OREANDA-NEWS. January 28, 2013. A new partnership between Deutsche Telekom and technical inspection service TUV Rheinland now helps companies to save energy. Telekom's role is to collect the consumption data, while TUV Rheinland uses it to develop efficiency measures and establish an energy management system.

"The rising cost of energy and the increasing role of sustainability in a company's enterprise value is shifting the aspect of resource management more and more into the spotlight of corporate management," said Gabriele Riedmann de Trinidad, responsible for the Energy business area at Deutsche Telekom. "The combination of TUV Rheinland as a partner and our energy efficiency solutions for buildings and IT means we can offer companies a way of gaining transparency over their energy consumption and thus reducing it."

Dieter Kaufmann, authorized officer at TUV Rheinland added: "The all-in package we are offering in combination with Telekom helps customers to identify and switch off wasteful appliances and cut the operating costs of their IT landscape and building systems long term." The experts have plenty of experience in this area: "Data centers can save between 20 and 40 percent with no deterioration in performance," said Kaufmann.

The energy efficiency solution for buildings can save companies up to 15 percent on power used in warehouses, offices, branches, and production sites. It uses the data lines already in place to access existing power meters, sensors, and building system management programs. A central management system gives companies a clearer picture of their consumption, information in case thresholds are exceeded, and the status of their systems and alarms. Additionally, the energy efficiency solution from Telekom allows users to manage heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, heat pumps, cooling systems, and much more. The solution itself has been independently tested and certified to ISO 50001 and delivers the figures used for the energy management system in accordance with ISO 50001.

STRABAG Property and Facility Services GmbH already uses the energy efficiency solution for 700,000 data and meter points at 8,500 Deutsche Telekom properties. Strabag is a service partner to Deutsche Telekom, and its energy management system is ISO 50001 certified. Part of the service it provides is to take energy consumption, function, and status readings from the technical systems installed at the properties. The information points the real estate service provider to illogical scenarios, such as when the ventilation and heating systems are on at the same time, so it can manage the building systems and thus save energy costs for Deutsche Telekom.

It is not only buildings that use energy, however. A large portion of the energy bill is generated by PCs, printers, and servers. Telekom's energy efficiency management solution for IT continually monitors the loads and energy consumption of such equipment. There is no need to install software agents or expensive measuring equipment. By automatically switching equipment on and off, IT infrastructure savings of up to 60 percent can be made.

Find out more at E-world 2013 from February 5 to 7 by visiting Deutsche Telekom at stand 102 in hall 7, and TUV Rheinland at stand 370 in hall 3.