EMS portrait for EcoPhi Renewables Engineering GmbH
- Company
- EcoPhi Renewables Engineering GmbH
- Company headquarters
- Karlsruhe, Germany
- Energy management system (EMS)
- EcoPhi Monitoring & Control Platform
- Website
- https://www.ecophi.io/
The EcoPhi Energy Management System (EMS) enables intelligent monitoring, control, and optimization of energy flows in real time—for commercial and industrial applications. It connects various energy sources such as solar, battery, grid, and generator and ensures efficient, sustainable, and cost-saving operation. The flexible platform architecture allows for the integration of a wide variety of device manufacturers and communication protocols. The EMS analyzes data, recognizes correlations, and makes automated decisions—for example, on optimizing self-consumption, load control, or grid stabilization. This creates transparency, control, and future-proofing in every energy system.
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, but they are not in 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 tariffsDynamic feed-in regulationRetrieval flexibilitiesE-mobility dynamic load managementE-mobilty Demand-based charging management (Prioritization)Active battery managementWeather forecastingReceiving ripple control signalsE-mobility V2H -
Services
VEWA conform billingZEV billingDirect marketingCollection -
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 shiftingFlexibility aggregationRipple control system replacementE-mobility V2G
Specifications
| Interfaces to utility systems |
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| Commercialisation by utilities |
Yes, with white label as standard |
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 |
Individual offer developable |
| 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 |
| Kompatibilitätsliste | ||
| Average cost to implement new producers (driver development) |
Free of charge, provided that the protocols and, if necessary, a test device can be made available. |
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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 |
| Standardized customer interface in accordance with VSE branch directive | Standard offer under development |
| Interface for reading measured values from intelligent measuring systems | RJ45, Via Dongle/Adapter (Smart Meter Reader) |
| Integration of third-party systems to influence hardware | Standard offer available |
| 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 | 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 | Individually configurable |
Installation & Operation
| When purchased via utility | Installation by External installer, End user, Specialist partner, utility |
| When purchsed via EMS provider | Installation by External installer, End user, Specialist partner, utility |
| When purchased via wholesale | Installation by External installer, End user, Specialist partner, utility |
| Duration of installation at the end customer | project-specific |
| Software updates | Individually tailored to the customer |
| Software updates - Through EMS provider | Manually via remote access, Automatic process |
| Software updates - Through specialist partner | Manually via remote access |
| Software updates - Through utilities | Manually via remote access |
| Warranty | 5 years |
| Lifetime | 20 years |
Data protection and IT security
| Data storage | Locally at the client's site, Cloud - in Switzerland, 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
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 | |
| One-time hardware costs | Not stated |
| One-time software costs | Not stated |
| Total of one-time costs | EUR 750 |
| 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 | EUR 1,300 |
| Installation cost | Not stated |
| Project management costs | Not stated |
| Annual costs | Not stated |
| Deviation/discounts for portfolio with 100 buildings (per building) | Individual pricing and offers for major customers |
Information about the company
| Establishment in Switzerland | No, but we are interested in entering the Swiss market in the future |
| Do you already work together with utilities? |
No
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| Other partners/clients | Installation companies, commercial end customers, operators of PV systems |
| Number of installations in Switzerland | 0 |
| Number of installations in Europe (excl. Switzerland) | 1000+ Monitoring & Control boxes |
| Founding year | 2020 |
| Number of FTE | 10 |