Energy technology platforms are essential to energy management across a broad range of industries.
Formed of interconnected digital systems, these platforms are part of an industry-wide move from traditional energy infrastructure models — focusing on integration, adaptability and resilience rather than isolated energy projects.
Here, Energy Digital pulls together some of the industry’s most innovative and cutting-edge energy technology platforms — as well as what sets them apart from others on the market.
10. SAP E-Mobility
Launched: September 2021
CEO: Christian Klein
HQ: Walldorf, Germany
SAP E-Mobility provides comprehensive tools to monitor, optimise and manage the charging process of EVs within a fleet or network. This allows users to control energy consumption, costs and grid impact through features like smart charging algorithms, load balancing and real-time data analysis.
“SAP E-Mobility is targeted at companies where mobility is the core business, such as logistics companies managing large vehicle fleets or Mobility-as-a-Service providers such as public transit, municipalities and private ground transportation," says Ulrich Scholl, VP and Chief Product Manager for SAP E-Mobility.
As a result, users can effectively manage the energy flow associated with EV charging infrastructure.
9. Cisco EnergyWise
Launched: January 2009
Chair and CEO: Chuck Robbins
HQ: California, USA
Cisco EnergyWise allows organisations to monitor, control and optimise energy consumption of devices connected to Cisco networks.
The technology aims to reduce energy costs, improve efficiency and support environmental sustainability through automated policies and real-time monitoring.
Speaking at EnergyWise’s launch, then SVP of the Ethernet Switching technology group for Cisco Judy Lin said: “Cisco believes that information technology has the power to transform the way the world manages its environmental and energy challenges.
“With EnergyWise, Cisco is uniquely positioned to help our customers gain a networkwide view of energy consumption that encompasses not only device-level power, but in the future entire network efficiency, building operations and business practices across an entire organisation.”
8. Emerson Energy Manager
Launched: November 2024
President and CEO: Lal Karsanbhai
HQ: Missouri, USA
“Reliable, accurate monitoring of energy costs and emissions is becoming invaluable to organisations,” says Eugenio Silva, Intelligent Automation Product Manager with Emerson’s Discrete Automation business.
“Our new Energy Manager solution gives operators, facility managers and corporate sustainability teams greater visibility and deeper understanding of energy consumption and operating costs at all times.
“This can better position companies to track and reach targets, comply with regulations, and reliably reduce environmental impact.”
Thanks to its real-time monitoring capabilities, intuitive dashboard and potential for significant energy savings, Emerson is a leader in energy management, despite its solution being relatively new. The solution can reduce energy waste by up to 30% and carbon emissions by up to 30%.
7. Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability
Launched: June 2022
CSO: Melanie Nakagawa
HQ: Washington, USA
Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability’s ability to unify data intelligence, streamline emissions tracking and provide real-time insights makes it a leading energy management platform, providing a comprehensive approach to sustainability.
The platform offers automated data collection, custom analytics dashboards and integration with Azure and Power Platform for extensibility.
“We have made amazing progress since we launched, releasing new features every month,” says Melanie Nakagawa, Microsoft's Chief Sustainability Officer.
“With Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability, we have enabled organisations to accelerate sustainability progress and business growth by bringing together ESG capabilities from Microsoft and our global ecosystem of partners.”
Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability enables organisations to effectively record, report and reduce their environmental impact across carbon, water and waste.
6. ABB Ability
Launched: March 2017
CEO: Morten Wierød
HQ: Zürich, Switzerland
ABB Ability Energy Manager is a comprehensive cloud-based solution that integrates energy and asset management. It offers real-time monitoring, intuitive dashboards and data-driven insights to optimise energy consumption and reduce CO₂ footprints. The platform can potentially reduce energy waste by up to 30% and maintenance costs by up to 30%.
Now ex-ABB Chief Digital Officer Guido Jouret said on ABB Ability’s launch: “We are turning ABB’s decades of industrial domain expertise into software offerings that our customers can access through the world’s largest and most advanced digital platform.
“From being a hidden digital champion, we are becoming the partner of choice for customers embarking on a digital transformation. They can now know more, do more, do better, together. We can help them assess, automate, optimise and collaborate.”
5. Sungrow iHomeManager
Launched: June 2024
Chairman and CEO: Cao Renxian
HQ: Anhui, China
Sungrow’s iHomeManager uses AI-driven capabilities and advanced algorithms to analyse consumption patterns, predict energy demands and optimise solar power usage.
