The Internet of Things and better energy management for your facilities

Over the past five years, adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies has increased exponentially. But what is IoT? 

This acronym refers to the concept in English, Internet of Things and encompasses the ability to integrate digital technologies into the physical world. Broadly speaking, these physical objects connect to applications or cloud platforms through digital networks that use protocols such as MQTT or Modbus. 

This capacity makes all these objects intelligent, which can exchange data in real time (M2M interaction) 

We are surrounded by IoT technologies integrated into cars, buildings or even our homes.

How does IoT improve your energy management plan? 

Direct communication between devices has countless uses. It allows you to streamline, improve and automate all types of processes in various areas: industrial processes, operation of large cities or building management. 

With the right platform and ecosystem, anyone can centralize all the information on connected objects and spaces in one place: a database that allows energy managers or maintenance technicians to quickly view specific information about a facility. 

For practical purposes, this translates into energy, time and cost savings. For example, imagine that you are the maintenance manager for a supermarket chain. You could know the consumption of each cold chamber and know the percentage of consumption that each month represents on your bill. In addition, you could receive a notice when a camera is not working correctly, carry out a consumption study or build a temperature chart for health inspection. 

Take care of each machine and each kWh 

We believe that by collecting the right data and data analysis tools, machine learning algorithms or augmented reality, it is possible to process data to detect consumption patterns. This analysis can be done in the cloud thanks to a facility energy management platform that allows you to view, export and, most importantly, detect which machines and facilities are broken or consuming energy inefficiently. 

In practical terms this translates into saving money, time and energy since any inefficiency can be detected remotely wherever you are. 

And the investment? Does it make sense? 

Is it worth creating smart installations? 

We increasingly have more smart cities and smart buildings. Smart construction is a reality that is here to stay. The strength that sustainability has gained, together with the call of the 2030 Agenda, to improve the lives of people around the world, has accelerated the need to design resilient and energy-efficient infrastructure. 

Having a good energy management platform or EMS (energy management system) can make the difference between things working or an entire project failing. Furthermore, having consumption and operating data for your facilities can offer you information on how to improve their energy and operational performance.