Energy efficiency app
PowerZee to reach Singapore tertiary institutions
PowerZee to reach Singapore tertiary institutions
The app, developed in Singapore by
ENGIE and NTU, uses gamification and crowd-sourcing to educate students and
reduce energy consumption on campus
ENGIE and NTU, uses gamification and crowd-sourcing to educate students and
reduce energy consumption on campus
SINGAPORE, 24 October 2016 – ENGIE, one of the world’s
energy leaders, today announced its collaboration with Energy Market Authority
(EMA) to introduce its energy efficiency smartphone app PowerZee at tertiary
institutions from November onwards, to educate students and change mindsets and
behaviours. This is under the newly launched Project OptiWatt, led by
EMA to promote demand-side management initiatives to optimise energy
consumption.
energy leaders, today announced its collaboration with Energy Market Authority
(EMA) to introduce its energy efficiency smartphone app PowerZee at tertiary
institutions from November onwards, to educate students and change mindsets and
behaviours. This is under the newly launched Project OptiWatt, led by
EMA to promote demand-side management initiatives to optimise energy
consumption.
The trial-version will be rolled-out
in Singapore at several education institutions. Next month, it will also be
deployed at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris in France.
in Singapore at several education institutions. Next month, it will also be
deployed at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris in France.
PowerZee is a pioneering smartphone
app, designed for educational institutions, that engages students and staff
through gamification, social networking and crowd sourcing, advocating better
use of campus resources in energy, water and waste.
app, designed for educational institutions, that engages students and staff
through gamification, social networking and crowd sourcing, advocating better
use of campus resources in energy, water and waste.
Some of the key features include:
· Green coach encourages eco-gestures, small
daily actions to save energy and increase your score;
daily actions to save energy and increase your score;
· Temperature crowdsourcing tool that allows students to
interact with the university’s energy facility management about their classroom
temperatures. The data collected is processed and analysed in order to enable
the facility management team to adapt the air conditioning settings;
interact with the university’s energy facility management about their classroom
temperatures. The data collected is processed and analysed in order to enable
the facility management team to adapt the air conditioning settings;
· Community networking tool to foster a sustainable
culture among the local community, by sharing green hotspots, activities and
events;
culture among the local community, by sharing green hotspots, activities and
events;
· Game option enables users to challenge
their friends to take part in bigger challenges on campus.
their friends to take part in bigger challenges on campus.
PowerZee also provides regular
analyses on campus energy consumption to keep students and staff informed about
the actual impact of their actions and efforts.
analyses on campus energy consumption to keep students and staff informed about
the actual impact of their actions and efforts.
“Research shows that informed energy
consumers lead to potential energy savings of between 5 to 15 percent. As such,
in collaboration with NTU, we developed PowerZee based on gamification models
to offer students practical ways to cut their energy consumption in a fun,
interactive and social manner. The long-term vision for PowerZee, is to connect
campuses around the world to compare energy savings, with Singapore and France
as the first countries for PowerZee to be rolled out,” said Etienne Drouet, Director
of ENGIE Lab Singapore.
consumers lead to potential energy savings of between 5 to 15 percent. As such,
in collaboration with NTU, we developed PowerZee based on gamification models
to offer students practical ways to cut their energy consumption in a fun,
interactive and social manner. The long-term vision for PowerZee, is to connect
campuses around the world to compare energy savings, with Singapore and France
as the first countries for PowerZee to be rolled out,” said Etienne Drouet, Director
of ENGIE Lab Singapore.
Co-designed by ENGIE Lab and NTU, a
pilot of the PowerZee app attracted 1,850 students, representing 4.4% of the
NTU population, using the campus as a ‘living lab’ to test the prototype
between February and June 2015.
pilot of the PowerZee app attracted 1,850 students, representing 4.4% of the
NTU population, using the campus as a ‘living lab’ to test the prototype
between February and June 2015.
PowerZee is a product of ENGIE’s
commitment to reduce environmental impact through energy innovation and
technology in Asia. With the establishment of ENGIE Lab Singapore, supported by
the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), solutions will be continuously
developed to address the region’s energy challenges in a bid to build a better
Singapore for future generations.
commitment to reduce environmental impact through energy innovation and
technology in Asia. With the establishment of ENGIE Lab Singapore, supported by
the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), solutions will be continuously
developed to address the region’s energy challenges in a bid to build a better
Singapore for future generations.
ENGIE develops its businesses (power, natural gas, and energy
services) around a model based on responsible growth to take on the major
challenges of energy’s transition to a low-carbon economy: access to
sustainable energy, climate-change mitigation and adaptation, and the rational
use of resources. The Group provides individuals, cities and businesses with
highly efficient and innovative solutions largely based on its expertise in
four key sectors: renewable energy, energy efficiency, liquefied natural gas
and digital technology. ENGIE employs 154,950 people worldwide and achieved
revenues of €69.9 billion in 2015. The Group is listed on the Paris and
Brussels stock exchanges (ENGI) and is represented in the main international
indices: CAC 40, BEL 20, DJ Euro Stoxx 50, Euronext 100, FTSE Eurotop 100, MSCI
Europe, DJSI World, DJSI Europe and Euronext Vigeo (Eurozone 120, Europe 120
and France 20).
services) around a model based on responsible growth to take on the major
challenges of energy’s transition to a low-carbon economy: access to
sustainable energy, climate-change mitigation and adaptation, and the rational
use of resources. The Group provides individuals, cities and businesses with
highly efficient and innovative solutions largely based on its expertise in
four key sectors: renewable energy, energy efficiency, liquefied natural gas
and digital technology. ENGIE employs 154,950 people worldwide and achieved
revenues of €69.9 billion in 2015. The Group is listed on the Paris and
Brussels stock exchanges (ENGI) and is represented in the main international
indices: CAC 40, BEL 20, DJ Euro Stoxx 50, Euronext 100, FTSE Eurotop 100, MSCI
Europe, DJSI World, DJSI Europe and Euronext Vigeo (Eurozone 120, Europe 120
and France 20).
ENGIE has been operating in Singapore for over 20 years, where
it employs around 1,600 employees. Besides offering energy efficiency and
facility management services, ENGIE trades a wide range of energy financial
products as well as LNG, conducts R&D projects and holds a 30 per cent
stake in Senoko Energy, which is the largest electricity generator in the country.
it employs around 1,600 employees. Besides offering energy efficiency and
facility management services, ENGIE trades a wide range of energy financial
products as well as LNG, conducts R&D projects and holds a 30 per cent
stake in Senoko Energy, which is the largest electricity generator in the country.
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