eSmart Systems

eSmart Systems is a software company serving the energy industry. Its Grid Vision product uses artificial intelligence to inspect and maintain power grid infrastructure. The company grew out of Norway's Institute for Energy Technology environment.

What eSmart Systems offers

• Virtual grid asset inspection — image-based checks of overhead lines and other assets without field visits.
• Risk-based asset data — analysis that points investment and maintenance at the assets most at risk.
• Flood and storm risk simulation — modelling to find assets that could be damaged.
• Integration — works with data from drones, helicopters or ground crews, and with other vendors' systems.

Who it works with

Power grid operators and utilities. The company says it has partnered with more than 70 utilities and inspected over 300,000 km of transmission and distribution lines.

Key facts

• Founded: 2012
• Team: almost 80 employees, per its earlier profile
• Offices: Norway, Denmark, the UK and the USA
• AI models: more than 80, as stated on its site