The Professional Platform for sustainable and connected buildings

Project Information

eSMART

Grant agreement ID: 809180

DOI

10.3030/809180

Project closed

EC signature date 16 February 2018

Start date 1 March 2018

End date 30 June 2018

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy

Total cost

€ 71 429,00

EU contribution

€ 50 000,00

Coordinated by

ESMART TECHNOLOGIES SA
Switzerland

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - eSMART (The Professional Platform for sustainable and connected buildings)

Reporting period: 2018-03-01 to 2018-06-30

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

eSMART brings together all apartment’s basic functions on one wall-mounted touchscreen: videophone; heating regulation room-by-room; energy consumption monitoring in real-time, lighting, blind and socket management
The general objective of this project is the industrial adaptation and commercialization of the technology to introduce the system in the home automation market in EU. The specific objectives of these feasibility study are: (1) Technical: to define eSMART hardware and software technical adaptations for EU countries and resources needed for serial production; (2) Commercial: to evaluate critical aspects for product commercialization, to identify the key partners and stakeholders required for the full implementation and market uptake and to make the roadmap for the European certification framework; (3) Financial: to redefine the 5-year projected cash flow and the expected benefits for the company, to assess the total require investment and to develop a complete business plan to deploy eSMART in the European market.

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

We have assessed the technical, commercial and financial viability of eSMART to confirm the feasibility of our project. We have performed a detailed market analysis and deep into the commercial potential of eSMART for building and individual home owners in Europe. We have also better defined our market strategy, the target countries more precisely and the geographical expansion strategy to start commercialization in 2021. On the technical side, we have defined the adaptations to be made on our module to be commercialized in the rest of EU countries and established a workplan. Finally, on the economic side we have developed a detailed business plan including revenues and costs analysis.

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

eSMART System integrates in one system all smart-home functionalities with clear competitive advantages: high communication speed, real-time measurement and control, low price, no programming required valid for installation in existing buildings/buildings. eSMART will make a positive contribution on meeting the EU targets on energy efficiency improvement and cut in greenhouse gas emissions. By monitoring the consumption habits of a home, 10% reductions in energy consumption can be achieved. With the individualized control of electrical devices and heating systems, the decrease can be as high as 15%. This project will have also a great impact in our company in terms of revenues and personnel.

eSMART communication module

eSMART apartment scheme

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