The EnOcean Alliance expands and strengthens its position to digitalize building spaces and the Internet of Things (IoT)

San Ramon, CA, USA – May 22^nd, 2019 – The EnOcean Alliance has significantly expanded, and strengthened its program to digitalize building spaces and the Internet of Things with the announcement that Microsoft  is joining the EnOcean Alliance as a Board and Promoter Member.

Successful cooperation to build the future of IoT

Thomas Frahler, Business Lead Internet of Things at Microsoft Germany said: “As a member of the EnOcean Alliance, we encourage innovation and standardization in intelligent building control. We are empowering businesses to adapt digital technologies quickly and build their own digital competencies to offer new services to their customers by sharing our expertise as a technology leader, sharing experiences of our own transformation journey and providing advanced platforms and tools. With our comprehensive IoT Platform we are simplifying the entry for companies into the Internet of Things, regardless where they currently are at and independent of cloud, software or devices.”

“IoT brings us huge opportunities to improve all of our lives including comfort, security, energy efficiency and cost savings. To do this in buildings we need to digitalize building spaces to provide the necessary data required  as well as powerful AI analytic and representation tools. I see this therefore as a perfect marriage with EnOcean wireless and maintenance free interoperable sensors from multi-vendors providing the necessary data and Microsoft offering the perfect  platform solutions to analyze and optimize our buildings. We are very excited to welcome Microsoft as a new board and promoter member of the EnOcean Alliance. With Microsoft’s long-standing expertise in cloud-based services and IoT, we have gained a very strong partner in the ecosystem. We are looking forward to a successful cooperation to build the future of IoT,” added Graham Martin, Chairman and CEO of the EnOcean Alliance.

Broad ecosystem to fuel Azure Digital Twins

The EnOcean Alliance offers the benefit of a broad, proven ecosystem of 5.000 interoperable multi-vendor sensors and actuators for intelligent buildings, widely proven in over 1.000.000 buildings worldwide. These easy to install and maintenance free solutions help optimize the utilization of buildings, create new service models and make buildings more flexible, more energy-efficient and altogether more cost-effective. Microsoft offers the Azure Digital Twins, as the IoT platform that enables comprehensive models of the physical environment and its relationship with interaction between people, places and devices. First proof of concepts are currently in progress – for example as demonstrated at the ISH 2019 Expo in Frankfurt in March with partners Microsoft, Steelcase and T-Systems.

The EnOcean Alliance, which has more than 400 members worldwide, is one of the most successful alliances in the area of smart building monitoring and control. The non-profit organization standardizes and develops intelligent building solutions with integrated energy harvesting wireless technology. Its Board of Directors brings together representatives of leading international solution providers in the areas of building automation, the smart home and the Internet of Things (IoT), including BSC Computer, Digital Concepts, Eltako, EnOcean, Honeywell, IBM, Vertuoz by Engie and Vicos.

IoT data in real time 

The demand for smart building management systems is growing steadily, since work areas within the company that are not well organized or seldom used are becoming more and more difficult to justify financially. The Internet of Things makes it possible to create a digital twin, which represents building spaces and work spaces in the virtual world. Companies are currently investing heavily in modern, attractive work environments for their staff and in flexible concepts for new ways of working. They want to motivate their employees for many years to come and at the same time ensure high productivity and improve efficiency in their management practices. Using EnOcean based maintenance free wireless sensors data can be provided in real time via an IoT gateway to an IoT cloud platform where the data is analyzed, whilst a dashboard visualizes the results for decision-makers.

About EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector formed the EnOcean Alliance to establish innovative maintenance-free wireless solutions for the Internet of Things, which are used for automation solutions for sustainable building projects – making buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and more cost effective. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalize the energy harvesting wireless technology, and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. Basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X, which is optimized for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organization is located in San Ramon, California.

www.enocean-alliance.org

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The organization will be showing their latest IoT solutions for seamlessly connected and interoperable smart buildings.

San Ramon, CA/Nashville, TN – April 29, 2019 –Realcomm is the leading conference focused on the topic of technology, innovation and automation for the Commercial and Corporate Real Estate and Facilities industries. On June 13 and 14, a number of EnOcean Alliance members – including IBM, Microsoft, Distech Controls, EnOcean Inc., KMC, Molex and Titanium Intelligent Solutions – will be showing their latest solutions for intelligent and cognitive buildings.

