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Our approach

AI that gets past the pilot and into the control room, built on the systems you already run and proven with you in weeks, not years.

80% of AI initiatives in the energy sector fail to move to deployment because they don't address real world challenges

Most energy AI never reaches production

The first wave of AI in energy promised a great deal and delivered little. Slow, expensive pilots stalled long before they reached the control room.

  • Data in silos

    Critical operational data sits in separate systems, so no one sees the full picture.

  • Insight without action

    Dashboards show what happened. They rarely tell a team what to do next.

  • Software that ignores physics

    Generic tools miss the physical limits that real assets and grids must work within.

  • Projects that never pay back

    Heavy IT programmes take years and tie up teams before they return anything.

Products that meet those challenges at speed and scale

  • Teams built on knowledge

    The research and technical problem solving behind every product come from our multidisciplinary teams, working with leading research institutes around the world.

  • A product operating model

    A product framework built on clear values, systems thinking and connected domains.

  • A platform built for the enterprise

    A modular architecture that integrates smoothly with the systems you run, reusable and ready to scale.

How we are different

We do not sell transformation programmes. We deliver operational AI that works with what you already run.

  1. Value in weeks, not years

    If an AI solution takes 18 months to deploy, it is a liability rather than a solution. Our products are already built and proven, so deployment is light and value arrives in weeks.

    • Light deployments with fallback built in
    • Pure software for many products, with no sensors or hardware to install
    • Managed options, so you need no optimisation team of your own
  2. Coexist and connect

    We connect and coexist. We never rip and replace. EWD works as an intelligence layer on top of the assets and systems you already run, and makes those investments work harder.

    • Works with SCADA and PI historians, building management systems, meters and IoT sensors
    • Brings data from separate systems together in one place
    • Modular, so you can start with one product and add more
  3. Mission critical, not experimental

    We build AI for critical operations, not experiments. Every model respects physical grid constraints and the regulation you work under.

    • Checks against grid codes and technical standards
    • AI agents combined with proven deterministic methods
    • Designed for regulated utility environments
  4. Engineers stay in control

    Our tools give transparent recommendations, so your team gets the benefit of AI and keeps control. Engineers spend their time on exceptions and final judgement.

    • Every assessment is traceable and ready for audit
    • Sensitive models and data can stay inside your own network
    • Decision support that informs your engineers and never replaces them

Designed for accessibility

AI only creates value when people use it. Every engagement moves through the same four steps, from first conversation to AI working across your sites.

  1. Expertise

    Operational experience in energy meets leading technology from day one.

  2. Acceleration

    Products already built and proven, so there is nothing to invent first.

  3. Implementation

    Fitted into the workflows and systems your teams already run.

  4. Adoption

    Continuous scaling across your sites as the value is proven.

Proven SaaS solutions

  • Hybrid security architecture
  • Solutions informed by grid physics
  • Governance built for the enterprise
  • Modular configuration
  • Energy Ontology Standard
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration

Built for operators and enterprises

Our solutions give facility teams and grid engineers practical tools for their daily work, and give leadership visibility across the portfolio to drive financial performance.

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Utility companies and grid operators

  • Automate grid compliance, legacy workflows and connection assessments to clear physical bottlenecks.
  • Get transparent, safe recommendations, so you benefit from advanced AI and keep control.
  • Digitise paper processes and automate internal audits, avoiding the fees and delays of external advisory.
  • Predict grid violations before they happen and generate standard reports ready for audit.
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Large energy users

  • Bring data from management systems, meters and IoT sensors into one monitoring view in real time.
  • Manage EV fleet charging, battery storage and hybrid systems with sizing and dispatch in real time.
  • Detect hidden energy waste, prevent equipment downtime and optimise to cut energy use by up to 30%.
  • Standardise performance by replicating savings across sites and automating ESG reporting.

How we work with you

A short, repeatable path from first conversation to value across your sites.

  1. Discovery

    We look at your assets, your data and the decision you want to improve, and agree what success looks like.

  2. Pilot

    We validate your data, set up the product and run it on your own sites. Results are judged against a conservative business case.

  3. Scale

    Once the value is proven, the product rolls out across your sites as a subscription, with our team alongside yours.

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Trusted with critical systems

Energy is critical infrastructure. We treat your data, your models and your decisions that way.

Backed by global energy leadership

East-West Digital was launched by Iberdrola, Europe's leading electricity company, which is leading electrification towards a sustainable model through investment in renewables, smart grids, large scale energy storage and digital transformation.

Driven by agile tech innovation

We design our solutions to be scalable, reliable, seamlessly integrated and easy to onboard, for rapid transformation. Our integrated team brings together experts in product development, business, data science, energy and software engineering.

  • Your data stays yours

    Where models and data are sensitive, our hybrid architecture keeps them inside your own network.

  • Every decision is traceable

    Recommendations come with their reasoning, so engineers can check them, defend them and audit them later.

  • Honest about limits

    Our products support decisions. We are clear about what the data can tell you and what it cannot.

Start with one decision

Tell us which decision you want to improve. We will show you how quickly it can pay back.

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