EMS portrait for Avelon AG
- Company
- Avelon AG
- Company headquarters
- Zürich, Switzerland
- Energy management system (EMS)
- Avelon Cloud / Alcedo Inhouse
- Website
- https://avelon.cloud/
Building cybernetics visualizes energy flows that cannot be seen and reports on them: Avelon Energy Management.
Avelon Energy Management visualizes energy flows, shows losses, calculates consumption, and validates measured values. Free dashboards and widgets are tailored to individual properties. Your teams and customers will be delighted: for the first time, what was invisible is now visible.
General information
| Main application | EMS oriented towards industrial purposes |
| main target group |
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| secondary target group |
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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 managementMeasurement data processing (Reporting, Data disaggregation, Analysis of energy flows)PV performance evaluationVisualizations (building level or apartment level)Demonstrating the potential financial savings for end customers -
Control systems
Flexible prioritization of consumersReceiving ripple control signalsWeather forecastingSelf-consumption optimization on junction boxSelf-consumption optimization by energy communitiesControl of consumers using dynamic tariffsDynamic feed-in regulationRetrieval flexibilitiesE-mobility dynamic load managementE-mobilty Demand-based charging management (Prioritization)Active battery managementE-mobility V2H -
Services
VEWA conform billingZEV billingCollectionDirect marketing -
Certificates
Minergie monitoringSmartGridreadyMETAS certification
Offer for utilities
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Operation
Application in single- & multi-family housesPortfolio overviewMultitenancyIncident managementAuthorization management -
Market needs
E-Mobility billingElectricity tariffs -
Grid needs
Reactive current detectionPeak shavingLoad shiftingRipple control system replacementE-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 under development |
| Other components |
Asset Tracker |
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| Average cost to implement new producers (driver development) |
1'320 CHF |
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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) |
| 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 | Individual offer developable |
| Control and regulation mechanisms | If-Then Functions, Algorithms (consideration of several factors) |
| 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 | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| 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 | Every 15 minutes |
| Data transmission | In real time (up to 5 minutes) |
Installation & Operation
| When purchased via utility | Installation by External installer, EMS provider, End user, Specialist partner, utility |
| When purchsed via EMS provider | Installation by External installer, EMS provider, End user, Specialist partner, utility |
| When purchased via wholesale | Installation by EMS provider |
| Duration of installation at the end customer | 30 - 60 minutes |
| Software updates | At least 4 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 | 10 years |
Data protection and IT security
| Privacy Policy Overview | ISO 27001. Certification is pending. The data center on which the solution runs is certified. |
| Data storage | Locally at the client's site, Cloud - in 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
Functions (fulfilled)
Measure electricity meter
Integration PV system
Control heat pump
Control water boiler
ZEV billing (pure data delivery, no collection)
Functions (not fulfilled)
Battery storage control
Active battery management
Dynamic load management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
Self-consumption optimization on junction box
Functions (not fulfilled)
Battery storage control
Active battery management
Dynamic load management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
Self-consumption optimization by utilities
| 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 |
| 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: 2-5 |
| Other partners/clients | With a wide range of system integrators in Switzerland and Germany |
| Number of installations in Switzerland | Over 3,000 buildings (addresses) in Switzerland |
| Number of installations in Europe (excl. Switzerland) | Over 2,000 buildings (addresses) in the EU |
| Founding year | 2001 |
| Number of FTE | 35 |