The Swinburne University of Technology has partnered with home energy management and automation company, GreenWave Reality, to open an Energy Management Research Centre (EMRC).

 

The centre, which will be based at the university’s Hawthorn campus, will focus on intelligent home energy conservation solutions.

 

The showpiece of the centre will be the 3D, tele-immersive Energy Efficiency Demo Room that will feature a 50” 3D Immersive Virtual Reality Display system to be used to demonstrate the real-time impact of energy conservation measures and technologies.

 

It will also have a training room which will include the Smart Green Home Virtual Learning Platform, consisting of the GreenWave Reality Home Energy Management platform running on a full range of Internet-enabled devices such as smartphones, tablets and PCs. The Training Room will also feature virtual learning and educational software to foster energy conservation behaviour among visitors of all ages.

 

The GreenWave Reality technology enables consumers to monitor, control and reduce their energy consumption. It consists of PowerNodes (intelligent power strips) that make connected devices smart and controllable, an in-home energy display, and a pulse reader that transmits the total energy consumption from the smart meter, all connected to the advanced Gateway. The solution is also capable of managing electric vehicle (EV) charging, heat pumps, water and gas meters.

 

“This visionary facility will be pioneering in intelligent management of home energy use, and will be an international showpiece of technology, education, and collaboration,” said Professor Leon Sterling, Dean of Swinburne’s Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies.

 

The EMRC will include a research and development centre, a demonstration and training facility, and seminar and conference hall.

 

More information about the GreenWave Reality Home Energy Management platform is available www.greenwavereality.com.