OYO Communities, a French renewable energy company with over 400 MW of authorized wind projects, set out to accelerate the energy transition by enabling collective self-consumption.
To achieve this, our team has partnered with them from the idea stage to design and deliver a production-ready platform.
This resulted in a digital solution that connects consumers, producers, and community managers, providing real-time energy insights, payment automation, and data-driven sustainability tips.
· Defined a scalable product roadmap and release plan for future growth.
· Integrated real-time data from the French energy grid for accurate consumption and production tracking.
· Enabled secure payment processing via Stripe and other third- party services.
· Built interactive dashboards to monitor energy use, energy distribution, and financial performance.
· Released web and mobile applications with an intuitive, user- friendly experience for energy communities.
OYO Communities needed an end-to-end technology partner capable of transforming an ambitious idea into a market-ready solution.
Their key challenges included:
1. Lack of expertise to design a robust, cloud-based platform supporting rapid growth and seamless integration with the French energy grid.
2. The need for a skilled team available on short notice to deliver a complex MVP within a tight timeline.
3. Required an expert support for grid APIs, third-party services, and secure payment infrastructure.
4. Sought to quickly onboard senior tech talent with flexible terms while maintaining reasonable costs.
5. The project required precise execution to meet ambitious deadlines while staying within the defined budget.
“Since partnering with HBM in June 2023, we have had a very positive experience.
The team has demonstrated exceptional professionalism and technical expertise, quickly understood our specific needs, and provided tailored solutions.
Their responsiveness and proactive approach to problem-solving have been invaluable to our project.
Communication has always been clear and timely, fostering a collaborative relationship that we greatly appreciate.
We look forward to continuing our partnership with HBM and are confident in their ability to support us as we develop our new projects.”
Head of Digital Solutions at OYO Communities
OYO Communities has been developing a digital platform that helps citizens, businesses, and local producers share and consume renewable energy collectively.
The product empowers users to monitor their energy use, distribute energy, maximize profit for local producers, and manage payments within energy communities.
HBM joined the team from the very beginning, taking part in product discovery, architecture planning, and UX design before moving to full-scale development of web and mobile apps.
What was done:
· Designed product roadmap, architecture, and user experience.
· Built web and mobile applications for community energy management.
· Integrated real-time data from the French energy grid and other third-party services (including Stripe for payments).
· Created dashboards for energy distribution, tracking, and financial reporting.
· Product discovery and roadmap planning
· Product ownership
· Solution architecture and cloud infrastructure design
· UI/UX design
· Web and mobile development
· DevOps and continuous delivery
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