Investing in a better world

Just like any other DSO in the EU, Elvia is facing tremendous pressure on coping with the speed of the energy transition. The LV grid is increasingly relevant and is becoming a bottleneck for grid management due to the lack of transparency. Elvia needed a software solution that could provide an optimization of grid capacity and take the existing physical grid into its physical limits.

Our goal is to help DSOs build and maintain a digital asset library by transforming remote sensing data into a spatial digital twin of the world. This solution is called Fugro ROAMES® and follows the principle of map, model, monitor. Having acquired the Geo-data (map) our solution models the assets in 3D while also modelling the environmental features (vegetation) just like assets, generating analytics about these modelled features. These analytics are converted into insights that will improve monitoring and maintenance programmes across our clients’ network. The DSO we are working with is SP Energy Networks, whose parent company is Iberdrola.

Enline collaborated with Red Eléctrica de España (REE) to optimize power line management in mainland Spain and Ibiza, a highly touristic area with fluctuating energy demands. Facing ampacity challenges due to weather variations, Enline's specialized consulting service, utilizing sensorless Dynamic Line Rating (E-DLR) software, accurately evaluates and quantifies maximum power transmission capacity since 2021. By integrating electrical and meteorological data, Enline empowered REE to optimize energy transmission on the lines without exceeding maximum admissible cable temperatures, ensuring reliable supply despite dynamic demand fluctuations.

National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) serves 8 million customers in the UK (East & West Midlands, South West England and South Wales). The aim of the SMITN project is to extract additional value from smart meter data by providing more visibility on the low voltage grid connections to customers.

Dutch DSO Alliander has a long history of digitalisation projects. Faced with limitations to grid capacity, Alliander took a holistic approach to increase effective capacity. This integral approach is being called 'Capacity Management'. Digitalisation was fundamental to this effort and therefore full digitalisation and automation was taken as a starting point for new processes, rather than incrementally digitising existing processes. Without readily available software solutions digitalisation was achieved through in-house agile software development.