United KingdomEnergy and utilities2026 – ongoingRWE Generation UK
AI-assisted modernization of Tube Tracker
Publicis Sapient reported modernizing RWE's Tube Tracker in 2 days against an estimated 2 weeks manually
Problem
RWE relied on Tube Tracker to locate damaged power-plant pipework. The aging Java application lacked accessible source code and documentation, making maintenance difficult.
Approach
RWE and Publicis Sapient selected Tube Tracker to test AI-assisted modernization. Engineers recovered readable code and rebuilt its development environment. Sapient Slingshot supported refactoring and documentation, with human review throughout the work.
Results
Takeaway
The comparison concerned a completed modernization exercise on one application. The manual baseline was an estimate.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Energy and utilities
- Business function
- IT and R&D
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Generative AI
- Adoption
- Vendor solution
- Evidence
- Vendor case study
Sources
Source summaries
Publicis Sapient described rebuilding Tube Tracker with its Slingshot AI platform and engineering oversight. It reported completion by one engineer in 2 days, compared with an estimated 2 weeks of manual work.
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