Inside the Gridspertise grid innovation ecosystem

Transforming today’s power networks into tomorrow’s smart grids via digital technologies and solutions is a cornerstone of the energy transition.

Enlit on the Road travelled to Italy to visit Gridspertise and find out how they are supporting grid operators in tackling the energy transition with field-proven, reliable and sustainable solutions.

Gridspertise’s integrated portfolio covers the main needs of distribution system operators, from metering optimisation to grid monitoring and control; from grid automation to DER integration and flexibility.

“We have a DSO pedigree, so we understand better the requirements from the final customer that is at the end a DSO,” explains Giuseppe Borgone, Head of Hardware Factory, referencing Gridspertise’s origins as an offshoot of Enel Group.

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Today, Gridspertise serves clients in countries all around the world, managing infrastructure from rural areas to megacities.

“Metering as a service is a new paradigm in the metering business because it opens a lot of market opportunities for smaller DSOs that don't have the economy of scale to massively deploy smart meters in field,” he adds.

Gridspertise has developed a portfolio of devices and software solutions with a cloud-edge architecture, as well as an ecosystem of services that work on distributed intelligence, to help DSOs optimise their operations and offer a “fully integrated solution” to their consumers, explains Gianluca Sapienza, Head of Smart Grids Technology.

“Gridspertise is a data driven company,” adds Gaia di Paolo, Head of Digital Portfolio Management.

“Exploiting a cloud-edge continuum architecture allows us to maximize the value of artificial intelligence through distributed on-edge and in cloud advanced algorithms.

“A transversal intelligence layer, integrating data from multiple sources, enables synergies across metering and grid data within a modular solution to activate different use cases dealing for example with fault location, power flow optimization and fraud detection.”

In fact, Gridspertise’s solutions are incrementally leveraging AI to transform data into even more advanced solutions for reliably planning and operating complex electric infrastructure.

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