[ Client ]
[ Client ]
Energy Distribution Company
Energy Distribution Company
The right expertise. At the right moment. In days, not months.
The right expertise. At the right moment. In days, not months.
An energy company with a strong internal development team, building and maintaining the core ERP that runs their entire operation, engaged us on two separate occasions for highly specialised integrations. Both involved critical infrastructure with strict technical requirements: certificate-signed communications, proprietary national operator protocols, and regulatory-grade data flows. These are the kinds of integration challenges where domain-specific expertise makes the difference between weeks of uncertainty and a clean, documented solution.
An energy company with a strong internal development team, building and maintaining the core ERP that runs their entire operation, engaged us on two separate occasions for highly specialised integrations. Both involved critical infrastructure with strict technical requirements: certificate-signed communications, proprietary national operator protocols, and regulatory-grade data flows. These are the kinds of integration challenges where domain-specific expertise makes the difference between weeks of uncertainty and a clean, documented solution.
Critical infrastructure integration for an energy company operating at national grid level.
Critical infrastructure integration for an energy company operating at national grid level.
Critical infrastructure integration for an energy company operating at national grid level.
2 days
to resolve a complex encryption protocol issue as a focused external resource
2 APIs
OKTE + SEPS — national grid data flowing into their ERP automatically
3 DSOs
VSD, SSD, ZSD — all distribution companies integrated and communicating
ZERO
manual data pulls with national grid consumption data syncs automatically
[ Results ]
2 days
to resolve a complex encryption protocol issue as a focused external resource
2 APIs
OKTE + SEPS — national grid data flowing into their ERP automatically
3 DSOs
VSD, SSD, ZSD — all distribution companies integrated and communicating
ZERO
manual data pulls with national grid consumption data syncs automatically
"Even the strongest internal team encounters problems that require a very specific kind of external expertise. That's exactly what accute is for."
"Even the strongest internal team encounters problems that require a very specific kind of external expertise. That's exactly what accute is for."
"Even the strongest internal team encounters problems that require a very specific kind of external expertise. That's exactly what accute is for."
[ ENCRYPTED INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION ]
[ ENCRYPTED INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION ]
[ ENCRYPTED INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION ]
Certificate-signed emails to three national distribution operators. Unblocked.
Energy companies in Slovakia exchange operational data such as consumption figures, energy orders, grid status with distribution system operators (VSD, SSD, ZSD) via S/MIME encrypted and certificate-signed emails containing standardised XML attachments. The client's internal system handles this communication automatically, but an issue in their encryption implementation meant outgoing emails couldn't be decrypted by recipients, and incoming messages from distributors couldn't be read.
Energy companies in Slovakia exchange operational data such as consumption figures, energy orders, grid status with distribution system operators (VSD, SSD, ZSD) via S/MIME encrypted and certificate-signed emails containing standardised XML attachments. The client's internal system handles this communication automatically, but an issue in their encryption implementation meant outgoing emails couldn't be decrypted by recipients, and incoming messages from distributors couldn't be read.
S/MIME certificate chain configuration is a narrow, highly specific problem where the solution isn't obvious without direct experience with the exact tooling involved. We were engaged as a focused external resource, identified the root cause within a day, and delivered a complete technical solution including corrected API implementations and full documentation within two days. The client's team implemented it directly into their system and resumed normal operations immediately.
S/MIME certificate chain configuration is a narrow, highly specific problem where the solution isn't obvious without direct experience with the exact tooling involved. We were engaged as a focused external resource, identified the root cause within a day, and delivered a complete technical solution including corrected API implementations and full documentation within two days. The client's team implemented it directly into their system and resumed normal operations immediately.
A highly specific encryption protocol issue diagnosed, solved, and fully documented for the client's own team within 48 hours.
A highly specific encryption protocol issue diagnosed, solved, and fully documented for the client's own team within 48 hours.
