Services

Services

Specialist capabilities, organised around the decisions our clients need to make.

01 / Grid

Grid studies and system planning

Assess connection feasibility, network capacity and power-system performance under present and future operating conditions.

Grid connection and compliance studies
Dynamic and transient-stability assessment
Congestion, curtailment and investment-needs analysis

Load-flow, short-circuit and contingency analysis
Grid capacity and hosting-capacity studies
Scenario, sensitivity and uncertainty assessment

Static analysis Dynamic analysis Planning Grid integration

Hybrid operation Technical sizing connected to operational and market value.

02 / Laboratory

Real-time simulation, HIL and systems testing

Validate devices, controls, models and digital architectures in a safe and realistic environment before deployment.

Real-time power-system simulation
Protection, automation and control testing
Power and communication-network co-simulation

Hardware-in-the-loop testing and simulation
IEC 61850 conformance and interoperability testing
Prototype support, model validation and test automation

HIL IEC 61850 Co-simulation Digital substations

RTPSS Laboratory Realistic testing without exposing the live system to risk.

03 / Flexibility

Renewable, storage and hybrid energy systems

Design and optimise solutions that combine renewable generation, energy storage and flexible resources.

Storage sizing and technology assessment
Operational scheduling and energy management
Energy-market and ancillary-service participation

Hybrid-system design and grid integration
Renewable dispatch and curtailment mitigation
Cost, revenue, risk and performance evaluation

Storage Renewables Optimisation Ancillary services

Hybrid operation Technical sizing connected to operational and market value.

04 / Data & AI

Forecasting and energy analytics

Transform operational and contextual data into reliable forecasts, risk indicators and decision-support tools.

Wind, solar and renewable-generation forecasting
Congestion and network-state forecasting
Probabilistic forecasting and uncertainty quantification

Demand and load forecasting
Curtailment and flexibility-needs forecasting
Model benchmarking, monitoring and integration support

Forecasting Machine learning Uncertainty Decision support

Decision intelligence Forecasts designed for operational use, not only model accuracy.

05 / Markets

Energy markets, flexibility and business models

Develop market-facing strategies, operating concepts and value propositions for flexible resources and emerging energy services.

Market design and market-operation studies
Demand response and system-flexibility assessment
Business-model design and evaluation

Ancillary services, reserves and balancing tools
Aggregation and bidding strategies
Regulatory, stakeholder and implementation analysis

Flexibility Demand response Market design Business models

Market readiness Linking technical flexibility to viable services and market processes.

06 / Sustainability

Carbon, techno-economic and investment assessment

Quantify environmental, economic and strategic performance to support investment, compliance and scale-up decisions.

Carbon-footprint and emissions calculations
Techno-economic analysis of energy solutions
Scalability and replicability analysis

Technical support for CBAM-related data and calculations
Cost-benefit and lifecycle assessment
Sensitivity, risk and scenario analysis

Carbon CBAM support Cost-benefit Scale-up

Integrated assessment Environmental and economic evidence for investment and compliance decisions.

07 / Training

Tailored energy-systems training

Build practical capability through courses, workshops and hands-on sessions designed around real tools and use cases.

IEC 61850 and digital-substation training
Real-time simulation and HIL methods
Energy markets, storage and flexibility

Power-system modelling and simulation
Forecasting, data analytics and AI
Custom programmes, exercises and laboratory sessions

Tailor-made Hands-on IEC 61850 Technical workshops

Knowledge transfer Training adapted to the organisation, audience and technical context.

08 / Innovation

R&D and innovation project support

Structure and deliver collaborative innovation activities from the initial concept through demonstration, evaluation and uptake.

Concept development, use cases and requirements
Technical architecture and cross-partner integration
Impact, exploitation and replication planning

Coordination of projects, work packages and tasks
Pilot design, KPI definition and validation planning
Stakeholder, consortium and knowledge-management support

Project coordination Pilots Validation Exploitation

Collaborative R&I Structure, coordination and technical integration across the project lifecycle.

How we work

A practical route from question to implementation.

The precise workflow is adapted to each assignment, while maintaining transparent assumptions, traceable methods and clear decision points.

Frame the challenge

Define the objective, system boundaries, data, stakeholders, standards and success criteria.

Model and assess

Build fit-for-purpose models, scenarios and analyses that expose trade-offs and uncertainty.

Test and validate

Validate assumptions, algorithms, devices or architectures through simulation, laboratory testing or pilots.

Deliver and transfer

Provide actionable recommendations, models, tools, documentation and training for continued use.

Who we support

Technical services shaped around each stakeholder's role.

R&D Nester can work as a specialist contributor, an independent technical partner or the coordinator of an integrated service package.

Planning, operational, flexibility, interoperability and system-performance challenges.

Product development, model validation, HIL, standards-based testing and integration.

Grid, storage, hybridisation, market, carbon and techno-economic decision support.

Project design, coordination, pilots, impact assessment, exploitation and knowledge transfer.

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