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Who it is for
Energy producers, especially hydropower, and leading trading companies that operate plants and sell their energy.
SuiteIntelligent Hydro Operations
From the reservoirto market
Generation monitoring and forecasting, plant optimisation and bidding strategy, maintenance and relations with third-party producers. Born on hydropower plants, open to any technology.
- Hydropower producers
- Renewable and thermal producers
- Trading companies with plants
- Energy manager
Positioning
Why we built IDRO Suite
Intelligent Hydro Operations: who it is for, what problem it solves, how and with what result.
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The challenge
Deciding every day how and when to generate while meeting hydraulic, environmental and concession constraints, selling the output while minimising imbalance and reporting unavailability to Terna.
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How
A single platform for the physical and economic management of the plant fleet: real-time monitoring, forecasting, long-term and intraday optimisation, bidding strategy and maintenance.
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The value
The most value from every MWh generated. Energy management has full control of the portfolio and simulates scenarios, including for concession renewals.
Where it fits in the value chain
The phases of the value chain and the functions IDRO Suite covers in each.
01 · Generation & assetsPlant optimisation · maintenance · forecasting · producer portal
- Long-term and intraday optimisation of plants and reservoirs
- Real-time monitoring of constraints, levels and inflows
- Maintenance and unavailability, with Terna (AGILE) and SCADA
- Availability KPIs and generation losses
- Third-party producer portal
- Generation forecasts, native or from external providers such as Meteologica
02 · Trading & marketsBidding strategy on MGP and MI
- Bidding strategy and entry price on MGP and MI, hour by hour
- Generation plan updated for unavailability
- Generation data to ERGO for bidding on production units
- Analysis of deviations from the plan
03 · InvoicingCalculation and invitation to invoice
- Metering and settlement data from Terna
- Calculation of generation payments
- Invitations to invoice, also to third-party producers
04 · InvestmentsInvestment analysis and evaluation
- Investment analysis on assets
- Scenario evaluation for concession renewals
- Long-term simulations
- What-if analysis
- Direct coverage
6 modules
The products of IDRO Suite
Each module works on its own or with the others: it is switched on when needed and shares the same data.
Optimisation of plants and reservoirs
Manages hydraulic systems as a whole and supports planning and bidding strategy with optimisation algorithms and machine learning.
- Long-term and intraday optimisation
- Entry price and bids on MGP and MI
- What-if, deviations, stochastic optimisation
Maintenance and unavailability
Manages planned and unplanned unavailability in real time and reports it to Terna.
- SCADA integration for faults
- Two-way communication with Terna (AGILE)
- Availability KPIs and generation losses
Third-party producer portal
Digitalises the relationship between trading companies and third-party producers in a single shared web platform, up to the invoicing request.
- Plant and contract master data
- Generation schedules and unavailability
- Invitations to invoice and reporting
Production data and forecasting
Forecasts the production of every unit, own or third-party, with native algorithms or external providers.
- Metering and settlement data from Terna
- Meteologica integration and machine learning
- Forecasts to bidding on production units
Simulation of hydraulic interventions
Simulates flows in pipes and channels and assesses the impact of an intervention before carrying it out.
- Intervention scenarios before execution
- Modelling of pipelines and channels
- Impact on safety and generation
Capacity Market
Manages nominations, strike prices and bidding obligations in Terna's capacity market.
- Automated step 1 and step 2 nominations
- Strike price estimated on over 150 scenarios
- Import and export of Terna files
Connected to the rest of the value chain
Expected generation to ERGO, for bidding and the portfolio
Why choose IDRO Suite
Born on Italian rulesMGP, Intraday and XBID, relations with Terna and concession constraints are handled natively.
One suite, the whole processOptimisation, forecasting, maintenance and third-party producers in a single solution.
Configurable algorithmsThe optimisation algorithms are configured on the specifics of each plant, with no custom development.
Scenarios to decideEnd-to-end simulations to evaluate investments and concession renewals.
IDRO Suite in numbers
+13%average increase in returns
3.000+ MWof capacity managed
30+cascades modelled
80+plants in the capacity market
The other MAS suites
Four integrated suites covering the value chain, from generation to the end customer.
CPQ · The Commercial Energy Engine
Suite
From consumption forecast to price, from offer to invoice: pricing and CPQ, price lists, credit check, fixing and after-sales for retail, resellers and corporate clients.
Trading & Portfolio IntelligenceSuite
From injection and withdrawal forecasts to settlement: deals, portfolio, risk and TIDE-compliant bidding on MGP, MI and XBID.
Gas Settlement & Logistic
Suite
Gas logistics, settlement and invoicing for shippers and wholesalers: from SII and TSO volumes to the invoice for balancing users.
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