[ YEAR ]
[ CATEGORY ]
2023 - ongoing
2023 - ongoing
IT Consulting
IT Consulting
Critical Infrastructure
Critical Infrastructure
[ INDUSTRY ]
[ SCOPE ]
Energy & Utilities
Energy & Utilities
OKTE & SEPS API Integration
OKTE & SEPS API Integration
National Grid Operations
National Grid Operations
S/MIME Encryption
S/MIME Encryption
Energy Distribution
Energy Distribution
Certificate-Signed Protocols
Certificate-Signed Protocols
[ CATEGORY ]
IT Consulting
Critical Infrastructure
[ YEAR ]
2023 - ongoing
[ INDUSTRY ]
Energy & Utilities
National Grid Operations
Energy Distribution
[ SCOPE ]
OKTE & SEPS API Integration
S/MIME Encryption
Certificate-Signed Protocols
[ NATIONAL GRID DATA INTEGRATION ]
[ NATIONAL GRID DATA INTEGRATION ]
[ NATIONAL GRID DATA INTEGRATION ]
OKTE & SEPS APIs. Critical data. Zero manual intervention.
The second engagement involved integrating with the APIs of OKTE (the Slovak electricity market operator) and SEPS (the national transmission system operator). Both organisations operate proprietary APIs with strict technical requirements, where all requests must be signed with qualified certificates, responses arrive as complex structured XML datasets covering grid consumption, capacity utilisation, and surplus and deficit conditions across the national network.
The second engagement involved integrating with the APIs of OKTE (the Slovak electricity market operator) and SEPS (the national transmission system operator). Both organisations operate proprietary APIs with strict technical requirements, where all requests must be signed with qualified certificates, responses arrive as complex structured XML datasets covering grid consumption, capacity utilisation, and surplus and deficit conditions across the national network.
We built the full integration: authenticated API connections to both OKTE and SEPS, automated certificate-signed request handling, XML parsing and normalisation, and a continuous data feed into the client's internal ERP. The client now receives real-time national grid data automatically, consumption figures, network load, availability, as the operational input for pricing and capacity decisions. No manual data pulls. No intermediary steps. The data flows directly where decisions are made.
We built the full integration: authenticated API connections to both OKTE and SEPS, automated certificate-signed request handling, XML parsing and normalisation, and a continuous data feed into the client's internal ERP. The client now receives real-time national grid data automatically, consumption figures, network load, availability, as the operational input for pricing and capacity decisions. No manual data pulls. No intermediary steps. The data flows directly where decisions are made.
National grid data. Continuous. Automatic. Available where pricing decisions are made without a single manual pull.
Having accute available as an external expert gives our internal team a resource we couldn't justify hiring full-time. They solved very specific problems that has blocked us and documented everything so we now own the solution completely.
[ EXPERT CONSULTING MODEL ]
[ EXPERT CONSULTING MODEL ]
[ EXPERT CONSULTING MODEL ]
Focused external expertise. Full ownership stays with your team.
Both engagements follow the same model: a capable internal development team, building and owning their own systems, encountering a highly specific technical challenge that falls outside their immediate domain. Whether a cryptographic implementation detail or a proprietary API integration with certificate-level authentication requirements. The value of bringing in focused external expertise isn't a reflection of the internal team's capability. It's a recognition that some problems are narrow enough to require very specific experience to resolve efficiently.
Both engagements follow the same model: a capable internal development team, building and owning their own systems, encountering a highly specific technical challenge that falls outside their immediate domain. Whether a cryptographic implementation detail or a proprietary API integration with certificate-level authentication requirements. The value of bringing in focused external expertise isn't a reflection of the internal team's capability. It's a recognition that some problems are narrow enough to require very specific experience to resolve efficiently.
We engage as a targeted external resource: rapid problem identification, clean solution, full documentation handed back to the client's team. The client retains ownership of everything we deliver. Their engineers implement it into their own systems and maintain it going forward. We don't create dependency, we remove blockers and transfer knowledge. For companies with strong internal teams operating in technically complex environments, this model delivers exceptional value relative to its cost and timeline.
We engage as a targeted external resource: rapid problem identification, clean solution, full documentation handed back to the client's team. The client retains ownership of everything we deliver. Their engineers implement it into their own systems and maintain it going forward. We don't create dependency, we remove blockers and transfer knowledge. For companies with strong internal teams operating in technically complex environments, this model delivers exceptional value relative to its cost and timeline.
[ BUILT FROM THE INSIDE ]