IoT data in real time 

The demand for smart building management systems is growing steadily, since work areas within the company that are not well organized or seldom used are becoming more and more difficult to justify financially. The Internet of Things makes it possible to create a digital twin, which represents building spaces and work spaces in the virtual world. Companies are currently investing heavily in modern, attractive work environments for their staff and in flexible concepts for new ways of working. They want to motivate their employees for many years to come and at the same time ensure high productivity and improve efficiency in their management practices. Using maintenance free wireless sensors based on the EnOcean wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-11), data can be provided in real time via an IoT gateway to IoT cloud platforms such as IBM Watson or Microsoft Azure where the data is analyzed, whilst a dashboard visualizes the results for decision-makers. The interoperable EnOcean ecosystem also provides seamless interfaces to common Smart Home solutions such as Apple^®HomeKit™ and the open source software framework IoTivity (sponsored by the Open Connectivity Foundation, OCF).

Perfect fit with energy-saving building automation systems

“The key advantages of wireless control are the ease of upgrading existing buildings and expanding a system at any time. Wireless control systems can even provide greater installation flexibility if units within the system do not require dedicated cabling or batteries for power. Energy harvesting wireless sensors, switches and controls therefore perfectly fit in with the sustainable characteristics of energy-saving building automation systems. This makes EnOcean the most important wireless standard for maintenance-free applications for building automation and the IoT,” says Graham Martin, CEO and Chairman of the EnOcean Alliance.

The EnOcean Alliance offers the benefit of a broad, proven ecosystem of 5,000 interoperable multi-vendor sensors and actuators for intelligent buildings, widely proven in over 1,000,000 buildings worldwide. These easy to install and maintenance free solutions help optimize the utilization of buildings, create new service models and make buildings more flexible, energy-efficient and cost-effective 

The EnOcean standard in practice

At the EnOcean Alliance booth (#1805), EnOcean Inc. and Molex will be presenting their solutions for intelligent buildings and IoT solutions. Additional members of the EnOcean Alliance exhibiting at Realcomm 2019 include: IBM, Microsoft, Distech Controls and KMC.

About EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector formed the EnOcean Alliance to establish innovative maintenance-free wireless solutions for the Internet of Things, which are used for automation solutions for sustainable building projects – making buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and more cost effective. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalize the energy harvesting wireless technology, and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. Basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-11, which is optimized for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organization is located in San Ramon, California.

www.enocean-alliance.org

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EnOceanAlliance

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press@enocean-alliance.org

The amended EU building directive underscores the importance of building automation

San Ramon (USA)/Munich (Germany), March 5th, 2019 – The EU is getting serious and applying the thumbscrews. Buildings are supposed to be CO₂-neutral by 2050, and this will already lead to a number of stricter requirements in the coming years. The main focus lies on strengthening building automation. Maintenance-free wireless sensor solutions for smart buildings based on the international EnOcean wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-10) will help meet these requirements.

EPBD

The EPBD (Energy Performance of Buildings Directive) establishes requirements for buildings, which are to be implemented by EU member states under their national laws. In Germany, for example, this is the most recent EnEV (Energy Conservation Regulation) and the GEG (Building Energy Act) currently in preparation. The latest EPBD amendment took effect on May 30, 2018. It requires the CO₂-neutral operation of buildings by 2050, with interim goals set for 2030 and 2040. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are supposed to be cut by 40% over 1990 level as early as 2030.

This strict requirement is based on the view expressed in the EPBD that existing buildings in the EU are responsible for 36% of all CO₂ emissions. Buildings thus play a key role in reaching the EU climate targets. The EPBD therefore requires the EU member states to establish guidelines, come up with measurable actions and provide subsidies. It also emphasizes that these measures apply to existing rental homes as well. The necessary legal and administrative regulations must be put into force by March 10, 2020.

Building automation is gaining ground

While the building shell and optimizing the building physics (insulation, heat bridges, etc.) tended to take center stage in recent years, the EPBD now explicitly focuses on technical installations and their regulation and control. It increases the importance of building automation and simultaneously imposes strict requirements. Maintenance-free wireless sensor solutions for smart buildings based on the international EnOcean wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-10) will make a crucial contribution toward meeting these requirements.

“Installing self-regulating devices”: Control circuits require sensors. They have to be installed in the best places for recording the desired data. Radio-based and maintenance-free sensors can be used here systematically, flexibly and cost-neutrally over the long term.

“Logging the actual energy performance” of heating and air-conditioning systems: This can be done only with intensive monitoring. A closely meshed network of wired sensors would mean a great deal of effort for laying cables and for the physical and electrical mounting of the sensors. Radio-based sensors can be planned and installed much more easily.

“Smartness indicator”: Buildings need to become smart(er). The trend is toward recording far more measured values than before. To do this, sensor data supplies relevant information for IoT systems in real time. Even with the classic installation of pushbuttons, temperature sensors and motion detectors, chair sensors are already providing information on occupancy. Toilet stalls can be maintained and cleaned according to use, based on sensor data. Clear requirements on the type and position of these sensors do not yet exist. Flexibility and the ability to change locations are thus key criteria on the way to sustainably smart buildings.

