Energy saving incentive
19 Feb 2014
Automated demand response technology will allow firms to adjust energy usage while boosting revenues.
Honeywell has announced it is to work alongside power management firm Stor Generation to help companies automatically adjust energy use in their buildings, creating virtual power plants (VPPs) to help stabilise the electrical grid.
Stor Generation will use Honeywell’s Automated Demand Response (ADR) technology to connect with facilities and aggregate energy savings tied to temporary adjustments in heating and cooling equipment.
To take part in STOR and receive the financial benefit, organisations must be able to offer at least 3MW of demand reduction or generation
Honeywell’s Scott Petersen
The technology is capable of feeding power from onsite generators back into the grid, creating a revenue stream for those companies involved.
Stor Generation will provide aggregated electricity reductions from many buildings to programmes such as the National Grid’s Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR) initiative.
Honeywell smart grid solutions director Scott Petersen said: “To take part in STOR and receive the financial benefit, organisations must be able to offer at least 3MW of demand reduction or generation, and exponentially more energy than most businesses can afford.
“However, Stor Generation has to be able to ‘switch on’ these VPPs quickly, and provide National Grid with a measurable, verifiable account of the energy savings & generation delivered.”
Honeywell’s ADR technology is built around Akuacom, the company’s software as a service (SaaS) that allows aggregators and utilities to send signals to building systems when excess electricity is needed.
The SaaS talks directly to the facility technology using an open communication protocol, Open Automated Demand Response, and the subsequent changes are fully automated, which provides better flexibility to organisations and power providers.
As Stor Generation signs up companies for the programme, Honeywell will conduct site audits to design a load-shed strategy for the buildings, provide testing and training, and link each facility to the automated system.
In addition, the ADR technology can help each organisation better manage electricity use every day and boost long-term energy efficiency.
Stor Generation will maintain the customer relationship, own the load curtailment portfolio and use Honeywell to make the end-to-end connections.
