Identify and correct problems during the design phase, then save time by simulating start-up scenarios. Use these outcomes to improve system and procedure designs.
Talk to an expertConsult engineering studies to verify and improve process and control systems in the project design phase. Evaluate process interactions and dynamics that consider factors like environmental conditions, usage patterns, and maintenance requirements.
Simulate and test control systems and operating procedures for verification. Rapidly prototype and test designs, then make changes without disrupting the design process.
Execute virtual commissioning before construction, helping to rectify problems prior to installation. This is your environment for training and hand-over of all documentation.
Every day, companies like yours use the Industrial Work Surface for better decision making that helps maximise business performance and drive value across the organisation.
Learn more about how the Industrial Work Surface will help you optimise your quality assurance activities.
Talk to an expertSee how Kongsberg Digital’s deep domain expertise helps industrial organisations achieve more.
Our energy grids stand at a critical crossroads. Built for a different era, these aging networks struggle to accommodate the rapid evolution of renewable energy, storage technologies, and decentralized generation. The transformation isn't optional. It's inevitable.
The question isn't whether our grid will change, but how intelligently we'll guide that change.
Today's grid faces unprecedented challenges. Intermittent renewables strain systems designed for consistent baseload power. Climate events test resilience limits. Cybersecurity threats grow more sophisticated. Meanwhile, electrification of transportation and heating accelerates demand growth after decades of relative stability.
These converging pressures create both urgency and opportunity.
The grid's future isn't simply about replacing old components with newer versions. It requires reimagining the fundamental architecture of our energy delivery systems. The centralized hub-and-spoke model that served the 20th century poorly fits the distributed, bidirectional energy landscape emerging today.
Smart grid technologies represent more than incremental improvements. They enable the coordination of millions of distributed energy resources - from rooftop solar to electric vehicles to smart appliances - creating a symphony from what could otherwise become cacophony.
Advanced sensors, real-time analytics, and automated controls transform passive infrastructure into responsive systems that can self-heal, optimize flows, and balance supply and demand dynamically. This intelligence layer becomes the foundation upon which grid modernization must build.
Technology alone cannot transform the grid. Regulatory frameworks designed for legacy utilities must evolve to incentivize innovation while maintaining reliability. Workforce development must prepare a new generation of professionals with hybrid skills spanning electrical engineering, data science, and systems thinking.
Consumer engagement presents perhaps the greatest opportunity and challenge. When millions of individual decisions about energy usage, generation, and storage become networked and coordinated, the potential efficiency gains are enormous. Yet this requires thoughtful interface design, appropriate privacy protections, and value propositions that motivate participation.
The centralized grid's vulnerability becomes increasingly apparent with each major outage. Microgrids, community energy systems, and other distributed architectures offer resilience through diversity and redundancy. They transform brittle systems into adaptable networks that can isolate failures and maintain critical services during disruptions.
This evolution toward resilience requires rethinking reliability metrics, planning processes, and investment priorities. The value of avoided outages must be properly weighted against traditional cost considerations.
Grid modernization represents one of the most complex technological transitions in history. It requires coordinated action across public and private sectors, substantial capital investment, and regulatory innovation.
The costs of inaction, however, far exceed the challenges of transformation. A grid unprepared for renewable integration, electrification, and climate impacts will constrain economic growth, limit decarbonization efforts, and leave communities vulnerable.
We stand at the threshold of reinventing infrastructure that powers modern life. The decisions we make today will shape energy systems for generations. The future grid awaits our vision and commitment.
Stay up-to-date with the latest going on in your industry and at Kongsberg Digital.
April 30, 2025
Kongsberg Digital and Sinopec Shanghai Offshore Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance Intelligent Offshore Energy EcosystemKongsberg Digital and Sinopec Shanghai Offshore Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance Intelligent Offshore Energy EcosystemJanuary 9, 2025
Relocating maritime operations to Kongsberg Maritime from Kongsberg DigitalRelocating maritime operations to Kongsberg Maritime from Kongsberg DigitalJanuary 7, 2025
PSA Marine and KONGSBERG Partner to Elevate Maritime Harbour Pilot Training with Advanced Simulation TechnologyPSA Marine and KONGSBERG Partner to Elevate Maritime Harbour Pilot Training with Advanced Simulation TechnologyJanuary 6, 2025
Glitre Nett explores condition-based maintenance with Kognitwin GridGlitre Nett explores condition-based maintenance with Kognitwin GridDecember 16, 2024
Noble Corporate Selects Kongsberg Digital’s World-Class Simulator Technology for DP Training and Analysis to Enhance Operational Safety and PerformanceNoble Corporate Selects Kongsberg Digital’s World-Class Simulator Technology for DP Training and Analysis to Enhance Operational Safety and Performance