Hitec Instruments is pleased to announce its participation in Solar & Storage Live UK 2026, taking place from 22–24 September 2026 at the NEC Birmingham.

As one of the UK’s leading events for solar, energy storage and the transition towards smarter energy infrastructure, the exhibition brings together industry professionals, technology providers and decision-makers from around the world to explore the latest innovations, best practices and market developments shaping the future of energy.

At Stand L40, we’ll be presenting our integrated solutions in precision metering, power quality analysis, smart connectivity and energy management software.

Among the key solutions being showcased at the exhibition will be:

DC Metering for DC-Coupled Solar PV and BESS

Hitec Instruments’ CoP11-certified DC metering solution for DC-coupled solar PV and battery energy storage systems (BESS) enables accurate, settlement-grade measurement of DC-side energy flows. Designed for co-located solar and battery projects, the solution supports participation in key UK energy frameworks, including CfD, Capacity Market, ancillary services and BSC settlement.

G100 Export Limitation System

A G100-compliant export limitation solution designed to monitor and control power at the grid connection point, helping renewable generation and energy storage installations operate within agreed export limits.

Dynamic Containment

Hitec Instruments provides advanced metering and software solutions for Dynamic Containment applications, supporting the fast and accurate frequency measurements, data logging and reporting required for grid frequency response services.

We look forward to seeing you in Birmingham this September.

Event details

Solar & Storage Live UK 2026
22–24 September 2026
The NEC Birmingham
Hitec Instruments – Stand L40

Hitec Instruments has launched RTR (Real-Time Recorder), a new generation software platform designed to help energy projects capture, process and deliver meter data faster, more reliably and with better precision.

Modern grid operations require a different level of speed, visibility and coordination. The tools that shaped the industry — reliable, established, widely deployed — were designed for a different grid. 

Today’s grid is different. Battery storage, solar, EV charging and hybrid systems operate at speeds where every millisecond of data matters. Dynamic Containment, FCAS and G99 compliance don’t leave room for slow polling, patchy records or integration delays.

RTR is built for exactly that environment — a platform designed from the ground up for the speed, precision and flexibility that modern energy projects demand.

What makes RTR a new generation platform

The UK energy transition is accelerating. Previous generations of monitoring software treated the meter as an endpoint — a device to query on a schedule. RTR treats it as a live data source. It sits between metering devices and downstream systems such as SCADA, databases, APIs and cloud environments, acting as a dedicated intelligence layer that keeps information moving quickly and with far greater resolution.

The difference this makes is significant. Where conventional tools often work at 1 to 5-second intervals — leaving gaps precisely when grid events are most critical — RTR polls down to 10 ms. That is up to 500 times faster than standard SCADA polling. Ten configurable intervals are available: 10, 20, 40, 50, 80, 100, 200, 400, 500 and 1000 ms, giving operators the flexibility to match data resolution to the exact demands of each application. Combined with continuous waveform capture and flexible output to virtually any downstream system, RTR gives energy teams a level of visibility that simply was not accessible before without premium hardware or bespoke integrations.

It is also designed to last. Lightweight enough to run continuously on embedded hardware, stable enough for unattended 24/7 deployment and compatible across Windows and Linux on both x86 and ARM architectures — RTR is built for the long operational cycles that energy infrastructure demands.

A stronger proposition for specifiers and integrators

For SATEC agents, system integrators and project developers, RTR changes what you can offer the market. By ensuring that the meter’s full capability is realised on site — from high-resolution polling to bidirectional Modbus control — RTR strengthens the hardware specification, simplifies commissioning and raises the overall quality of the delivered system.

It also opens up advanced grid services that would otherwise require more expensive or less flexible platforms. In projects where performance and compliance are key buying criteria, that is a clear and tangible commercial advantage.

RTR is available now. Hitec Instruments offers software-only licensing, support packages, pre-configured hardware bundles and bespoke integration services to suit different project types and deployment needs.

If you are working on a project that demands faster data, stronger compliance and smarter integration, speak to our team. We will show you exactly what RTR can do for your specific application — with no commitment required.

Contact the team today  —  request a free demo, discuss your project requirements, or access the full technical documentation.

London, UK.  Hitec Instruments, a UK-based distributor and integrator of advanced electrical and energy systems, successfully exhibited at the Energy Management & Smart Buildings Expo (EMEX) 2025, held at Excel London.

The company presented its comprehensive portfolio of precision metering, power quality monitoring, protection systems and energy management software to many of the UK’s leading energy managers and sustainability professionals.

EMEX is the UK’s premier event for energy management innovations brought together thousands of specialists looking for practical ideas, new tools and real-world solutions to today’s energy challenges making it the ideal place for us to demonstrate what our integrated approach can deliver.

