Energy management in the food industry
Smart energy optimisation for cooling, production and sustainable growth
Challenges of the food industry
High consumption due to cooling & heating
Rising electricity demand due to electrification
Volatile energy prices
Pressure to decarbonise
Food industry use cases
Consumption and generation forecasts
flexOn optimises market pricing by analysing day-ahead electricity prices and automatically shifting consumption to periods when electricity is both green and affordable. The goal is to minimise electricity costs through intelligent load shifting.
By optimising the market-based operation of its cooling system, which accounts for around 60 to 70% of the site’s total electricity demand, Peter Bade GmbH achieved a 15.6% reduction in energy costs in the first quarter of 2024.
Automated optimisation
The AI behind the flexOn smart energy management platform automatically optimises your cooling systems and electric heat generators. Electricity consumption can be adjusted simultaneously to various targets such as renewable energy generation, atypical grid usage, efficiency improvement and spot market prices for electricity and gas.
Preparation of cost-optimized schedules
Using the previously calculated forecasts, the flexOn smart energy management platform generates cost-optimised operating schedules for your heat generation units and system clusters such as CHP, cogeneration or power-to-heat plants. In doing so, the energy management platform for the food industry takes into account both dynamic fuel prices and your own energy generation.
Multi-use optimisation of storage systems
Whether you have battery, heat, cold or high-temperature storage, the flexOn energy management platform helps you to fully exploit the potential of your storage system. Thanks to its multi-use approach, flexOn utilises your storage system in various applications, such as optimising your own consumption or atypical grid usage. The goal is always to reduce your energy costs as much as possible.
Don't have a storage system yet and wondering whether the investment is worthwhile? We are happy to help you make your decision with a real-time simulation for industrial battery storages.
Achieve your goals
with flexOn
Flexible electricity consumption
Intelligent energy management for the food industry automatically adjusts your electricity consumption to match electricity generation.
Electrify heat generation
We support you in the electrification of your heating. flexOn optimises your heat generators and coordinates them perfectly with each other.
Increase energy efficiency
Through optimised operation, flexOn increases the energy efficiency of your systems and automatically reduces your electricity consumption.
Increase ROI
Through optimisation, we leverage the full potential of your PV systems and storage facilities, save costs and thereby improve your return on investment (ROI).
Voices from the industry
“The main challenge in this project was the communication between systems: making sure the right signals reached the right place at the right time to start the heating process. Together, we achieved this, and the electricity cost savings can now be conveniently evaluated with flexOn!”
Energy management in action
Schwarzbräu
The case of Schwarzbräu demonstrates how energy-intensive production processes can be smartly connected. With flexOn, the brewery gains transparency over its energy flows, reduces peak loads, and integrates its own photovoltaic system into a holistic energy management. The result: lower energy costs and more efficient production.
Ornua Deutschland
The Ornua case demonstrates how existing infrastructure can be utilised smartly. The smart energy management system flexOn transforms cooling warehouses and electric boilers into dynamic energy storage that flexibly responds to market prices. The result: reduced energy costs and an improved ROI.
METRO LOGISTICS
What began as a desire for greater transparency quickly became the starting point for automated optimisation of key energy consumers at METRO LOGISTICS. Today, cooling systems at the first sites are intelligently controlled, PV self-consumption is increased and peak loads are reduced in a targeted manner.
Peter Bade
Previously, the cold chain logistics company Peter Bade GmbH had no overview of its energy flows. Thanks to flexOn, these challenges were overcome, self-consumption of the solar installation was increased, and significant savings were achieved.
Backshop Tiefkühl
Backshop Tiefkühls' previous energy management system could not keep up with growing demands. That’s why the company chose the smart platform flexOn. It increases the self-consumption of the solar installation and saves energy – a sustainable and economical solution.
Klingele
Klingele initially set out to find a new visualisation tool. During discussions, it quickly became clear that flexOn offers far more. Today, the platform not only provides energy monitoring but also forms the intelligent foundation of the company’s flexibility strategy.
