i-EM Sat

Solar Asset Management Softwarei-emsat.co.uk

i-EM SAT provides a satellite-data-enabled SaaS Decision Support System for renewable energy asset management. Its Smart Monitoring platform and five analytical modules serve solar asset managers, owners, and O&M contractors across nine countries as a UK subsidiary of Italy's Flyby Group.

Company typePrivate
Founded-
HeadquartersDidcot, United Kingdom
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2B
OfferingSoftware

What i-EM Sat does

i-EM SAT is a UK-based SaaS company that provides a Decision Support System for renewable energy asset management, combining satellite imagery with on-site sensor data and advanced analytics. Founded in 2020 as a UK entity of Italy's i-EM Srl, the company sits inside the privately held Flyby Group (controlled by Flyby S.r.l., Livorno) and is headquartered at Harwell Campus in Didcot, Oxfordshire, where it is a member of the Harwell EnergyTec Cluster. The company employs between 11 and 50 people.

The core product is Smart Monitoring, a cloud-based platform that aggregates and analyses photovoltaic plant data for solar asset managers, owners and O&M contractors. It is augmented by five modules: Satellite-based Plant Construction Monitoring (successive satellite imagery to track new plant build phases), Predictive Maintenance (inverter fault prediction, with company-reported metrics of 85% of failures predicted and up to 20% revenue uplift), Power Forecast (1-hour to 15-day horizon with 2.5–4% NMAE), Sensor Check (real-time sensor anomaly detection) and Drone Data Management (drone video hotspot detection with georeferenced IR imagery). Adjacent projects include Adviser (AR/VR for energy operations), Seneca (e-Mobility charging aggregation) and HARGRID (satellite + battery storage smart-grid optimisation). The company reports renewable assets under management in nine countries.

i-EM SAT monetises through enterprise subscription SaaS contracts on a quote-based, annual billing model with no publicly disclosed pricing. Its go-to-market is hybrid: product-led webinar demonstrations of forecasting and monitoring capabilities combined with direct enterprise sales targeting public and private energy players. The company has no disclosed venture funding and operates as a strategic subsidiary of the Flyby Group, with named partners and customers including ESA, Enel Green Power, Enel X, Harwell Campus, IEA, the University of Pisa (Destec), Adviser, Seneca and the Harwell Grid consortium.

i-EM Sat firmographics

Firmographics

Name: i-EM Sat
Legal name: i-EM Srl
Website: https://i-emsat.co.uk
Company type: Private
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: i-EM SAT provides a satellite-data-enabled SaaS Decision Support System for renewable energy asset management. Its Smart Monitoring platform and five analytical modules serve solar asset managers, owners, and O&M contractors across nine countries as a UK subsidiary of Italy's Flyby Group.
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i-EM Sat industry classification

Industry

Product category: Solar Asset Management Software
NAICS: Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)
SIC: Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)
akta.pro primary industry: Operations, Maintenance & Asset Management (O&M, Vegetation, Spares, SCADA) (EUACAGAH)
akta.pro secondary industries: Distributed & Commercial Renewable O&M (Rooftop Solar, C&I Wind, Small Hydro) (EUAMAGAB), Remote Operations, Control Room & Digital O&M (Monitoring, Diagnostics) (EUAEAGAM), Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Analytics (Satellite/UAV/LiDAR, Image Processing) (EUAHAKAD)

Keywords

Satellite data analytics
Renewable energy monitoring
PV plant analytics
Solar asset management
Predictive maintenance software

Where i-EM Sat is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Didcot
HQ country: United Kingdom
HQ region: Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

i-EM Sat business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Software
Cost components: Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

SaaS Solutions for Solar Asset Management: Cloud-based software-as-a-service solutions exploiting satellite data and plant information to offer decision support systems in energy management. Delivered through subscription-based SaaS model.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Subscription	Annual	Enterprise custom pricing

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

i-EM Sat product offering

Product offering

Core offering

i-EM Sat operates a SaaS-based Decision Support System that fuses satellite imagery with ground-based sensor data and applies big data analytics to deliver renewable energy management solutions. Its offerings target solar asset managers, owners, and O&M contractors, providing smart monitoring, predictive maintenance, power forecasting, and lifecycle visibility for photovoltaic installations.

