Göteborg Energi and Kamstrup collaborate on taking another step towards a sustainable Gothenburg

The Danish technology company Kamstrup will help improve the city of Gothenburg’s overall energy efficiency after winning the procurement process for the project called FLEXUS. The delivery consists of an intelligent demand-side management solution that provides key data for analysis which help optimise energy use and reduce energy consumption.

The city of Gothenburg strives to be a global role model for other cities seeking to reduce their overall carbon emissions. In fact, Gothenburg has the ambition to be completely CO2 neutral by 2030. As part of its plans, Göteborg Energi sees the potential of a solution that improves both the capacity and efficiency of the city's district heating network.

“The FLEXUS project aims to digitalise and connect our district heating and cooling substations to enable greater flexibility in the energy systems, power management in shortage situations and create the right conditions for a large number of other energy system and customer benefits. It feels good to have completed the procurement process and we are convinced that Kamstrup's solution will ensure to optimise the system and provide benefits for both us and our customers," says Peder Holmström, Project Owner and Head of Metering Systems at Göteborg Energi.

Kamstrup has partnered up with system supplier Noda and will provide extensive data via smart heat/cooling meters connected to Kamstrup’s Heat Intelligence – an analysis tool that gives highly valuable insights into the optimisation potential of the distribution network.

“The project is the latest example of a digital Kamstrup solution where we utilise the data and insights from intelligent meters to enhance the district heating system. Buildings and customer behavior are becoming increasingly important for the overall system efficiency in a district heating system. Demand-side management plays a crucial role in optimising the performance, efficiency, and sustainability of district heating systems, ultimately benefiting both customers and utilities”, says Tommy Hansen, Senior Vice President from Kamstrup.

He continues: “The demand-side management solution gives Göteborg Energi a high-quality overview of their connected buildings and the ability to manage and control the heat distribution efficiently and utilise the existing network capacity in the best possible way. At the same time, the solution will create significant energy savings for the consumers. We look forward to working closely with Göteborg Energi on this project and seeing the results”.

When the system is fully implemented, Göteborg Energi will be able to monitor and stabilise power peaks. This means that Göteborg Energi will be able to administer the distribution of energy more evenly between the city’s most demanding facilities.