{"id":64835,"date":"2026-07-16T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=64835"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T05:00:00","slug":"thingnario-partners-with-upgrade-energy-philippines-ugep-to-power-1gw-solar-pipeline-with-ai-driven-energy-management-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=64835","title":{"rendered":"thingnario Partners with Upgrade Energy Philippines (UGEP) to Power 1GW Solar Pipeline with AI-Driven Energy Management System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\">MANILA, Philippines<\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\">July 16, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; <b>thingnario<\/b>, a global leader in AI-driven energy management intelligent software, has announced a strategic partnership with <b>Upgrade Energy Philippines, Inc. (UGEP)<\/b>, a top renewable energy developer and EPC contractor in the Philippines. Through this collaboration, thingnario will integrate its cutting-edge AI solar monitoring and advanced Energy Management Systems (EnMS) across UGEP&#8217;s ambitious<b> 1 GW<\/b> solar capacity pipeline targeted for 2028.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mmx.prnasia.com\/media\/MS1881573\/20260713031646EDT_image_1.jpg?id=OA2759942&amp;p=medium600\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mmx.prnasia.com\/media\/MS1881573\/20260713031646EDT_image_1.jpg?id=OA2759942&amp;p=medium600\" title=\"[L TO R: THINGNARIO Benny Lin (Sales Manager); UGEP Brian Abila (Asset Management Supervisor); THINGNARIO Joseph Teng (Sales Director); UGEP Pieterjan Vanbuggenhout (COO); UGEP Ruth Yu-Owen (President and CEO); UGEP Angela Marie Pedragoza (Senior O&amp;M Engineer); UGEP Sharlyn Lopez (Program Manager)]\" alt=\"[L TO R: THINGNARIO Benny Lin (Sales Manager); UGEP Brian Abila (Asset Management Supervisor); THINGNARIO Joseph Teng (Sales Director); UGEP Pieterjan Vanbuggenhout (COO); UGEP Ruth Yu-Owen (President and CEO); UGEP Angela Marie Pedragoza (Senior O&amp;M Engineer); UGEP Sharlyn Lopez (Program Manager)]\" \/><\/a><br \/><span>[L TO R: THINGNARIO Benny Lin (Sales Manager); UGEP Brian Abila (Asset Management Supervisor); THINGNARIO Joseph Teng (Sales Director); UGEP Pieterjan Vanbuggenhout (COO); UGEP Ruth Yu-Owen (President and CEO); UGEP Angela Marie Pedragoza (Senior O&amp;M Engineer); UGEP Sharlyn Lopez (Program Manager)]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>More than a strategic alliance between a leading solar developer and a top-tier monitoring system, this partnership illustrates the shared commitment of both firms to reshaping the Philippine energy landscape. By combining\u00a0UGEP&#8217;s robust infrastructure development with thingnario&#8217;s advanced AI intelligence, the two companies are actively driving the nation toward greater power self-sufficiency. Together, they are dedicated to providing commercial and industrial clients with a highly stable, resilient, and cost-effective source of clean energy.<\/p>\n<p>During the official Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony, Joseph Teng, the Sales Director of thingnario, emphasized the strategic importance of agility in today&#8217;s energy sector:<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;In a volatile market where regulations change and energy supplies remain unstable, a company&#8217;s speed of response is its greatest asset. This partnership allows us to stay future-ready, keeping our focus squarely on rapid business growth and clean energy expansion.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Pieterjan Vanbuggenhout, Chief Operating Officer of Upgrade Energy Philippines, shared this enthusiasm, highlighting how the exclusive technological integration enhances UGEP&#8217;s operational capabilities:<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;We are very excited to bring our entire pipeline to this collaboration. Through this technology, we have managed to introduce automatic reporting and AI-driven performance evaluations, allowing us to dive much deeper into asset analysis.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, this collaboration lays a sophisticated digital foundation for UGEP&#8217;s next phase of growth. As UGEP expands into <b>utility-scale projects<\/b>, thingnario&#8217;s AI-driven capabilities will ensure optimized asset management and maximum yield for massive, grid-connected arrays. This will also support UGEP&#8217;s <b>Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) <\/b>expansion, allowing for intelligent peak-shaving, load shifting, and enhanced grid stability.