In today’s high-paced, data-driven world, organizational success hinges on the ability to transform information into insight—and insight into action. KeyLogic’s Systems Research & Analysis (SR&A) solutions empower decision-makers with the clarity and confidence needed to navigate modern, complex challenges and achieve measurable impact.
What Is Systems Research & Analysis?
Systems Research & Analysis (SR&A) is the disciplined process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to inform operational and strategic decisions. It combines quantitative analytics with qualitative insight, enabling organizations to:
- Identify trends and anticipate future developments
- Understand market dynamics and customer behavior
- Evaluate policy impacts and operational performance
- Optimize resource allocation and risk management
At KeyLogic, SR&A is not just a service offering—it is a mindset. We integrate cutting-edge analytical tools with deep domain expertise across the energy sector. Our collaborative approach delivers the business intelligence required to drive successful outcomes.
The KeyLogic Advantage
KeyLogic stands apart in the SR&A space for several reasons:
1. Mission-Focused Expertise
With decades of experience supporting federal agencies, national labs, NGOs, and innovative companies, KeyLogic brings insight into mission-critical environments. Whether it’s energy policy, cybersecurity, data centers and grid resiliency, LNG and natural gas, critical minerals, or advanced techno-economic analysis, our analysts speak the language of the mission.
2. Data-Driven Decision Support
KeyLogic leverages advanced data science, machine learning, and visualization platforms to extract actionable insights from vast and complex datasets. But technology is only part of the equation—our practice utilizes advanced tools and techniques to efficiently collect, prepare and structure data for modeling and analysis, delivering high-fidelity, actionable insights.
3. Agile, Collaborative Approach
No two challenges are the same. That is why KeyLogic customizes its SR&A methods to meet the needs of each client. We work closely with our clients to align goals, define success, and iterate optimal solutions faster and more effectively.
Real-World Impact
Our Systems Research & Analysis solutions have informed decision-making across many critical sectors:
- Energy and Environment: Supporting the public and private sectors in the navigation of complex topics such as integrated energy systems, data center energy demand, global LNG trade, and emerging energy technologies.
- Security and Critical Infrastructure: Providing intelligence and strategic assessments to support mission planning and resource allocation on issues such as critical materials, cyber security, and grid reliability.
- Science and Technology: Helping agencies and corporations prioritize investments, benchmark performance, and identify emerging opportunities for research and development of advanced energy technologies.
Our expertise and long-term track record have made us trusted advisors to public and private sector clients. We hold DOE’s Strategic Analysis contract and support the National Energy Technology Lab’s (NETL’s) Strategic Systems Analysis and Engineering Directorate. Our expertise has allowed us to support the development and extend key modeling platforms, such as the award winning IDAES (Integrated Design, Engineering, and Analysis Suite) toolset and NEMS (National Energy Modeling System). With these advanced tool capabilities, KeyLogic further extends its unique ability to address complex challenges such as assessing energy supply and demand scenarios, evaluating critical mineral recovery processes, providing produced water management guidance, quantifying methane emissions and mitigation, and recommending improvements to grid reliability, among many. Combining tools with deep domain expertise helps our public and private sector clients inform policy, make investments, and guide operational decisions.
Looking Ahead
As global challenges become more interconnected and stakes grow higher, the need for intelligent, responsive SR&A has never been greater. At KeyLogic, we are committed to advancing this discipline through continuous innovation, deep partnerships, and a relentless focus on results and outcomes.
Whether you are navigating change, optimizing strategy, or scaling product or process—Systems Research & Analysis from KeyLogic is your catalyst for smarter decisions and differentiated results.
Recent Activities
- Market Optimization and Technoeconomic Analysis of Hydrogen-Electricity Co-production Systems, Energy & Environmental Science 17, 9509-9525, 2024. (Paper Link)
- A Mixed Integer Linear Programming Approach for the Design of Chemical Process Families, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 183:108620,2024. (Paper Link)
- Data Center Demands & Impacts on the Energy System: An Energy Horizons Special Report, OnLocation Whitepaper, September, 2024 (Data Center Whitepaper)
- US Energy Horizons to 2050, OnLocation Whitepaper, July, 2024 (US Energy Horizons Whitepaper)
- Energy, Economic, and Environmental Assessment of U.S. LNG Exports, December, 2024 (LNG Report)