Product overview

i-EM SAT offers a SaaS-based Decision Support System platform for energy management in the renewable energy sector. The core platform is Smart Monitoring, a cloud-based solution that enables solar asset managers to utilize PV plant data assets. This core platform is augmented by specialized modules including Satellite-based Plant Construction Monitoring (for monitoring new plant construction via satellite imagery), Predictive Maintenance (for predicting inverter faults before they occur), Power Forecast (for power production forecasting 1 hour to 15 days ahead), Sensor Check (for sensor malfunction detection), and Drone Data Management (for hotspot detection via drone video). The company also developed adviser (AR/VR for energy management), seneca (e-Mobility charging station management), and participates in the HARGRID project (smartgrid optimization with satellite data and battery storage).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Smart Monitoring Core SaaS Decision Support System that fuses satellite and sensor data with big data analytics to monitor renewable energy plant performance for solar asset managers, owners, and O&M contractors.
Satellite-based Plant Construction Monitoring Satellite-based monitoring service that tracks the construction progress and integrity of new photovoltaic plants using remote sensing imagery.
Predictive Maintenance Predictive maintenance module that applies analytics to forecast faults and degradation events in solar PV assets, enabling proactive O&M interventions.
Power Forecast Power forecasting service that uses satellite data, sensor data, and analytics to predict energy output from photovoltaic plants.
Sensor Check Sensor data quality monitoring service that validates the integrity and accuracy of ground-based sensors deployed at solar sites.
Drone Data Management Drone-captured data management offering that integrates aerial inspection imagery into the platform's analytics workflow for solar plants.
adviser AR/VR-based advisory tool that supports renewable energy stakeholders with immersive visualization and decision-support.
seneca E-mobility solution offered as part of the company's renewable energy and sustainability portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

Predictive Maintenance raises revenue up to 20%
+2 more outcomes

Companies that use i-EM Sat

Customer profile

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

i-EM Sat technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

i-EM Sat partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

Flyby GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent corporate group controlled by Flyby S.r.l. (Livorno, Italy). The group operates worldwide providing digital systems and services for supporting human decision-making in sectors including Space, Energy, Security and Health & Wellness. i-EM SAT was born from i-EM, an Italian energy management company.
AGICIminorOthersListed as partner on i-EM SAT's proudly working with section. AGICI appears to be an Italian energy/consulting organization.
ESA (European Space Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as partner on i-EM SAT's proudly working with section. ESA provides satellite data and space-related expertise that i-EM SAT leverages for their energy management solutions.
Enel Green PowermajorTechnology or IntegrationListed as partner on i-EM SAT's proudly working with section. Major renewable energy company that could benefit from i-EM SAT's satellite-based monitoring and analytics solutions.
Enel XmajorTechnology or IntegrationListed as partner on i-EM SAT's proudly working with section. Enel X is involved in e-Mobility and energy innovation, potentially using i-EM SAT's solutions.
Harwell CampuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome to i-EM SAT's UK headquarters (Building R104, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory). Listed as partner. Harwell Campus is a major science and innovation hub in Oxfordshire.
Harwell EnergyTec ClustermajorStrategic or Co-development Partneri-EM SAT is a member of the Harwell EnergyTec Cluster, providing networking and collaboration opportunities within the energy technology ecosystem.
IEA (International Energy Agency)minorOthersListed as partner on i-EM SAT's proudly working with section. Global energy authority providing data and policy guidance.
Destec (University of Pisa)majorTechnology or IntegrationListed as partner on i-EM SAT's proudly working with section. University department potentially providing research collaboration and academic expertise.
Smart Energy (Australia)minorOthersListed as partner on i-EM SAT's proudly working with section. Australian energy organization.
India ESAminorOthersListed as partner on i-EM SAT's proudly working with section. Indian space agency focused on satellite applications.
Energy HomeminorOthersListed as partner on i-EM SAT's proudly working with section. Italian energy home/building efficiency organization.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

