Can we make workplaces healthier, environmentally friendlier and cheaper to run?

The gradual return to schools, offices and other workplaces makes workers’ safety an urgent priority.

But during the lockdown people have been expressing strong feelings about clean air and climate change. And their fears about safety have not gone away.

As a company specialising in Internet of Things energy management services for buildings and national-grid level balancing schemes cyber security is at the top of our agenda. Having previously completed both CyberEssentials testing and independent third party penetration tests, we looked to focus on improving our organisational and process based security risks.

On the 9th of August 2019 a large power shutdown occurred, leading to the disconnection of over a million customers and various infrastructural systems. Commuters were left stranded during the Friday evening rush hour, with some forced to use mobile phone torches to exit the London underground. Additionally, the failure of a backup generator left Ipswich hospital without working lifts, X-rays, and other non-battery-secured systems.

In the UK there’s an infamous phenomenon known as TV Pickup. During the breaks of popular television programs a large number of people will simultaneously boil their kettle to make a cup of tea, producing a huge demand spike which requires the UK’s national grid to rapidly produce a burst of electricity from pumped water storage reserves and fossil fuel plants.

Aimed primary at building management (a BEMS), GridDuck allows for quick, non-disruptive and cost-effective installation of wireless monitoring and control hardware.

It’s been a long year of R&D! To our immense relief we’ve just shipped our first beta trial kits to interested clients in energy consultancy, infrastructure and demand response.

I-ON Communications, a leading unstructured data management solution and service provider based in South Korea and GridDuck, a UK based Smart Grid solution provider signed an agreement to jointly market and distribute their solutions in Europe and Asia.