ADEMETER – Automated Meter Reading Solution
| Output characterisation | |
| OUTPUT SENTENCE | Automated Meter Reading solution for non-energized meters (gas and water) in urban areas, based on autonomous, wireless, low-cost devices. |
| OUTPUT TYPE | procedure |
| WATER TOPIC | Consumption |
| MARKET NEED TAILORED | Solution applicable to the Smart City of the future, monitoring and management of large wireless networks. |
| OUTPUT DESCRIPTION | Automated Meter Reading solution for non-energized meters (gas and water) in urban areas, based on autonomous, wireless, low-cost devices. |
| STATE OF DEVELOPMENT | Ready to serve. Demonstrator on field |
| INNOVATIVE ASPECTS AND ADVANTAGES |
Scalability
Low cost
Integration to AMR systems |
| INTELLECTUAL/INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS |
ADEVICE |
| TRANSFERABILITY |
Transferable to other territories |
| POTENTIAL USERS/CLIENTS | Water utilities (e.g. EMASESA), operators, user’s associations. |
| BUSINNESS CASE | Yes |
| Estimation of risks | |
| INNOVATIVE DISADVANTAGE |
There are similar outputs in the market trying to cover the smart cities challenge. |
| EVALUATION OF RISKS FOR OUTPUT USERS | The main risk in the implementation of this output is with regards of the competence in the market due to the existence of similar solutions in the market and the renascent of new technologies to achieve the challenges of the Smart cities |
| ECONOMICAL RISKS | The output was created in Spain under the current crisis situation, even though this output increases the efficiency of the current meter systems, the market need created can be postponed because the users cannot invest money in order to make improvements. This smart meter system can read leakages in advance, more than the existing solutions, this in the long term reduces costs. |
| TECHNICAL RISKS | There is a technical limitation in the production, now it is just a demoinstrator scale, if there is any potential user with a bigger demand, the production response might be limited. |
| MARKET RISKS | At national level there are solutions covering the same market need, as well as global level. There is a potential market at international level, although the demonstration activity might be limited |
| SOCIAL RISKS | They need to obtain trust on their system. The main target are public enterprises (water utilities), which are facing political and social problems and the hiring process of smart meters is not always transparent. |
| Steps ahead | |
| NEXT STEPS TO ACHIEVE THE STATUS 'READY TO USE' | Commercialization and Dissemination |
| INVOLVEMENT OF THE OWNER FOR THE NEXT STEPS | Yes, partnership, commercial agreement, |
| COLLABORATION DETAILS |
- Local water utilities (municipalities) dealing with water management. |
| Estimation of ressources | |
| RESOURCES FOR NEXT STEPS | Need of resources for production (so far they can produce about 500 units, but the normal quantity is about 100.000 units) |
| Contact | |
| TECHNICAL CONTACT | Joaquin Cabezas |
| COUNTRY | SPAIN |
| WEBSITE | www.adevice.es |
| Background | |
| PROJECT NAME | Adevice own research (spin-off) |
| PROJECT ACRONYM | ADEMETER |
| LEADER | Adevice |
| TEAMS INVOLVED | Sevilla University |
| COUNTRIES INVOLVED | SPAIN |
| PROJECT LOCATION | SPAIN |
| FUNDING ORGANISATION | Own source |