Alliander Powers New Approach to Energy with Image Recognition Using AWS (SageMaker AI + Bedrock)
Use case typeDocument automationUpdated Jun 13, 2026
Alliander, a Netherlands-based electricity grid operator, uses AWS to accelerate innovation, digitization, and the energy transition. The company built a foundation for image recognition at scale and uses Amazon SageMaker AI to extract information from more than 17 million stored images. Amazon Bedrock is part of the generative AI workflow to support new use cases and help Alliander work smarter.
- Organization
- Alliander
- Industry
- Energy & Utilities
- Location
- Netherlands
- Published
- May 2026
Reported outcomes
Strategic outcomes
New product / capabilityBuilt image recognition at scaleInnovation & cultureInnovated faster and scaled digitalizationNew product / capabilityEnabled new generative AI use casesSustainability & ESGSupported energy-transition initiatives
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Use case focus
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- 1Image recognition
- 2Document and image analysis
- 3Generative AI assistance
Alliander needed to accelerate digitization and the energy transition by extracting usable information from a very large archive of stored grid images at scale.
- Alliander uses Amazon SageMaker AI for image recognition across more than 17 million stored images.
- The organization uses Amazon Bedrock as part of its generative AI workflow to enable new use cases.
- AWS provides the foundation for scaling image-based automation in grid operations.
Technologies
- The approach helps Alliander innovate faster and scale up digitalization.
- The company is able to work smarter by turning stored images into usable information.
- The solution supports energy-transition initiatives through more automated grid-data processing.
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