EMS portrait for Novagrid AG
- Company
- Novagrid AG
- Company headquarters
- Wettingen, Switzerland
- Energy management system (EMS)
- Solar-Log
- Website
- https://www.novagrid.ch/
Novagrid is the Swiss country partner of the Solar-Log energy management system. In addition to independent, comprehensive and detailed PV monitoring, this offers a central platform for system operators, installers, builders and investors. This combination of hardware and software offers all the necessary information at a glance as well as the possibility to optimise self-consumption in a targeted manner. Additional interfaces for direct marketing and the connection for dynamic feed-in management round off the wide range of services. The intelligent control system relieves the load on the grid and at the same time gets the maximum out of PV production. With direct interfaces, support with Climkit for the operation of a ZEV is guaranteed.
General information
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| secondary target group |
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| Utility service | electricity, heating, water |
| Do Swiss customers belong to your target group? | Yes, they belong to our main target group |
| Other target groups | Direct marketing / power exchange |
Functions for real estate
Offer for utilities
Specifications
| Interfaces to utility systems |
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| Commercialisation by utilities | Yes, with white label under certain conditions |
| METAS certification | No, certification by METAS is not (any longer) relevant. |
| Further developments planned | Direct marketing Interface on request depending on utility request |
| Further advantages for utility | Dynamic feed-in management and a backup solution in the event of a fault (load shedding NA protection). |
Compatible Components
| Electricity meter |
Standard offer available
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| Heat meter |
Standard offer under development
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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 |
Individual offer developable
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| Heat storage |
Individual offer developable
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| EV-charging station |
Standard offer available
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| Smart Home elements |
Standard offer available
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| Other components |
Sensors: Kipp & Zonen, Lufft, Mencke & Tegtmeyer, RainWise
Complete list of all components: https://www.solar-log.com/support/komponentendatenbank#kdb_de
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| Average cost to implement new producers (driver development) |
5'000-20'000 EUR
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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, Powerline, WLAN |
| SmartGridready | No, a declaration is not (yet) planned |
| Integration of third-party systems to influence hardware | No offer |
| Control and regulation mechanisms | If-Then Functions, Algorithms (consideration of several factors) |
| Control of components | Centrally in a control box (local), 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 | Every 15 minutes |
| Data measurement for e-mobility billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data measurement for heat billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data measurement for water billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data transmission | Every 15 minutes |
Installation & Operation
| When purchsed via EMS provider | Installation by utility, other partners |
| When purchased via wholesale | Installation by End user, Specialist partner, utility, External installer, other partners |
| Duration of installation at the end customer | 30 minutes to 1 hour |
| Software updates | 4x yearly |
| Softwar updates - how | Manual on site, Manually via remote access |
| Software updates - who | Installers or administrators |
| Warranty | 2 years |
| Lifetime | >5 years |
Data protection and IT security
| Data protection guarantee | All main GDPR guidelines covered |
| Data storage | Cloud - in Europe, outside of Switzerland |
| Certification of Cloud solution | Not stated |
| Access protection of ERM (App/Cloud) | HTTPS |
| Access protection of decentralized units | NAT Firewall / Password |
| Data security on decentralized units | NAT Firewall / Password |
| Protection of data exchange with peripheral systems and decentralized units | NAT Firewall / Password |
| Encryption of data in-transfer and in-storage | Fully |
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 meterMeasure water meterIntegration PV systemImplementation ZEV (pure data delivery - no collection)Control heat pumpControl water boilerDynamic load managementData delivery consumption charging stations for billing (without collection) -
Of these, the following functions cannot be fulfilled:
| Comment | Mix of Solar-Log and Climkit components, the use case can be completely implemented |
| One-time hardware costs | CHF17,000 All 60 meters à 150 CHF, EMS with relay accessories, and 5x charging points |
| One-time software costs | CHF0 |
| Total of one-time costs | CHF17,000 |
| Project management costs | CHF175 175 CHF / hour 890 CHF flat rate for project > 20 meters |
| Annual costs | CHF180 Hosting and cloud fees per year |
| Deviation/discounts for portfolio with 100 buildings (per building) | 10-20% discount possible, structure of the cost remains the same |
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:: With over 30 utilities |
| Other partners/clients | Installers, business customers, municipalities, investors, contractors, etc. |
| Number of installations in Switzerland | >32'000 since 2011 |
| Number of installations in Europe (incl. Switzerland) | > 340'000 |
| Founding year | 2011 |
| Number of FTE | 6 |