Daniel Will

Bringing Energy Usage to Light – with GELSENWASSER AG & CREM SOLUTIONS

Energy providers are undergoing a transformation — from pure suppliers to digital enablers of efficiency, sustainability, and new business models. Many cities and municipal utilities now face the challenge of operating their buildings, facilities, and infrastructure in a data-driven and climate-friendly way. Manual meter readings, a lack of transparency in consumption, and high effort in data evaluation slow down progress and make it harder to meet the 2035 or 2045 climate goals. In this episode, Benjamin Schminke (GELSENWASSER AG) and Daniel Will (CREM SOLUTIONS) show how a partnership between infrastructure operators and technology providers can bridge exactly that gap. The cloud-based Energy platform enables consumption data to be recorded every 15 minutes, visualized, and analyzed using AI – for example, to uncover inefficient operating conditions such as continuously running air conditioning systems or undetected leaks. The solution is fully hardware-agnostic, uses open interfaces (e.g. REST API), and integrates with existing IoT infrastructures like LoRaWAN or NB-IoT. Over 200,000 digital water meters are currently being rolled out – supplemented by smart sensors for heat, electricity, and gas, as well as initial projects for groundwater monitoring. Core takeaways from this episode: Energy management only works with continuous, automated data collection. AI helps identify relevant patterns and allocate limited resources more effectively. Scalable platforms enable municipalities to meet regulatory requirements efficiently. Sustainability comes from acting on data-driven insights – not from data collection alone. Tune in now to learn more about scalable IoT solutions for the public sector!