Smart solutions for smart homes and intelligent buildings

“We are following EU energy policies very closely and welcome ways to strengthen building automation,” remarks Graham Martin, Chairman and CEO of the EnOcean Alliance. “This confirms that the approach we have been taking since 2008 is the right one. Our members offer an entire ecosystem of self-powered wireless sensor solutions. They know what the EPBD requirements mean with regard to building automation and completely energy-efficient operation and how to implement future-oriented system solutions based on the EnOcean wireless standard. The EnOcean Alliance is ready for EPBD.”

The EnOcean Alliance is a global network of more than 400 companies in the building sector. It develops innovative, maintenance-free wireless solutions for sustainable building automation based on the EnOcean wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-10). More than one million buildings all over the world now have wireless networks of this type, making EnOcean the international reference technology when it comes to wireless standards for building automation.

The EnOcean ecosystem of self-powered wireless sensor solutions currently consists of 5,000 product variants that build on 1,500 basic products, with new ones being added all the time. Thanks to their standardized sensor profiles, the products can be combined with each other. These interoperable system solutions lower installation and maintenance costs and provide significant benefits when it comes to energy efficiency, security and comfort. The data obtained with the aid of self-powered wireless sensors can also be integrated into IoT solutions for the cloud, smartphones and tablets.

Über die EnOcean Alliance

Weltweit führende Unternehmen aus der Gebäudebranche haben sich zur EnOcean Alliance zusammengeschlossen, um innovative Automatisierungslösungen für nachhaltige Gebäudeprojekte zu etablieren und so Gebäude energieeffizienter, flexibler und kostengünstiger zu machen. Die Kerntechnologie der Alliance ist die batterielose Funktechnologie für flexibel positionierbare, wartungsfreie Sensorlösungen. Die EnOcean Alliance hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, diese Technologie zu internationalisieren und die Interoperabilität der Produkte verschiedener OEM-Partner zu sichern. Basis dafür ist der internationale Standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-10, der für Funklösungen mit besonders niedrigem Energieverbrauch und Energy Harvesting optimiert ist. Derzeit gehören über 400 Unternehmen der EnOcean Alliance an. Der Hauptsitz der Non-Profit-Organisation befindet sich in San Ramon, Kalifornien.

www.enocean-alliance.org

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Evelyn Gilde-Back

EnOcean Alliance

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press@enocean-alliance.org

The first engineering service provider in the international business association

San Ramon, CA, USA – March 5th, 2019 – LAE Engineering is the first engineering service provider to join the EnOcean Alliance. The EnOcean wireless standard is the perfect fit with the company’s philosophy of integrally planning and economically implementing customer projects. With this new member, the EnOcean Alliance adds to its internal knowledge pool.

Based in Wiesloch, Germany, LAE Engineering has long relied on self-powered wireless switches, sensors, actuators and controllers as well as gateways and automation systems based on the EnOcean wireless standard in implementing its projects. In addition to zero maintenance, interoperability is an enormous plus point for LAE. Automation solutions can thus be implemented independently of manufacturers, across disciplines and, above all, flexibly.

Clear endorsement of the EnOcean standard

Frank Lettmann, head of the Electrical Planning Business Unit at LAE

Frank Lettmann, head of Electrical Planning at LAE, explains, “As a member of the EnOcean Alliance, we have direct access to in-depth knowledge and a reliable network of manufacturers. This gives us added value that we are happy to pass on to our customers. At the same time, we can further develop the standard from the field. The EnOcean standard combines tried-and-tested wireless technologies with the sustainable principle of self-powered sensors and switches. This allows us to plan flexible buildings for customers, which can be modified later on during use. As part of the large and innovative EnOcean family, we can now offer this market-leading solution to our customers.”

Graham Martin, Chairman and CEO of the EnOcean Alliance, adds, “We are delighted that LAE Engineering is now a member of the EnOcean Alliance. As the first engineering service provider in our international business association, LAE contributes extensive experience and additional knowledge in the planning and implementation of complex engineering projects. We can systematically further develop the EnOcean wireless standard on this basis.”

The EnOcean Alliance, which has more than 400 members worldwide, is one of the most successful alliances in the area of smart building control. The non-profit organization standardizes and develops smart building solutions with integrated self-powered, energy harvesting technology.

