{"id":53026,"date":"2026-02-05T12:41:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qanta.energy\/?p=53026"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:04:13","slug":"the-digital-backbone-of-a-next-generation-utility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qanta.energy\/en\/the-digital-backbone-of-a-next-generation-utility\/","title":{"rendered":"The Digital Backbone of a Next\u2011Generation Utility\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My first responsibility at Qanta as Chief of Operations is clear: build a digital environment strong enough to support the long\u2011term operations of a Swiss energy company. For me, the digital foundation is as important as the physical infrastructure we invest in. If the systems behind the scenes are not reliable, precise, and scalable, nothing else stands.&nbsp;The digital infrastructure needs to support everything from the onboarding of new employees&nbsp;and&nbsp;project&nbsp;development&nbsp;up to&nbsp;the billing of each kilowatt of renewable energy produced.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Open-source ERP and virtual machines for greatest flexibility<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>We selected&nbsp;<strong>Odoo<\/strong>&nbsp;as our ERP, implemented and supported by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/camptocamp.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Camptocamp<\/strong><\/a>, because an open\u2011source platform gives us the freedom to adapt processes to our needs instead of bending the company to fit a rigid system. At the same time, we kept Microsoft for collaboration and document management, because our financial models rely heavily on&nbsp;Excel&nbsp;and we need a productive environment for distributed teams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another important choice at the onset was to&nbsp;use&nbsp;<strong>virtual machines&nbsp;<\/strong>hosted in a Swiss data&nbsp;centre&nbsp;with second-level support to lower laptop setup and maintenance costs.&nbsp;This guarantees data proximity, predictable performance, and an&nbsp;additional&nbsp;layer of control that is completely aligned with Qanta\u2019s long\u2011term mission: reinforcing local energy sovereignty not only through assets, but through the digital infrastructure that&nbsp;operates&nbsp;them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Automation and Artificial Intelligence at the core of our acceleration<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Automation&nbsp;is&nbsp;essential. I use&nbsp;<strong>Power Automate&nbsp;<\/strong>and custom programs I wrote myself to synchronize the information that flows between Odoo and Microsoft tools. Users only see simple, intuitive steps: forms, reports, project&nbsp;workflows. Behind those steps,&nbsp;a&nbsp;multitude&nbsp;of automated operations&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;data consistency and financial accuracy. This is the operational discipline our investors expect, and it is built directly into the system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AI&nbsp;<\/strong>has accelerated this work further. It helps me review code, develop new automations, and&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;integrations at a pace that would normally require several specialists. The goal is not to reduce&nbsp;expertise. The goal is to keep Qanta lean, fast, and rigorous as we scale.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prepared for the future of energy<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>This digital backbone prepares us for what comes next. As we expand our PV, battery, and heating\/cooling&nbsp;projects, we will need to manage multi\u2011site portfolios, forecast production and consumption, and eventually integrate local energy balancing. All of this depends on stable, sovereign, well\u2011structured systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We often talk about the physical side of the energy transition. But without solid digital infrastructure, none of it can work&nbsp;at&nbsp;scale. This is why I built Qanta\u2019s systems the way I did: clear architecture, controlled hosting, strong automation, and a framework ready for the next decade of energy in Switzerland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My first responsibility at Qanta as Chief of Operations is clear: build a digital environment strong enough to support the long\u2011term operations of a Swiss energy company. For me, the digital foundation is as important as the physical infrastructure we invest in. 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