History
Hitachi Power Europe, as part of the Japanese Hitachi group, combines a hundred years plus track record in modern power plant construction with the dynamism of a young, lean company. In 2007 the energy plant constructor set up its head offices at the Inner Port of Duisburg / North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Establishment of BGR Boilers Private Ltd in India |
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| 2010 |
BGR Boilers Private Ltd has been established as a joint venture between Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, Germany and BGR Energy Systems Ltd, India, with equity participation of 70% by BGR Energy Systems Ltd and 30% by Hitachi Power Europe GmbH. |
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| 2008 |
Establishment of subsidiary Donges SteelTec GmbH |
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| 2008 |
Hitachi Power Europe establishes the subsidiary Donges SteelTec GmbH in Darmstadt, Germany. The steel construction company has acquired significant assets, the references, know-how as well as the operating media and means of production of insolvent Donges Stahlbau GmbH (Darmstadt). |
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| 2007 |
aking over of majarity holding in the Meeraner Dampfkesselbau GmbH |
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| 2007 |
Hitachi Power Europe takes over the majority holding in the Meeraner Dampfkesselbau GmbH, based in Meerane, Germany. |
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| 2006 |
Change of company name to Hitachi Power Europe GmbH (HPE) as of April 1, 2006 |
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| 2006 |
After three successful years under the Hitachi banner, we are now definitely establishing ourselves as a cornerstone in our parent company's globalization strategy. Along with sister companies Hitachi Asia Ltd. (Power) and Hitachi Power Systems America Ltd. we have developed into a mainstay of the Hitachi Group in power plant engineering. A logical consequence of this positive development is the changing of our company name to Hitachi Power Europe GmbH (HPE) as of April 1, 2006. Shareholders are Hitachi, Ltd. with a 60% interest, Hitachi Europe Ltd. with 26% and Babcock Hitachi K.K. with 14%. |
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| 2005 |
Establishment of Hitachi Power Africa Pty Ltd |
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| 2005 |
Establishment of Hitachi Power Africa Pty Ltd in South Africa.
Shareholders are Hitachi Power Europe GmbH with 70%, Chancellor House Holdings Pty Ltd with 25% and Makotulo Investments & Services Pty Ltd with 5%. |
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| 2004 |
Change of name to Babcock-Hitachi Europe GmbH (BHE) |
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| 2004 |
Change of name to Babcock-Hitachi Europe GmbH (BHE) after complete takeover by the Hitachi Group. |
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| 2003 |
Babcock-Hitachi K.K. acquires power engineering division and know-how of former Babcock Borsig |
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| 2003 |
Babock-Hitachi K.K., Tokyo, acquires the power engineering division and all the know-how of the former Babcock Borsig group in steam generators and combined-cycle power plants, including all documentation and technical drawings of Babcock Borsig Power GmbH, BBP Energy GmbH and BBP Power Plants GmbH.
Babcock-Hitachi K.K. is a 100 percent subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., Japan. Babcock-Hitachi K.K. has set up numerous milestones in power plant and environmental engineering and is one of the largest companies in this sector. |
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| 2002 |
Establishment of Babcock Borsig Power Systems |
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| 2002 |
Establishment of Babcock Borsig Power Systems GmbH as the rescue company for the power engineering division of the insolvent Babcock Borsig AG group. |
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| 1999 |
Change of name to Babcock Borsig AG |
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| 1999 |
Change of name to "Babcock Borsig Aktiengesellschaft"
Amalgamation into "Babcock Borsig Power GmbH" of the power station & plant engineering activities with the Steinmüller group |
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| 1975 |
Babcock & Wilcox Ltd. sells its shares in Deutsche Babcock AG |
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| 1948 |
Deutsche Babcock & Wilcox Dampfkesselwerke AG: Company head offices moved from Berlin to Oberhausen |
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| 1910 |
Foundation of Hitachi, Ltd in Japan |
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| 1899 |
Production of boilers started in Oberhausen |
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| 1898 |
Establishment of Deutsche Babcock & Wilcox Dampfkesselwerke AG |
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| 1898 |
Establishment of "Deutsche Babcock & Wilcox Dampfkesselwerke AG" in Berlin
Majority shareholding: Babcock & Wilcox Ltd., England |
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