Oracle and Omron jointly deliver environmental sustainability solution
New application is aimed at helping companies reduce energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.
David Greenfield -- Control Engineering, 10/29/2009
Based upon the combination of Omron's sensors and Oracle Manufacturing Operations Center, the jointly developed application is said to be able to merge real-time energy consumption data collected by Omron sensors and other energy meters along with production data collected from shop floor control systems and equipment.
This new offering is also designed to deliver an environmental data repository that can be leveraged as a certifiable information source for carbon accounting and greenhouse gas reporting, as well as energy management initiatives.
Omron, a provider of sensors and control devices for manufacturing companies, also provides equipment and systems that promote environmentally friendly operations by helping customers visualize their energy usage.
Factories using Omron's sensors and control devices can collect energy consumption information on the factory floor at the equipment and individual device level. Omron plans to implement this joint solution developed with Oracle at one company site, with plans to deploy it throughout the company's global factories and offices.
Within Oracle's new application, Omron's sensors will be used to collect data on electricity usage from equipment, factory lines, air conditioners, and lighting throughout a user's operations. The information will then be aggregated and contextualized to production data in the new Oracle solution.
According to Oracle, companies who use this product can expect to:
- Benefit from a unified production and environmental data repository that allows users to analyze and correlate energy consumption to operating conditions and identify areas for improvement;
- Create strategic plans for reducing energy consumption and associated carbon dioxide emissions;
- Utilize operational dashboards with KPIs related to energy usage and carbon dioxide emissions alongside traditional production KPIs such as Overall Equipment Effectiveness. This will allow users to maintain actual versus planned energy usage while controlling the optimum level of production output;
- Enable a reduction in the total cost of ownership with more accurate energy accounting and overhead allocation;
- Gain access to multiple methods for data collection. In addition to connecting to meters and energy sensors, customers can also enter data manually or import data from Excel templates and other third party sources. In places where sensors are not available, the solution will provide a library of estimation, allocation and aggregation formulae to calculate energy consumption.
This new application is planned for general availability in 2010.
Access other Control Engineering content related to emissions monitoring and energy efficiency:
- Raytheon reveals new greenhouse gas reduction goal
- HVAC manufacturers agree to new efficiency standards
- Department of Energy awards grants for engine efficiency and emissions capture research
- Edited by David Greenfield, editorial director
Control Engineering Sustainable Engineering News Desk
Energy Consumption Management
02/09/2010HP Vantera Helps Companies with Deregulation
04/30/1998
View All All Webcasts
