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Energy showcasing technology offers money saving opportunities for UK businesses; t-mac Technologies launches a major upgrade to it is energy saving software
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Energy metering, building management and energy analysis software specialists, t-mac Technologies Ltd, has launched major upgrades to its t-mac software suite.
t-mac Technologies carbon footprint reducing technology helps businesses to identify energy consumption of buildings, manage carbon emissions and minimise energy waste, via the Internet.
The upgrades to the t-mac software suite and dashboards have been designed as a result of market research which identified requirements for both legislation and for business in the marketplace.
The dashboards will be available as part of the t-mac software suite at no extra cost from January 2010.
These additional software/dashboard tools are intended to:
Help businesses manage and monitor their consumption inline with the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) legislation.
Showcase their Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) data as part of their CSR activities.
Manage multiple-site control strategies through the mini Building Management System (BMS) programme.
These dashboards will offer businesses an even more interative and graphical interface to manage, review and amend their energy consumption and energy reduction strategies.
Lisa Wilkinson from t-mac Technologies, said: "The new additions to the t-mac software suite should help businesses manage and showcase their energy reduction activities. By monitoring and metering energy use, t-mac can highlight areas for energy improvement and by adding control applications t-mac can help business achieve up to 30 per cent savings on their energy usage.
"Future-proofing of the energy software suite and dashboards will ensure that our award-winning energy management solution continues to develop in line with the ever changing market place, helping businesses manage legislation, manage energy and manage their buildings.
"Our new and improved systems will also continue to help business highlight their commitment towards carbon reduction by being able to display live and historic energy metering data for educating stakeholders to help meet legislation."
Initial client trials have also shown that the new mini BMS dashboard saved 12 hours of engineering time as the client was able to change lighting control times across all 2,000 sites at the touch of a button.
Users can expect a number of improvements for each dashboard:
The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) dashboard will offer the ability to keep track of current consumption against that purchased which will encourage business to 'act' upon deviations of consumption to ensure that at the end of the recording year, they are below the amount purchased. Businesses will also be able to view a daily/weekly/monthly measure of their energy use to enable them to view current consumption against purchased consumption to assess instantly, whether they will be under or over by the end of the financial year. Reports can also be obtained easily as part of the CRC audit trail for submission at the end of each year.
-- The Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) dashboard will offer those using the t-mac device to collect live metering data from mains multi-utility meters a showcasing facility, via PC or plasma screen, enabling them to display and easily manage their metering data per site.
-- The Mini Building Management System (BMS) dashboard will offer those using the t-mac system as a mini BMS increased functionality for - among other areas - mass import of business addresses and business hours, configuration of one or many t-mac units to be linked to a site, site changes will automatically filter to the correct t-mac unit and define control strategies that can be applied to multiple sites effortlessly.
t-mac Technologies is also offering UK businesses the opportunity to enter a competition to win a t-mac system which can help shave up to 25 per cent off its utility bills. The prize, worth up to GBP10,000, also includes technical support and a custom designed energy dashboard for a year. Entries can be made online at www.t-mac.co.uk, deadline for entries is Friday 4 December 2009.
Notes to Editors:
About t-mac
The t-mac system operates by gathering energy consumption information from utilities or sources of power such as lighting and air conditioning units. By monitoring and controlling the energy consumption and emissions from these devices businesses can develop a solution for minimising waste and reducing financial outgoings.
Businesses can set criteria on the energy conditions of the chosen equipment via t-mac, for example optimum heating levels and lighting on/off times, to ensure that potential energy sapping devices stay within preset 'carbon friendly' ranges. t-mac can also alert businesses via text message or email when equipment operates outwith preset ranges.
t-mac works via the internet meaning it is fully interactive from any location 24 hours a day, seven days a week, users can log on to the t-mac webpage and turn temperatures gauges up/down, or turn on/off the lights instantly without having to go on site.
t-mac can highlight which equipment is using more energy and why and creates a plan to reduce energy consumption, improve equipment performance and gain best practice techniques.
Fast facts about t-mac:
The average return on investment from t-mac is 12-18 months.
Boiler control with t-mac can reduce heating bills by 30 per cent.
Air conditioning control with t-mac can reduce consumption by 40 per cent.
The t-mac system has secured a place on the Carbon Trust's Energy Technology List allowing companies to apply for 100% capital allowance on their first year of investment in energy monitoring equipment.
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