From daylight-harvesting sensors to next-gen EV chargers, companies around the globe are innovating technologies to make buildings more intelligent and the world more energy-conscious. These smart energy management solutions blend sustainability, efficiency, and data-driven control to define the future of building infrastructure, transforming how our buildings source, use, and store energy.
One thing is clear: smart buildings are the new standard. So, who’s powering the shift to smart energy management? And how can forward-thinking businesses stay ahead of the curve?
Smart energy management systems use sensors, controllers, software, and data analytics to optimise how buildings consume and conserve energy. These systems enhance building automation by dynamically adjusting lighting, HVAC, water usage, and electrical loads based on real-time data, user habits, and environmental factors.
These enhancements benefit occupants and property owners by reducing energy waste and utility costs, ensuring regulatory compliance, increasing comfort and safety, and integrating with advanced IoT and cloud platforms for holistic results.
Here are 20 companies shaping the future of energy-smart buildings with their innovative daylight harvesting, smart metering, load and utility monitoring, and EV infrastructure products.
1. Leviton: Offering a variety of daylighting control solutions, Leviton’s sensors, room controls, relay panels, and integrated intelligent fixtures support daylight harvesting strategies to reduce overhead lighting use.
2. SensorWorx: This lighting sensor and controls company provides USA-made photocell and daylight harvesting sensors that automatically dim lighting to maintain desired illumination levels.
3. LOYTEC: Specialising in integrating daylight harvesting with presence control, LOYTEC solutions are known for achieving energy savings between 40% and 60%.
4. Eaton: Boasting a wide range of energy management solutions, Eaton offers programmable lighting control modules with PIR and microwave detectors, incorporating photocells for effective daylight harvesting
5. MeshTek: A trusted IoT platform leader, MeshTek uses Bluetooth mesh technology to support daylight harvesting and other smart lighting features across robust networks.
LOYTEC LOY-BT Bluetooth Wireless Lighting Controls
6. Sensus (Xylem brand): Sensus provides a comprehensive range of smart meters for water, gas, and electricity, facilitating intelligent infrastructure management.
7. Ripple Metering: Providing Advance Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Ripple offers LoRaWAN-enabled smart meters for gas, water, and energy monitoring, enhancing operational efficiency with IoT-powered solutions.
8. Holley Technology Ltd.: A leading manufacturer of smart electric meters and energy management systems, Holley Technology offers a diverse electricity meter, smart meter and smart energy management product portfolio globally.
9. Honeywell: As a global advanced-technology company, Honeywell offers smart metering solutions as part of its broader industrial and smart building offerings.
10. Green Metering: This Australian company provides solutions focused on real-time energy usage monitoring, offering smart meter solutions that integrate intelligent algorithms and IoT frameworks.
11. Quad Plus: A global industrial automation and part provider, Quad Plus provides continuous real-time power quality analysis and load monitoring services that identify overloading issues for predictive maintenance and electrical safety.
12. Load Monitoring Systems (LMS): Beyond its namesake, LMS specialises in the design, manufacture, and rental of load monitoring equipment, serving various industries across five continents.
13. Enetics: Providing a range of energy intelligence solutions, Enetics specifically offers Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM) products that measure individual appliance energy consumption without direct metering.
14. LTTS (L&T Technology Services): Bridging the gap between physical and digital engineering, LTTS provides cloud-based utility usage monitoring solutions, enabling data collection, visualisation, forecasting, and load profiling remotely across locations.
15. Tantalus: Dedicated to helping utilities modernise their distribution grids using data, Tantalus developed the TRUFlex Load+DER Management System, used in conjunction with its TRUSense Gateway device, which allows utilities to control individual loads and manage demand during emergencies.
Tantalus TRUSense Gateway device
16. Tesla: Operating one of the largest fast-charging networks globally, Tesla provides V3 Supercharger units to commercial and residential buildings, which deliver charging speeds up to 250 kW.
17. ChargePoint: Boasting the largest EV charging network in the U.S., ChargePoint offers a vast network of Level 2 and DC fast chargers, providing scalable solutions for residential, commercial, and fleet applications.
18. Blink Charging: With a specific focus on residential and commercial uses, Blink provides a full range of EV charging solutions, including Level 2 and DC fast chargers, with over 78,000 charging ports deployed worldwide.
19. ABB: ABB delivers comprehensive EV charging infrastructure solutions, including the Terra DC and Terra AC wallbox chargers, supporting global electrification efforts.
20. BP Pulse: BP’s global EV charging infrastructure business, BP Pulse aims to install 70,000 charging stations by 2030, expanding its EV charging network alongside its traditional energy offerings.
Innovating in smart energy is only part of the challenge. The real test lies in taking that innovation from prototype to production, efficiently and reliably. In the fast-moving Building Automation and Controls market, OEMs need manufacturing partners who are technically capable, supply chain-smart, flexible enough to scale, and committed to quality and sustainability.
This is where an expert EMS partner like ESCATEC comes in. We help OEMs refine and optimise their smart system designs for performance, cost, and manufacturability. At the same time, our high-mix, low-volume (HMLV) capabilities are well-suited to manufacturing smart energy devices, and our regulatory certifications ensure products like these meet global standards.
Whether you're producing hundreds or hundreds of thousands, we can scale with you across our European and Asian facilities, and our strategic sourcing and agile logistics help you avoid the pitfalls of supply disruption.
The building automation market is booming, and innovative OEMs worldwide are changing how the buildings we live and work in operate, making them more intelligent and sustainable.
Those with strong, agile manufacturing partnerships will thrive. Whether you're producing a daylight sensor, a smart water meter, or an EV charge controller, the road from R&D to rollout is full of risks and complexities.
With a partner like ESCATEC, you gain a competitive edge. We’re ready to power your next building automation breakthrough by helping you realise your smart energy management product idea.
Contact us today to explore how we can help you lead the smart energy revolution.