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Bosch Home Comfort Group, Prolan, PPC, and Robotron are implementing market- and grid-friendly control systems in existing heat pump installations

The Bosch Home Comfort Group, Prolan, Robotron, and PPC are taking a joint step forward in the energy-sector development of heat pumps. This collaboration demonstrates that today’s infrastructure—comprising heat pumps, control boxes, and iMSys—is already equipped to meet the grid-oriented requirements of Section 14a, and that market-oriented control and time-varying applications can be implemented via the SG-Ready standard.

Simon Traschinsky 19.02.2024

The SISSY Project Makes Taxes Under Section 14a Accessible to the General Public

The SISSY innovation project was successfully launched at the turn of the year. The focus of this project, funded by the BMWK, is on further developing the intelligent metering system into a central, secure, and scalable gateway at the controllable grid connection point. The standards created through this project will soon make control in accordance with Section 14a of the Energy Economy Act (EnWG) feasible for large numbers of units, thereby making it cost-effective. The project partners are EGS, TMZ, Robotron, KEO, EEBUS, and PPC.

Celine Jentsch 16.02.2024

Home power plant experts from E3/DC and SMGW pioneer PPC successfully put §14a standby operations to the test

New requirements resulting from the amended Section 14a of the Energy Industry Act (EnWG) have been in effect since January 1, 2024. For E3/DC’s home power plants, their integrated energy management system, and PPC’s interoperable iMSysplatform, experts from both companies were able to demonstrate in tests that users not only meet the new requirements of Section 14a but will also be able to utilize additional market-related applications as well as grid- and system-supporting applications in the future.

Simon Traschinsky 08.02.2024

The WARAN Project is driving the heating transition and digitizing the district heating network

While digitalization in the electricity sector has already gained momentum, the heating sector is still proceeding cautiously. There is a lack of transparency in local and district heating networks, a lack of control mechanisms to increase flexibility, and a lack of an integrated, holistic view of electricity and heat. As part of the WARAN research project, EWE NETZ, BTC, wesernetz Bremen, swb Erzeugung, be.storaged, SWR AG, the FfE, and PPC aim to advance these issues in municipal heat supply—specifically regarding sector coupling and digitalization—through a unified and standardized iMSys infrastructure.

Simon Traschinsky 25.01.2024

2023 Year in Review

[:de]The year 2023 marks a new milestone for Power Plus Communications AG and our mission to drive the energy transition through advanced technologies. With numerous advances in our rollout, successful collaboration with partners, and new products, we once again made a significant contribution to the digitalization of the energy transition last year. We would like to thank our customers and partners for the excellent and successful collaboration and for the trust they have placed in us—we wish you all the best and continued success in 2024![:]

Celine Jentsch 18.12.2023

TR-5 Adopted

The BMWK has finalized BSI TR-03109-5. TR-5 ensures interoperability for users (end customers/operators) of the SMGW at the CLS interface with other components that control downstream heat pumps, wallboxes, or battery storage systems. It also describes security requirements for applications within the SMGW’s home area network (HAN) as part of the implementation of Section 14a of the Energy Industry Act (EnWG).

Celine Jentsch 13.12.2023

PPC Fleet Goes Fully Electric

With the goal of establishing 15 million electric vehicles in Germany by 2030, the path of e-mobility is clearly defined. To achieve energy independence in the transportation sector and advance national climate goals, electric mobility as a key pillar is indispensable.

Simon Traschinsky 04.11.2023

Heat meters from Belimo, Robotron, and PPC have been successfully connected to the iMSys via the CLS channel

Mannheim-based PPC and Swiss company Belimo have successfully connected heat meters to the iMSys via the CLS channel. This success demonstrates that even meters and sectors outside the scope of submetering solutions can be quickly and easily integrated into the smart metering system.

Simon Traschinsky 16.10.2023

Direct Marketing via iMSys: Interoperable, Market-Oriented Control

[:de]Controllable generation facilities are one of the key drivers for a successful energy transition. After all, they allow us to tap into vast, previously untapped flexibility in the grid to integrate decentralized generators and volatile consumption peaks with minimal losses. In doing so, prosumers must not only be integrated into the grid in a way that benefits the grid from the outset, but they must also be brought on board through market-oriented control mechanisms. Synergies between hardware, software, and infrastructure are crucial for the successful, cost-effective implementation of direct marketing. These requirements served as the starting point for the collaboration between Swistec, Next Kraftwerke, MeterPan, and PPC.[:]

Celine Jentsch 18.09.2023

PPC and EnQS Launch Joint Test Environment for Interoperable iMSys Applications

[:de]Users in the energy and building management systems sectors need access to the energy sector’s digital infrastructure to implement new ideas. The Intelligent Metering System (iMSys) paves the way for this and serves as the central point of contact. A high degree of interoperability is crucial to making these new possibilities accessible to a broad user base. [:]

Celine Jentsch 11.09.2023