EMS portrait for SILENO AG
- Company
- SILENO AG
- Company headquarters
- Beringen, Switzerland
- Energy management system (EMS)
- e3m
- Website
- https://www.sileno.com
SILENO is an innovative solution provider focused on monitoring and controlling energy in buildings and industrial facilities. With extensive experience in EnMS (Energy Efficiency Solutions), our e3m offering is a unique solution for energy, environmental, and energy efficiency management. SILENO helps companies and organizations monitor and control their facilities and reduce their energy consumption, environmental impact, and costs while improving their operational efficiency.
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, gas |
| 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
Monitoring and operational supervision, Incident managementDemonstrating the potential financial savings for end customersMeasurement data processing (Reporting, Data disaggregation, Analysis of energy flows)PV performance evaluationVisualizations (building level or apartment level) -
Control systems
Self-consumption optimization on junction boxSelf-consumption optimization by energy communitiesFlexible prioritization of consumersControl of consumers using dynamic tariffsReceiving ripple control signalsDynamic feed-in regulationRetrieval flexibilitiesE-mobility dynamic load managementE-mobilty Demand-based charging management (Prioritization)E-mobility V2HActive battery managementWeather forecasting -
Services
VEWA conform billingZEV billingCollectionDirect marketing -
Certificates
Minergie monitoringSmartGridreadyMETAS certification -
Additional functions
SCADA, maintenance management, alarm management, ticket system
Offer for utilities
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Operation
Portfolio overviewMultitenancyIncident managementAuthorization managementApplication in single- & multi-family houses -
Market needs
Electricity tariffsE-Mobility billing -
Grid needs
Ripple control system replacementReactive current detectionPeak shavingLoad shiftingE-mobility V2GFlexibility aggregation
Specifications
| Interfaces to utility systems |
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| Commercialisation by utilities |
Yes, with white label under certain conditions |
Compatible Components
| Measurable components | Controllable components | |
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| Electricity meter |
Standard offer available |
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| Heat meter |
Standard offer available |
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| Water meter |
Standard offer available |
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| Gas meter |
Standard offer available |
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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 available |
Standard offer available |
| Combined heat and power plant (CHPP) |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Water boiler |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Other heating systems (Heating rods, fossil fuel heaters, etc.) |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| 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) |
Not stated |
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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 | WLAN, LAN, mobile communications (LTE, 4G, 5G), GSM, Powerline |
| Standardized customer interface in accordance with VSE branch directive | Yes (partially) Please specify. |
| Interface for reading measured values from intelligent measuring systems | RJ45 |
| Integration of third-party systems to influence hardware | No offer |
| 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 | Individually configurable |
| Data measurement for electricity billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data measurement for heat billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data measurement for water billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data measurement for e-mobility billing | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data transmission | Individually configurable |
Installation & Operation
| When purchased via utility | Installation by External installer, Specialist partner, utility |
| When purchsed via EMS provider | Installation by External installer, Specialist partner, utility |
| When purchased via wholesale | Installation by External installer, Specialist partner |
| Duration of installation at the end customer | project-specific |
| Software updates | At least 2 times a year |
| Software updates - Through EMS provider | Automatic process |
| Software updates - Through specialist partner | Automatic process |
| Software updates - Through utilities | Automatic process |
| Warranty | 2 years |
| Lifetime | 20 years |
Data protection and IT security
| Data storage | Locally at the client's site, Cloud - in Switzerland |
| Certification of Cloud solution | ISO 27001, Not applicable (locally at the customer's site) |
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
Battery storage control
Control heat pump
Control water boiler
Dynamic load management
Active battery management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
Self-consumption optimization on junction box
Functions (fulfilled)
Measure electricity meter
Integration PV system
Battery storage control
Control heat pump
Control water boiler
Active battery management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
ZEV billing (pure data delivery, no collection)
Self-consumption optimization by utilities
Dynamic load management
| Single-party building | |
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| Comment | This must be offered through one of our partners. |
| One-time hardware costs | Not stated |
| One-time software costs | Not stated |
| Total of one-time costs | Not stated |
| Installation cost | Not stated |
| Project management costs | Not stated |
| Annual costs | Not stated |
| Multi-unit 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 |
| Project management costs | Not stated |
| Annual costs | Not stated |
| Deviation/discounts for portfolio with 100 buildings (per building) | Not stated |
Information about the company
| Establishment in Switzerland | Yes, we are compatible with the Swiss system: currency, tariff system, etc. |
| Do you already work together with utilities? |
Yes
With whom, or how many: Services Industriels de Genève |
| Other partners/clients | Enastra, nemo, Ost-Energie, ISS, Equans etc. |
| Number of installations in Switzerland | >10,000 buildings (supermarkets, train stations, airports, industrial facilities, office buildings) |
| Number of installations in Europe (excl. Switzerland) | >50,000 buildings (supermarkets, train stations, airports, industrial facilities, office buildings) |
| Founding year | 1997 |
| Number of FTE | 25 |