Über EnOcean Alliance

Weltweit führende Unternehmen aus der Gebäudebranche haben sich zur EnOcean Alliance zusammengeschlossen, um innovative Automatisierungslösungen für nachhaltige Gebäudeprojekte zu etablieren und so Gebäude energieeffizienter, flexibler und kostengünstiger zu machen. Die Kerntechnologie der Alliance ist die batterielose Funktechnologie für flexibel positionierbare, wartungsfreie Sensorlösungen. Die EnOcean Alliance hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, diese Technologie zu internationalisieren und die Interoperabilität der Produkte verschiedener OEM-Partner zu sichern. Basis dafür ist der internationale Standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-10, der für Funklösungen mit besonders niedrigem Energieverbrauch und Energy Harvesting optimiert ist. Derzeit gehören über 400 Unternehmen der EnOcean Alliance an. Der Hauptsitz der Non-Profit-Organisation befindet sich in San Ramon, Kalifornien.

www.enocean-alliance.org

About LAE Engineering

Headquartered in Wiesloch, Germany, LAE Engineering GmbH is an owner-managed, mid-sized company and a reliable planning, engineering and management partner with 25 years of experience in automating, modernizing and optimizing plants, buildings and systems in the areas of energy, trade and industry. Its goal is to significantly increase the transparency and productivity of plants, while reducing energy consumption and expenditure with lasting effect.

https://www.lae.eu 

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Evelyn Gilde-Back

EnOcean Alliance

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press@enocean-alliance.org

Organic thin film solar cells for battery-free IoT

San Ramon, CA, USA – February 27, 2019 – Epishine, a Swedish developer and manufacturer of organic thin film solar cells, has joined the EnOcean Alliance. Striving to accelerate the adoption of maintenance-free, energy-efficient devices and systems for intelligent buildings and IoT, Epishine fully supports the EnOcean Alliance’s mission.

“It’s great for Epishine that there is a group like EnOcean Alliance, gathering companies interested in solutions for truly wireless devices. We think that our organic solar cells, with their high indoor efficiency and form-factor freedom can enable even more devices to be powered by energy harvesting. We look forward to be an active member in this community, and together with other members enable battery-free IoT”, said Mattias Josephson, CEO of Epishine.

“We are happy to welcome Epishine into the EnOcean Alliance,” said Graham Martin, CEO and Chairman of the EnOcean Alliance. “Our ecosystem will benefit greatly from the addition of Epishine, helping to develop energy-harvesting solutions and to create greater awareness of environmental issues and energy costs.”

Nearly 400 companies worldwide are members of the EnOcean Alliance. They offer over 5000 interoperable products variants based on the EnOcean wireless standard for energy-efficient, resource-saving buildings. The companies develop and market quality-based automation and control systems integrating the EnOcean energy harvesting wireless standard. The technology enables control products with the highest flexibility, reliable performance and the unique advantage of a green technology that can eliminate hazardous battery waste.

About EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector formed the EnOcean Alliance to establish innovative maintenance-free wireless solutions for the Internet of Things, which are used for automation solutions for sustainable building projects – making buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and more cost effective. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalize the energy harvesting wireless technology, and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. Basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-10, which is optimized for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organization is located in San Ramon, California.

www.enocean-alliance.org

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EnOcean Alliance

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press@enocean-alliance.org

At Booth #C5023 the international organization will be presenting maintenance-free wireless solutions based on the EnOcean wireless standard, creating a network for the integrated control of intelligent buildings based on the seamless integration of self-powered sensors and switches with local controls, gateways and building management systems.

San Ramon, CA/Atlanta, GA – December 18^th, 2018 – The AHR Expo is the world’s largest HVACR event, attracting the most comprehensive gathering of industry professionals from around the globe each year. From January 14-16, the EnOcean Alliance will demonstrate the benefits of the interoperable EnOcean ecosystem for integrated building control and self-powered Internet of Things (IoT) at the AHR Expo 2019 in Atlanta.

At Booth #C5023, the EnOcean Alliance presents a complete automation system based on the open EnOcean energy harvesting wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-1x). It will include all necessary maintenance-free, wireless components for intelligent lighting and HVAC control as well as energy management.

The EnOcean Alliance offers the advantages of an extensive and established ecosystem of interoperable self-powered wireless sensor solutions that are available to intelligent buildings worldwide. These solutions help optimize the utilization of buildings, create new service models and make buildings more flexible, energy-efficient and altogether more cost-effective. EnOcean wireless networks have been installed in more than 1,000,000 buildings worldwide, making it the most widespread and most field-tested wireless building automation standard in the world.

EnOcean Alliance – Integrated building automation

The Internet of Things adds new dimensions to classic building automation by transmitting sensor data to cloud-based IT platforms that link the data with other information available on the internet and smart data analysis tools.

“Automation is a key factor in the sustainable use of buildings. Our practical experience shows that the possibilities are far from exhausted here. In addition to energy efficiency – and associated cost savings – another aspect is crucial to us: comfort. The automatic, data-based control of air quality, light and noise levels makes offices more comfortable spaces for the people working there. Not only do they feel more comfortable, they are also more productive. US corporations reported a 15% rise in productivity whereas absenteeism dropped by 15%. Self-powered wireless sensor solutions based on the EnOcean standard are perfectly suited to generate reliable sensor data for building optimization while at the same time simplifying installation and increasing flexibility and efficiency”, says Graham Martin, CEO and Chairman of the EnOcean Alliance.

