million in cost savings over the next three years.
January 28, 2016
Electric Ireland and Accenture Announce Smarter Living Collaboration
DUBLIN; Jan. 19, 2016 – Electric Ireland has collaborated with Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to develop and deliver a pilot program that will introduce new Connected Home solutions to its customers.
January 19, 2016
GE and Accenture Announce Columbia Pipeline Group First to Deploy Break-Through “Intelligent Pipeline Solution”
HOUSTON; Jan. 6 – GE and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) have announced that Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG) is the first company to deploy the Intelligent Pipeline Solution, a breakthrough software solution that helps pipeline operators make informed decisions around pipeline safety and integrity. Columbia Pipeline Group (NYSE: CPGX) now has an enterprise-wide, near real-time view of their more than 15,000 miles of interstate pipelines, including monitoring of pipeline threats, improving risk management and providing situational awareness.
January 06, 2016
Talen Energy Selects Accenture to Support Its Transition
Allentown PA.; Jan. 5, 2016 – Talen Energy Supply, LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Talen Energy Corporation, has selected Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to provide operations and technology services with an infrastructure-as-a-service model for business applications hosted in a virtual private cloud on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Under the terms of a four-year agreement, Accenture, working with Avanade and the Accenture AWS Business Group, will migrate and deploy various Talen Energy IT assets to a new environment. In addition, Accenture will provide integration services including testing and change management and digital supply chain transformation.
January 05, 2016
Atrias Selects Accenture to Centralize Belgium’s Energy Market Data in the Cloud
BRUSSELS; Dec. 16, 2015 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been selected by Atrias, a joint initiative of Belgium’s six electricity and gas distribution grid operators, to build, deploy and manage a single clearing house application to help centralize and structure data exchange among the Belgian energy sector players.
December 16, 2015
Hundreds of Governments, Businesses and Financial Institutions Commit to Major Action on Energy Efficiency at COP 21, Finds Accenture and SE4All
PARIS; Dec. 10, 2015 – Leading companies have pledged to enhance their energy efficiency with an estimated impact of 62,000 gigawatt hours (GWh) over the next five years, enough to power the city of Paris for nine months, according to a report by Sustainable Energy for All and Accenture (NYSE: ACN). However, many companies are facing challenges in turning commitments into effective strategies.
December 10, 2015