CERTIOS BV

Their core work

CERTIOS BV is a small Dutch technology company operating at the intersection of ICT and energy efficiency. Their H2020 work focused on two specific challenges: reducing energy consumption in datacenters (EURECA) and developing low-power computing architectures for smart infrastructure and IoT platforms (OPERA). The "green" branding on their website (ceriosgreen.nl) reinforces a positioning around sustainable digital infrastructure. They appear to offer technical expertise rather than research capacity — joining consortia as a specialist contributor rather than a project driver.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Both H2020 projects were launched simultaneously in 2015, meaning there is no temporal evolution visible within their EU project history — CERTIOS entered the programme with a dual focus on datacenter efficiency and low-power embedded computing from the start. No keyword data is available for either project, making it impossible to trace any thematic drift. Whether their focus has shifted since 2018 cannot be determined from the CORDIS record alone.

With no H2020 activity after 2015 and both projects concluding by 2018, it is unclear whether CERTIOS has continued EU-funded work — a prospective collaborator should verify their current activity before engaging.

How they like to work

CERTIOS has never led an H2020 project, joining both consortia as a participant. Their two projects involved 18 distinct partners across 7 countries, suggesting they function comfortably within mid-to-large multinational consortia. Without evidence of repeated partners, their network appears broad rather than relationship-driven — they seem to be brought in for specific technical expertise rather than as anchor members.

CERTIOS has worked alongside 18 consortium partners spread across 7 European countries, a notably wide reach for a two-project SME. Their geographic spread suggests they are well-connected in the European ICT and energy-efficiency research networks despite their small size.

What sets them apart

CERTIOS occupies a narrow but commercially relevant niche: sustainable digital infrastructure, where energy efficiency meets computing systems. For consortium builders, a Dutch SME with hands-on experience in both datacenter power management and low-power embedded architectures is a relatively rare combination. Their SME status and Amsterdam base also make them eligible for roles that require non-academic, industry-side partners in EU projects.

Highlights from their portfolio

• OPERA
  The largest single grant received (EUR 554,275) and focused on a technically ambitious topic — heterogeneous low-power computing — which sits at the heart of the current edge computing and IoT buildout.
• EURECA
  Addressed datacenter energy efficiency, a commercially high-value problem that remains a top priority for cloud providers and sustainability-focused enterprises.