Energy management in the materials industry
Smart control of energy-intensive plants for greater competitiveness
The challenges of the materials industry
Extremely high
energy consumption
Dependence on expensive gas
Difficult integration of cheap renewables
Lack of transparency in industrial plants
Materials industry use cases
Orchestration of heat generators
Our AI-based energy management platform calculates cost-optimised schedules for your heat generation plants and plant networks such as CHP, cogeneration or power-to-heat units. The flexOn energy management platform takes into account both dynamic fuel prices and your own energy generation. It coordinates the various energy flows so that your plants always run according to the most cost-effective schedule.
Automated optimisation
In addition to managing heat generation, the smart energy management platform flexOn also optimises and controls other adjustable loads such as shredders, rollers or pumps. flexOn’s operating schedules for your systems can be tailored to different objectives. These include increasing on-site renewable energy generation, achieving atypical grid usage, optimising spot market participation and improving overall efficiency.
Multi-Use-Ansatz von Batteriespeichern
Thanks to our smart energy management platform, you can fully harness the potential of your battery storage system behind the meter. With the multi-use approach, your storage unit is utilised in various ways — for example, to optimise self-consumption or achieve atypical grid usage. The overarching goal of smart energy management in the materials industry is always to minimise your energy costs.
Real-time simulation of complex energy systems and storage
Are you assessing whether electrifying your heat generation or investing in storage or buffering solutions is worthwhile? The real-time simulation feature of our smart energy management system for the materials industry supports your decision-making process. Using your live data, our flexOn platform generates multi-scenario analyses that enable you to make well-informed investment decisions.
Stimmen aus der Praxis
„Mit dem Einsatz der neuen Energiemanagementlösung von encentive erhoffen wir uns eine verbesserte Integration unserer Eigenenergieerzeugung mit dem Ergebnis einer maximalen Eigenenergienutzung."
Achieve your goals
with flexOn
Electrify your heat
We support you in electrifying your heat supply through the fully automated coordination of your various heat generation systems.
Flexibilise your consumption
Automatically align your energy consumption with power generation and spot market prices – fully automated with flexOn.
Increase your ROI
By optimising and automatically controlling your systems, you can fully harness the potential of your PV installations and storage units, increasing your cost efficiency.
Develop your storage strategy
Our smart energy management simulates the use of an energy storage system at your site – enabling well-informed investment decisions.
Energy management in action
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.
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.
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.