i-EM Sat competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

AlsoEnergy: AlsoEnergy is a leading SaaS platform for solar PV monitoring, control, and asset management — directly competing with i-EM SAT's Smart Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance modules for the same solar asset manager and O&M customer base.
Solar-Log: Solar-Log (Solare Datensysteme) offers PV plant monitoring, fault detection, and smart energy management, with strong presence in Europe. It competes with i-EM SAT across inverter monitoring and predictive maintenance use cases.
EnergyHub: EnergyHub provides a DERMS platform that aggregates distributed energy resources, including solar, storage, and EV charging — adjacent to i-EM SAT's SENECA e-Mobility aggregation and HARGRID smart grid projects.
Clean Power Research: Clean Power Research provides solar resource forecasting (SolarAnywhere) and PV performance analytics used by utilities and developers — directly comparable to i-EM SAT's Power Forecast and Smart Monitoring capabilities for solar forecasting.
Meteocontrol: Meteocontrol offers PV monitoring, yield forecasting, and O&M software for solar plants across Europe. Like i-EM SAT, it serves solar asset owners and O&M contractors with cloud-based decision support, making it a head-to-head European competitor.
KISTERS: KISTERS provides energy data management, forecasting, and renewable asset monitoring software widely used by utilities and O&M contractors in Europe. It overlaps directly with i-EM SAT's Power Forecast and Smart Monitoring offerings in the renewables analytics space.

Broad incumbents

DTN: DTN provides weather-driven operational intelligence for agriculture, energy, and renewables, including solar forecasting. It competes with i-EM SAT's Power Forecast at the portfolio and grid-operator level with broader industry reach.
Schneider Electric EcoStruxure: Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure platform includes solar monitoring, microgrid, and energy management modules for utilities and large enterprises. As a broad incumbent, it bundles competing analytics features into much larger enterprise deals.
IBM Environmental Intelligence Suite: IBM's Environmental Intelligence Suite offers satellite-based earth observation and renewable energy analytics at enterprise scale. As a broad incumbent with global reach, it represents the type of platform competitor i-EM SAT must differentiate against.

Emerging players

RatedPower: RatedPower offers solar PV plant design and engineering software with growing analytics features. While primarily design-focused, it overlaps with i-EM SAT's construction monitoring and pre-operational analytics use cases for PV developers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

i-EM Sat financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

i-EM Sat leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

i-EM Sat funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

i-EM Sat M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about i-EM Sat

What does i-EM Sat do?

Is i-EM Sat a public or private company?

i-EM Sat is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was i-EM Sat founded?

i-EM Sat was founded in -1. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is i-EM Sat based?

i-EM Sat is headquartered in Didcot, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.

How does i-EM Sat make money?

One revenue line is on record: saaS Solutions for Solar Asset Management.

Who are i-EM Sat's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are AlsoEnergy, Solar-Log, EnergyHub, Clean Power Research, Meteocontrol and KISTERS. Broad incumbents are DTN, Schneider Electric EcoStruxure and IBM Environmental Intelligence Suite. RatedPower is listed as an emerging player.

Does i-EM Sat have an API?

No public API is recorded for i-EM Sat.

What industry is i-EM Sat in?

i-EM Sat's product category is Solar Asset Management Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUACAGAH, Operations, Maintenance & Asset Management (O&M, Vegetation, Spares, SCADA), with a secondary code of EUAMAGAB, Distributed & Commercial Renewable O&M (Rooftop Solar, C&I Wind, Small Hydro). Its NAICS code is 54151 and its SIC code is 7370.