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Energy & Utilities: our approach

The Energy & Utilities industry is going through a profound transformation that impacts all stages of the value chain. The national and international regulatory drive aims at maintaining sustainability and energy security, and at increasing individual EU countries integration, towards a single international energy system. Reply assists companies operating in the Utility and Oil&Gas markets along the entire value chain, defining new business models and innovative projects.

E-MOBILITY

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Charging tariff comparison portal – LOWAGO

Triplesense Reply is developing Germany's first public car charging comparison portal for electricity tariffs for MAINGAU Energie. The platform offers a price model tailored to your own vehicle and individual driving behavior. With LOWAGO as the central contact point, sustainable everyday mobility becomes reality.

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SUSTAINABILITY

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POWER REPLY IS SUPPORTING ENEL X IN THE ELECTRIFICATION OF LOCAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Local public transport is currently undergoing a more ambitious and extensive electrification process. In this context, Power Reply has partnered with Enel X to research and identify the best strategies for implementing low-impact solutions for public administrations and transport operators in Italy.

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Sustainability

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Managing environmental impacts as a pillar of the Energy Transition

We are witnessing a progressive increase in the need to adapt processes, organisations and systems in order to support the launch of important energy transformation programmes along the entire value chain. Reply supports operators in the Energy & Utilities sector with an integrated approach for the introduction of energy policies in line with global objectives.

sustainability

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New infrastructures to enable e-mobility

Power Reply is the ideal partner for charging point operators to assist in the planning and designing of charging and public utility infrastructures. Power Reply supports operators through the management of the entire charging infrastructure installation process; from the inspection phase to activation, as well as, coordinating communications between all public and private actors involved in the process.

blockchain technology

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Blockchain Technology in the Energy & Utilities industry

Blockchain technology can play a leading role in the digitisation and in the sustainable renewal processes of the Energy & Utilities sector, contributing to the transition towards more efficient business models with a greater degree of automation.

Discover more about the opportunities for blockchain technology in the Energy & Utilities industry

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ENERGY & UTILITIES ECOSYSTEM

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Expertise for Energy Transition

Within the Energy and Utilities industry, a very rapid change is taking place, driven by climate change and environmental degradation. Sense Reply offers a complete set of competencies in order to successfully support the evolution of the Energy & Utilities sector towards decarbonization.

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30.11.2021

News & Communication

Data Reply, Sense Reply and Storm Reply Achieve AWS Energy Competency Status

Reply announced today that its companies Data Reply, Sense Reply and Storm Reply have achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Energy Competency status.

Quantum Computing

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Quantum inspired algorithms for Enel

Data Reply has developed a quantum algorithm that allows you to quickly plan the maintenance work performed by units operating throughout Italy. The solution also makes the use of resources more efficient, thus reducing costs. This algorithm brings added value to Enel's business by supporting the multinational in its decision-making process, with a high impact on planned daily activities

Edge Computing

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The Adoption of an Edge Computing and IIoT Solution to Optimise the Performance of Large Photovoltaic Plants

With 30 different photovoltaic plants to manage, located in eight different Italian regions, one of the European leading renewable energy groups working with Concept Reply decided to implement an IoT and edge computing-based solution.

Internet of Energy

The Internet of Things represents an essential building block for the energy & utilities sector transformation.

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Utilities

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Meter Data Management

Reply can boast solid experience in the support of Energy & Utilities market operators on issues related to Meter Data Management (MDM) and is the ideal partner for defining Smart Metering solutions. These solutions, made possible by the enhanced ability to gather information from technological networks, combined with new remote operations opportunities on network elements, allow Utilities to adopt a new operational framework characterized by greater efficiency and a better quality of service.

Web Portal

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New Communication Channel for Edison Energia

The collaboration between Edison Energia and Blue Reply has led to the development of a Web portal for sales and after sales services. The portal integrates the customer's proprietary systems, both among themselves and with the rest of the e-commerce, customer relations and home automation realms, as well as enabling end users to be more autonomous in managing and providing consulting services relating to their product range.

CTI@SWM

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A CTI solution for SWM, Munich's municipal utility company

In order to boost the efficiency of its reactive private customer support, SWM Kundenservice GmbH contacted Power Reply and realized a project involving a CTI solution together with the Reply specialist for the energy and utilities sector.

Data Science

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Smart Monitoring for Wind Turbines

Wind turbines pose great challenges for the maintenance and repair services: Service calls, planned or ad-hoc, are extremely cost and time consuming. Using on-demand Spark Clusters, Data Reply has developed an intelligent monitoring system for a large energy supplier for site operators.

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Edge Computing

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Edge Computing and IoT to Optimise Energy and Launch New Services

IoT and edge computing enable utility service providers to manage the complex and heterogeneous systems that generate, distribute and store energy. Sense Reply is helping utility customers to revolutionise their business models and create new capabilities by implementing edge components, IoT and big data platforms.

14.10.2020 - 15.10.2020 / Online

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Reply at SAP Customer Experience Live 2020

Meet Portaltech Reply, 4brands Reply, Syskoplan Reply and Power Reply from 14 to 15 October 2020 at SAP Customer Experience Live 2020. The experts for Next-Gen Customer Experience are present with a virtual booth.

