Berlin, April 15, 2026 – PSI Software SE, together with six other partners in the DISEGO research project, has developed and successfully tested an Energy Internet of Things (eIoT) platform for the distributed and IT-secure control of electrical distribution grids. The project was funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE).
The goal of the project was to develop a practicable and secure solution for intelligent grid automation in response to the growing demands posed by electric mobility, heat pumps, and the expansion of PV systems. PSI played a central role as the platform architect: The eIoT platform serves as the project’s technical data hub and integrates all partners’ systems via standardized and custom-developed interfaces. This was complemented by grid control functions and AI-based, explainable decision-making support and optimization for system management, developed by PSI.
Practical feasibility was successfully demonstrated in laboratory tests at the Hamburg University of Technology as well as in field tests at the innovation campus of Hamburger Energienetze GmbH and in the grid area of Stadtwerke Norderstedt.
In addition to PSI Software SE, the consortium partners included Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg (project coordination), Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, University of Duisburg-Essen, as well as Stadtwerke Norderstedt and Hamburger Energienetze GmbH. The project ran from November 2022 to March 2026.
The PSI Group develops software products for optimizing the flow of energy and materials for utilities and industry. As an independent software producer with more than 2,300 employees, PSI has been a technology leader since 1969 for process control systems that ensure sustainable energy supply, production and logistics by combining AI methods with industrially proven optimization methods. The innovative industry products can be operated on-premises or in the cloud.
