Fortum, Skanska and ABB develop smart urban living
ABB The new urban living Smart Grid solution enables advanced control of one’s own energy consumption according to specific needs and uses– The new technology connected to smart grids offers even better possibilities for the follow-up and intensification of the residents’ own energy consumption, and at the same time, for reducing their carbon footprint, tells Development Manager of Fortum, Vesa Koivisto.
– The Sustainable Urban Living concept developed by Skanska, Fortum and ABB, is aimed at urban living, where the net energy consumption of houses is minimal, or non-existent, says Project Manager Roy Antik from Skanska.
An extensive solar energy system will be built on the apartment building’s roof. This panel will produce approximately 15 000 kilowatt hours of electricity per annum. The electricity produced by the solar panels is used for instance for charging an electric car, which will be in shared use of the building’s residents, and for lighting the building’s stairwell. If the electricity produced exceeds the building’s residents’ demand, the excess electricity will be fed into Fortum’s electricity grid.
Each room in the building will be part of a comprehensive energy metering and monitoring systems. The residents can use the Internet to follow up on the near real-time electricity, heat and water consumption of their apartment, as well as being able to see the concrete impact of the change in their energy consumption habits, and energy bill.
Each apartment will also have an ABB building automation solution, which easily and automatically switches off all electric devices, which may accidentally have remained switched on, as well as lowering room temperature by a few degrees in order to save energy.
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