Chemicals, Energy & Manufacturing

The path to a decarbonised industrial society implies far-reaching changes in our energy system - from the further expansion of generation capacities from renewable energies through to the stronger integration of flexible loads and the closer dovetailing of the heating, transport and electricity sectors. The use of fundamental energy market scenarios for positioning in futures trading and reliable automation based on dependable energy forecasts in short-term trading help to reduce reaction times, secure margins and cut risk costs.

d-fine supports you in developing individual future-proof organisational structures, processes and IT systems in trading, risk and portfolio management - from the evaluation of strategic trading options through to the design of optimal control and procurement models, taking into account market, business and forecast data and the development of automated intraday trading systems.

By linking machine and production data based on the latest data analysis and machine learning techniques, d-fine develops highly efficient approaches to quality assurance and optimal resource utilisation. We also design processes for the intelligent management of energy consumers, networks and storage using high-resolution network frequency and load data, and implement integrated production control systems utilizing digital twins.

The ability to control risks across the board is also becoming an important competitive advantage in global competition. d-fine combines procedures such as supply chain stress testing with the latest data analytics tools to detect risks and take effective countermeasures.

Take advantage of our comprehensive methodological expertise and our broad practical experience to gain transparency on the basis of existing data and to set decisive control impulses.

A targeted approach to potential and existing clients using various online channels is essential in order to maintain and further increase existing sales. Companies are therefore increasingly looking for ways to collect data on customer preferences, purchasing decisions and trends, to relate them to each other and to gain valuable information for their own marketing.

d-fine supports companies based on the latest AI methods in the analysis of existing databases, in the targeted enrichment and linking with online content such as text and image information in social networks, and in visualising important relationships. Potential for improvement and efficient measures for your own online marketing can thus be quickly identified.

An efficient IT architecture that is not only optimally aligned to the business processes and but is also as flexible as possible is essential for ensuring the sustained success of a company.

d-fine supports you in developing future-proof IT architectures that deploy standard software systems as well as apps or highly specialised, tailor-made specialist software. We are always agnostic about the technology used, updating decades-old specialised applications and data households as much as building new solutions with AI or big data technologies. We often use agile methods for our clients and offer support across the entire life cycle, from carrying out an analysis of requirements through to maintenance and operation.

We would also be delighted to support you in achieving operational excellence. In order to optimise your specific business processes, we make use of process mining methods and standard tools available to optimise processes based on the status quo and wherever possible, automate them and cut costs.

Sustainability and the transformation towards climate-neutral and responsible value added in the energy and building sector, as well as in energy- and emissions-intensive industries such as chemical production, is gaining importance for companies and society as a whole. Furthermore, legislator focus on such topics is growing.

In addition to decarbonisation, i.e. avoiding greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency, electrification and sector coupling, and the enforcement of social and labour standards in the supply chain, the transition from a linear to a circular economy is of particular relevance.

d-fine supports clients in the energy and real estate sector as well as the chemical and manufacturing industries in assessing the sustainability of their portfolios, services, products and processes, setting up transparent sourcing and production networks, developing strategies for transforming to decarbonized and circular value chains, assessing their impact on the business model and deriving workable solutions of operationalisation. Depending on the particular challenge, we apply a myriad of different tools – for example mathematical modelling of complex systems, optimization of building renovation strategies, simulations of network dependencies and implementation of bespoke software solutions.