The system can increase renewable energy income by more than 10% through intelligent scheduling of ESS charging and discharging.
With features like 72-hour weather forecasting, wireless connectivity and seamless integration with various devices, iHomeManager offers a comprehensive solution for efficient home energy management, enhancing sustainability and cost savings
“As energy demands continue to grow, smart solutions like iHomeManager are essential for a sustainable future,” Eleonora Potestio, Head of EU Distribution Product Management at Sungrow Europe says.
“By intelligently managing and optimising power consumption, we empower homeowners and businesses to take full control of their energy use — seamlessly, efficiently and cost-effectively.”
4. Siemens MindSphere
Launched: August 2017
CEO: Ralf-Michael Wagner
HQ: Texas, USA
MindSphere is an IoT cloud platform from Siemens that can help with energy data management, grid optimisation and asset management. By connecting real-world assets to the digital realm, it offers comprehensive energy monitoring, analysis and optimisation capabilities.
MindSphere's open IoT architecture allows for seamless integration with various devices and systems, enabling businesses to develop custom applications and services.
Its cloud-based infrastructure ensures scalability, while maintaining high security standards compliant with industry regulations.
Siemens’ MindSphere Application Center for Internet of Energy supports TSOs, DSOs, utilities, industries and operators for building and infrastructure.
“The Siemens MindSphere Application Center is the knowledge asset accumulated by Siemens over the past decades,” says Raphael Eckmann, CEO of Athon Energia SA.
“This allowed us to create mechanisms to lower costs, increase the capability to track assets and, therefore, to do data analysis.
“You can transform all the cloud based data into very significant and strategic solutions for our business.”
3. Honeywell Forge Performance+
Launched: May 2024
Chairman and CEO: Vimal Kapur
HQ: North Carolina, USA
Honeywell Forge Performance+ for Utilities is a leading energy technology platform due to its comprehensive AI-enabled capabilities.
It integrates advanced analytics, machine learning and digital twin technologies to enhance grid asset management and operational performance.
The platform offers real-time insights, predictive analytics and automation for demand response and distributed energy resource management.
It optimises energy distribution, identifies new energy sources and improves grid reliability. By providing actionable insights from multiple data streams, it enables utilities to better serve customers, reduce carbon footprints and adapt to the changing energy landscape
“Honeywell Forge Performance+ for Utilities is designed to enhance, not replace, existing systems, providing greater value to utility companies’ investments and supporting a seamless combination of capabilities from various tools into a single, reliable platform,” says Hamed Heyhat, President of Honeywell Smart Energy and Thermal Solutions (SETS).
“Through the power of digitalisation, utilities will now have access to more quality data to better serve their customers and assets.”
2. EcoStruxure
Launched: November 2016
CEO: Olivier Blum
HQ: Paris, France
EcoStruxure is Schneider Electric’s open, interoperable, IoT-enabled system architecture and platform. It offers cloud-based data gathering and analytics capabilities across an organisation’s energy-related functions.
The platform provides real-time monitoring, predictive analytics and AI-driven insights to improve energy efficiency and reduce costs.
“EcoStruxure Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) and Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) help utilities with improved planning, monitoring and control. EcoStruxure Asset Advisor and Grid Metering enable device, data and asset management,” Nadège Petit, Chief Innovation Officer at Schneider Electric told Energy Digital.
1. Kraken
Launched: 2016
CEO: Amir Orad
HQ: London, UK
The software arm of Octopus Energy Group, Kraken offers an end-to-end platform that provides utilities and energy companies with all the technology needed to handle their core back-office operations, including retail management, customer relationship management, billing, pricing, collections and grid-level optimisation.
In an upcoming interview with Energy Digital, CEO Amir Orad says: “Today, Kraken is running as an operationally independent entity, still owned by Octopus but as a totally separate business with its own leadership. We are providing services to multiple utilities worldwide, servicing more than 50 million households, including servicing more than half of the UK with Octopus, EDF, E.ON Next and the like, as well as large customers in France, Japan, Australia, Canada, the US and Germany, as well as other countries.
“On that journey, we’ve taken what was a new, cutting-edge platform built for Octopus, enhanced it and expanded it based on global needs.”
By automating much of the energy supply chain, Kraken is enabling efficient customer service and innovative products — optimising energy usage and costs.
The platform supports smart tariffs, distributed energy resource management and demand response programmes.
With features like real-time monitoring, AI-powered optimisation and seamless integration with various devices, Kraken drives the smart grid transition, improves energy efficiency and facilitates the adoption of renewable energy sources.
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