<\/p>\n<p>This momentum extends to UGEP&#8217;s off-grid projects, where smart monitoring will deliver new reliability and real-time optimization to remote communities and industrial sites. This collaboration serves as a powerful catalyst for carbon reduction, advancing ESG goals, and fostering a sustainable, net-zero future for the entire region.<\/p>\n<p><b>Maximizing Asset Efficiency with thingnario PHOTON AI Monitoring<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To address the Philippines&#8217; weak-grid constraints, the partnership will deploy thingnario&#8217;s flagship <b>PHOTON<\/b> platform, centralizing UGEP&#8217;s portfolio into a single dashboard with <b>1-minute real-time data granularity. <\/b>The platform leverages <b>AI Smart Event detection<\/b> to catch operational issues before downtime occurs, while streamlining daily workflows with automated curtailment analysis, billing, and reporting.<\/p>\n<p><b>thingnario Power-up Solution for multiple tapping points and zero-export structure<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Specifically tailored for the Philippine C&amp;I sector, PHOTON easily manages complex plant architectures, including <b>multiple tapping points and zero-export structures<\/b>. By enabling low-voltage CT-only setups, it significantly lowers construction costs, minimizes curtailment losses, and maximizes PV generation, while also replacing the high-cost, high-risk CT+PT medium\/high-voltage equipment and architecture. It provides a reliable data foundation that paves a seamless path for future <b>Energy Management System (EnMS)<\/b> expansion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wcag-arialevel-4\" role=\"heading\">   From Global Scale to Local Impact  <\/div>\n<p>thingnario enters this partnership with a heavily verified operational pedigree. Globally, the company&#8217;s AI software manages over <b>5.5 GW of solar assets with more than 11,000 sites<\/b>. In the Philippines alone, thingnario has already established a dominant market footprint, managing <b>200+ MW<\/b> in the Commercial &amp; Industrial (C&amp;I) solar sector and <b>100+ MW<\/b> in the Utility-scale solar sector.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\">MANILA, Philippines<\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\">July 16, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; <b>thingnario<\/b>, a global leader in AI-driven energy management intelligent software, has announced a strategic partnership with <b>Upgrade Energy Philippines, Inc. (UGEP)<\/b>, a top renewable energy developer and EPC contractor in the Philippines. Through this collaboration, thingnario will integrate its cutting-edge AI solar monitoring and advanced Energy Management Systems (EnMS) across UGEP&#8217;s ambitious<b> 1 GW<\/b> solar capacity pipeline targeted for 2028.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mmx.prnasia.com\/media\/MS1881573\/20260713031646EDT_image_1.jpg?id=OA2759942&amp;p=medium600\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mmx.prnasia.com\/media\/MS1881573\/20260713031646EDT_image_1.jpg?id=OA2759942&amp;p=medium600\" title=\"[L TO R: THINGNARIO Benny Lin (Sales Manager); UGEP Brian Abila (Asset Management Supervisor); THINGNARIO Joseph Teng (Sales Director); UGEP Pieterjan Vanbuggenhout (COO); UGEP Ruth Yu-Owen (President and CEO); UGEP Angela Marie Pedragoza (Senior O&amp;M Engineer); UGEP Sharlyn Lopez (Program Manager)]\" alt=\"[L TO R: THINGNARIO Benny Lin (Sales Manager); UGEP Brian Abila (Asset Management Supervisor); THINGNARIO Joseph Teng (Sales Director); UGEP Pieterjan Vanbuggenhout (COO); UGEP Ruth Yu-Owen (President and CEO); UGEP Angela Marie Pedragoza (Senior O&amp;M Engineer); UGEP Sharlyn Lopez (Program Manager)]\" \/><\/a><br \/><span>[L TO R: THINGNARIO Benny Lin (Sales Manager); UGEP Brian Abila (Asset Management Supervisor); THINGNARIO Joseph Teng (Sales Director); UGEP Pieterjan Vanbuggenhout (COO); UGEP Ruth Yu-Owen (President and CEO); UGEP Angela Marie Pedragoza (Senior O&amp;M Engineer); UGEP Sharlyn Lopez (Program Manager)]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>More than a strategic alliance between a leading solar developer and a top-tier monitoring system, this partnership illustrates the shared commitment of both firms to reshaping the Philippine energy landscape. By combining\u00a0UGEP&#8217;s robust infrastructure development with thingnario&#8217;s advanced AI intelligence, the two companies are actively driving the nation toward greater power self-sufficiency. Together, they are dedicated to providing commercial and industrial clients with a highly stable, resilient, and cost-effective source of clean energy.