Services
At OPAL-RT, we’re more than just a technology provider: we’re a partner in innovation. Our expertise spans cutting-edge real-time simulation solutions, advanced testing methodologies, and specialized training programs designed to empower engineers, researchers, and industries worldwide.
Our expertise at a glance
Expertise that drives innovation
Whether you need tailored support for system integration, advanced studies for validation and optimization, or hands-on training to maximize the capabilities of our technologies, we ensure you achieve excellence at every stage of your projects. Our mission is to provide world-class expertise that accelerates development, improves efficiency, and enhances the reliability of complex systems across multiple industries.
Expert services
What sets up apart
We combine technical independence, deep cross-sector expertise, and a proven track record of success with stakeholders across the energy and industrial ecosystem. Our commitment to innovation and standards evolution makes us a trusted partner for those shaping the future of power systems.
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Global leader in real-time simulation
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Vendor-neutral independence
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Deep multi-sector experience
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Contributors to international standards evolution
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Proven track record with developers
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Proven track record with OEMs, ISOs, EPCs and utilities
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Proven track record with research institutes
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Proven track record with regulators and standard setting organizations
Our methodology
Who we support and assist
We help power system stakeholders overcome today’s complex challenges: from accelerating commissioning and reducing risk to enabling advanced stability analysis and supporting grid code development, using our real-time simulation expertise.
Developers: de-risk commissioning
Your challenge: complex, multi-vendor control systems create uncertainty that can threaten project schedules and lead to costly liquidated damages (LD penalties).
Our solution: we help you hit commercial operation dates (COD) with confidence by performing hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) validation of control systems prior to commissioning. Our real-time simulations reveal and resolve integration issues before you energize.
ISOs & system operators: multi-fidelity simulation partner
Your challenge: rising IBR penetration requires full-system stability analysis that accounts for both fast EMT phenomena and large-scale phasor-level interactions.
Our solution: we provide EMT and Phasor dynamic simulation services that help you stress-test your system’s stability, validate interconnection requests, and evolve grid operating practices using real-world models and scenarios. We can build and optimize your system models and perform the analysis that will allow you to connect new technologies with increased certainty regarding their interactions with each other and other grid participants.
OEMs: accelerate model validation and acceptance
Your challenge: demonstrating that your controls meet evolving utility and grid-code requirements often requires costly, time-consuming validation.
Our solution: we provide outsourced, vendor-neutral HIL capacity to independently certify your control solutions in a real-time environment—accelerating your time to market and building client confidence.
Hardware-in-the-loop testing & model development
We offer full-scope HIL testing services for controllers and protection devices, along with the development of high-fidelity models and certification-grade test benches.
- HIL testing of IEDs, PMUs, relays, and automation systems
- Factory & on-site acceptance testing
- Post-event investigation & root cause analysis
- Custom equipment modeling per manufacturer specs
- Model optimization for real-time execution
- On-site generator testing (Excitation, Turbine/Governor, PSS)
- Design of certified test rigs & simulation environments
EPCs & integrators: subcontracted HIL expertise
Your challenge: coordinating multi-vendor systems across complex projects introduces commissioning risk that extends beyond traditional design studies.
Our solution: we become your dedicated HIL partner, working with your design and integration teams to simulate full-system behavior, validate vendor interoperability, and de-risk project delivery schedules.
Utilities & network companies: vendor black-box validation
Your challenge: vendor-supplied models are often incomplete or insufficiently validated, leaving operators exposed to system-level reliability risks.
Our solution: we independently validate vendor models and system interactions in a controlled real-time environment, giving utilities confidence in system performance before field energization.
Regulators & grid code bodies: standards advisory
Your challenge: as grid conditions change, grid codes must evolve to address IBR behavior, new technologies, and emerging stability threats.
Our solution: we provide technical guidance and real-world HIL-backed simulation studies to help regulators and standards bodies draft, test, and enforce modern grid codes that reflect actual system dynamics.
core capabilities
Discover our service offerings
We deliver comprehensive real-time simulation services tailored to diverse sectors, providing flexible testing, validation, and certification solutions that help you ensure system reliability and accelerate innovation.
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HIL-as-a-Service (HILaaS)
Globally accessible real-time hardware-in-the-loop capacity without hardware purchase requirements.
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Pre-commissioning HIL testing:
Simulate full multi-vendor control stacks prior to energization.
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Hybrid EMT/phasor simulation
Execute large-scale hybrid stability studies for system operators and grid planners.
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Vendor-neutral certification:
Provide third-party validation services for OEMs and developers.
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HVDC & FACTS testing
Validate complex control systems for advanced transmission solutions.
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Complex loads & industrial facilities:
Design and validate stable power systems for data centers, semiconductor fabs, LNG terminals, HPC clusters, and other sensitive infrastructure.
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System stress testing
Run full-scale EMT simulations under faulted and extreme conditions.
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Grid code development support
Partner with regulators to evolve grid standards using real-world test data.
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Multi-platform expertise
Proficient across PSS®E, PSCAD™, EMTP-RV, and OPAL-RT’s full suite of real-time simulation platforms.
Learning
Training and knowledge transfer
We deliver practical and theoretical training on crucial tools and methodologies for real-time simulation and HIL testing of critical systems, IBR (Inverter-Based Resource) integration, and OPAL-RT product-specific training to engineering students and professionals.
Our training instructors are selected amongst experienced professionals to deliver valuable content and motivate you to surpass your maximum potential. Learn about the processes behind simulating complex systems and reinforce your studies with extensive hands-on workshops, product training, customized training programs, webinars, and other online learning formats.
On-site
Our engineers travel the world to deliver personalized training sessions at your office or university.
Head-office
Hosted at our head office or one of our subsidiaries, offering an in-person training with our specialists.
Online remote
Online remote training sessions are conducted via videoconference, allowing greater flexibility for attendees.
e-Learning (free for customers)
A training course taken online at your own pace. These training courses are free for our customers.
Certifications
Get certified
We offer product certifications for our software and toolboxes through our e-learning platform. Our certifications aim to confirm that an individual meets all the objectives of the training by mastering the basic knowledge and skills needed to use our products. Each certification involves passing a test on our e-learning platform. Demonstrate your knowledge and take your skills to the next level!
Ready to elevate your simulation capabilities?
Partner with us to future-proof your grid, your projects, and your mission-critical infrastructure.