en.Wedoany.com Reported - Swiss solar forecasting and analytics company SmartHelio has secured a new investment from technology investor quantumEDGE Ventures to develop an AI-driven analytics platform and expand into new markets such as the Middle East and North Africa.

The company did not disclose the specific investment amount. SmartHelio stated that as solar energy, battery storage, electric vehicles, and distributed energy resources scale globally, the operational complexity of modern energy systems is increasing, giving rise to its "autonomous energy operations" technology. Earlier this year, SmartHelio launched GAIA, an AI agent specifically built for energy infrastructure operations.

SmartHelio said that GAIA does not operate as a traditional monitoring platform but instead continuously analyzes operational data, identifies performance issues, prioritizes actions based on business impact, and supports operational workflows for renewable energy assets. Deployed among global customers, GAIA is helping energy companies automate up to 90% of their daily monitoring and reporting activities while improving asset performance and operational efficiency.

Unlike generic AI copilots, SmartHelio stated that its platform combines physics-based information, energy domain expertise, explainability, governance, and human oversight, designed specifically for critical infrastructure environments, enabling organizations to adopt AI while maintaining transparency, control, and operational trust.

Speaking about GAIA's predecessor, SmartHelio CEO Govinda Upadhyay noted that AI agents can execute a series of operational tasks through simple user prompts, and that in the future, energy operators will no longer need dashboards and extensive software—they will simply converse with AI agents.

SmartHelio said its ambition extends beyond predictive analytics and monitoring, as it is building AI systems capable of supporting the entire operational lifecycle of asset owners and operators, covering performance optimization, fault management, maintenance coordination, and portfolio-level decision support.

SmartHelio supports over 8 GW of energy assets globally, collaborating with utilities, independent power producers, energy service providers, and corporate energy owners across Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Its customers and partners include Shell, Dominion Energy, ENEOS, NTT, Tata Power, Mitsui Fudosan, Verbund, and Schneider Electric.

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