Governance & Responsibility
Engineering Responsibility for Critical Energy Infrastructure
Engineering Responsibility as a Governance Principle
Protecting critical energy infrastructure requires more than technical capability.
It requires governance frameworks that ensure safety, continuity of service, and environmental protection over the long term.
- transparent,
- technically defensible,
- aligned with the interests of infrastructure operators, insurers, and authorities.
Governance for Long-Term Accountability
SERGI operates under a governance framework structured to support long-term accountability, rather than short-term optimisation.
This includes:
- continuity of leadership and decision-making,
- oversight of safety-critical activities,
- clear allocation of engineering responsibility,
- alignment between technical choices and risk exposure.
Governance decisions are guided by the understanding that engineering outcomes may have systemic consequences beyond the asset itself.
Ethical Engineering Practices
SERGI’s engineering ethics are rooted in a non-negotiable principle:
- refusing to promise protection levels that cannot be technically demonstrated,
- explicitly distinguishing between prevention, mitigation, and consequence control.
SERGI’s vision is to:
- understand residual risk,
- assess acceptability,
- justify decisions within governance and regulatory frameworks.
Transparency and Risk Communication
In regulated, insured, and audited environments, engineering decisions must be defensible, traceable, and explainable.
In regulated and insured environments, decisions must be defensible.
SERGI supports this requirement by:
- documenting engineering assumptions and trade-offs,
- clarifying achievable performance levels,
- explicitly stating what remains outside the scope of protection,
- documenting engineering rationale and protection strategies,
- supporting incident analysis and operational resilience discussions.
Business Continuity and Operational Resilience
The consequences of transformer failure extend far beyond equipment loss.
In critical infrastructure, resilience is not a feature — it is a responsibility.
Governance, Ethics and Institutional Frameworks
SERGI’s governance and engineering practices are aligned with:
- international standards and regulatory frameworks,
- insurer-driven risk engineering approaches,
- clear allocation of engineering responsibility within risk management strategies.
Standards are considered foundations — not substitutes — for engineering judgement and long-term responsibility.
Public Support & Regional Innovation
SERGI has benefited from regional innovation support programs in Île-de-France, supporting long-term engineering development, testing capabilities, and industrial resilience initiatives.
These programs reinforce SERGI’s commitment to responsible engineering, independent validation, and sustainable industrial deployment.
How to Assess a Protection Partner
- Independent testing and long-term validation
- Real-world activations on transformers of varying sizes and ratings
- Multiphysics engineering and simulation capabilities
- Proven international deployment experience
- Documented incident analysis and field feedback loops
- Clear definition of protection limits and residual risk
- Appropriate professional liability and insurance coverage
Appropriate professional liability and insurance coverage
SERGI does not seek to replace the responsibility of infrastructure operators or authorities.
Our role is to support defensible decision-making, grounded in physical reality, validated engineering, and long-term accountability — where failure is not an option.
Regulatory & Certification Capability
In addition to engineering qualification and validation, critical infrastructure projects often require strict regulatory and certification compliance.
Depending on the project scope and jurisdiction, SERGI is able to design and deliver protection solutions compliant with:
• CE marking requirements, including the European Pressure Equipment Directive (PED),
• ATEX and IECEx frameworks for hazardous environments,
• UL requirements where electrical compliance is required for North American installations.
These capabilities ensure that protection architectures are not only technically defensible, but also executable within regulated industrial, energy and infrastructure environments.
SERGI’s engineering and manufacturing activities are supported by certified management systems aligned with:
• ISO 9001 (Quality Management),
• ISO 14001 (Environmental Management),
• ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety).
Regulatory compliance is treated as an integral part of engineering responsibility — not as an afterthought.