At Booth #C5023 the EnOcean Alliance will be showing examples of self-powered wireless solutions from EnOcean Alliance members such as AdHoc Electronics/Illumra, Echoflex, EnOcean, Mecho Systems, Molex, OBX and Digital Concepts.

Visitors to AHR Expo 2019 can experience energy harvesting wireless solutions from over 30 EnOcean Alliance members and partners in total, including the following exhibitors:
AirTest Technologies Inc. (#C5400), BACnet (#C5362), Belimo (#C5141), CABA (#C5362), Contemporary Controls (#C5218), Delta Controls Inc. (#C5307), Distech Controls (#C5339), Emerson (#B2219), Functional Devices Inc. (#C5125), Gas Sensing Solutions (#C5366), KMC Controls, Inc. (#C5324), LonMark International (#C5020), Loytec (#C5307), Reliable Controls (#C5028), Schneider Electric (#C6643), Spartan Peripheral Devices (#C5130), Titus (#B1829), Viconics Technologies (#C5041) and WAGO Corporation (#C5434).

About the EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector formed the EnOcean Alliance to establish innovative maintenance-free wireless solutions for the Internet of Things, which are used for automation solutions for sustainable building projects – making buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and more cost effective. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalize the energy harvesting wireless technology, and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. Basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-10/11, which is optimized for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organization are located in San Ramon, California. www.enocean-alliance.org

Press contacts

Evelyn Gilde-Back
Mobile: +49.176 636 13 964
Email: press@enocean-alliance.org

The organization will be showing smart applications based on the EnOcean wireless standard as well as selected IoT solutions helping to create seamlessly connected and interoperable smart homes and smart buildings.

San Ramon, CA/Las Vegas, NV – December 18th, 2018 – CES is the world’s gathering place for all those who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. From January 8-11, the EnOcean Alliance – formed by leading companies worldwide from the building sector – will present innovative wireless Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for automation in sustainable building projects.

Leading wireless building automation standard

Due to strong partnerships with innovative organizations of the IT industry – such as IBM, BSC Computer and Digital Concepts – EnOcean Alliance opens the world of energy harvesting wireless communication to develop interoperable self-powered wireless solutions as an IoT standard.

EnOcean wireless networks have been installed in more than 1,000,000 buildings worldwide, making it the most widespread and most field-tested wireless building automation standard in the world. The interoperable ecosystem of more than 400 member companies and over 5000 products provides seamless interfaces to common solutions such as Apple® HomeKit™ from Digital Concepts, IBM Watson IoT and the open source software framework IoTivity (sponsored by the Open Connectivity Foundation, OCF with solutions from BSC Computer).

The international EnOcean wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-1x) is also an essential element of the “Ready2Services” initiative launched by the French Smart Building Alliance (SBA) in June 2018 to support the development of intelligent buildings for smart cities. The “Ready2Services” concept aims to evaluate the ability of buildings for multiple services, awarding buildings with a certain certification level. Self-powered wireless sensor solutions are a key component of this initiative.

Perfect fit with energy-saving building automation systems

“The key advantages of wireless control are the ease of upgrading existing buildings and expanding a system at any time. Wireless control systems can even provide greater installation flexibility if units within the system do not require dedicated cabling or batteries for power. Energy harvesting wireless sensors, switches and controls therefore perfectly fit in with the sustainable characteristics of energy-saving building automation systems. This makes EnOcean the most important wireless standard for maintenance-free applications for building automation and the IoT,” says Graham Martin, CEO and Chairman of the EnOcean Alliance.

The EnOcean standard in practice

Visitors to CES can learn more about the EnOcean Alliance’s maintenance free wireless standard for smart buildings as well as examples of self-powered IoT solutions at its partner booth (Sands #40955). At this booth, the partners Smart Building Alliance, Ubiant, Decelect and Avidsen will be demonstrating their IoT solutions currently being installed in thousands of new housing in France (e.g. by the French construction company Bouygues) and being offered in DIY stores across Europe by Leroy Merlin, member of the Mulliez Group. Part of this solution includes the advanced installation tool „quickmove“ enabling easy commissioning and management of EnOcean based networks.

At this booth the EnOcean Alliance will be showing a self-powered smart home solution certified to work with Apple HomeKit^TM. This includes the IoT Gateway from EnOcean Alliance promoter Digital Concepts communicating with multiple batteryless wireless sensors and switches which are part of smart phone or tablet based Apple HomeKit^TM smart home solutions. EnOcean Alliance Promoter BSC Computer will be demonstrating their smart building IoT Gateway with IoTivity connectivity from the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF).

Additional members of the EnOcean Alliance exhibiting at CES 2019 include: NodOn (Sands #40444), Zipato (Sands #41452), Engie (Sands #51902), Somfy (Sands #41531), EnOcean (Sands #40464), Rohm (Venetian Titian #2205) and IBM (LVCC Central Hall #14028).

