Nottingham uses open source tech to develop intelligent energy system

Source: Smart Cities World Published: January 19th, 2021

The City of Nottingham in the UK is developing an intelligent energy management system (iEMS) for its Clean Mobil Energy project using OpenRemote’s open source Internet of Things (IoT) platform.

This new data management platform will control the distribution of power between all system components, including a fleet of electric vehicles (EVs), battery storage and solar power.

It will enable the city’s energy managers to maximise the use of locally produced renewable energy and cut carbon emissions and costs associated with charging EVs.

Pilot site

Nottingham’s pilot site at the Eastcroft Depot will combine three main elements: solar panels to generate electricity, a large lithium-Ion battery for energy storage, and a fleet of 40 EVs. Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology will enable the EVs to be charged and discharged for operational purposes as well as providing additional short-term energy storage and grid balancing.

OpenRemote is an open source IoT project, which aims to overcome the challenges of integrating many different communication protocols and data sources into a single data management solution. The OpenRemote platform integrates all data, sensors, and controls to access them centrally.

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