We are proud to announce the expected release of Energy Brain Cloud 2.0 as the latest and greatest in Online Energy Monitoring & Management Portals. This browser based software, allows users to view and manage all data retrieved from Electrex devices and third-party devices that may be connected to them.

This is a powerful tool that allows the management and monitoring of all collected data through a simple web browser on a PC, Tablet or Smartphone device.

Today Futre has the pleasure of introducing an all-in-one Power Quality Energy Auditing Kit into the South African market.

There are many local businesses that provide energy savings solutions to the industrial, commercial and residential sectors. However, the lack of appropriate monitoring and data logging devices needed for pre and post auditing is a common problem. Devices that do exist are either insufficient in features or over priced for their respective sector.

This is why Electrex has taken it upon themselves to integrate their top Power Quality Energy Metering devices into a portable all-in-on monitoring kit. This kit is perfectly suited for temporary logging and auditing, highly accurate and with a great build quality and finish.

Fans and pumps use motors and drives. The electricity consumed by motors in buildings is significant. Globally electric motors are responsible for 40% of all electricity consumption [The Carbon Trust, Motors and Drives, 2011].
Operational costs of motors far exceed the initial capital costs; therefore there is the potential for huge savings in energy through efficient use of motor drives.

Oversized motors are inefficient. It is relatively easy to measure the electrical current to the motor and compare this to the rated current.

Incorrectly sized pumps should be sized so that they run at between 50% and 90% of their peak load capacity. Undersized pumps may be running constantly at peak load which is not efficient, while oversized pumps will be running at reduced efficiency (i.e. below 40% rated capacity) all the time.

On the 30th and 31st of October, Dino Alves had the privilege of visiting the Electrex offices in Reggio Emilia (Italy). There he received information and training on new Electrex products, renewable energy techniques/trends and application examples where such a system is used. "Electrex is a very well established and stable company, providing high quality support and training. The products, both hardware and software, is seamless in design and integration", says Dino.

Electrex has officially issued a certificate to Dino for being formally trained on their full product range, qualifying him to provide full support and training in Southern Africa.

In today's world, energy consumption and increases in energy prices have forced a global shift towards finding better ways of saving energy and in turn, saving on money. In terms of industrial/business sectors, the increase in use of automated machines has definitely become a major factor in the total costs involved in production and management. In fact, for many products, energy has proven to be more costly than the price of raw materials or labour.

We believe that in order to solve a problem, one must start at the beginning. This therefore changes the approach one should have towards power management. Good energy management, involves more than just simply stating the problem. It involves obtaining essential information regarding energy consumption. In this way, a person and/or company can find the root cause of high energy consumption in their factory, office or home. This, along with proper monitoring information, can save you on considerable amounts of money!

This energy problem has opened many doors into the world of energy savings, but which path should one take?