The age of intelligent power systems has arrived

Companies will have better control over power management in future

Many buildings consume a vast amount of energy before the first employees even arrive. There are many areas where making adjustments can deliver savings: green IT, light management and intelligent building management systems. Groundbreaking developments in the energy sector are also opening up potential for huge power savings. 

"Energy-saving mode" is here to stay. We encounter it in lift technology featuring energy harvesting, energy-efficient office equipment and lighting systems that produce only as much artificial light as required – as if by magic. Even simple measures can generate savings in office buildings.

Bus systems: simply more efficient
To achieve really efficient energy management, intelligent building services systems are needed. In some cases, operating lighting, heating and air conditioning via sensors and actuators as part of an integrated system is the only way to realise potential energy savings.

From consumer to prosumer
This is just the beginning. As the electricity market changes, prosumers are emerging who play the role of renewable electricity producers as well as consumers. More and more companies are also installing photovoltaic systems, combined heat and power plants and heat pumps to produce their own power. Over the next few years, "smart grids" are set to create a kind of energy Internet via which millions of small-scale power plants and end devices will be able to communicate, thereby simplifying the use of renewable energy.

The feature common to all new energy management technologies is that they make saving energy easier and far more efficient – providing a way of tackling climate change that pays off.