About the EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector formed the EnOcean Alliance to establish innovative maintenance-free wireless solutions for the Internet of Things, which are used for automation solutions for sustainable building projects – making buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and more cost effective. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalize the energy harvesting wireless technology, and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. Basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-10/11, which is optimized for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organization are located in San Ramon, California. www.enocean-alliance.org

Press contacts

Evelyn Gilde-Back
Mobile: +49.176 636 13 964
Email: press@enocean-alliance.org

In 2004 the Wireless Congress: Systems & Applications started in parallel to the electronica in Munich. Today the Wireless Congress: Systems & Aplications is one of the major meeting places for the wireless community, providing the well-established platform for wireless professionals – researcher, developer and application engineers – and the forum of excellence for the exchange of knowledge and experience.

San Ramon, CA – October 31, 2018 –  Celebrating it’s 15th anniversary, the Wireless Congress (November 14-15, 2018) will look ahead to new wireless technologies, like 5G and intelligent tactile systems and the application practice of advances wireless systems, like Low Power Wide Area Networks, Bluetooth mesh, EnOcean Energy Harvesting Wireless Solutions etc. Today, wireless professionals can choose the best fitting wireless technology for their application from a cornucopia of competing or complementary wireless technologies. But they have to balance cost, complexity, performance, reliability, and quality of service in real world environments.

EnOcean Alliance are presenting papers as part of Energy Harvesting Wireless Track at the show

Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 Session 4; Energy Harvesting

• Graham Martin (Alliance Chairman & CEO) – presenting Energy Harvesting Solutions for Low Power Wide Area Network.
• Marian Hoensch (Alliance Technical Task Group Chairman) – presenting New Developments in Advanced Security for Energy Harvesting Wireless Systems.

Also in the energy harvesting session EnOcean GmbH, ZHAW, Ubisys, FH Offenburg and FHG will be presenting the latest developments in Energy Harvesting Wireless Solutions. Click here for more details of the program.

Co-located with electronica 2018 (November 13 – 16, 2018), the electronica fair in Munich is the world’s leading trade fair and conference for components, systems and applications and solutions make new developments such as smart homes and connected cars possible in the first place. In 2016 electronica covered 13 halls with 2,913 exhibitors and 73,451 visitors from 84 countries. electronica is bigger than ever before, and (along with its co-located events SEMICON Europa and Wireless Congress) will fill 17 halls for the first time.

Come and visit EnOcean Alliance stand together with HY-LINE and EnOcean at Hall C3 Booth W23.

About EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector formed the EnOcean Alliance to establish innovative maintenance-free wireless solutions for the Internet of Things, which are used for automation solutions for sustainable building projects – making buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and more cost effective. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalize the energy harvesting wireless technology and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. The basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-4-1X, which is optimized for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organization is located in San Ramon, California. www.enocean-alliance.org

The EnOcean Alliance together with over 25 members and partners will be exhibiting self-powered wireless solutions for smart and cognitive buildings based on the EnOcean wireless standard and the R2S (Ready2Services) specification from the Smart Building Alliance (SBA).

San Ramon, CA – October 31, 2018 – The 9th edition of  Intelligent Building System (IBS) 2018 (Paris, November 6-7, 2018) with a theme SMART BUILDING: Ready 4 a Better Life is an event that has to be visited. The exhibition will have around 200 exhibitors and more than 7000 visitors from the building professional community will attend. 15 partners will exhibit at the EnOcean Alliance/ SBA booth #D29-34 and additional further 10 members will have their own booth at the event promoting the standard. The member companies will showcase interoperable solutions highlighting the benefits of digitalization across all areas within a building automation system such as intelligent lighting and HVAC control as well as energy management.

Visit the EnOcean Alliance seminar “The IoT radio standard for cognitive, flexible and multi-purpose buildings”

EnOcean Alliance is giving a seminar “The IoT radio standard for cognitive, flexible and multi-purpose buildings” at the event on November 7th, 2018 start at 12 o’clock, showing the technology and latest developments and deployments: 21st-century building must be multi-use, hybrid, modular and replicable. The reconfiguration of spaces to be almost instantaneous. To meet this demand, it is imperative to overcome all wiring in the walls and have completely modular sensors and transmitters. This induces wireless solutions and ideally without a battery because even with autonomy close to 10 years for some sensors it is just inconceivable to anticipate changing a billion batteries in buildings. Interoperability and security are also key criteria. As many criteria, the EnOcean standard knows perfectly meet. Introducing the technology ecosystem and case study in residential buildings, offices, hotels, etc.

