Following ‘a significant investment’ in its Trend Energy Services Division, Trend Control Systems can now ‘tackle demand side energy management even more effectively’ – by remotely managing a customer’s BEMS so it works more efficiently, thereby creating greater energy savings and lowering CO2 emissions.
Trend has provided ‘BEMS Bureau’ facilities for the past 20 years to answer alarms and deploy maintenance contractors, but can now also ‘create a centralised solution that allows building services to be investigated and controlled remotely, not just by making time and setpoint changes, but also by carrying out remote diagnostics, configuring temporary fixes, addressing energy-related problems, and predicting ways that equipment could be used more efficiently’.
The company said: “It is well known that performing reactive and ad hoc maintenance can lead to unexpected costs, while poorly functioning equipment can drive up energy bills and CO2 emissions. Using Trend Energy Services eliminates unforeseen costs, and ensures peace of mind by configuring a remote monitoring solution specifically tailored to a customer’s needs.”
Operating from a purpose-built support centre, the expert team at Trend Energy Services will provide a quick response to BEMS-related issues by using software that checks the system’s functioning’ – including its control loops and sensors – highlighting events such as valves becoming stuck open, controls being manually overridden, and other potential sources of energy waste.
Trend added: “Furthermore, by using data metrics, analysis, and powerful diagnostic tools, information on energy activity can be used to limit environmental wastage, for lower energy bills and higher efficiency. Smart strategies can also be implemented by monitoring usage patterns and demand response, so that plant uses less energy during high peak periods.”