EMS portrait for clever-PV GmbH
- Company
- clever-PV GmbH
- Company headquarters
- Landsberg am Lech, Germany
- Energy management system (EMS)
- clever-PV
- Website
- https://clever-pv.com
clever-PV offers an energy management system with very broad compatibility that can be installed without additional hardware. It is highly innovative and regularly introduces new features. The costs of use are significantly lower than the savings. A free version is also available.
General information
| Main application | HEMS (Home Energy Management System) |
| main target group |
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| secondary target group |
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| no application |
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| Utility service | electricity, heating |
| 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
Demonstrating the potential financial savings for end customersMeasurement data processing (Reporting, Data disaggregation, Analysis of energy flows)PV performance evaluationVisualizations (building level or apartment level)Monitoring and operational supervision, Incident management -
Control systems
Self-consumption optimization on junction boxFlexible prioritization of consumersControl of consumers using dynamic tariffsActive battery managementWeather forecastingSelf-consumption optimization by energy communitiesDynamic feed-in regulationRetrieval flexibilitiesE-mobility V2HReceiving ripple control signalsE-mobility dynamic load managementE-mobilty Demand-based charging management (Prioritization) -
Services
Direct marketingVEWA conform billingZEV billingCollection -
Certificates
Minergie monitoringSmartGridreadyMETAS certification
Offer for utilities
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Operation
Application in single- & multi-family housesPortfolio overviewMultitenancyAuthorization managementIncident management -
Market needs
Electricity tariffsE-Mobility billing -
Grid needs
Load shiftingE-mobility V2GFlexibility aggregationRipple control system replacementReactive current detectionPeak shaving
Specifications
| Interfaces to utility systems |
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| Commercialisation by utilities |
Yes, with white label as standard |
Compatible Components
| Measurable components | Controllable components | |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity meter |
Standard offer available |
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| Heat meter |
No offer |
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| Water meter |
No offer |
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| Gas meter |
No offer |
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| Inverter/PV plant |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer under development |
| Battery storage |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Heat pump |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Combined heat and power plant (CHPP) |
Individual offer developable |
Individual offer developable |
| Water boiler |
Individual offer developable |
No offer |
| Other heating systems (Heating rods, fossil fuel heaters, etc.) |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Heat storage |
No offer |
No offer |
| EV-charging station |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Other components |
electric vehicles |
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| Kompatibilitätsliste | ||
| Average cost to implement new producers (driver development) |
from EUR 1,000, depending on the amount of work involved |
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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 | Not stated |
| Standardized customer interface in accordance with VSE branch directive | Standard offer under development |
| Interface for reading measured values from intelligent measuring systems | Via Dongle/Adapter (Smart Meter Reader) |
| 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 (cloud) |
Intervals for data measurement and transmission
| Data measurement for control | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for electricity billing | Other |
| Data measurement for heat billing | Other |
| Data measurement for water billing | Other |
| Data measurement for e-mobility billing | Other |
| Data transmission | In real time (up to 5 minutes) |
Installation & Operation
| When purchased via utility | Installation by External installer, End user, Specialist partner, utility, other partners |
| When purchsed via EMS provider | Installation by External installer, End user, Specialist partner, utility, other partners |
| When purchased via wholesale | Installation by External installer, End user, Specialist partner, utility, other partners |
| Other parties | Installation by Online store, etc. (launch via app) |
| Duration of installation at the end customer | Up to 15 minutes |
| Software updates | At least 4 times a year |
| Software updates - Through EMS provider | No continuous updates are foreseen |
| Software updates - Through specialist partner | No continuous updates are foreseen |
| Software updates - Through utilities | No continuous updates are foreseen |
| Warranty | 99 years |
| Lifetime | 99 years |
Data protection and IT security
| Privacy Policy Overview | Currently implementing ISO 27001 certification, successfully passed several penetration tests, high internal priority |
| Data storage | Cloud - in Europe, outside of Switzerland |
| Certification of Cloud solution | No certification |
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
Active battery management
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
Self-consumption optimization by utilities
Functions (not fulfilled)
Dynamic load management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
Functions (not fulfilled)
Dynamic load management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
ZEV billing (pure data delivery, no collection)
| Single-party building | |
|---|---|
| Comment | |
| One-time hardware costs | EUR 0 |
| One-time software costs | EUR 0 |
| Total of one-time costs | EUR 0 |
| Installation cost | EUR 0 |
| Project management costs | EUR 0 |
| Annual costs | EUR 60 per year |
| Multi-unit building | |
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| Comment | |
| One-time hardware costs | EUR 0 |
| One-time software costs | EUR 0 |
| Total of one-time costs | EUR 1,000 |
| Installation cost | EUR 0 |
| Project management costs | EUR 0 |
| Annual costs | EUR 60 Approximately EUR 60 per account that requires automatic control or historical monitoring |
| Deviation/discounts for portfolio with 100 buildings (per building) | None |
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: Bspw. EnviaM or GASAG in Germany |
| Other partners/clients | Numerous partners, not all of which can be disclosed Approximately 60,000 registered users in the DACH region |
| Number of installations in Switzerland | Not stated |
| Number of installations in Europe (excl. Switzerland) | approx. 60.000 |
| Founding year | 2021 |
| Number of FTE | 17 |