The Challenge 

SimEnergy was created by a group of students from the Honors Academy of the TU/e with the aim of combating energy poverty and making sustainability affordable for all. Over 750,000 households in the Netherlands fit the criteria for energy poverty. The rollout of smart meters have facilitated the reading of consumption. However, are smart meters enough to drive behavioural change and less consumption?

The Solution

Simenegy is developing a plug-in tool for smart meters that uses AI algorithms to break-down the total energy consumption of households into individual electrical appliances and with such data, provide clear and insightful advice to drive users into a behavioural change experience. The world of energy is shifting from a commodity exchange into the provision of services and SimEnergy has the aim to provide the most efficient and engaging services that can have a positive impact on the user's energy bills.

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