Rethinking energy management and optimizing it sustainably

We regularly hear and read about the need for more sustainable approaches to the production and use of energy. Inefficiencies in energy consumption are evident from everyday examples, windows are open when the air conditioning is running, the heating is on day and night, orthe lights are on in rooms even though no one is there.

According to studies, buildings are responsible for around 40 percent of global CO₂ emissions.

In order to rethink energy management and optimize it sustainably, everyone needs to change the way they act. An even simpler way is: automation.

Automation can be supported by technologically sophisticated and user-friendly products and IoT-based solutions from EnOcean helping owners and tenants of houses, commercial buildings and industrial facilities to sustainably reduce energy consumption and CO₂ emissions.

Smart, smart, smart …

There are extensive efforts and activities to manage houses, buildings and industrial facilities intelligently. ‘Smart buildings’, ‘smart spaces’ and ‘smart homes’ are intelligent approaches that are playing an increasingly important role. Especially in offices, retail, healthcare, educational institutions and hotels.

In industrial production, for example, sensors provide important data for quality control, process monitoring and automation. The intelligent solutions used with EnOcean technology make a valuable contribution, as energy management in rooms is more efficient, like smart lighting , sustainable and environmentally friendly. The savings potential is enormous.

IoT-based smart heating can save 20 percent of energy in residential buildings and as much as 30 percent in commercial buildings, as there is even less attention paid to manual energy saving.

Intelligent control and monitoring of energy consumption in rooms

The central component of sustainable, optimum energy management in rooms is intelligent control and management of energy consumption.

EnOcean provides users with valuable solutions that comply with current legal regulations. These use innovative energy harvesting technology, with which energy for wireless sensor and actuator components is obtained from alternative ambient sources.

This is complemented by the clever use of communication technologies and data-based IoT applications. Kinetically powered wireless switches and solar-powered wireless sensors are suitable for ensuring intelligent lighting and heating control in rooms. Simply and easily attached to walls, doors or windows, these react to changes in light, temperature or humidity. Self-powered and contactless current measuring clamps and electricity meter plugs also raise awareness of intelligent energy consumption. Gateways and configuration tools as well as the SmartServer IoT ensure communication with the actuators. The sensors and actuators can thus communicate with the heating, air conditioning and lighting. And the IoT also helps to identify patterns and trends over time using artificial intelligence in the cloud. This enables building managers, for example, to make sustainable strategic decisions about long-term upgrades and maintenance work, resulting in a smart building revolution in the field.

Building automation is an important success factor

Space management and sustainably optimized energy management ensure smarter working and living environments in new and existing buildings. IoT-based solutions help to automatically save energy in unused rooms when retrofitted very easily. A further savings effect is achieved through predictive maintenance and condition-based maintenance. With sophisticated building automation, owners and tenants of office buildings and industrial facilities can cut costs and reduce CO₂ emissions.