EMS portrait for BKW Smart Energy & Mobility AG
- Company
- BKW Smart Energy & Mobility AG
- Company headquarters
- Burghausen, Germany
- Energy management system (EMS)
- Smart1
- Website
- https://www.smart1.eu/
The company smart1 solutions, which is contracted by BKW Energie AG, is a technology manufacturer for energy management and charging solutions. With many years of experience in the field of electromobility, renewable energies and control technology, the company stands for the efficient and progressive use of these energy sources. In this way, smart1 is paving the way for innovative change in the energy sector. We have made the future viability, flexibility and economic efficiency of our customers our daily challenge. Especially in the field of e-mobility, smart1 is now one of the leading companies in the energy and load management sector.
The technology company smart1 solutions GmbH was founded in 2014 with its origins in photovoltaic monitoring and is active worldwide at its current location in Burghausen. We stand by our private and business customers as a strong partner for the challenges of the sustainable market.
General information
| main target group |
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| secondary target group |
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| Utility service | electricity, heating |
| Do Swiss customers belong to your target group? | Yes, they belong to our main target group |
| Other target groups | Fast charging infrastructure for e-vehicles |
Functions for real estate
Offer for utilities
Specifications
| Interfaces to utility systems |
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| Commercialisation by utilities | Yes, without white label |
| METAS certification | No, certification by METAS is not (yet) planned. |
Compatible Components
| Electricity meter |
Standard offer available
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| Heat meter |
Standard offer available
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| Water meter |
Standard offer under development
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| Inverter/PV system |
Standard offer available
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| Battery storage |
Standard offer available
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| Heat pump |
Standard offer available
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| Combined heat and power plant (CHPP) |
Standard offer available
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| Water boiler |
Standard offer available
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| Other heating systems |
Standard offer available
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| Heat storage |
Standard offer available
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| EV-charging station |
Standard offer available
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| Smart Home elements |
Standard offer under development
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| Average cost to implement new producers (driver development) |
Not stated
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Technical information
| Operating elements |
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| Components of the product |
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| Interfaces to components |
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| Communication interfaces | GSM, LAN |
| SmartGridready | No, a declaration is not (yet) planned |
| Integration of third-party systems to influence hardware | Individual offer developable |
| Control and regulation mechanisms | If-Then Functions |
| Control of components | Centrally in a control box (cloud) |
Intervals for data measurement and transmission
| Data measurement for control | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for electricity billing | Real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for e-mobility billing | Real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for heat billing | Real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for water billing | Other |
| Data transmission | In real time (up to 5 minutes) |
Installation & Operation
| When purchased via utility | Installation by EMS provider, Specialist partner, utility, External installer |
| When purchsed via EMS provider | Installation by EMS provider, Specialist partner, utility, External installer |
| When purchased via wholesale | Installation by EMS provider, Specialist partner, utility, External installer |
| Duration of installation at the end customer | depending on project |
| Software updates | Several times a year |
| Softwar updates - how | Automatic process |
| Software updates - who | Manufacturer |
| Warranty | 2 years |
| Lifetime | Not stated |
Data protection and IT security
| Data protection guarantee | Not stated |
| Data storage | Cloud - in Europe, outside of Switzerland |
| Certification of Cloud solution | ISO 27000 |
| Access protection of ERM (App/Cloud) | HTTPS |
| Access protection of decentralized units | Not stated |
| Data security on decentralized units | Not stated |
| Protection of data exchange with peripheral systems and decentralized units | Not stated |
| Encryption of data in-transfer and in-storage | Majority |
Costs
Costs at building level
These are rough estimates. An offer must be requested for exact cost information.
The following use case was assumed for the cost estimate:
1 Multi-party residential building with the following components (excluding commercial):
- Measuring units: 20 electricity meters, 20 heat meters, 20 water meters (hot & cold)
- 1 photovoltaic system (with 1 inverter)
- 1 heat pump (SG-Ready)
- 1 hot water boiler
- 20 parking spaces, 5 of which are fully equipped with charging stations
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Of these, the following functions can be fulfilled:
Measure electricity meterMeasure heat meterIntegration PV systemControl heat pumpControl water boilerDynamic load managementData delivery consumption charging stations for billing (without collection) -
Of these, the following functions cannot be fulfilled:
Measure water meterImplementation ZEV (pure data delivery - no collection)
| One-time hardware costs | Not stated |
| One-time software costs | Not stated |
| Total of one-time costs | Not stated |
| Project management costs | Not stated |
| Annual costs | Not stated |
| Deviation/discounts for portfolio with 100 buildings (per building) | Not stated |
Information about the company
| Establishment in Switzerland | Yes, we are compatible with the Swiss system: currency, tariff system, etc. |
| Do you already work together with utilities? |
Yes
With:: Not stated |
| Other partners/clients | Vehicle industry, control companies, etc. |
| Number of installations in Switzerland | > 100 |
| Number of installations in Europe (incl. Switzerland) | >1000 |
| Founding year | 2014 |
| Number of FTE | 20 |