IFS, a provider of industrial AI software, is working with Siemens to deliver integrated, AI-driven technology that will change how energy, utilities and infrastructure operators plan, manage and service critical grid assets.

The collaboration unites Siemens’ domain expertise in grid planning, electrification and smart infrastructure with IFS’s capabilities in enterprise asset management, field service management and AI-powered scheduling optimisation.

Together, the companies are addressing the most pressing challenges facing critical infrastructure operators: aging assets, supply chain disruption, labour shortages, and the urgent imperative to accelerate the energy transition through digital transformation and autonomous grid operations.

The IFS and Siemens partnership delivers a unified method that bridges the gaps between engineering and financial planning, operational technology and information technology, and asset decisions and real-time field execution.

By integrating IFS’s AI-powered enterprise asset management, field service and asset investment planning capabilities with Siemens’ Gridscale X, utilities and energy operators gain operational intelligence across their entire infrastructure.

The result is a pathway towards autonomous, self-optimising grid operations that address today’s most critical infrastructure problem. As utilities rapidly integrate distributed energy resources such as solar and wind at scale, these inverter-based resources are transforming grid dynamics, creating both unprecedented opportunity and complexity. The combination enables utilities to manage this transition effectively, improving uptime, reducing costs and driving measurable sustainability outcomes while maintaining the grid reliability and resilience on which society depends.

This cloud-ready, modular approach enables digital transformation without disruptive rip-and-replace projects, delivering industry-specific options purpose-built for utilities, energy infrastructure, manufacturing and critical facilities.

“The autonomous grid isn’t a distant vision – IFS and Siemens are making it a reality today,” said Max Roberts, chief operating officer at Colorado-based IFS (www.ifs.com). “By combining Siemens’ unmatched grid intelligence with IFS’s industrial AI platform, we’re enabling utilities to make smarter investment decisions, predict and prevent asset failures, and orchestrate field operations with unprecedented precision. Together, we’re engineering the resilient, sustainable infrastructure that will define the next decade.”

Sabine Erlinghagen, CEO of Siemens Grid Software (www.siemens-energy.com), added: “The complexity of modern grid operations demands more than incremental improvements; it requires a fundamental transformation in how we plan, operate and maintain grids. We are delighted to partner with IFS, bringing together the best of engineering excellence and operational intelligence to help our customers tackle their biggest challenges. With our joint vision, a lot is possible: faster grid modernisation, reduced operational risk and the agility to embrace the distributed energy future while maintaining the reliability society depends on.”