<\/p>\n<p>During the official Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony, Joseph Teng, the Sales Director of thingnario, emphasized the strategic importance of agility in today&#8217;s energy sector:<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;In a volatile market where regulations change and energy supplies remain unstable, a company&#8217;s speed of response is its greatest asset. This partnership allows us to stay future-ready, keeping our focus squarely on rapid business growth and clean energy expansion.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Pieterjan Vanbuggenhout, Chief Operating Officer of Upgrade Energy Philippines, shared this enthusiasm, highlighting how the exclusive technological integration enhances UGEP&#8217;s operational capabilities:<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;We are very excited to bring our entire pipeline to this collaboration. Through this technology, we have managed to introduce automatic reporting and AI-driven performance evaluations, allowing us to dive much deeper into asset analysis.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, this collaboration lays a sophisticated digital foundation for UGEP&#8217;s next phase of growth. As UGEP expands into <b>utility-scale projects<\/b>, thingnario&#8217;s AI-driven capabilities will ensure optimized asset management and maximum yield for massive, grid-connected arrays. This will also support UGEP&#8217;s <b>Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) <\/b>expansion, allowing for intelligent peak-shaving, load shifting, and enhanced grid stability.<\/p>\n<p>This momentum extends to UGEP&#8217;s off-grid projects, where smart monitoring will deliver new reliability and real-time optimization to remote communities and industrial sites. This collaboration serves as a powerful catalyst for carbon reduction, advancing ESG goals, and fostering a sustainable, net-zero future for the entire region.<\/p>\n<p><b>Maximizing Asset Efficiency with thingnario PHOTON AI Monitoring<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To address the Philippines&#8217; weak-grid constraints, the partnership will deploy thingnario&#8217;s flagship <b>PHOTON<\/b> platform, centralizing UGEP&#8217;s portfolio into a single dashboard with <b>1-minute real-time data granularity. <\/b>The platform leverages <b>AI Smart Event detection<\/b> to catch operational issues before downtime occurs, while streamlining daily workflows with automated curtailment analysis, billing, and reporting.<\/p>\n<p><b>thingnario Power-up Solution for multiple tapping points and zero-export structure<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Specifically tailored for the Philippine C&amp;I sector, PHOTON easily manages complex plant architectures, including <b>multiple tapping points and zero-export structures<\/b>. By enabling low-voltage CT-only setups, it significantly lowers construction costs, minimizes curtailment losses, and maximizes PV generation, while also replacing the high-cost, high-risk CT+PT medium\/high-voltage equipment and architecture. It provides a reliable data foundation that paves a seamless path for future <b>Energy Management System (EnMS)<\/b> expansion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wcag-arialevel-4\" role=\"heading\">   From Global Scale to Local Impact  <\/div>\n<p>thingnario enters this partnership with a heavily verified operational pedigree. Globally, the company&#8217;s AI software manages over <b>5.5 GW of solar assets with more than 11,000 sites<\/b>. In the Philippines alone, thingnario has already established a dominant market footprint, managing <b>200+ MW<\/b> in the Commercial &amp; Industrial (C&amp;I) solar sector and <b>100+ MW<\/b> in the Utility-scale solar sector.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cision-pr-newswire","category-cision-pr-newswire-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=64835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64835\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=64835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=64835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=64835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}