Oslo, Norway – February 9, 2026 – Volue, the leader in electrification software, today announced the acquisition of Optimeering, recognized for its ability to forecast real-time power market and system conditions – from grid imbalances to the expected need for automatic and manual frequency restoration reserve services (aFRR and mFRR). The acquisition unites two highly complementary strengths at a time when ancillary markets are evolving faster than ever: the ability to anticipate short-term market movements and the ability to act on them instantly and reliably.
Turning forecast insight into real revenue
Optimeering’s real-time forecasts reveal when aFRR or mFRR activations are likely and how ancillary-service and imbalance prices may evolve. Volue’s automated trading engine converts those insights into optimized bids and rapid activation handling – closing the loop from insight to action. This helps customers secure higher-value capacity positions, capture activation revenues more consistently, and avoid costly imbalance exposures, within minutes and without manual effort.
Embedding ancillary intelligence into multimarket trading and optimization
Beyond ancillary execution alone, the acquisition strengthens Volue’s broader multimarket trading and optimization vision. Optimeering’s forecasting intelligence becomes a critical input into Volue’s end-to-end decision framework, where assets are continuously optimized and traded across auctions, intraday, and balancing markets. By linking real-time system forecasts with optimization logic and automated execution, Volue enables customers to decide not only how to bid in ancillary markets, but when and where flexibility delivers the highest value across the full short-term power market landscape.
A unified, end-to-end solution
Integrating Optimeering’s forecasting models with Volue’s proven automated execution creates a single solution that helps customers capitalize on flexibility while protecting against rising imbalance risk. As gate closures shorten, activations increase, and renewable penetration grows, traders and asset owners must act with both foresight and speed. The combined capabilities directly meet that need.
What each company brings
Optimeering contributes:
• Real-time imbalance price forecasting
• aFRR and mFRR energy and capacity market forecasting
• Deep expertise in Nordic reservecapacity pricing and clearing
Volue contributes:
• Fast, automated bidding across key ancillary markets
• A secure, reliable execution environment
• Portfolio-level visibility of bids, activations, and outcomes
• Proven scalability, supporting thousands of daily actions
Together, these capabilities empower customers to operate with greater accuracy, confidence, and automation across short-term power markets.
