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Neara builds physics-enabled digital twins for utility networks. The platform takes LiDAR scans plus existing GIS data, generates a 3D model of every pole, line, and tree across an electricity network, then runs physics simulations to show how each asset would behave under wind, fire, flood, or storm conditions before it actually happens. The pitch to utilities is that they can stop reacting to outages and start prioritising the maintenance and capital work most likely to prevent them. Customer base spans global utility operators in markets where extreme weather is forcing major grid hardening investment. Headquartered in Sydney. The company has scaled fast off the back of the increasing pressure on utilities to harden grid infrastructure for climate-driven weather events. Specialised tool, but a real one with measurable engineering work behind the simulation models. A useful reference for the energy and transport sectors looking at AI for asset management.