Case Study

Snam transforms to fuel change

Energy infrastructure fit for energy transition

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Call for Change
When Tech Meets Human Ingenuity
A Valuable Difference
Related Capabilities

Call for change

Every energy company, large and small, will have to navigate the complex transition from fossil fuels to renewables. Snam, an Italian energy infrastructure company with operations throughout Europe, knew it needed an agile, adaptable organization to meet growing customer demand, switching from natural gas to low-carbon fuels such as hydrogen and biomethane—and delivering the right fuels to the right places.

With an early start in 2016, Snam has invested hundreds of millions of euros in innovation to facilitate a smooth energy transition. To make its vision a reality, it partnered with Accenture. We are helping it identify and equip its business with the technology and controls needed to optimize operations, improve the sustainability of its networks and better anticipate—and meet—future energy needs.

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A full digital transformation will proactively support Snam to manage the complexities of delivering natural gas and new low-carbon energy solutions to users.

When tech meets human ingenuity

Accenture has helped kickstart a full digital transformation, using Microsoft Azure to build a modern data platform on the cloud as a foundation and introducing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools to bolster system management.

The AI/ML tools will proactively support users, improve performance management and monitoring, increase efficiency and anticipate energy demand. And with Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and edge computing, Snam will be able to process data directly from pipelines to manage the complexities of delivering natural gas, biomethane and hydrogen to millions of customers.

An Advanced Control Room gives staff at every level access to data, innovative technology and new, intelligent approaches to plan and manage demand more effectively.

Power of the cloud

Cloud technologies mean Snam can use AI/ML tools to improve performance monitoring and management. This is essential for successful energy transition.

An advanced control room

Data, innovative technology and intelligent approaches enable more effective business management, line operations and maintenance, and decision-making.

Digital transformation

With 30% of the necessary new infrastructure in place, Snam lays the foundation for end-to-end digital operations.

A valuable difference

In two years, Accenture and Snam have put in place 30% of the necessary new infrastructure, laying the foundation for end-to-end digital operations.

Structural silos have been removed and new protocols for gathering data will make future operations more efficient and cost-effective.
With data in the cloud, AI and ML tools bolster system management applications to proactively support users, increase efficiency and anticipate energy demand.
Upgrades to pipelines and sensors on existing infrastructure will allow for easier distribution of cleaner—yet more technically challenging—low-carbon fuels.
An Advanced Control Room offers the ability to plan effectively, with a clear view of usage and demand.

This helps Snam lay the foundations to become an agile, forward-thinking, data-centric company—the kind that will be able to anticipate customer needs for decades to come.