Demonstrating Integrated Energy Solutions

Throughout the exhibition, Hitec Instruments presented its cohesive suite of technologies for precision metering, power quality analysis, protection systems, industrial connectivity and advanced energy management software.

These solutions highlight the company’s commitment to supporting smarter, more resilient and energy-efficient infrastructure across the UK, as organisations progress on the pathway to NetZero.

The technologies featured included:

•            SATEC – advanced metering and power quality monitoring for accuracy and compliance

•            CENTO – comprehensive energy management and monitoring software for complex environments

•            ARCTEQ – protection and arc-flash mitigation solutions for enhanced network safety

•            TELTONIKA – industrial connectivity supporting automation and secure data exchange

Engaging with the UK’s Energy Community

Visitors had the opportunity to meet CTO Andrey Sokolik along with the members of the management and technical team. Conversations focused on practical challenges faced by engineers, system integrators and energy managers, along with the real-world deployment of Hitec Instruments’ solutions across UK facilities.

Leadership Perspective

“Our goal at EMEX was to demonstrate how a fully integrated approach—combining metering, protection, communication, and intelligent software—can deliver greater efficiency, resilience and clarity across energy systems,” said Andrey Sokolik, CTO of Hitec Instruments. “We look forward to further collaboration with the UK’s energy management community as organisations continue building smarter, more sustainable infrastructure.”

Supporting the UK & Ireland with Engineered Solutions

As the authorised distributor for SATEC, CENTO, Arcteq and Teltonika across the UK & Ireland, Hitec Instruments provides engineered and fully supported solutions for precision metering, power quality, protection and energy data systems.

The team extends its thanks to all visitors and partners who connected at EMEX 2025 and remains available to provide demonstrations, discuss projects and support energy-critical infrastructure requirements across all sectors.

About Hitec Instruments

Hitec Instruments is a UK-based distributor and an integrator of advanced electrical and energy systems. Based in Liverpool, the company supports customers across the UK and Ireland with reliable, secure and easy-to-use solutions for monitoring, protection and energy management.

SATEC is proud to announce that its DC metering solution has been formally accredited under Code of Practice 11 (CoP11).

This represents a major milestone for the UK renewable energy sector, enabling DC-coupled solar + battery energy storage systems (BESS) to fully participate in the Contract for Difference (CfD) scheme administered by the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC).

Why CoP11 Matters

In the UK, all assets participating in balancing, settlement, and CfD schemes must use accredited metering equipment to ensure transparency and accuracy of energy volumes. Until recently, the Balancing & Settlement Code (BSC) only recognised AC metering solutions, limiting CfD-compliant projects to standalone or AC-coupled configurations.

The introduction of CoP11, together with the recent approval of DC meters under IEC 62053-41, has opened the door for DC metering of balancing services assets. This ensures that both solar generation and co-located storage can be measured accurately behind the boundary meter, providing fair settlement while preserving design flexibility

Technical Scope of Certification

SATEC’s CoP11-certified solution is designed to meet the rigorous requirements of today’s large-scale solar + storage projects:

• Voltage Input: 1500 V DC (industry-standard for utility-scale PV arrays)
• Current Measurement: Certified with UHACS sensors across multiple ranges, providing flexibility to adapt to project-specific configurations
  • 300 A
  • 600 A
  • 1000 A
  • 2500 A
• Accuracy Standard: Verified under IEC 62053-41, exceeding CoP11’s minimum accuracy thresholds for settlement purposes

This combination allows developers to deploy one certified metering solution across a broad spectrum of PV + BESS project sizes, ensuring compliance without compromising scalability.

Benefits of DC-coupled PV + BESS

With CoP11 certification now secured, developers can unlock the full potential of DC-coupled system architecture, which offers several advantages over AC-coupled and standalone designs:

• Improved Efficiency: Direct DC-DC charging reduces conversion losses compared to routing through the grid or inverter twice
• Cost Optimisation: A single inverter and shared grid connection lowers capital expenditure, while DC/DC converters replace the need for multiple inverters
• Grid Integration: Lower fault levels from shared inverter architecture simplify grid compliance and reduce reinforcement costs
• Revenue Maximisation: Ability to capture and store solar generation that would otherwise be “clipped” at the inverter, converting lost energy into usable storage.

Supporting the Energy Transition

By enabling settlement-compliant DC metering, SATEC’s solution provides developers and operators with the flexibility to choose the most technically and economically efficient system design.

This innovation will accelerate the deployment of co-located solar + storage projects across the UK, helping the industry meet national net zero targets while lowering system costs.

“Achieving CoP11 certification for our DC metering solution is a breakthrough for the industry.
For the first time, developers can deploy DC-coupled PV + BESS systems under the CfD framework with full confidence in both compliance and performance.”
– Eduardo Gomez Luengo, Application Engineer at SATEC and lead developer of the DC solution.