In the fifth and final installment of our summer learning series, we talk about zero-knowledge proofs and how they can be done right in just three ways.

If you’re Web3 savvy, you’ll have followed the rise of decentralized storage. In part one of a two-part series, we test whether decentralized storage is really faster than centralized storage?

The highly selective AWS Clean Energy Accelerator program to support scaleups admitted VIA to its third cohort (AWS CEA 3.0).

This year’s Power Up! had a $1,000 prize for the team that found an easy way for AI to boost productivity at VIA. We share the winning team’s solution and are open sourcing it for the developer community.

VIA is honored to be featured as a top emerging company for the third time by Tracxn. The most recent award is for achievements in renewable energy tech.

Wallets aren't just for cryptocurrency transactions. We walk through an example of how an equipment manufacturer can utilize a wallet to digitally sign, speed up authorization, and build trust - all with Department of Defense-level cybersecurity.

This month we are celebrating our 10th patent grant in less than two years. We’re delighted to have our Web3 and data privacy innovations recognized by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Take a look back through 2022 in this visual reflection of all things VIA that happened in Switzerland. Spoiler alert: it was an eventful year!

Meet Will Chapman, Energy Solutions Lead at VIA. We asked Will about his proudest accomplishment, VIA’s exciting new Web3 technologies and much more!

Meet Maria Cesarini, Data Specialist at VIA. We asked Maria how she maintains a good work-life harmony, some of her favorite VIA memories, her go-to podcasts, and more!

Meet Angelica Novoa, People and Operations Partner at VIA. We asked Angelica about her typical day at work, the VXP program, her proudest accomplishments, and more!

Meet Sam Cruickshank, Market Strategy Specialist at VIA. We asked Sam about his favorite memory at VIA to date, the customer success story he has found most exciting, and so much more!

At last, Ethereum is changing to Proof-of-Stake. With power blackouts and electricity prices skyrocketing, the timing couldn't be better. Read on to learn why this is critical for the energy sector.

Your data tells the story of your life. This week, we demo a mathematical proof called zk-SNARK (an emerging Web3 standard) for energy data. This proof enables energy consumers to profit from their data while keeping their identities completely anonymous.

Jill Malandrino of Nasdaq’s TradeTalks interviews VIA’s CEO, Colin Gounden, for his expertise on Web3, blockchain, the U.S. DOD, and clean energy.

Authority Magazine selected VIA’s CEO Colin Gounden for an interview to discuss the importance of Web3.

The fourth installment of our “Transformer Tuesday” series will highlight how GDAC™ can help electric utilities be better prepared to anticipate transformer condition changes and ensure reliability for customers.

The second installment of our “Transformer Tuesday” series will highlight how GDAC™ can help electric utilities with the challenges of today’s supply chain issues.

The highly selective program will help VIA bring clean energy solutions to Oklahoma and surrounding states.

Dara Tarkowski of Tech on Reg and VIA’s CEO Colin Gounden discuss the intersection of blockchain and the transition to clean energy during this captivating podcast episode.

VIA’s SVP, Strategic Initiatives, Joe Babiec and Advisor, General Tom Blackstock, participated in 3-Day JETC Conference that included a moderated panel discussion and exhibit hall participation.

VIA’s CEO Colin Gounden talks about the power of blockchain and Web3 technologies when it comes to data accessibility.

VIA successfully completed an independent validation of key data privacy protection features of its blockchain-based software platform.

VIA will work with the biggest names in blockchain as part of the Cypher Accelerator program.

The current practice of gathering energy consumption and production data from a centralized source carries data privacy and security concerns. Our research with HSLU to solve this dilemma is featured in Bulletin.ch.

Top Swiss media outlet features VIA and HSLU’s role in supporting the country's clean energy goals with secure AI.

Energy Lab selects VIA for an innovative project that will impact Switzerland’s decarbonization goals.

VIA is proud to join RISE Consortium alongside 300 industry leaders and organizations to accelerate energy and infrastructure modernization.

VIA moves headquarters to a new location in Somerville, Mass. to support the expanding commercial team, which has more than doubled in size in the last year.

Former National Guard and U.S. Army generals with infrastructure expertise join VIA’s advisory board.

VIA is proud to join ENECHANGE Insight Ventures (EIV) inaugural cohort alongside companies who will help Japan achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

BloombergNEF features VIA as a data procurement for AI specialist in a recent article.

This round will fuel the next phase of growth for VIA, including hiring best-in-industry talent, expanding its customer base, and continuing to fast-track delivery of its software platform.

VIA has partnered with MIT for a contract with the U.S. Air Force (USAF), focused on securely bridging data from one of USAF’s classified training programs to advanced commercial AI solutions.

VIA is one of the 179 participating teams selected from across the globe competing to Reimagining Energy for the DoD.

For our last post of 2020, we wanted to share a more personal note with our readers to talk about how grateful for the resiliency and flexibility our team has shown during this challenging year.

VIA has announced nine new features on TAC™ in the past 14 weeks. How are utilities using them? For starters, they are increasing clean energy adoption.

Most AI projects spend 80% of time cleaning data and only 20% analyzing it. VIA has been investing heavily in using our own AI and software development skills to reverse this ratio.

Meet Natalie Winger, Data Specialist at VIA. Natalie talks about her experience joining VIA entirely remote and the funniest memory at VIA so far (spoiler: it includes a cat!).

