Students develop a new application to match a unique set of energy devices with the perfect system to combine them, centralizing energy management and optimizing consumption.
As more homeowners transition to smart homes, the demand for effective Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) has grown significantly. HEMS combine all energy devices, providing a unified energy overview and enabling centralized optimization of energy consumption. However, finding the perfect HEMS that connects individual devices can be complex and time consuming often accompanied by an overwhelming influx of information.
To tackle this challenge, the Co-Innovation Lab, which brings together students from Munich University of Applied Sciences and Tampere University of Applied Sciences, has developed EnerWeave together with SPINE GmbH, a Munich-based clean energy technology start-up. EnerWeave is a user-friendly application that recommends the optimal HEMS based on a household’s individual energy setup.
The idea was to make it easy for the user to transition to sustainable and cost-effective energy management. By simply selecting the hardware from the list of devices provided, EnerWeave creates a customized overview of the home’s energy setup. It then analyzes this setup and provides real-time recommendations for the most suitable HEMS, highlighting key features and offering a direct link to the recommended system. EnerWeave ensures that the recommended HEMS is compatible with the devices the user already owns, while also helping them plan future hardware purchases based on the supported HEMS ecosystem.
“EnerWeave is a great tool for closing the information-gap between HEMS providers and customers / installers in search of a suitable HEMS. The Co-innovation lab has helped us to rapidly design and develop the application. SPiNE is definitely planning to launch and extend this as a product in the near future.” – Cooperation Partner, Dr. Martin Stötzel
EnearWeave was developed in collaboration with 11 students from different countries including Germany, Finland, Czech Republic, India and Mexico. With different academic backgrounds including Business Administration, Digital Technology Management and Computer Science, the students managed to create a high-quality software that matches the vision of SPiNE.
The students worked closely with SPiNE’s founders and partners. Direct and regular feedback ensured that the project was adapted to the needs and requirements of the start-up.
About the Co-Innovation Lab
This solution was designed in a project of the Co-Innovation Lab of Hochschule München guided by the lecturers Prof. Dr. Holger Günzel, Prof. Dr. Lars Brehm, Prof. Dr. Jessica Slamka, Mr. Hans-Jürgen Haak, Ms. Anne Mari Stenbacka and Mr. Jere Käpyaho. The Co-Innovation Lab offers students a virtual platform for learning how to work as a consulting team by creating temporary partnerships between companies, students, and lecturers.
For more information about the Co-Innovation Lab, contact holger.guenzel@hm.edu or lars.brehm@hm.edu.
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