bT:EMS – The boTec Energy Management Solution
In energy-intensive industries such as refining, chemical processing, and manufacturing, energy costs are a major factor impacting profitability, sustainability, and regulatory compliance. Achieving transparency over energy flows and their cost impact requires more than metering – it calls for a platform that integrates technical data, commercial rules, and organisational context. That is precisely what boTec’s Energy Management Solution delivers: a flexible, modular, and audit-proof system that transforms raw measurement data into operational insight and cost-driven actions.
Challenges in Industrial Energy Management
Industrial energy management involves a wide range of challenges – from inconsistent data structures and fragmented tools to missing transparency and delayed reactions. These issues often arise across both technical infrastructure and organisational processes.
- Missing consumption context:
Meter readings alone are insufficient. Without alignment to production volumes, operating modes, and tariff structures, identifying energy inefficiencies remains difficult. - Lack of standardisation:
Many plants suffer from siloed systems with inconsistent data. Normalised key performance indicators (KPIs) are missing, preventing meaningful benchmarking and continuous improvement. - Manual forecasting processes:
Energy forecasting and report generation are often spreadsheet-based, manual, and error-prone. Without automation, energy management cannot become a strategic lever. - Delayed anomaly detection:
Real-time deviations, blackouts, or abnormal consumption often go undetected due to lacking alarm frameworks or missing historical patterns.
As part of BAFA funding (Module 3: Energy Management Systems), software developments may be eligible for funding in principle – the BAFA examines each individual case.
boTec Real-Time Energy Management Platform
Energy management requires a unified platform that combines real-time monitoring, cost transparency, and operational insight to drive efficiency.
- Monitoring and Structure:
Measurement data is contextualised using hierarchical models for assets, consumers, and cost centres. - Calculation and KPIs:
Embedded formula engine computes specific consumption, base load, and other key performance indicators. - Visualisation and Reporting:
Trends, reports, and dashboards are configurable, automated, and tailored to operational and audit needs. - Notifications and Alerts:
Effective energy management delivers tangible business value—from direct cost savings to improved compliance, operational transparency, and long-term sustainability across industrial sites and corporate structures.
Business Outcomes
- Improved Operational Transparency:
Energy flows are linked to technical assets and cost centres, enabling full traceability, better benchmarking, and insight-driven collaboration between departments. - Reduced Energy Costs:
Real-time tracking and KPI-based analysis help reduce avoidable waste, optimise usage patterns, and lower overall energy expenditure across multiple carriers and processes. - Regulatory Compliance Simplified:
Automated reporting and audit-proof data handling support adherence to BAFA, ISO 50001, and internal sustainability frameworks with minimal manual effort. - Long-Term Sustainability Gains:
Continuous monitoring, forecasting, and historical evaluation allow companies to track their decarbonisation progress and realise lasting efficiency improvements over time.
Our Differentiators
boTec’s energy management platform stands out through its seamless integration into industrial systems, its flexibility across use cases, and its proven reliability in refinery-scale environments. It combines technical precision with operational relevance and is built for long-term scalability.
