t-mac Technologies Ltd has joined forces with the Environmental
Technology Centre (ETC) at the University of Nottingham to create a
first by showcasing energy reducing technology via its interactive
website.
The ETC, which offers energy advice to businesses, is one of the
first companies in the UK to incorporate a custom-made t-mac
Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) dashboard to its website. The device
will meter geothermal energy generated from their water-source heat
pump room at its Demonstration Centre and will be available for
everyone to see.
The AMR dashboard which collects information on energy usage and
displays data back in real time using easy-to-read charts on a
screen, is usually displayed within commercial buildings to
showcase green credentials to customers or stakeholders that visit
the business.
t-mac and the ETC have now adapted this dashboard to take it to
the next level and raise awareness of energy management on the
world wide web. This unique t-mac device will measure levels of
geothermal energy generated through water-source heat pumps and
provide an online demonstration of how renewable energy technology
and smart metering can be applied to businesses.
John Hemingbrough, project officer at the ETC said: "To save
energy it is essential for any business to know how much energy is
being used, when it's being used and where it's being used.
"The t-mac system we have installed on our geothermal system
will allow us to monitor and optimise the performance of the system
and will provide an ideal demonstration of how sub-metering can be
applied to an existing installation, both for our clients and
others, who wish to replicate this in their business."
Lisa Wilkinson, director of t-mac Technologies said: "It's great
to be working with another like-minded company that's proactively
helping businesses across the country with ways to effectively
achieve their green targets.
"The AMR dashboard is a great starting point as it shows
visitors to the site the first stage of energy management. Once a
business can see their energy usage they can then monitor their
metering data and identify where energy can used more efficiently
and control excessive energy use. This is something that we here at
t-mac have been helping businesses across the UK achieve."