Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
$75,000.00
Development and Validation of an IoT-based Energy Management Information System for Industrial Systems Benchmarking
FY 2023-24
Summary
ASA Energy Consulting Ltd. is based in Vancouver BC, operating as an independent, full-service energyconsulting, engineering, and project development firm. ASA Energy has noticed that one of the main barriers toenergy efficiency programs is the lack of real benchmarking methodology as current benchmarking industrialsystems and processes rely on a comparison of performance metrics, which is limited. In collaboration, ASAEnergy Consulting Ltd. and Lambton College successfully completed the first phase of the project that focusedon the initial development of an accurate, repeatable, comparable, and time-independent, customer-orientedbenchmarking system and standards, improving the quality of Energy Performance Indicators (EnPI) currentlyused by ISO 50001 and ISO 50006.Through this proposed project, ASA Energy and Lambton College are planning to expand the system andextend its tool capability, improving upon the cloud-based systems, and systems in place for validating data.This will include the development of an IoT sensor platform with embedded computing, interfacing andcommunications. The project will also develop analytics tool suit to demonstrate the viability of the IoT sensorintegration within an energy management information system.The success of this project will result in the development of novel technology that will allow ASA Energy toexpand their energy management services to its existing and new customers by providing a cloud-basedplatform for energy performance benchmarking and energy savings verification. This will also increase ASA'scompetitive advantage and market share as industrial and commercial facilities are increasingly seekingstreamlined strategic energy management initiatives while maintaining data security. It is expected that bycommercializing the outcomes of this project that new revenue streams will be created by at least $200,000yearly over five years. Furthermore, the success of the project will lead to the creation of 10 direct positions atASA Energy as well as contribute to the creation of thousands of indirect jobs in Canada.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
561155-2020
Name nom
Sheikhzadeh, Mehdi M
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
26621
Institution établissement
Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2020
Award amount
75000
Program id
CARD2
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 2
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
306
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Energy efficiency
Area of application fr
Efficacité énergétique
Research subject code
2705
Research subject group en
Information technology
Research subject group fr
Software and development
Research subject en
Technologie de l'information
Research subject fr
Logiciels et développement
Application title
Development and Validation of an IoT-based Energy Management Information System for
Industrial Systems Benchmarking
Keyword
Benchmark Energy Factor (BEF); Benchmarking Methodology; Benchmarking System; Cloud-Based Systems Tool; Development of IoT Sensor Platform; Energy Performance Indicators (EnPI); Energy Savings Verification; Essential Energy Model; Industrial Systems; Strategic Energy Management
Application summary
ASA Energy Consulting Ltd. is based in Vancouver BC, operating as an independent, full-service energyconsulting, engineering, and project development firm. ASA Energy has noticed that one of the main barriers toenergy efficiency programs is the lack of real benchmarking methodology as current benchmarking industrialsystems and processes rely on a comparison of performance metrics, which is limited. In collaboration, ASAEnergy Consulting Ltd. and Lambton College successfully completed the first phase of the project that focusedon the initial development of an accurate, repeatable, comparable, and time-independent, customer-orientedbenchmarking system and standards, improving the quality of Energy Performance Indicators (EnPI) currentlyused by ISO 50001 and ISO 50006.Through this proposed project, ASA Energy and Lambton College are planning to expand the system andextend its tool capability, improving upon the cloud-based systems, and systems in place for validating data.This will include the development of an IoT sensor platform with embedded computing, interfacing andcommunications. The project will also develop analytics tool suit to demonstrate the viability of the IoT sensorintegration within an energy management information system.The success of this project will result in the development of novel technology that will allow ASA Energy toexpand their energy management services to its existing and new customers by providing a cloud-basedplatform for energy performance benchmarking and energy savings verification. This will also increase ASA'scompetitive advantage and market share as industrial and commercial facilities are increasingly seekingstreamlined strategic energy management initiatives while maintaining data security. It is expected that bycommercializing the outcomes of this project that new revenue streams will be created by at least $200,000yearly over five years. Furthermore, the success of the project will lead to the creation of 10 direct positions atASA Energy as well as contribute to the creation of thousands of indirect jobs in Canada.
