Smart energy management for Scilly homes
PassivSystems has begun deploying its cloud-based energy management systems to 100 homes on the Isles of Scilly, with ten homes also to pilot additional smart energy technologies including smart batteries and air source heat pumps.
The technology integration, to be completed by November, should enable the more efficient use of locally-produced energy on the islands. The project will also help address fuel poverty for islanders, who face some of the highest energy costs in the country, says PassivSystems.
The £11mn Smart Energy Islands project – led by Hitachi and part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund – is demonstrating how solar power, batteries, smart heating technologies and electric vehicles can be used to help support the islands’ energy system and reduce bills for the whole community.
Technology from PassivSystems is designed to forecast energy demand and control the use of energy for heating, storage and generation. Its technology will integrate with Hitachi’s Internet of Things (IoT) platform and with battery energy storage technology provided by Moixa Technology.
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Journal title: Energy World
Subjects: Information technology, Fuel poverty, Smart systems
