Energy management in logistics
Smart energy optimisation for cold chains, warehouses and charging infrastructure
The growing demands to logistics
High energy demand for cooling & storing
Rising energy costs & volatility
Fleet electrification
PV potential not leveraged
Logistics use cases
Automated optimisation & control of your cooling systems
Our smart energy management system for the logistics sector automatically optimises your cooling systems according to your targets. For example, the electricity consumption of your cooling systems can be simultaneously adjusted to achieve atypical grid usage, increase PV self-consumption and respond to spot market prices. The optimisation is calculated by the AI within our energy management system and then automatically transferred to your plant control system.
Efficiency optimisation
The efficiency of your cooling system is also improved by our smart energy management system. flexOn performs precise demand analyses, taking into account dynamic factors such as weather data and system-specific parameters like valve positions or suction pressures. Through efficiency optimisation and the automatic control of your systems, our energy management solution for the logistics sector helps you reduce your overall energy demand in a holistic way.
Optimisation of your charging infrastructure
With our smart energy management system, you can integrate the charging infrastructure of your electric HGVs or industrial trucks (FFZ) into your site-wide optimisation strategy. This ensures that your vehicles are charged whenever electricity is both green and affordable, while the maximum grid connection capacity is always taken into account.
Are you currently planning to expand your charging infrastructure for electric HGVs? We’ll support you in designing the right setup.
Multi-use optimisation of storage solutions
Whether battery, cooling, heat or high-temperature storage — flexOn enables you to make full use of your storage capacity. Through its multi-use approach, the EMS deploys your storage system across various applications to reduce your energy costs. For example, flexOn uses the storage unit to lower your electricity consumption during peak load periods.
If you do not yet have a storage system and are considering an investment, flexOn provides valuable decision support through real-time simulations
Achieve your goals
with flexOn
Flexible electricity consumption
Thanks to the flexOn smart energy management system, you can automatically adjust your electricity consumption to various targets such as energy prices or generation levels.
Increase energy efficiency
The optimisation and control provided by flexOn increase the energy efficiency of your systems, reducing both electricity consumption and overall energy costs.
Create transparency
By visualising consumption, generation and system behaviour, you can easily monitor your energy flows in real time.
Build a storage strategy
With flexOn, you can simulate the use of an energy storage system at your site and make data-driven investment decisions.
Energy management in action
METRO LOGISTICS
What began as a desire for greater transparency quickly became the starting point for automated optimisation of key energy consumers at METRO LOGISTICS. Today, cooling systems at the first sites are intelligently controlled, PV self-consumption is increased and peak loads are reduced in a targeted manner.
Peter Bade
Previously, the cold chain logistics company Peter Bade GmbH had no overview of its energy flows. Thanks to flexOn, these challenges were overcome, self-consumption of the solar installation was increased, and significant savings were achieved.
Backshop Tiefkühl
Backshop Tiefkühls' previous energy management system could not keep up with growing demands. That’s why the company chose the smart platform flexOn. It increases the self-consumption of the solar installation and saves energy – a sustainable and economical solution.
Ornua Deutschland
The Ornua case demonstrates how existing infrastructure can be utilised smartly. The smart energy management system flexOn transforms cooling warehouses and electric boilers into dynamic energy storage that flexibly responds to market prices. The result: reduced energy costs and an improved ROI.
Klingele
Klingele initially set out to find a new visualisation tool. During discussions, it quickly became clear that flexOn offers far more. Today, the platform not only provides energy monitoring but also forms the intelligent foundation of the company’s flexibility strategy.
Schwarzbräu
The case of Schwarzbräu demonstrates how energy-intensive production processes can be smartly connected. With flexOn, the brewery gains transparency over its energy flows, reduces peak loads, and integrates its own photovoltaic system into a holistic energy management. The result: lower energy costs and more efficient production.
