Gomero receives first order to use SIPP at data centers

The Australian electricity grid company Essential Energy has chosen Gomeros connected control equipment SIPP for a larger data centerproject north of Canberra. The project, which is Essential Energy's first of its kind, involves a large so-called zone transformer station that uses environmentally friendly ester oil to cool the transformers. In the event of a leak from the transformer, Gomero's SIPP Node works effectively to detect both ester and mineral oil. SIPP is currently the only approved technology to be able to detect both ester and mineral oil down to 1 PPM. Essential Energy has signed the new agreement with Gomero's local partner KingHill.

The automated environmental protection of the oil catchment pit under the transformer is an important part of the digitalization of maintenance work and meets the increasingly high environmental requirements for critical infrastructure. Essential Energy has been using this for a long time. SIPP at several of its transformer stations.

Demanding market that lies far ahead

That Essential Energy again chooses SIPP for a project that is in line with their long-term strategy around digitization and green transition feels like an important success. This is especially true given that Australia is a market that has come a long way and where very high environmental and safety requirements are placed on participating actors. The deal is also proof that our investment in data center as an important growth segment is starting to show results. It is a sector where we see potential in all markets, says Gomero CEO Jan-Eric Nilsson.

– Gomero is the only player on the market with a certified solution that can detect environmentally friendly ester oil down to 1 ppm. After a demanding evaluation of cybersecurity "In addition, having been approved by another local network company in Australia gives us a very good position for the future," comments Jonas Lindholm, CEO of KingHill.

Briefly about Essential Energy

Essential Energies network consists of 183,099 kilometres of power lines, 1.4 million electricity poles, 139,303 distribution substations and 364 zone substations with one to four transformers. The network covers approximately 90 per cent of the area of the state of New South Wales, of which Sydney is the largest city.

About Gomero
Gomero Group AB (publ) is a company that offers innovative solutions to customers in the energy sector for long-term sustainable economic growth through the development of systems and services for predictive maintenance – an area with very strong global growth. With Gomero's connected products, sensors, AI and data analysis, we ensure that maintenance work can be carried out optimally and with an increased degree of automation.

Gomero With its connected control equipment SIPP has long offered detection of oil leakage from the transformer and automatic environmental protection of the oil catch pit under the transformer. For customers, this means increased operational reliability, reduced costs and better opportunities to work more efficiently with their maintenance. Gomero's customers include Ellevio, Vattenfall, Lede Energi, Fingrid, Deutsche Bahn and SA Power Network.