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The Digital Environment Home Energy Management System (DEHEMS) project is a European Union funded project looking at how technology can improve domestic energy efficiency. The project partnership includes a mix of European local authorities, private business and universities. The project is the first initiative to come out of the UK Greenshift Government Taskforce which brings together public, private and voluntary sector organisations in a common programme to maximise the effectiveness of IT in achieving 2020 emissions targets.

Clicks and Links is pleased to be a partner in this programme where we lead on the Dissemination and Evaluation Work Package.

Click here to download the DEHEMS presentation slides by Clicks and Links Managing Director, Vin Sumner, for the Connected and Sustainable Living Conference which took place in Seoul in May 2009.

The Partnership

• Manchester City Council [United Kingdom]
• Technical University of Cluj-Napoca [Romania]
• Clicks and Links Ltd [United Kingdom]
• Hildebrand Technology Ltd [United Kingdom]
• Bristol City Council [United Kingdom]
• Plovdiv Municipality [Bulgaria]
• Ivanovo Municipality [Bulgaria]
• Institute e-Austria Timisoara
• University of Rousse [Bulgaria]
• Birmingham Council [United Kingdom]
• University of Coventry [United Kingdom]
• The Centre [Belgium]
• University of Salford [United Kingdom]

Led by Manchester City Council, DEHEMS is developing next generation smart metering for households. It is currently in the first stages of piloting in Manchester and will help households cut energy bills through a revolutionary new online energy ‘dashboard’. This dashboard provides a range of energy use information via TV, PC and mobile which includes:

• Real-time projections for the total extra/saving for the next bill, compared to the last bill
• Real-time energy usage for the household, compared to the neighbourhood average, measured in cost, CO2 and Kwh
• The pattern of energy usage over the day for the household, compared to the neighbourhood average, measured in cost, CO2 and Kwh

This dashboard available to view at www.dehems.com will be accessible through internet enabled TV as well as PC and mobile phone.

Facts and Figures

DEHEMS recently conducted a major survey into public awareness on energy usage by household appliances. The survey tested households’ awareness of the energy needed to operate different appliances at full capacity.

• 17% Washing Machine (On Hot Cycle)
• 9% Microwave Oven
• 5% TV
• 1% Fridge Freezer
• 46% Fan Heater
• 22% Kettle

Over 1000 people were asked to rank the household services that used the most energy if left on at full capacity from a list of typical appliances and services. Only 17% correctly identified the most power hungry service. The ranking based on what people thought used the most energy was:

The energy use, based on energy ratings of typical appliances is:

1. Washing Machine (On Hot Cycle) (2.5kWh)
2. Fan Heater (2kWh)
3. Kettle (2kWh)
4. Microwave (0.8kWh)
5. Fridge Freezer (0.25kWh)
6. TV (0.07kWh)

Find out more at www.dehems.eu and www.greenshift.org.uk or contact Richard Bush.

[1] This is distinct from the total power used by an appliance which multiplies power need by the time an appliance is used.

The EU Funded Digital Environment Home Energy Management System (DEHEMS) where we are providing programme management and evaluation and dissemination services for this leading ICT environmental programme.

Save Your Energy

Save Your Energy is a collection of three Living Labs in the UK that are part of the DEHEMS Project.

The project aims to develop a smart online metering system for electricity use. The project takes place in Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester and later on in Plovdiv and Ivanovo in Bulgaria.

For further information, please email richard.bush@clicksandlinks.com

 

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