How Sweco helps companies use energy more flexibly and smartly via digitalisation
Digitalisation at Sweco is not just about technology, it’s about creating real value. The flexibility tool is a concrete example of how we use digitalisation to support customers with complex energy issues. We help companies operate more sustainably and efficiently by using smart simulations, data analytics, and a scalable digital architecture.
This solution is part of our broader digital strategy, in which we are building tools with platforms like Viktor.ai that are broadly deployable, connect expertise, and deliver applicable insights immediately.
From complex energy demand to clear digital insight
The power grid is under pressure. Variable renewable energy, grid congestion, and highly volatile prices create uncertainty for companies. The flexibility tool helps translate that complex playing field into clear choices.
The tool analyses:
- How flexible assets such as batteries, e-boilers, or processes can respond to dynamic energy prices
- What revenues are possible through energy markets (such as Elia’s balancing markets)
- How peak consumption can be shifted or limited based on grid capacity
- Whether planned investments are profitable within different scenarios
These insights are automatically processed into a clear business case, including costs, benefits, and the ROI period.
Built within a modular platform
The flexibility tool has been developed within a robust, modular environment that allows Sweco to develop scalable digital applications quickly and reliably. This enables:
- Data and logic sharing between different tools (such as PV and charging infrastructure tools)
- Automatic information sharing internally between teams and disciplines
- Customer queries to be answered faster and more accurately
So at Sweco, digitisation also means better collaboration, smarter reuse, and faster transition from analysis to action.
An added value
The flexibility tool offers clients both strategic and operational benefits:
- Financial understanding: What are the real results of flexibility? The tool makes this immediately visible.
- Quick decision-making: No more complex calculations in Excel, but tailor-made simulations immediately.
- Better investments: together with the customer, we can make informed decisions about batteries, e-boilers, or other assets.
- Future-proof planning: Taking grid constraints and market dynamics into account.
Flexibility is not a nice-to-have, but a necessity for energy-intensive companies. Sweco is helping them digitally prepare for this today.
Future vision: towards real-time and broader integration
The flexibility tool is constantly evolving. New assets will be added, such as heat pumps and more complex industrial systems. In addition, links to real-time data are being worked on, allowing the tool to also suggest live optimisations based on current market prices or consumption data.
The next step? A fully integrated environment where input from other digital tools (such as building design or charging infrastructure) automatically flows into the flexibility simulation. This is how we build digital workflows that create value from design to operation – and really contribute to smart, sustainable energy solutions.
From tool to total solution: Sweco accompanies every step
Sweco’s flex scan offers a guided path that starts from the tool and leads to concrete implementation. From data analysis to technical study and strategic advice, we help companies deploy flexible energy use smartly – tailored to their processes, their infrastructure, and the market conditions.
