Electrica registers a first for Romania, by implementing a system of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that will have the ability to identify in real time the energy footprint of the main receivers in the headquarters, as part of an indirect monitoring process.
The full name of the project is “Development of artificial intelligence algorithms and advanced numerical methods for real-time energy footprinting of main receivers in a commercial building”- with the acronym AI-AE. It consists in the development of algorithms based on artificial intelligence, which will coordinate a set of advanced numerical methods, with the aim of real-time detection of the main electricity consumers in the company’s headquarters.
The initiative comes as a result of the constant concern for the identification of effective solutions to support the efforts in the field of sustainability. Afterwards, Electrica proposes to create a strategy to replicate the solution at the level of the entire building heritage.
“Energy is among the fields that have enormously to gain from the interpretation of data collected with the help of artificial intelligence. We strongly believe that those companies that rely on innovation and effective data collection and interpretation systems will succeed in offering the best products and services. The system that we are going to apply for the first time in our headquarters, with the acronym AI-AE, which to us sounds like an exclamation of success, like the new Evrika!, is yet another proof of the fact that we respect our commitments and want to we are at the forefront of technological developments,” said Alexandru Chiriță, CEO of Electrica.
Developed together with researchers from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca and the Renergia startup, the AI-AE system uses measurement sensors throughout the building and an intelligent monitoring system. Information about energy consumption will be processed using algorithms that will take into account the recorded consumption patterns. In addition, the project also involves the creation of a cloud infrastructure for the collection and storage of consumer data.
“The project will also generate a dashboard tool for easy access to the information obtained following the application of the developed methodology, in the form of a web platform. It will give our partners from Electrica the opportunity to visualize in real time the energy consumption segregated according to the categories of receivers, but also to automatically generate recommendations for the efficiency of energy consumption. We are happy to be part of this unique initiative in Romania and we also thank all those involved for the trust given to them,” added Prof. Univ. Dr. Eng. Vasile Ţopa, rector of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca.
“This partnership represents an essential catalytic factor for the advancement and consolidation of the innovation ecosystem in Romania. We are pleased to participate in an initiative that addresses a current issue and whose final result will generate a significant positive impact on the environment,” also said the coordinators of the Cluj startup, Dr. Eng. Alexandru Mureșan and Dr. Eng. Dacian Jurj.
Renergia is a technology startup affiliated with the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, which developed the first sustainability mobile application in Romania. Using probabilistic, statistical and artificial intelligence techniques combined with energy expertise, Renergia generates a personalized energy balance sheet for homes. This innovative tool estimates electricity and heat consumption while generating energy efficiency measures for users.