The latest release of VIA’s TAC™ platform is a leap forward in terms of simplicity and ease of use for users performing analysis on private data.

The Energy Data Hackdays 2020 hackathon in Switzerland this past weekend marked the first time TAC™ was used by multiple independent third-party analysts in a highly competitive and time-compressed environment. 

Hawaiian Electric has extended its commitment to the Global Data Asset Collaborative™ (GDAC™): Substation Transformers to further improve decision making and regulatory support related to its transformer fleet.

VIA's CEO answers questions about VIA's solutions, impact of COVID-19, and company culture.

VIA has been awarded a $1.5M contract with the U.S. Air Force to provide secure and privacy-protected analysis of data.

VIA was proud to host the first session of its GDAC™ Virtual Mini-Series with over 20 participants.

Hear all the funny remote moments from the team at VIA.

VIA is proud to be featured as one of the "9 most promising Renewable Energy Tech startups from across the world" according to research by Tracxn.

Meet our Senior Lead, People and Operations, Emma Fechney! Emma talks about her greatest accomplishment at VIA so far and a potential side career for our team.

As part of being a finalist in the program, VIA will participate in Challenge Pitch Day in the beginning of April.

Colin Gounden traveled to the Aurora Open & Innovation Showcase to give students and the community a glimpse into working for a technology startup.

Out of thousands of innovators from across the globe, VIA was selected as a Cleantech 100 company in 2020.

The article discusses changes to the energy landscape and how VIA is helping utilities through its GDAC™ program.

Kate's presentation covered the challenges facing the energy sector and how VIA's GDAC™ program is currently helping utilities unlock the value of their data through privacy preserving collaboration.

The article discusses how federated learning allows companies to benefit from collective data analytics, without having to reveal sensitive data.

VIA was mentioned as a solution to help utilities better predict when transformers might be at risk using its blockchain-based application, TAC™.

VIA is one of 15 companies chosen from more than 200 candidates to participate in Plug and Play’s intensive 10-week Energy and Sustainability program.

“With a larger, smarter and more collaborative data asset like the GDAC we can refine the information we depend on to keep our network assets in the best possible shape. This is becoming increasingly important as we transition the network to meet the needs of the new energy future, where new technologies like distributed energy resources and battery storage will integrate with the network at scale," said Simon Mackenzie, Group Chief Executive Officer at Vector.

Girard Newkirk, CEO of KWHCoin explains the value of partnering with VIA, "VIA’s approach to privacy preserving AI at both the energy infrastructure and individual household level will help make these types of rewards systems easily adoptable for more utilities and their customers who are concerned about privacy.”

Cleantech Group's Executive Summit, "Blockchain in Energy & Mobility", explored the technical, commercial, and regulatory challenges of scaling blockchain technology in the energy industry.

Intelligent Energi's event, hosted at Siemens, encouraged discussion about variable and renewable generation in the electricity distribution network.

"VIA is proud to partner with Monitoring Analytics" said Colin Gounden, CEO of VIA. "In addition to leveraging our machine learning expertise, we look forward to applying our patented Trusted Analytics Chain (TAC) application to analyze data remotely."

VIA’s CEO Colin Gounden was handpicked to speak on a panel, moderated by California Energy Commissioner, Carla Peterman, at Elemental Excelerator’s (EEx) Interactive Event held in San Francisco last week. The panel, titled “Energy’s Digital Grid”, touched on the ways data is changing electrical grid operations in terms of predictability and visibility.

VIA's marketing execution co-op, Meg Foley, reflects on how she lived VIA's six values during her time in the Davis Square headquarters.

VIA will participate in the Cleantech program for six to eight months. Through this program, Accelerace will assist in establishing a corporate presence in Denmark, introductions to leading European utilities (such as Enel), and mentorship from experienced Danish entrepreneurs, cleantech executives, and industry experts.

Van Halen's music defined a genre (and a generation), but their impact reaches much further than the music world. In fact, you could argue Van Halen’s reach extends even into the blockchain boom we’re seeing today. How so? Well, Van Halen sort of invented the smart contract.

Colin’s session, titled “Realizing the Value of Utility Data Through Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence,” highlighted the ways blockchain, and more specifically VIA’s Trusted Analytics Chain (TAC), can provide utilities with more rigorous AI solutions and streamline compliance filings with regulatory agencies.

VIA has signed an agreement with ReconCraft to provide one of the first NIST-compliant predictive maintenance solutions for military equipment using its AI and blockchain technologies.

In order for our technology and solutions to stay cutting edge, we need to continue building, cultivating, and supporting the team that got us where we are today.

In October, VIA submitted comments that aligned with the Commission's recent decision to support long-term grid resilience.

Via Science will use its AI software to identify and mitigate risks to fuel supply for electricity generation during extreme weather events.

CEO Colin Gounden was interviewed for an Electrical Contractor article about the impact the Internet of Buildings may have on energy-conservation initiatives.

Via Science and Tokyo Electric Power Holdings Company, Inc. (TEPCO) signed their joint initiative to use analytics and machine learning to predict and prevent power disruption due to failure of ACSRs and compression joint sleeves.

Via Science is one of three finalists in the Technology Innovation category for this year's Techvibes' Canadian Startup Awards. The nomination recognizes their microservices architecture, Focus™, which laid the groundwork for public safety app, CrimeRadar.