Switch2 Power has reached the finals of two nationwide award schemes, which acknowledge the usage of technological innovation in altering the efficiency of the warmth community.
Switch2’s new ICON related warmth interface unit (HIU), which improves the effectivity of the warmth community by as much as 35%, has been shortlisted within the CIBSE Constructing Efficiency Awards 2023 (Thermal Consolation class) and Housing Digital Innovation Awards 2023 (Most Progressive {Hardware} Product class).
Richard Harrison, CEO of Switch2 Power stated: “Within the present power and local weather disaster, our Web of Issues (IoT) ICON know-how is driving vital value and carbon financial savings by bettering the efficiency and effectivity of warmth networks. We’re proud to succeed in the finals of those prestigious nationwide awards and to be shortlisted alongside a number of the UK’s main sustainable power innovators.”
ICON is the primary digital HIU that makes use of 5G NB-IoT modem and Amazon IoT know-how to supply absolutely distant connection to the power middle, wider warmth community administration and optimization methods.
Init community managers and operators have full entry and understanding of their community’s operation, effectivity, and reliability. This manner they will enhance efficiency whereas delivering a greater, extra clear buyer expertise. It additionally makes HIU commissioning and validation administration easy and price efficient.
Due to the connectivity constructed into ICON, faults might be reported earlier than residents are affected, and predictive upkeep turns into doable.
Many points might be resolved remotely due to ICON’s safe web-based administration portal. If this isn’t doable, proactive upkeep visits might be organized for a handy time moderately than an costly and inconvenient emergency name.
Presently, ICON has been put in in 30 home warmth networks, together with greater than 1,887 houses. These district and group heating schemes profit from ongoing efficiency administration and the ensuing value and carbon financial savings.
Award winners shall be introduced in 2023.
