Powernaut is a Belgian software start-up helping renewable energy operators manage distributed assets, participate in electricity markets and centralise their business operations.

The deployment of its Energy Operations Workspace enables DSG to operate hundreds of solar installations across the Netherlands as one coordinated fleet, giving the company a single view of its assets, market participation and operational performance. It demonstrates how renewable operators are using software to respond more effectively to growing grid congestion and increasingly complex electricity markets.

Grid congestion has become one of the biggest constraints on the Netherlands’ energy transition, with businesses in many regions facing lengthy delays in securing new or expanded electricity connections. Across Europe, the European Commission estimates that 1.2 trillion euros of investment will be required in electricity transmission and distribution grids by 2040, while its Joint Research Centre suggests that up to 310 TWh of renewable generation could be curtailed in 2040 under a business-as-usual grid-expansion scenario.

For renewable operators, this means being able to monitor, control and coordinate distributed assets more effectively while adapting to changing market and network conditions. Yet many large portfolios still rely on disconnected systems for monitoring, trading and reporting, making it difficult to manage an entire fleet in real time.

Powernaut replaces that fragmented approach with a single operational workspace, bringing together Asset Operations, Market Operations and Business Operations using shared data. Built on DSG's existing hardware infrastructure, the platform connects asset oversight, market participation and business reporting in one place. Unlike traditional aggregation models, DSG retains control of its operational data and trading activity throughout.

“Managing a distributed portfolio at this scale requires confidence that every site is operating as expected and that every activation is actually being followed” said Martijn Vermeer, COO, DSG. “That is something we did not have before. Powernaut has given us much stronger oversight across the fleet and the flexibility to add new sites and participate in more electricity markets.”

The deployment is now live across DSG’s portfolio and provides a foundation for future expansion, including additional sites and battery co-location, as flexibility becomes an increasingly important part of Europe’s electricity system.

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