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Challenges in the energy industry

The energy sector is at a critical juncture, facing significant challenges that must be overcome to ensure sustained economic growth. Specifically, these include:

  • The replacement of older technologies, which requires new and innovative software solutions that enhance operational efficiency and reduce costs
  • The shift towards renewable and low-carbon energy sources, which requires significant investments in alternative technologies and infrastructure
  • The increasing number of environmental regulations, which requires investment in technologies that ensure their compliance
  • The threat of cyber-attacks and other security dangers, which requires many costly enhancements to improve grid/network security and to mitigate risks 

In order to ensure their competitive edge, energy companies must address these challenges head on. Investing in state-of-the-art technologies can greatly contribute to the overall financial well-being by maximizing productivity and curtailing expenditures.

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Software solutions for gas management

PSI provides a comprehensive suite of software solutions and services for controlling the entire process chain for the transmission, distribution, storage, and supply of natural gas, green gas, and hydrogen. These solutions are designed to meet the unique requirements of gas network operators and producers of biogas and green gas (power-to-gas), enabling them to optimize their operations and achieve their business objectives.

Software solutions for pipeline management

PSI provides software solutions designed to facilitate the efficient and environmentally conscious support of all pipeline processes, ensuring secure transportation of a range of substances. These include, but are not limited to, gas, water, green gas, hydrogen, liquefied gas, biogas, crude oil, biofuel, and condensate. The product portfolio comprises a comprehensive range of real-time applications, including leak detection and location, batch tracking, simulation, and process optimization.

Solutions for the industry

Product NEPLAN V10/360

NEPLAN is an efficient and effective solution for planning electricity, gas, water and heating/cooling grids.

Product PSIgasguide

PSIgasguide was developed to significantly reduce operating costs and the ecological footprint through intelligent network operation. Our users can actively control the determination of operating modes by prioritizing technical evaluation criteria.

Product PSIganesi/Online

The PSIganesi/Online simulation package is used for the transient calculation (simulation or reconstruction) of a given pipeline network, taking into account various boundary values and target objectives.

Product PSIganesi/Studio

The PSIganesi/Studio system is a powerful tool that enables transient and steady-state gas network simulations to be carried out for planning purposes. Engineers can create and simulate network models, meet operational challenges and ensure optimal operational efficiency.

Product PSIcds

PSIcds for TSO/SSO is the tool for safe and automated gas transportation and storage in accordance to the network code in Europe.

Product PSIcontrol/Gas

PSIcontrol/Gas is a standardized, modular network control system for monitoring and controlling gas networks. It includes functions for acquiring process values and their gas-specific processing, for visualizing all states in the gas network as well as for regulation control.

Product PSIcarlos

The operations planning system for oil logistics and pipeline operations enables intelligent planning logic with customer specific KPIs.

Product PSIrwin

Integrated software for the inspection and calibration of gas measuring systems.

Product PSIpipelines

The software PSIpipelines is your guardian for the safe transportation of 150+ different liquids and gases with different compositions, including crude oil, natural gas, NGL, petrochemical products, chemical products, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, water and many more.
A male official working on a large high-tech monitor displaying data visualizations for Artificial Intelligence in system management and grid control.

Use Case A new level of dialogue - AI-supported interaction in grid management

Interacting with critical system data is often complex and requires in-depth specialist knowledge. But what would you say if complex analyses and calculations were as easy as having a conversation? The Model Context Protocol (MCP) promises precisely this paradigm shift.
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Use Case Measurement data at a glance - Enhanced grid monitoring with AI

Artificial intelligence is your decisive advantage: it continuously analyzes plant data, identifies suspicious patterns, and enables targeted maintenance before problems arise.

References

All References for this industry

Open Grid Europe
Ontras Gastransport GmbH
Gascade Gastransport GmbH
Thyssengas GmbH
Teréga S.A.
All References for this industry

Products

Choose the right product to ensure an efficient, environmentally friendly energy supply and optimized production and logistics.

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Case studies

Case Study Efficient warehouse logistics with PSIwms AI

LPP S.A. optimizes its logistics to meet the increasing e-commerce requirements.

Trade fairs & events

CIGRE 2026

CIGRE Paris is the world's leading international conference and exhibition for the joint development and exchange of knowledge in the field of power systems.

GASTECH Bangkok 2026

The Gastech Exhibition & Conference is the world's largest exhibition and conference for natural gas, LNG, low-carbon solutions, electrification, and AI in the energy sector.

Latest press releases
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Press Release PSI to showcase AI-based software solutions for gas network operations at GASTECH Bangkok 2026

PSI Software SE will present its software solutions for the efficient monitoring and control of gas transport and distribution networks at GASTECH 2026, booth E122, taking place from September 14th to 17th, 2026, in Bangkok, Thailand. The presentation will focus on optimized processes, simulation, the safe transport of natural gas, and AI-based…

Press Release PSI completes important milestone in the Kopernikus ENSURE project

PSI Software SE has successfully completed its tasks in the third phase of the groundbreaking Kopernikus ENSURE project. Funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space, the project aims to test modular and flexible approaches for future-proof network structures in hybrid real-world operations. In its assigned component, PSI…

Press Release PSI reports growth in order intake and revenues in the second quarter

The PSI Group increased its consolidated revenues by 4.1% to 138.4 million euros in the first half of 2026 (June 30, 2025: 132.9 million euros). In the second quarter of 2026, revenues rose by 10.7% to 71.9 million euros (April 1–June 30, 2025: 65.0 million euros). Adjusted EBIT, which excludes restructuring and transaction-related costs, was…

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Selected customers

CCC Polen
IWB
Open Grid Europe
Flughafen Nürnberg GmbH
Stöcklin Logistik AG
thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel GmbH