en.Wedoany.com Reported - Metro Logistics Germany GmbH has deployed Encentive's AI-based energy management platform flexOn at its German logistics centers to improve energy management and reduce long-term energy costs. This contract logistics service provider, specializing in trade and food logistics, is partnering with Hamburg-based software company Encentive to achieve transparency in energy flows and optimize and automate control of equipment such as refrigeration units and electric forklifts.

The software centrally records and visualizes energy consumption and solar power generation across multiple locations in real time, helping Metro Logistics intelligently utilize self-generated solar power, reduce peak loads, and adjust energy consumption based on electricity prices and grid load. For example, if the platform detects excess solar power at a location in the morning, it automatically increases the cooling capacity of refrigeration units to build a temperature reserve; when electricity price peaks occur, the system reduces energy usage within temperature limits, thereby saving costs. Electric forklifts are also included in the optimization scope, with the software ensuring they are charged during periods of high self-generation or low electricity prices, avoiding peak loads.

In Marl, Metro Logistics operates a large rooftop solar system with a peak capacity of approximately 18 megawatts. The company plans to use flexOn to optimally utilize local electricity and reduce energy consumption. It will subsequently apply the experience gained in Marl to other locations, including Altlandsberg, Bergkirchen, Hamm, Kirchheim, and Groß-Gerau.

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