Vattenfall helped their employees to find data

Vattenfall is one of the leading energy companies in Europe, producing and retailing electricity and heat to several countries. Parts of their strategic goals includes delivering high performance operations through digitalisation and empowering people by improving the employee journey.

Koillis-Satakunnan Sähkö Oy, an electricity sales and network business serving around 16,000 connection points in Western Finland, needed a new modern network information system for the design, construction and maintenance of electricity distribution networks. The solution had to include all the functionalities required for managing the life cycle of the electricity distribution network and thus reduce the number of separate applications currently in use.

The new system was required to have features that enable cost-effective operation throughout the entire life cycle of the electricity network, such as:

• Web-based, modern and easy-to-use solution
• Fully digital processes for network investment and condition management    that are available to all necessary parties – regardless of time and place
• Same information and solution available to everyone, including external partners
• Continuously developing solution with a long-life cycle
• Uncompromised cyber security

Information from multiple systems is integrated, processed, and harmonized using the Findwise i3 platform utilizing Elasticsearch for indexing. Several different types of data are combined and made available in a modern single page web search application fitted for various user needs. Information can be queried when performing specific tasks where related information is needed.

Result

The safety demands within the energy sector is extremely strict. The customer has well-defined and highly regulated processes that ensure smooth, safe, and efficient daily operations. Safety culture and safety work represent important aspects of staff training and is something that is worked with continuously. Experiences are logged and processed in an orderly fashion. Maintenance work is thoroughly planned and a mutual understanding of the task at hand is important.

The customer wanted to have a search solution that would support their employees in their daily work. They also wanted a possibility to be able to connect data through different offices, to be able to use available resources within the company in a better way. By using Findwise i3, we have created a solution that meets the customer needs and requirements.