Aliunid turns Landis+Gyr electricity meters into real-time tachometers
Cham ZG/Brugg AG - Landis+Gyr kombiniert seine intelligenten Stromzähler künftig mit dem Gateway von aliunid. Es erlaubt das Erfassen von Daten in Echtzeit. Dies ist die Voraussetzung für ein wesentlich flexibleres Stromnetz für erneuerbare Energien, das besser auf Lastspitzen und -senken reagieren muss.
Aliunid and Landis+Gyr have successfully tested the aliunid gateway for the Landis+Gyr E450 smart meter. Combined with an aliunid gateway, the smart meter becomes “a real-time electricity tachometer”, Landis+Gyr, provider of energy management solutions. said in a media release.
Founded in 2018, Brugg-based start-up aliunid is a digital energy provider, but without physical infrastructures. It provides its services using real-time data, connectivity and a platform based on the Internet of Things, as a white-label offering for energy suppliers, grid operators and energy producers.
With renewable energy available in varying quantities depending on the time of day or season and ever-increasing electricity consumption, the power grid needs to become more flexible in order to respond more quickly to fluctuations. Aliunid calls this a “breathing supply“. And this only works with real-time data, which even smart meters alone cannot provide. “We are very pleased that, thanks to the cooperation with Landis+Gyr, we will be able to offer a tested solution for the energy world of tomorrow in the future,” Aliunid CEO Dr David Thiel is quoted as saying.
“Landis+Gyr supports solution providers for real-time applications that build on existing smart meters and contribute to the Energy Strategy 2050,” explains Dr Christian Zaugg, Head of the Switzerland Business Unit at Landis+Gyr. “This creates additional added value for electricity consumers that goes beyond the primary purpose of automated energy metering and billing.”