EnOcean Alliance – the self-powered wireless standard for smart buildings

Real Estate and facility manager companies are changing towards data-driven service models. EnOcean Alliance solutions can offer the greatest flexibility and lowest lifetime cost by combining the ease to install wireless solutions with maintenance-free operations, using energy harvesting technologies. In addition, the EnOcean Alliance offers the advantages of an extensive and established ecosystem of interoperable energy harvesting wireless sensor solutions that are available to intelligent buildings worldwide. These solutions help optimize the utilization of buildings, create new service models and make buildings more flexible, energy-efficient and altogether more cost-effective.

Installations using EnOcean batteryless wireless standard are rapidly expanding in France, with key construction companies such as Bouygues mass adopting the technology, local government specifying for commercial buildings and social housing and with Leroy Merlin offering in all of its DIY stores. Breaking down the barriers of isolated applications, the interoperable EnOcean Alliance ecosystem of more than 400 member companies over 1,500 products offer integrated systems that connect several building applications and at the same time collect raw sensor data to build innovative cloud-based services.

Maintenance-free sensor solutions based on the EnOcean wireless standard

Despite the huge improvements already realized, there is still huge scope for building automation to drive efficiency in building use. The majority of offices are only 60%-70% occupied during a working day and the majority of Real Estate is used less than 50% of the time. Digitalization is the key for buildings worldwide, helping facility managers to increase comfort, productivity, and efficiency of the building. The Internet of Things adds new dimensions to classic building automation by transmitting sensor data to cloud-based IT platforms that link the data with other information available on the Internet and smart data analysis tools.

Self-powered wireless sensor solutions based on the EnOcean wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X) introduced by the EnOcean Alliance, are perfectly suited to generate reliable sensor data, further enhancing the energy performance of buildings and driving a digital transition in buildings forward. This will result in innovative solutions and new service models evolving as well as bringing up new chances for building owners, insurance companies, facility managers and users.

In terms of digitalization of buildings, self-powered wireless solutions are essential to connect all areas within a building automation system, while at the same time simplifying installation and increasing flexibility and efficiency. Generating a large amount of reliable data and using it for building optimization, provides Real Estate and Facility Management companies with maintenance-free solutions to unlock the full potential of intelligent buildings and offer a better service to their customers.

EnOcean Alliance and IBS – the perfect fit for smart buildings

This new edition of IBS is part of a process of reflection and exchanges to promote a European vision of Energy and Building Management Building “resilient, inclusive and connected” through a comprehensive range of services to occupiers.  Furthermore, the opportunity to accelerate the development in the field of Smart Building being identified as a major player in this fast-growing sector.

Visitors to IBS 2018 can experience energy harvesting wireless solutions from various EnOcean Alliance members, including the following exhibitors:

ABB * Belimo * Decelect * Distech Controls * Engie Vertouz * EnOcean * Hager * Helvar * Honeywell * Kieback+Peter * Loytec * Nexelec * NodOn * OGGA * S+S Regeltechnik * SAIA Burgess Controls * Sauter * Schneider Electric * Serelec * Siemens * Thermokon * Trio2Sys * Ubiwizz * WAGO * WIT

About EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector formed the EnOcean Alliance to establish innovative maintenance-free wireless solutions for the Internet of Things, which are used for automation solutions for sustainable building projects – making buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and more cost effective. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalize the energy harvesting wireless technology and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. The basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X, which is optimized for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organization is located in San Ramon, California. www.enocean-alliance.org

The Ready2Services label was officially launched by the Smart Buildings Alliance in Paris (France) in June 2018, further supporting the development of intelligent buildings for smart cities. Self-powered wireless sensor solutions and the interoperable EnOcean ecosystem are key components in terms of enabling new innovative service models.

San Ramon, CA – July 19, 2018 – To enhance the energy performance of buildings and to drive digital transition in buildings forward, the Smart Buildings Alliance (SBA) officially launched their “Ready2Services” initiative in June 2018. The “Ready2Services” concept aims to evaluate the ability of buildings for multiple services, awarding buildings with a certain certification level whilst also creating the basis for implementing new service models. Self-powered wireless sensor solutions are a key component of this initiative. These maintenance-free solutions collect reliable data and can be flexibly expanded at any time, therefore further supporting the digitalization of buildings and enabling the implementation of innovative services. As interoperability and open standards are playing an essential role in the digitalization of buildings, the EnOcean Alliance with its broad ecosystem of interoperable devices using the EnOcean wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X) is an essential element of the “Ready2Services” initiative. The “Ready2Services” approach will be presented at the Smart Buildings for Smart Cities Summer Universities (September 5-6, 2018, Lyon, France) hosted by SBA, EnOcean Alliance and French association for integrators FFD.

More and more companies in the housing industry are already laying the foundation for digital functions in their buildings. A basic network can serve as a foundation for additional smart functions. At the same time, new service models can be derived.

