KONCAR - DIGITAL DOO ZA DIGITALNE USLUGE

Their core work

KONCAR Digital is the digital services arm of the KONCAR Group, Croatia's largest electrical engineering and energy conglomerate. They develop software platforms, data analytics solutions, and AI-driven tools for electricity grid management, energy efficiency services, and smart energy infrastructure. Their core contribution to EU projects is building digital layers — real-time data analytics, big data architectures, blockchain-based energy trading, and predictive grid management systems — on top of physical energy infrastructure. They also bring expertise in critical infrastructure cybersecurity and digital twin technologies.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 period (2017-2019), KONCAR Digital focused on cross-border energy transmission challenges — helping TSOs manage variable renewables and storage across Eastern European borders, with projects like CROSSBOW and TRINITY centered on market design and RES integration. From 2020 onward, their focus shifted decisively toward AI-powered energy platforms: big data architectures (BEYOND), smart grid analytics (SYNERGY, ATTEST), residential energy services (frESCO), and critical infrastructure cybersecurity (PRAETORIAN). The trajectory is clear — they moved from supporting traditional grid operations to building the intelligence layer that sits on top of energy infrastructure.

KONCAR Digital is positioning itself as a full-stack digital energy platform provider, combining grid data analytics, AI, and cybersecurity — expect them to pursue projects at the intersection of energy digitalization and infrastructure resilience.

How they like to work

KONCAR Digital operates exclusively as a consortium participant, never as coordinator, which is typical for a company contributing specialized digital capabilities to larger energy system projects. With 113 unique partners across 24 countries from just 8 projects, they work in large, diverse consortia (averaging ~14 partners per project) and rarely repeat the same partners — suggesting they are valued as a reliable technical contributor that integrates well into different team configurations. Their consistent participant role and broad partner base make them a low-risk, flexible addition to new consortia.

Extensive European network spanning 113 unique partners across 24 countries, built through participation in large energy and digital infrastructure consortia. As a Croatian company, they bridge Western and Eastern European energy ecosystems, with particularly strong connections in the TSO/DSO and smart grid communities.

What sets them apart

KONCAR Digital brings an uncommon combination: they are backed by KONCAR Group's deep industrial experience in power generation and transmission equipment, while themselves specializing in the software and AI layer. This means they understand both the physical grid infrastructure and the digital systems that manage it — a dual competence that pure software companies or pure utilities rarely have. For consortium builders, they offer a credible digital energy partner from an underrepresented EU-13 country (Croatia), which can strengthen geographic balance in proposals.

Highlights from their portfolio

• BEYOND
  Their largest funded project (EUR 245K) and most ambitious scope — building a reference big data platform with AI analytics toolkit for the entire energy sector, covering interoperability, data sharing, and standardization.
• SYNERGY
  Combined AI, blockchain, and multi-party computation for energy-as-a-service — an unusually advanced technology stack that signals strong software engineering capabilities.
• PRAETORIAN
  Their only security-sector project, applying digital twin and situational awareness to critical infrastructure protection — shows their ability to extend energy grid expertise into the cybersecurity domain.