Optimisation of energy installations, energy management and energy contracts
Reduce your energy costs and get more value from your energy assets.
VITO supports manufacturing and process industries in making informed investment decisions and optimising energy assets, energy management systems (EMS) and energy contracts, from strategic training right through to the selection of measures and technologies.
Using advanced simulation tools and in-depth knowledge of energy technologies and markets, we develop an energy strategy that meets both the current and future needs of your site.
What are the benefits?
- A sustainable solution for electricity and heat supply
- Up to 25% lower energy costs, depending on the specific case
- A concrete action plan for energy optimisation, with quantitative impact scenarios
- A well-founded shortlist of the most suitable technologies and suppliers
- A higher level of control over energy procurement and energy flexibility
Discuss your energy strategy with Freek or Erik
Who is it for
This service is particularly relevant for energy-intensive businesses that wish to manage their energy bills in a volatile market through targeted investments and smart management of various energy carriers such as electricity, gas, heating/cooling and molecules.
What we do
Training
Through a hands-on, in-depth programme, we’ll guide you through the current energy challenges and solutions:
- Belgian energy trends
- Energy supply (market dynamics and security of supply)
- Decarbonisation of heating and cooling needs
- Industrial energy management (optimisation of demand, supply, storage, market and grid interaction)
Site-specific approach
- Identification of energy optimisation opportunities through the development of an energy model tailored to your site, developed in collaboration with your site experts and taking into account all energy carriers (electricity, gas, residual heat, molecules), controllable assets (consumption, generation, buffering/storage, conversion) and available grid capacity.
- Quantification of the value of current and future flexibility at your site, including concrete strategies to monetise that flexibility on energy markets.
- Assessment against various Belgian net-zero energy scenarios, such as the maximum roll-out of renewable electricity, increased nuclear baseload, or greater reliance on imports of electricity and green molecules.
- Result: a short- to long-term energy plan, with phased investment decisions based on future energy prices, CO₂ costs and technology availability.
Market screening and selection
Support with the tendering and procurement of technical energy systems and energy management systems, and with defining energy procurement strategies (technical specifications, performance requirements).
What we optimise
- Energy costs across all energy carriers
- CO₂ emissions and sustainability targets
- Utilisation of flexibility (batteries, process flexibility, thermal buffers and market-based flexibility services)
- Energy procurement strategies (PPAs, dynamic contracts and price volatility)
- Energy assets at your site (consumption, generation, buffering/storage and conversion)
Your benefits
- Greater insight into future energy costs, market risks and investment options
- A concrete action plan with well-founded investment decisions for the short and long term
- Reduced risk when selecting technologies, systems and energy contracts
- Lower energy costs and greater energy autonomy due to the optimal deployment of energy assets and flexibility
We take a unique approach
No abstract assumptions
Together with your site expert, we gather all the information needed to create a digital model of your site. This model is based on actual site operations and forms the basis for our analysis.
From complexity to action
We translate technological optimisation, techno-economic optimisation and mathematical multi-energy optimisation into a clear ‘quick-win’ analysis and a phased action plan for your site.
Thorough integration
We link physical assets, technical control (EMS), flexibility services and commercial energy procurement into a single integrated approach, maximising the synergies between these different solutions.
Technology, market and policy under one roof
We combine technical expertise with in-depth knowledge of energy markets, regulation and future energy scenarios. This enables us to support investment decisions that remain robust in the long term.
Discuss your energy strategy
Discover energy-saving opportunities, flexibility options and investment pathways for your site.
