From Substations to Software

Q1 2026

Founded in Sheffield

Nexdane Energy Controls was established by a small team of OT engineers and cybersecurity specialists who had spent over a decade maintaining SCADA systems for UK Distribution Network Operators (DNOs).

Q2 2026

GridSync v1 Released

Released the first build of our GridSync SCADA platform, with native IEC 61850 and IEC 60870-5-104 support, ready for pilot deployment.

Q2 2026

First Pilot Deployment

Began our first pilot with a regional DNO, monitoring three primary substations across South Yorkshire under an NDA-first engagement.

Now

Building Towards IEC 62443

Adopting an IEC 62443-aligned secure development lifecycle and expanding pilot conversations with utilities across the UK and EU.

Our Team

Engineers and security professionals who have worked inside the energy sector they now serve.

JW

James Whitfield

CEO & Co-Founder

Former lead SCADA engineer at a UK DNO. 18 years in power systems automation.

SH

Sarah Henriksen

CTO & Co-Founder

Background in embedded systems for IEC 61850 devices. PhD in distributed control architectures.

RA

Ravi Anand

Head of OT Security

Ex-NCSC. Led OT security assessments for CNI operators under NIS Directive.

EK

Elena Kovač

Director of Engineering

Specialises in real-time telemetry pipelines and multi-protocol gateway design.

What Guides Us

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Operational Reliability

Grid operators cannot tolerate downtime. Every design decision is evaluated against its impact on operational continuity.

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Security by Design

Security is not an afterthought or an add-on module. It is built into our architecture from the first line of code.

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Operator Partnership

We embed with our clients' operations teams to understand their workflows before writing a single requirement.

Interested in Working With Us?

We are always looking for engineers who understand critical infrastructure and want to make the grid more resilient.

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