What is the name of your organization?
Alphageek Enterprises Private Limited
What is the name of your solution?
Zerowatt
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Zerowatt is an IOT/AI based energy intelligence system, which combines the world
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Kochi, Kerala, India
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
IND
What type of organization is your solution team?
For-profit, including B-Corp or similar models
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What specific problem are you solving?
Climate change is an existential threat to humanity. Although emerging technologies such as green hydrogen, carbon capture, and advanced energy storage are currently being developed, all these solutions remain decades away from achieving commercial viability at scale. However, addressing climate change demands immediate action, making energy efficiency the critical low-hanging fruit in this urgent fight. Every energy user, especially within industries, wastes a significant amount of energy beyond what their operations actually require. This wastage primarily occurs because energy management is inherently complicated. Many energy users lack the necessary technical expertise to identify the specific reasons behind inefficiencies and the methods to prevent them.
Conventional solutions, such as energy auditing, have not successfully scaled due to their complexity and the scarcity of accessible expertise. For instance, accurately diagnosing energy wastage in an industrial compressor system requires deep, specialized knowledge of compressors . Unfortunately, most industries lack the specialized expertise required to effectively analyze data from each systems, leaving substantial energy inefficiencies unaddressed. Consequently, industries continue to incur excessive energy consumption and elevated operational costs, exacerbating global carbon emissions and undermining efforts against climate change.
What is your solution?
Zerowatt addresses the fundamental challenges of energy efficiency and accessibility of expertise for industrial facilities. It is a comprehensive platform designed to collect data (electricity, temperature, pressure, flows etc) from IOT sensors and systems, including manual logbooks, allowing for seamless adoption without requiring significant capital expenditure. Zerowatt is trained on every publicly available energy efficiency expertise like industry guidelines, best practices, case studies, energy audit reports etc
By combining real time process data with this vast knowledgebase, Zerowatt functions as a virtual energy expert, providing real-time, 24x7 analysis. The system identifies every possible energy waste, clearly communicating to industrial users exactly where and how energy inefficiencies occur within their facilities. More importantly, Zerowatt offers actionable insights and practical recommendations for preventing such wastage in real time.
This approach democratizes energy efficiency expertise, making it universally accessible to all industrial users. Consequently, it empowers facilities worldwide to enhance their energy efficiency, significantly reduce energy costs, and lower their carbon footprint. Zerowatt’s innovative solution unlocks substantial potential in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, directly contributing to the global fight against climate change and helping industries achieve greater sustainability.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
Zerowatt primarily serves energy-intensive manufacturing industries where energy costs significantly impact operational expenses. The solution directly benefits plant operators, facility managers, and decision-makers within these industries who currently struggle with identifying and addressing ongoing energy inefficiencies. Presently, these facilities lack adequate internal expertise, forcing them to depend on external consultants whose effectiveness varies widely, is costly, and often insufficiently responsive to daily operational changes.
Zerowatt addresses these needs by automatically monitoring and pinpointing energy inefficiencies at the equipment level in real-time. By clearly identifying where and how energy wastage occurs, Zerowatt empowers industry users with actionable insights, eliminating the need for extensive manual reviews and costly external audits. Consequently, it transforms their operational approach from reactive to proactive energy management. This increased visibility and control significantly reduces energy wastage, cutting operational costs, enhancing productivity, and supporting broader sustainability goals. Ultimately, Zerowatt meaningfully improves users' lives by simplifying energy management, optimizing resource use, and helping industries become more economically efficient and environmentally responsible.