Customer Challenge
Nexel, the operating company of Eastern Danish grid companies Cerius and Radius, faced a formidable challenge in modernizing its IT infrastructure to keep pace with rapid advancements in the digital landscape. Existing systems were outdated, hindering operational efficiency, and impeding Nexel's ability to adapt to evolving industry demands. Nexel sought a strategic solution to handle huge amount of detailed data from modern electricity meters, helping to create an ultra-modern platform for balancing the electricity grid and anticipating peak loads.
Ideal Solution
Enter KMD and Greenbird, the visionary partners in Nexel's transformation journey. Recognizing Nexel's need for a robust IT system, the collaboration introduced an innovative approach. Leveraging Greenbird's Utilihive platform and KMD's expertise, Nexel implemented a cutting-edge IT system tailored to their unique requirements. This solution solutions enable a more flexible electricity grid and a smarter use of power, which can help reduce the risk of overload and increase the consumption of power during periods when electricity is cheapest and greenest. It offers the possibility achieve enhanced visibility, real-time insights, and improved decision-making capabilities from smart electricity meters across the grid.
Value we bring
This partnership exemplifies the power of technology in the energy sector. The electricity grid requires billions in investments to support the accelerating electrification in society whilst contribute to the green transition. It also places great demands on the underlying IT, and through this partnership, we provide a strong foundation for the future with a modern foundation of data and a uniform platform across both Cerius and Radius. Utilihive's proven data integration capabilities align perfectly with our product strategy of delivering solutions that can handle and process large amounts of data, comply with very high levels of security needed within the electricity network, and offer the flexibility of a modern platform to handle today’s needs and future requirements.
"Utilihive's proven data integration capabilities align perfectly with our product strategy of delivering solutions that can handle and process large amounts of data, comply with very high levels of security needed within the electricity network, and offer the flexibility of a modern platform to handle today’s needs and future requirements."
Anders Bonnerup, Vice President of Energy Solutions at KMD
“The electricity grid requires billions in investments to support the accelerating electrification in society whilst contributing to the green transition. It also makes great demands on the underlying IT infrastructure. Through this agreement with KMD, we ensure a strong foundation for the future with a modern foundation of data and a uniform platform across both Cerius and Radius. The agreement means that we can safely focus on developing, optimizing, and expanding the electricity grid with a strong partner behind us.”
Anders Vikkelsø, CEO of Nexel