11.02.2020 - 13.02.2020 / Essen

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Power Reply at E-world 2020

The who-is-who of the energy industry meets in Essen at the E-world from 11 to 13 February 2020 to exchange information about the latest market developments. Power Reply is looking forward to your visit at the SAP joint booth in hall 3 / booth 3-322.

13.11.2019 - 14.11.2019 / Wiesbaden

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SAP Forum for the Utilities Sector 2019

New business models, digital transformation, customer experience in the energy sector - with these topics Power Reply awaits you at the SAP-Forum für die Versorgungswirtschaft in Wiesbaden on 13 and 14 November 2019.

11.07.2019 / Munich

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Bootcamp: Customer Experience - Insights for Energy Suppliers

Digitization offers countless opportunities for companies to optimize their processes. Successful energy suppliers define themselves as service providers and energy consultants for their customers. The Customer Experience Bootcamp for energy suppliers shows how this can be achieved.

Employee Engagement

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British Gas Multi-Channel Leadership Event

British Gas needed their managers behind their new business strategy. So Avvio Reply developed a leadership event that brought their key communicators on board before rolling out a UK-wide roadshow to the rest of their frontline employees.

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06.05.2019 - 08.05.2019 / Berlin

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Power Reply with a presentation at EVU Prozess & IT Tage 2019

Discuss new business models, innovations in the energy sector, customer experience and energy sales 2030 with Power Reply at EVU Prozess & IT Tage from 6 to 8 May 2019 in Berlin.

31.03.2019 - 02.04.2019 / Milan

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Industry Strategy Symposium

Sense Reply, the Reply Group specialist in IoT, end-to-end solutions for Energy&Utilities, Telecommunications and Smart Cities, participates in the Industry Strategy Symposium. The event is held from 31 March to 2 April at the Hotel Gallia in Milan.

Field Service Management

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Workforce Management 4.0 for Service and Maintenance

Get mobile control of your field service: with SAP FSM and Power Reply support, you can link all aspects of the field service value chain with an eye on today's customer requirements.

Corporate Website Redesign

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Snam Project

Bitmama implemented the Corporate website, the intranet and the Supplier portal for Snam. The new information architecture makes all the information from the website accessible and transmit the key position of the company in the energy production chain to all players in the market.

The Snam website www.snam.it won the Interactive Media Award (IMA) in the Energy category.

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05.02.2019 - 07.02.2019 / Essen

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Power Reply at
E-world 2019

Power Reply is co-exhibitor at E-world 2019. Meet the utilities specialists of the Reply Group from 5 to 7 February in Hall 3 at SAP booth 3-322. Learn more about billing software, big data and cloud solutions for the energy industry.

16.04.2018 - 19.04.2018 / Berlin

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15. IS-U Jahresforum: EVU Prozess & IT Tage 2018

Power Reply, the Reply Group company specialising in the energy and utilities sector, will demonstrate at the exhibition stand and in its presentation how innovative solutions and services can increase the process efficiency of companies in the energy sector and optimise IT investments.

06.02.2018 - 08.02.2018 / Essen

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E-world energy & water 2018

Power Reply is taking part in the E-world energy & water 2018, the leading international event for the utilities industry. The fair takes place at Messe Essen from 06-08 February 2018 and will focus on innovative solutions for supplying energy in future: from production and transport to storage , trading, efficiency and green technologies. Visit Power Reply's stand in Hall 3, Stand 3-322 (SAP Partner booth).

20.09.2017 / Milan

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Utility Day 2017

Reply takes part in the event "Utility Day 2017", an important meeting for the Energy and Utilities sector that will be held in Milan on 20th September.

29.06.2017 / Umweltarena Spreitenbach / Switzerland

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SAP Info Day for the Utilities Industry

Power Reply is represented as a sponsor on the SAP Info Day for the Utilities Industry in Switzerland's Umweltarena Spreitenbach on 29 Juni, 2017, concentrating on the trend-setting topics of the utilities industry. Digitization will contribute to radical changes in this market. New business models are required as well as strong alliances. The SAP Info Day offers an excellent overview of SAP innovations and exciting future scenarios.

Brand Engagement

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Creating a truly immersive experience

Avvio Reply's "strong creative concepts" helped British Gas engage 14,000 employees with their ATL Free Swims for Everyone campaign. Integrating with the ATL campaign creative idea and messaging, Avvio Reply not only involved British Gas employees with the campaign but also encouraged positive engagement.

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Chatbot

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The new challenge for Contact Centre Automation

Syskoplan Reply has developed a new customer care service using the Chatbot technologies for a leading multi-utility company. The chatbot represents a new communication channel, addressing users’ need for reliable and immediate answers made available thanks to the use of Artificial Intelligence.

08.02.2017 - 09.02.2017 / Essen

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E-World energy & water 2017

Power Reply will take part in the E-world energy & water, the leading international event for the utilities industry, from 8-9 February 2017. It will focus on innovative solutions for supplying energy in future.

25.04.2016 - 28.04.2016 / Berlin

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13. IS-U Annual forum: EVU Prozess & IT Tage. Processes and IT for energy suppliers.

Power Reply is partner of the 13th IS-U annual forum about processes and IT for energy supply companies and public utilities taking place in Berlin, 25-28 April 2016.