Smart grid software development that keeps up with the grid.

SCADA, smart metering and distributed-energy platforms for utilities and grid operators, built with the engineering discipline we apply to safety-critical traffic systems for Siemens Mobility and Yunex Traffic.

Trusted on systems that cannot fail

SiemensYunex TrafficAutobahn
Finastra
InfraSignal
Abidat
PTV Group
Körber
Westfalia
FrontFundr
GFA Group
Seneca ESG
Cygon
Dasan
Aimsun
eGo Digital
Maoneng
OnOffice
Reinstil
<200 ms
Real-time processing latency
100%
Trading scenarios covered by tests
30-40%
Operational efficiency gain
The problem

Four alarms grid and utility teams live with.

Most utility teams are not short of data. They are short of systems that stay correct as distributed generation, new tariffs and new regulation arrive faster than the software can absorb them.

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  1. OT / IT split

    OT and IT stay apart

    Field and SCADA data sit in one estate, analytics and billing in another. Every cross-cutting question needs a manual export.

  2. One-way control

    Control software predates the two-way grid

    Platforms written for one-way distribution now have to schedule storage, DER and demand-side flexibility.

  3. Conformance on paper

    Conformance is proven on paper

    IEC 61850 and IEC 62443 evidence lives in documents rather than in tests that run on every change.

  4. Interval overload

    Interval data outgrows the pipeline

    Metering pipelines sized for monthly reads break when the interval drops to fifteen minutes across a million points.

Our capabilities

From generation to the meter, we engineer the software in between.

Select a capability to see where it sits on the grid, from field devices and substation protocols to the forecasting models the control room depends on.

  • Substation and control-centre systems connected over IEC 61850, IEC 60870 and Modbus.

  • Scheduling and dispatch for storage, solar and demand-side flexibility, including power flowing back from rooftops.

  • Head-end and meter data management pipelines built for interval volumes.

  • Load, generation and outage models on governed, reproducible data.

  • Streaming and batch pipelines that move field data into IT without losing provenance.

  • Embedded and gateway software engineered for constrained, remote environments.

How we build

AI agents do the work. Engineers sign off every stage.

Each stage is complete before the next one starts. Agents draft, build and test; senior engineers approve the result, so nothing reaches a live grid unchecked.

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  1. Assess

    Map the control, metering and data estate, starting with every interface.

  2. Specify

    Turn protocol behaviour and grid rules into executable specifications.

  3. Build

    AI agents build and test against the specs. Engineers review every merge.

  4. Verify

    Conformance, regression and security tests run on every change.

  5. Release

    Staged rollouts with a rollback ready, while the grid keeps running.

Faster time to market
30-50%
Less rework and rip-out
40-60%
Delivery throughput per engineer
2-3x
Requirements covered by tests
90%+
Built to standard

The standards a grid system answers to.

ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 are certifications we hold. IEC 61850 and IEC 62443 are standards we engineer and test against on your behalf.

IEC 62443 Security levels set for every zone and conduit, verified on every change.

IEC 61850 Substation communication specified as behaviour and conformance-tested.

Enterprise IT

Billing, analytics, ERP

Control centre

SCADA, EMS, DMS

IEC 62443

Substation

IEDs, RTUs, station bus

IEC 62443IEC 61850

Field

Meters, DER, sensors

IEC 62443IEC 61850

Certified

ISO 9001:2015

Quality management systems

Certified

ISO/IEC 27001:2022

Information security management

Case study · Energy trading

Real-time energy trading in under 200 milliseconds.

A growing energy business needed a trading and hedging backend that could take many endpoints, a wide set of integrations and simultaneous real-time demand without slowing down.

We built it as event-driven microservices on AWS with Kafka between services, and covered every trading scenario with tests and live monitoring.

Results

Processing latency
<200 ms
Scenarios tested
100%
Efficiency gain
30-40%
Sector
Energy trading, Australia
Engagement
Project-based, 6 months
Testimonials

What clients say.

Certified, accredited and independently reviewed

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Something not covered here? Ask an engineer directly.

Do you engineer to IEC 61850 and IEC 62443?

Yes. We engineer and test against both. IEC 61850 behaviour is written into specifications and covered by tests that run on every change, and IEC 62443 security levels are set for each zone and conduit and verified the same way. Product certification stays with an accredited test lab.

Which protocols and interfaces do you integrate?

IEC 61850, IEC 60870 and Modbus for substation and control-centre systems, plus the REST and event-streaming interfaces that analytics, trading and billing platforms use.

Can you change a live control or metering system safely?

Yes. Changes ship behind tests in controlled steps, each with a rollback ready, while the system keeps running.

What energy work can you show?

Our published energy case is a real-time trading platform for an Australian energy business, processing events in under 200 milliseconds with every trading scenario covered by tests. Our safety-critical track record comes from more than 12 years of traffic systems work for Siemens Mobility and Yunex Traffic.

How is our data protected?

Delivery runs under our ISO/IEC 27001 certified information security management. We sign NDAs and assign IP as standard, and process personal data under GDPR with a data processing agreement available.

Contact

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Tell us what your grid, metering or flexibility platform needs. We'll reply within one business day, straight to an engineer.