EMS portrait for ifesca GmbH
- Company
- ifesca GmbH
- Company headquarters
- Illmenau, Germany
- Energy management system (EMS)
- ifesca.ADAM
- Website
- https://www.ifesca.de/
The following information is from the last update, which took place in 2022 - 2023. If you are reading this notice, the provider has not updated its information since the last update and the information may be out of date.
ifesca GmbH is an IoT company founded in 2016 in Ilmenau, Thuringia, and offers software products for industry and the energy sector. With the cloud-based platform ifesca.AIVA® and the stand-alone component ifesca.ADAM®, the company has developed two applications with which all market roles in the energy industry as well as energy-intensive industrial companies can use the digital service in the area of forecasting and optimising energy data. ifesca customers are thus enabled to meet the requirements of digitalisation and a holistic view of energy issues in the company. They can use the potential gained in this way to increase their competitiveness.
General information
| Main application | EMS oriented towards industrial purposes |
| main target group |
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| secondary target group |
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| no application |
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| Utility service | electricity, heating, water |
| Do Swiss customers belong to your target group? | Yes, they belong to our main target group |
Functions for real estate
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Measurements
MultitenancyMeasurements for billing -
Visualisation & Monitoring
Measurement data processing (Reporting, Data disaggregation, Analysis of energy flows)Visualizations (building level or apartment level)Monitoring and operational supervision, Incident managementDemonstrating the potential financial savings for end customersPV performance evaluation -
Control systems
Self-consumption optimization on junction boxE-mobility dynamic load managementE-mobilty Demand-based charging management (Prioritization)Weather forecastingE-mobility V2HSelf-consumption optimization by energy communitiesFlexible prioritization of consumersControl of consumers using dynamic tariffsReceiving ripple control signalsDynamic feed-in regulationRetrieval flexibilitiesActive battery management -
Services
VEWA conform billingZEV billingCollectionDirect marketing -
Certificates
SmartGridreadyMETAS certificationMinergie monitoring -
Additional functions
Load forecasts, feed-in forecasts
Offer for utilities
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Operation
Portfolio overviewMultitenancyApplication in single- & multi-family housesIncident managementAuthorization management -
Market needs
E-Mobility billingElectricity tariffs -
Grid needs
Peak shavingLoad shiftingFlexibility aggregationReactive current detectionE-mobility V2GRipple control system replacement -
Further utility services
Load forecasting, feed-in forecasting, power plant dispatch planning, Redispatch 2.0
Specifications
| Interfaces to utility systems |
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| Commercialisation by utilities |
Yes, with white label as standard |
Compatible Components
Note: The distinction between measurements and controls was introduced with the update in 2026. The company has not updated its data since it was recorded in 2023. Accordingly, previous information has been carried over for both measurements and controls.
