Breaking Down Barriers to Seamless Energy Asset Integration

THE CHALLENGE

Distributed assets such as PV systems, batteries, EV chargers and energy-management systems use different interfaces and vendor-specific controls. Connecting them to utility, aggregation and market use cases is slow, costly and difficult to scale. EVN seeks an interoperable approach that can translate,prioritize and securely execute control signals across diverse assets.​

SOLUTION DIRECTION SOUGHT

SMEs with capabilities in edge gateways, protocol translation, device discovery, secure IoT, API orchestration, command prioritization, digital twins or low-code device onboarding. We welcome modular software, hardware-light concepts and pilot-ready integration approaches.​

SOLUTION BOUNDARIES

Must integrate with existing devices and common protocols; support secure remote operation, auditability and data minimization; remain robust if connectivity is interrupted; avoid dependency on one hardware or cloud vendor; and be suitable for a limited pilot before wider rollout.​

WHAT WE OFFER

Domain experts, representative asset and interface requirements, (if deemed necessary) a controlled test environment, support in defining the pilot, and access to decision-makers for evaluating a commercial or co-development next step.

COMPANY BACKGROUND

EVN is an energy and environmental services group headquartered in Lower Austria. Its innovation work focuses on flexibility management, renewable generation and storage, decentralized energy platforms, digital grids, renewable heating and cooling, and AI-enabled transformation.​