Peaktron develops energy management software and prototypes intelligent energy systems for construction sites, factories, rental fleets and commercial operators that need lower fuel use, smoother peaks, better power quality and reliable reporting under real-world conditions.
Announcements
Horizon Offgrid Energy, one of the largest ESS unit operators in the Dublin area, is exploring a Peaktron technology partnership that may include retrofitting existing ESS units with Peaktron control technology and prototyping new units for its fleet. The opportunity reflects a clear market need for smarter controls, stronger reporting, better asset utilisation and more compact high-output energy units.
Traditional energy storage systems are often bulky, under- or over-engineered, inefficient and expensive. Peaktron was founded to change that. We are an Irish startup initiative implementing radical new ideas in how modern energy units are built, optimized and deployed.
Before Peaktron reached the market, founder Vitaly Shafar spent over five years working with critical power demands and researching a single challenge: how to make an energy unit more efficient without reducing its power and stability — using software intelligence, fast measurement and practical hardware innovation.
The breakthrough came from looking at electricity not as a monthly number on a bill or daily consumption figure, as most traditional ESSs do, but as a real-time live electrical waveform being consumed here and now. In a 50 Hz AC system, one full electrical cycle takes just 20 milliseconds. Peaktron analyses energy behaviour every half-cycle — every 10 milliseconds — fast enough to see motor starts, load spikes, reactive-power swings and tiny changes in consumption as they happen. As a result, site load noise is no longer just noise; it becomes an open book, a fully readable pattern. This allows the Peaktron ESS to react even before energy losses begin.
Peaktron’s sensing device — the smart distribution board — is an organic part of the ESS itself: the sensing and decision-support layer of the system’s main brain. It gives the energy unit visibility into what is connected, how each device behaves, and when power is needed. The software learns the real consumption pattern of the site — from heavy motor loads down to small auxiliary devices — and understands when power is being used productively, when it is peaking unnecessarily, and when reactive power should be compensated.
Every electrical load has two sides: active power, which performs real work, and reactive power, which many motors and inductive devices need to create magnetic fields. Both affect the way a site consumes power. If they are not managed properly, generators work harder, cables carry unnecessary current, voltage becomes less stable, and energy is wasted through poor power behaviour.
Peaktron’s smart software and hardware allow the ESS to act intelligently: delivering active power when a load needs real work, supporting or compensating reactive power when motors demand magnetic energy, smoothing sudden peaks, stabilising the supply, and balancing grid, generator and storage in real time.
The result is a smarter energy system that can further reduce fuel use, lower peak demand, improve power quality and help avoid oversizing generators — while still delivering the required power to the right part of the site at the right moment.
In simple terms: Peaktron gives the ESS sharp eyes, sensitive ears and a very smart brain. It sees what each connected load is asking for, understands the difference between useful power and wasted electrical burden, and responds with the exact support needed to keep the site running cleaner, smoother and more efficiently.
By re-engineering the hardware and software from the ground up, we are targeting outcomes that traditional ESS units often struggle to deliver:
A major part of our research focused on custom smart distribution boards and integrated software/hardware stacks. Our systems are designed to be sensitive enough to measure a small LED load running on a massive megawatt-scale ESS unit.
Imagine an industrial energy unit where optimization starts the exact second a single small LED light is turned on. That is the level of precision our hardware and software are built to deliver, opening up entirely new optimization scenarios for operators.
Over the past year, Albert Debowski, an energy and wind turbine engineer, and Matthew Laws, a statistics and reporting software developer, joined our lean, highly efficient engineering team to accelerate this research. The team focuses heavily on maximizing efficiency through software-driven hardware orchestration.
When we presented our working concepts to active ESS users across the market, the response showed immediate and significant interest. Whether retrofitting existing assets to give them a second life or unlocking operational advantages for new deployments, Peaktron is designed to deliver immediate economic impact.
That is why Peaktron came alive: a high-potential Irish startup built to redefine energy infrastructure.
Services
We combine software development, power system knowledge and practical prototyping to help operators reduce costs, improve reliability and prove the value of their energy strategy.
Custom EMS platforms that monitor, optimise and control generators, batteries, PV, grid imports, tariffs and site loads in real time.
Rapid development of practical energy systems: ESS prototypes, controller logic, data acquisition, site simulations and hardware integration.
Connect BMS, inverters, meters, generators, solar PV, cloud dashboards and site controllers into one coordinated energy ecosystem.
Results
Peaktron turns raw site data into the figures finance, operations and ESG teams report on — cost, fuel, carbon and power, in one live view. Charts below use illustrative example data.
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Use cases
Peaktron helps teams move from reactive energy management to planned, automated and reportable performance.
Avoid oversized generators, reduce fuel burn and keep equipment running smoothly by using smart software to predict and meet short peak loads.
Reduce maximum import demand, shift energy use to cheaper tariff windows and smooth consumption without disrupting production.
Prioritise the cheapest and cleanest energy source at every moment while maintaining reliability for critical loads.
Create clear reports on energy consumption, generator runtime, PV contribution, grid usage, tariff impact, fuel savings and CO₂ reduction.
Team
A small, hands-on team spanning electrical engineering, software and hardware assembly — the same disciplines that go into the systems we build and monitor.
Software & Electrical Engineering
Software and Electrical developer working the full depth of an energy system — from sensor firmware and embedded controls to the monitoring and reporting platforms that run diesel and battery power. Leads Peaktron's control software.
Engineering · Manufacturing & Renewables
Technical specialist in manufacturing, renewable energy and wind turbine operations — 10+ years across production management, product development, off-grid power and technical servicing. GWO-certified wind turbine technician and founder of AirX, an APPI-approved paragliding workshop in Ireland.
Frontend Development & Assembly
Web developer and designer focused on the front end — builds Peaktron's customer-facing dashboards, reporting views and brand, turning dense energy data into something people actually want to look at. Also hands-on with hardware assembly, and happiest pushing what a browser can do.
Reporting
Peaktron reporting is designed for the people who need answers: operations teams, finance teams, ESG managers, rental customers and project stakeholders.
How we work
Tell us about your site, assets and energy goals. We can help you define the right software, prototype the right system and produce reporting that proves the value.
