EAR

What EAR does

EAR (legal entity Energy Aware Solutions S.L.) is a Barcelona-based software vendor spun out of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in 2020. The company sells the Energy Aware Runtime (EAR), a unified runtime platform that monitors CPU, GPU, I/O, memory, and cooling telemetry and dynamically optimizes energy consumption and performance in real time for HPC and AI data centers. The product is delivered as a core runtime plus three modules: Job & System Analytics (power, energy, CO2, and temperature metrics at job and system level with utilization hints), the Optimizer (electricity, OPEX, TCO, and CO2 reduction with up to 50% performance-per-watt gains), and Smart Power Cap (power-limit enforcement and peak elimination). The company reports deployments covering 21,562+ servers and 23+ MW, with flagship references at LRZ (SuperMUC-NG), SURF (Snellius), BSC (MareNostrum 5), and EDF (CRONOS).

EAR operates a direct enterprise field sales motion targeting HPC and AI data center operators, augmented by community-led demand generation through its BSC/UPC academic heritage. Revenue is generated via software platform licensing on a recurring basis supplemented by professional services for deployment and ongoing support; no public pricing is disclosed. The company is privately held, has a headcount of approximately 7, and currently operates across Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, and France with partner relationships extending to Italy (CINECA), Germany (ZIB), and the European Space Agency (ESA).

Name

EAR

Legal name

Energy Aware Solutions S.L.

Website

https://eas4dc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EAR (Energy Aware Solutions S.L.) is a Barcelona-based BSC/UPC spin-off that sells a unified energy-monitoring, optimization, and power-management runtime for HPC and AI data centers, with flagship deployments at LRZ, SURF, BSC, and EDF.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Center Energy Management Software

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Remote Operations, Control Room & Digital O&M (Monitoring, Diagnostics) (EUAEAGAM)

Keywords

• Energy aware runtime
• Data center optimization
• HPC workload management
• AI infrastructure efficiency
• Power management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Software Platform Licensing: EAR operates as a software platform providing energy monitoring, optimization, and power management capabilities. Revenue is generated through software licensing to enterprise HPC and AI data centers, with professional services for implementation and ongoing support.
2. Professional Services: The company delivers professional services for deployment and implementation, as evidenced by customer testimonials praising the quality of professional services delivered by EAS.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EAR (Energy Aware Runtime) is a unified energy monitoring, optimization, and power management software platform designed for HPC and AI data centers. It monitors CPU, GPU, I/O, memory, and cooling in real time, connects workloads, servers, and cooling systems, and dynamically optimizes infrastructure to deliver up to 20% energy savings and 30% more throughput on existing hardware. The platform includes job and system analytics, an optimizer, and smart power capping capabilities, and has been deployed on major European supercomputers such as MareNostrum 5 and SuperMUC-NG.

Product overview

EAR (Energy Aware Runtime) is a unified energy monitoring, optimization, and power management platform designed for AI factories and HPC data centers. The platform consists of the core EAR software system combined with three modular components: EAR Job & System Analytics for monitoring power, energy, CO2, temperature, and performance metrics at the system and job level; EAR Optimizer for reducing electricity costs, OPEX, TCO, and CO2 while increasing performance per watt; and EAR Smart Power Cap for maintaining power limits and preventing overloads. Together these products achieve up to 20% energy savings and 30% more throughput, with potential for up to 50% total infrastructure optimization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EAR (Energy Aware Runtime) Unified energy monitoring, optimization, and power management software platform for HPC and AI data centers. Connects workloads, servers, and cooling systems to monitor CPU, GPU, I/O, memory, and cooling in real time and dynamically optimize infrastructure, delivering up to 20% energy savings and 30% more throughput on existing hardware. Sold via direct enterprise sales with professional services deployment support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 20% energy savings
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBSC is the co-originator of EAR technology, having developed the Energy Aware Runtime through years of computer science research. EAR is a technological spin-off created jointly by BSC and UPC. BSC continues as a customer (MareNostrum 5 optimization) and as the primary research partner behind the technology.
• Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUPC is the co-originator of EAR technology as a joint spin-off with BSC. EAR operates within UPC's technology transfer and entrepreneurship divisions. UPC Campus houses EAR's headquarters at Edifici K2M.
• LRZ (Leibniz Supercomputing Centre)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEAR successfully reduced peak power from 3 MW to 2 MW on LRZ's SuperMUC-NG supercomputer with minimal performance loss. This is a flagship reference customer case demonstrating EAR's ability to deliver measurable infrastructure optimization.
• SURFflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSURF partnered with EAR to explore software-driven energy efficiency for hybrid AI/HPC systems on the Snellius supercomputer. SURF's Open Innovation Lab Program Lead cited the partnership as valuable for sustainability strategy, indicating co-development of energy efficiency policies.
• EDFflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEDF CRONOS uses EAR to analyze energy consumption by project, code, and user across 2 MW of internal HPC compute. This represents a deep operational partnership with a major energy company.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Siemens: Global technology conglomerate with Siemens Smart Infrastructure including data center power and energy management solutions. Comparable to EAR as a broad incumbent serving the same enterprise data center market with energy management offerings as part of a larger portfolio.
• ABB: Global industrial automation leader offering data center power distribution and monitoring solutions. Comparable to EAR as a broad incumbent offering data center energy management capabilities as part of a much larger industrial automation portfolio.
• Vertiv: Leading global provider of critical digital infrastructure with Trellis DCIM platform including power and energy monitoring. Comparable to EAR as a broad incumbent offering DCIM capabilities for data centers including energy optimization across a wider product portfolio.
• Schneider Electric: Global industrial giant with EcoStruxure IT data center infrastructure management platform including power and energy monitoring modules. Comparable to EAR as a broad incumbent offering DCIM capabilities for enterprise data centers, though at much larger scale across a broader portfolio.

Emerging players

• Iceotope: UK-based provider of liquid cooling solutions specifically designed for HPC and AI workloads. Comparable to EAR as an emerging player in HPC/AI data center efficiency, though focused on cooling infrastructure rather than software optimization.
• Submer: Provider of immersion cooling solutions for HPC and AI data centers. Comparable to EAR as an emerging player in HPC/AI data center efficiency targeting similar customers, though with different technology (immersion cooling vs. software optimization).

Direct peers

• Romonet: UK-based software provider specializing in predictive analytics and optimization for data center cooling, power, and capacity planning. Comparable to EAR as both target enterprise/HPC data centers with software-driven efficiency optimization, with overlapping technology approaches.
• Sunbird Software: Provider of dcTrack DCIM software including power monitoring, capacity planning, and asset management for data centers. Comparable to EAR as a direct peer in DCIM software for enterprise data centers with overlapping power and energy management capabilities.
• PacketPower: Provider of data center power and environmental monitoring hardware and software solutions. Comparable to EAR as a direct peer in data center power monitoring and management, with overlapping focus on real-time energy visibility.
• Huawei: Global technology company offering iCooling AI-driven data center cooling and energy optimization solutions, particularly for AI workloads. Comparable to EAR as a direct peer in AI-driven data center energy optimization for HPC/AI workloads, though Huawei bundles it with broader hardware offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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