Ready2Services label for intelligent buildings

To drive digital transition in buildings forward, the Smart Buildings Alliance (SBA) in cooperation with Certivéa, a French certification body, presented the Ready2Services (R2S) label in Paris on June 26th. This new concept aims to evaluate the ability of buildings for multiple services. The Ready2Services approach is based on three layers including equipment and interfaces such as sensors; a network infrastructure such as gateways as well as services and applications e.g. cloud solutions. Each layer itself should be replaceable, therefore providing multi-vendor interoperability.

The certification process can be carried out in a real estate program during its design, implementation or operation phase. Depending on the rating, the project wins one of four certification levels, ranging from “base” to “three stars”. Twelve buildings have already successfully received this certificate including BNP Paribas Real Estate, Ivanhoé Cambridge and Allianz Real Estate. Additionally, the Bouygues Construction building was successfully awarded certification, including self-powered wireless solutions using the EnOcean wireless standard, demonstrating that maintenance-free solutions on the EnOcean wireless standard are a perfect fit for the Ready2Service concept.

Building operators can now offer new automated service options to their tenants, for example in the form of an energy flat rate or payments according to the room temperature level per square meter of heated area. Here, the service provider provides the smart infrastructure in various packages e.g. security and refinances the investment, for example, by the energy savings achieved. Tenants benefit from more safety and comfort as well as increased flexibility and cost savings.

Self-powered wireless IoT solutions enabling a new era of building automation

Networked devices form the basis of the Internet of Things. They process large volumes of sensor data to make our everyday lives easier, safer and more comfortable. EnOcean´s self-powered wireless sensors are the eyes and ears of the IoT, as they collect the required data to operate large numbers of IoT devices efficiently, without any need of a battery. EnOcean products use the energy harvesting principle, in which energy is obtained from the surroundings, to supply self-powered wireless sensor networks.

Self-powered wireless switches and sensors for maintenance-free applications optimized for building automation play a key role for supporting the digitalization of buildings and enabling innovative services by providing reliable sensor data. Only maintenance-free and flexible solutions, which can be adjusted or expanded as needed, can provide the basis for implementing various service models.

These self-powered wireless solutions are based on the EnOcean wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X) introduced by the EnOcean Alliance on the sub 1 GHz band, which has proven to be a resounding success in building automation and smart homes, due to its high reliability and a radio range of up to 30 meters. In conjunction with intelligent IoT systems self-powered sensor solutions help optimize the utilization of buildings, create new service models and make buildings more flexible, more energy-efficient and altogether more cost-effective.

“The EnOcean Alliance is a pioneer in providing energy-efficient solutions and supporting the transition of smart to cognitive buildings. We offer a proven ecosystem of self-powered wireless sensors and field-proven solutions for every layer of the Ready2Services concept, providing maintenance-free solutions for decades. Therefore, the EnOcean self-powered wireless standard is the perfect fit for the Ready2Services standard for smart buildings”, says Graham Martin, CEO and Chairman, EnOcean Alliance.

Smart Buildings for Smart Cities Summer University

“Interoperability, open standards and flexibility are the basis for enabling innovative new services. The EnOcean wireless standard perfectly meets these key requirements, therefore being fully in line with the Ready2Services concept. As soon as the IT infrastructure is available, new services can be offered by simply adding additional sensors. These sensors need to be maintenance-free, not requiring any cables or batteries. That´s where the strength of energy harvesting technology comes in, providing maintenance-free “fit and forget” solutions”, explains Emmanuel Francois, President of Smart Buildings Alliance.

The first major post-launch event to showcase the Ready2Services initiative is the Smart Buildings for Smart Cities Summer Universities in Lyon, France (September 5-6, 2018), organized by Smart Buildings Alliance (SBA), EnOcean Alliance and FFD.

The event provides an excellent opportunity to learn and discuss about smart buildings in sustainable cities, including well-known exhibitors and representatives of the smart building and smart city area.

Additionally, the event enables visitors to learn more about solutions for smart and cognitive buildings, social housing and homes of the future including maintenance-free applications based on the EnOcean wireless standard. A number of EnOcean Alliance members will showcase self-powered wireless solutions based on the EnOcean wireless standard, for example ABB, Adeo, Airria, Avidsen/SmartHome, Bouygues, Damalisk, Decelect, Digital Concepts, Engie, EnOcean, Nexelec, NodOn, Schneider Electric, Serelec (Eltako), SmartHab, OGGA, Ubiant, Ubiwizz, ViCOS, WIT and Wago.

For more information, please find here the agenda of the Smart Buildings for Smart Cities Summer Universities.

About EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector collected to form the EnOcean Alliance and establish innovative automation solutions for sustainable building projects – and so to make buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and lower in cost. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalise the energy harvesting wireless technology, and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. Basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X, which is optimised for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organisation is located in San Ramon, California.

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