Last December we launched our annual survey for the third consecutive year. Today we are excited to share our crowdsourced overview of the energy management industry in 2018 – finally we have the results!
More than 250 energy professionals from around the world have responded to our questions, so in this post we highlight 10 lessons learned from the report:
Since October 2017, DEXMA’s Research, Development and Innovation team has been involved in a new R&D+i project called RESPOND (Integrated demand REsponse Solution towards energy POsitive NeighbourhooDs).
DEXMA intends to use its wealth of experience in advanced energy analytics to boost demand-side management capacity in 3 residential test pilot sites in 3 different European countries. Through the RESPOND project, these residential communities will take their first steps toward demand response: one of the fastest-growing areas of energy innovation.
You might have read our energy productivity glossary of terms article where you can find a dictionary of basic concepts that will appeal to even the most advanced energy managers. But even if you are a non-energy professional interested in energy saving and energy management, they will surely be useful! In this article, we take […]
Would you change your energy consumption behaviour if you had an app or interactive game in your home, on your tablet or PC to help you? This is one of the main objectives of FEEdBACk, an H2020 project that aims to use energy efficiency gamification techniques to promote smarter energy consumption through ICT applications.
Although you may not believe it, one of the energy manager’s worst nightmares is to answer their client’s energy efficiency questions – even the most basic ones! They can be tough to answer fully and completely, while trying to be specific to each project and situation. Yet, many energy managers still lose projects for this reason.
To make sure this doesn’t happen to you, we analysed 5 of the most common energy efficiency questions that typically come up in energy project conversations and outlined how to give a simple and clear answer.
Hospitals and clinics are among the healthcare facilities that need a proper Energy Management plan. Such buildings need to be energy efficient as they ensure uninterrupted operational services all year round!
In this case study, specially dedicated to health care facilities, discover how the Canis Veterinary Hospital managed to deploy an energy efficiency plan and save more than €23,000, with the help of Spacewell Energy and Audit Energia.
Following DEXMA’s research and innovation strategy, DEXMA has launched a new R&D project called Eco-bot (Personalised ICT-tools for the Active Engagement of Consumers Towards Sustainable Energy).
The aim of project Eco-bot is to build an energy efficiency chatbot that can deliver personalised information on disaggregated energy usage through an intelligent and interactive virtual assistant. The ultimate goal of the project is a larger one, though: to actually nudge human behaviour towards energy efficiency. Through an attractive front-end interface, the resulting chatbot will enable seamless communication in a more natural and interactive way than offered by traditional mobile applications or websites.
Read on to learn more about this exciting R&D project at the leading edge of harnessing artificial intelligence for energy efficiency.
As 2017 draws to a close, it’s the perfect moment to take stock of our learnings as energy professionals in order to put things in perspective. We find ourselves asking questions like: Which energy efficiency projects went well? Which ones could have gone better and why? How did I perform compared to my peers? How … Read more
DEXMA is a key contributor to the ENOPTUS project: promoting demand management through the control and optimisation of manageable loads in the tertiary sector In accordance with DEXMA’s research and innovation strategy, DEXMA has launched a new R&D project called ENOPTUS (advanced solution for real-time energy load management and optimisation of PV resources). Through […]
For many energy managers, especially those just starting out, planning and implementing energy efficiency projects can feel like being lost in a never-ending maze. In a tiger-infested jungle. During a lightning storm. Okay, maybe not quite so dramatic – but you get the picture.
The lengthy, complex and high-risk nature of energy efficiency projects is what compelled Texas-based energy manager Jeff Julia to help his fellow energy managers out: he decided to write a book about it. And not just your typical dry, boring energy management textbook, either. This award-winning work of fiction explores 6 situations in which any energy manager is bound to find themselves at some point in their career – and how to overcome them like an Alpha Energy Manager.
In this exclusive interview with DEXMA, hear from Jeff on what makes a winning energy efficiency project, which technologies fit where (including, yes, blockchain for energy), and how to minimise the biggest risk factors.
New month, the new edition of DEXMA Partner Spotlight! For this 5th edition, we’re excited to introduce Enertips, a full-stack energy consulting firm for business.
Enertips specialises in energy management and energy efficiency projects led by a multidisciplinary and dynamic team. Their energy efficiency projects have been carried out in a wide range of sectors, including industrial manufacturing, hotels and restaurants, education, sports facilities and retail chains.
Joining us for this Partner Spotlight interview is Dani Puigdomènech, co-founder and project director at Enertips. Read on for the full interview:
Thinking of jumping on the solar bandwagon now that prices have bottomed out and it’s cheaper than ever to generate your own energy? Bear with me for a moment and consider the following: are you putting the cart before the horse? As cliché as it may sound, any approach to energy management should be looked at holistically and not from an individual solution perspective, argues energy manager Damon Lapping of Green Logik.
