IBC Solar wanted to offer end users holistic, customer-centric energy solutions. They chose our XENON platform to build their new home energy management system, efa:home.
With over 40 years experience, IBC Solar is Germany’s most experienced photovoltaic provider. In order to strengthen their brand and differentiate themselves from competitors in the residential segment they wanted to develop their own HEMS solution.
efa stands for Energy for All and is a product for individual energy management that enables end users to reduce electricity costs by minimizing the amount of energy drawn from the grid, while at the same time maximizing their quality of life. In order to offer such a solution, IBC needed to first transform all system components – hardware and software – into digital services, which are compatible and optimally coordinated with each other.
Our manufacture-independent solution enables this seamless integration of energy devices. On top of this, with XENON IBC Solar was able to keep their own IP and develop their own solution, customizing everything from the modules used to the design of the edge gateway. In fact, they finalized their custom design in a record-breaking 10 days.
It was also important for IBC Solar to reduce complexity for end users. They are able to do this by making installation of the efa:home gateway as easy as possible and through sophisticated monitoring and visualization of energy flows. Notifications via our web and mobile apps further increase transparency, thereby heightening customer satisfaction.
“With the current need to couple sectors, we identified that having an interoperable network of system components from PV, heating and mobility is crucial for end users. With XENON as its backbone, efa:home empowers users to take control of their energy management and maximize self-consumption,” says Marcel Lang, Product Manager at IBC Solar.
“We are looking forward to serving more and more customers with this latest innovation and in the long-term look forward to internationalization and an extendible solution that could help us develop a community model.”
As electric vehicle adoption accelerates, grids face increasing pressure while electric vehicle (EV) owners look for simple ways to reduce charging costs and use the flexibility of their vehicles to support a stable energy system – without the need to invest in additional assets such as rooftop solar.
With Slim Laden (Smart Charging), essent helps its customers charge their electric vehicles intelligently at home. Customers who participate and keep their EV plugged in for at least six hours can benefit from our flexibility solution and earn up to €300 per year through bonuses or reduced electricity costs. All without changing their daily routine.
At the heart of the proposition is automated energy optimization. Charging processes are shifted to the most cost-efficient hours based on day-ahead electricity prices, ensuring that EVs are charged when electricity is cheapest and the energy system is under less strain.
To deliver this proposition at scale, essent relies on gridX’s advanced energy management system. The platform connects, monitors and controls electric vehicles via a cloud-to-cloud architecture, enabling seamless integration without additional hardware at the customer site.
The Luxembourg-based energy provider and grid operator wanted to offer its customers the benefits of a digital energy supply. XENON acts as the backbone to their new digital solutions.
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