Welcome to the EC aIM 4 SME's project (Automatic Intelligent Metering For Small and Medium-sized Businesses)
Project Summary
· The project involves 9 partners from 5 countries (Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal and the UK), including businesses, local/regional energy agencies, an association of municipalities, universities and a utility company.
· The project intends to demonstrate the potential for energy savings from automatic intelligent metering in small/medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
· Anticipated results of the project include:
o 75-100 SMEs using intelligent metering for monitoring in the project
o Energy cost, consumption and related carbon dioxide savings of 10-25% in participating SMEs
o SME staff trained in energy savings opportunities/intelligent metering
The 2 year project is supported by the European Commission's Intelligent Energy - Europe programme (contract no. EIE/07/136/SI2.466711).
Background
· With rising fuel prices there is a need for small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) to have access to independent energy efficiency advice and training in order to reduce costs to help maintain their competitiveness.
· The project involves supporting small/medium businesses to use automatic detailed monitoring and targeting technology (intelligent metering).
· The detailed metering will be established for a range of business types and sizes in the small/ medium business sector and the resulting detailed energy and water use data will be analysed to identify energy saving opportunities.
· This information will help with providing energy awareness training to staff of the business, and in providing any on site energy survey. It is intended that the training will form part of certified training programme, and the training will give staff the ability to continue to analyse the data themselves beyond the duration of the project.
Objectives and main steps
· The project aims to demonstrate the potential for energy savings from automatic intelligent metering and to increase the uptake of intelligent metering in small and medium sized businesses.
· The project's objectives are to automatically monitor energy (electricity, gas, heat, etc.) and water data in 75-100 SMEs from a range of sectors (manufacturing, commercial, etc.) in 5 different European countries.
· It is intended to identify energy saving opportunities from the intelligent metering data, and to investigate the savings potential from using intelligent metering in SMEs.
· A bureau service is to be provided to the SMEs.
· It is intended to train and raise awareness of the employees of the businesses with the help of the detailed monitoring information and high quality visual materials.
Expected results
Anticipated results include:
· Automatically monitor energy (electricity, gas, heat, etc.) and water data in 75-100 small/medium businesses (SMEs) from a range of sectors (manufacturing, commercial, etc.) in 5 different European countries.
· Average energy and CO2 savings of about 10-25% in 75-100 SMEs.
· Ability of businesses to analyse and use energy data.
· SME building users trained in energy efficiency with relevance to their own building.
· Increased take up of intelligent metering in small/medium sized businesses and community groups.
· Increased awareness by SMEs of automatic intelligent metering, its applications, benefits and its potential for savings.
Partners and contact
Coordinator contact details:
Leicester Energy Agency (Leicester City Council),
2-4 Market Place South, Leicester. LE1 5HB. UK
Tel. +44 (0)116 262 4698
Fax. +44 (0)116 299 5137
Email info@energyagency.co.uk
The Leicester Energy Agency was set up in 1996 as a partnership between Leicester City Council and De Montfort University with European Commission support. It is based at Leicester City Council and has worked to improve energy efficiency in Leicester. It helps local businesses with energy efficiency and renewable energy and related climate change issues, and it provides the Secretariat for UK Local Authorities under the Home Energy Conservation Act.
Project partners:
- Energieagentur der Regionen - RENA (Austria)
- Sonnenplatz Groβschönau GmbH (Austria) - We're building the future! Sonnenplatz Großschönau GmbH is the company behind the first passive house village with the Probewohnen scheme allowing you to try before you buy, as well as a Centre of Excellence in Construction and Energy of the Future. Since it was formed in 2001, Sonnenplatz Großschönau has concerned itself with popularising energy-efficient and sustainable construction and renovation.
Energy Agency of Vysocina (Czech Republic)
Association of Municipalities Polish Network "Energie Cites" (Poland)
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC) ; LABELEC (Portugal)
De Montfort University, Leicester (UK)
Energy Control Group Ltd. (UK)
Links
www.intelmeter.com
Related events
Smart metering conference - 12 March 2009
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