| Measurable components | Controllable components | |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity meter |
Standard offer under development |
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| Heat meter |
Standard offer under development |
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| Water meter |
Standard offer under development |
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| Gas meter |
Not stated |
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| Inverter/PV plant |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Battery storage |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Heat pump |
Standard offer under development |
Standard offer under development |
| Combined heat and power plant (CHPP) |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Water boiler |
Standard offer under development |
Standard offer under development |
| Other heating systems (Heating rods, fossil fuel heaters, etc.) |
Standard offer under development |
Standard offer under development |
| Heat storage |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| EV-charging station |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Average cost to implement new producers (driver development) |
4'000 EUR |
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Operating modes Components
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Charging station
Solar based chargingAffordable chargingPriority chargingConsideration of load limits
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Heat pump
Dynamic setpoint shiftsForecast-based control
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Heating rods
Stepless control
Technical information
| Operating elements |
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| Components of the product |
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| Interfaces to components |
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| Communication interfaces | GSM, WLAN |
| Standardized customer interface in accordance with VSE branch directive | Not stated |
| Interface for reading measured values from intelligent measuring systems | Not stated |
| Integration of third-party systems to influence hardware | Individual offer developable |
| Control and regulation mechanisms | If-Then Functions, Algorithms (consideration of several factors), AI (self-learning algorithms, etc.) |
| Control of components | Centrally in a control box (local), Centrally in a control box (cloud) |
Intervals for data measurement and transmission
| Data measurement for control | Every 15 minutes |
| Data measurement for electricity billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data measurement for heat billing | Hourly |
| Data measurement for water billing | Hourly |
| Data measurement for e-mobility billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data transmission | Every 15 minutes |
Installation & Operation
| When purchased via utility | Installation by Specialist partner, utility, externer Installateur |
| When purchsed via EMS provider | Installation by EMS provider, Specialist partner, externer Installateur |
| When purchased via wholesale | Not stated |
| Duration of installation at the end customer | 1 - 2 days |
| Software updates | At least 4 times a year |
| Software updates - Through EMS provider | Manually via remote access, Automatic process |
| Software updates - Through specialist partner | Not stated |
| Software updates - Through utilities | Not stated |
| Warranty | 2 years |
| Lifetime | 99 years |
Data protection and IT security
| Privacy Policy Overview | ISO 27001, GDPR, AVV, database, encryption |
| Data storage | Cloud - in Europe, outside of Switzerland |
| Certification of Cloud solution | ISO 27001 |
Costs
Costs at single-party building level
These are rough estimates. An offer must be requested for exact cost information.
The following use case was assumed for the cost estimate:
1 single-party building with the following existing components (excluding commercial use):
- Metering units: 1 electricity meter
- 1 photovoltaic system (with 1 inverter) with battery storage
- 1 heat pump (SG-Ready)
- 1 hot water boiler (relay control)
- 1 fully equipped charging station (AC charging)
Costs at multi-unit building level
These are rough estimates. An offer must be requested for exact cost information.
The following use case was assumed for the cost estimate:
1 multi-unit building with the following existing components (excluding commercial premises):
- Metering units: 20 electricity meters
- 1 photovoltaic system (with 1 inverter) with battery storage
- 1 heat pump (SG-Ready)
- 1 hot water boiler (relay control)
- 20 parking spaces, 5 of which are fully equipped with charging stations (AC charging)
Functions (fulfilled)
Measure electricity meter
Integration PV system
Control heat pump
Control water boiler
Dynamic load management
Functions (fulfilled)
Measure electricity meter
Integration PV system
Control heat pump
Control water boiler
Dynamic load management
Functions (not fulfilled)
Battery storage control
Active battery management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
Self-consumption optimization on junction box
Functions (not fulfilled)
Battery storage control
Active battery management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
Self-consumption optimization by utilities
ZEV billing (pure data delivery, no collection)
| Single-party building | |
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| Comment | |
| One-time hardware costs | Not stated |
| One-time software costs | Not stated |
| Total of one-time costs | Not stated |
| Installation cost | Not stated Not stated |
| Project management costs | Not stated |
| Annual costs | Not stated |
| Multi-unit building | |
|---|---|
| Comment | |
| One-time hardware costs | EUR 2,000 |
| One-time software costs | EUR 2,000 |
| Total of one-time costs | EUR 5,000 |
| Installation cost | Not stated |
| Project management costs | EUR 120 per hour |
| Annual costs | EUR 500 |
| Deviation/discounts for portfolio with 100 buildings (per building) | up to 50 % discount |
Information about the company
| Establishment in Switzerland | Yes, but adjustments to the Swiss system have not yet been made |
| Do you already work together with utilities? |
Yes
With whom, or how many: 30 customers in German-speaking countries |
| Other partners/clients | In Switzerland with Swissgrid AG |
| Number of installations in Switzerland | 0 Installation with regard to EMS in buildings |
| Number of installations in Europe (excl. Switzerland) | 50 customers in Europe, Multiple installations per customer possible |
| Founding year | 2016 |
| Number of FTE | 40 |