Municipalities and distribution system operators are shaping the future of power supply

At every stage of your project you can benefit from our consulting services designed for planners, architects, suppliers, and communities – from professional consulting on all aspects of your power supply system and business model to powerful software and expert support with planning, and test lab services and support for all aspects of your project financing, device, and leasing solutions, structured financing, and equipment loans.

Our software and hardware, designed to control smart power networks, are your assurance of smooth, reliable, and future-proof grid operation. Smart power networks help ensure grid stability and power quality even with an increasing proportion of locally generated electricity and multidirectional power flows. They smooth the way for integrated energy solutions, increase system and cybersecurity, balance generation and consumption, and open up new business models, especially at the grid edge.

Monitor your entire grid more smartly and right at its heart, and run substations much more cost-effectively throughout their entire lifecycle – from planning to operation and service. In addition, digital substations also improve availability, security, and sustainability of the entire supply network, representing a critical contribution toward successfully shaping the changing energy system.

The proportion of renewables in the electricity mix continues to increase. Fluctuations in generation volumes and multidirectional power flows make the task of grid operation more complex and more complicated. Our smart hardware and software support the integration of renewables, smoothing the way for municipal utilities and distribution system operators to develop new business models. The range of services includes inverters and transformers, in addition to solutions for photovoltaic eBoP, controlling demand, and operating virtual power plants.

Our innovative solutions for distributed energy systems (DES) offer municipalities and distribution system operators the opportunity to optimize their energy supply systems by generating and storing their own electricity, and through digital energy management. The result is improved cost-efficiency and security of supply. In addition, distributed energy systems provide an opportunity to generate additional revenue with new business models, by participating in the balancing energy market, for example.  

The ability to store surplus electricity generated at a local level is a key element of state-of-the-art integrated energy solutions. Our power-to-X solutions and battery storage systems from Fluence enable municipal utilities and distribution system operators to store and thus make the best possible use of locally generated electricity. Battery storage units cushion sudden load peaks and allow for reactive power control independently of active power. That takes the load off the distribution system on a lasting basis and minimizes transmission losses.

Power-to-X solutions convert surplus electricity using electrolysis and other synthetic processes into liquid or gaseous chemical energy sources that are easy to store and can be utilized or processed in many different ways.

The integration of energy, infrastructure, and electromobility opens up new market opportunities for municipalities and distribution system operators. Our solutions, covering all aspects of charging infrastructure for electromobility, create the perfect opportunities to optimally shape the global transformation at a local level. They also let you achieve the best possible control over the additional load in the distribution system caused by charging infrastructure.
Our services, including consulting and digital services in addition to charging infrastructure solutions, create the basis for a more cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and powerful energy ecosystem at a municipal level.

The threat situation relating to cyberattacks on energy supply facilities and infrastructure is constantly evolving. That means it’s essential to have a comprehensive security strategy covering hardware, software, and processes, and the people behind the technology. We’re there to assist municipal utilities and distribution system operators in this area as a trusted partner. Our experienced cybersecurity experts develop and implement integrated, future-proof solutions based on current international security standards, and are designed to provide optimum protection for all equipment and processes.

As climate change continues unabated and demand for water grows in many locations, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to ensure the availability of clean water. At the same time, the water industry must operate as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. We are helping municipalities to manage these challenges with integrated solutions to digitalize all systems and processes. So, for example, the end-to-end networking of system engineering from commissioning through operation, maintenance, and ongoing process optimization based on a data platform creates new opportunities to handle water as a resource more cost-effectively, efficiently, and thus more sustainably.