Deep Intelligence Across Industries

Company Headquarter: Saarbrucken, Germany Founded: 1903 Workforce: 1500 Company Working: Founded in the year 1903, Zenner is setting benchmarks in innovation, quality, and precision in the field of measuring techniques. Headquartered in Saarbrucken, Germany, Zenner specializes in water meters, heat meters, heat cost allocators, gas meters, systems technology, and smart metering. The firm has been developing, producing, and marketing innovative measuring equipment for global markets for over 100 years. Each year, the firm manufactures, markets, and deliver nearly three million water and 140,000 heat meters to customers across the globe. Over time the firm has established its name in the smart meter market and has managed to establish a presence across the globe, specifically in Europe, the United States, South America, and Asia Pacific. The firm boasts of a healthy workforce of more than 1500 employees.

Company Headquarter: Ansbach, Germany Founded: 1862 Workforce: - Company Working: DIEHL metering GmbH was founded in 1862 and is based in Ansbach, Germany. The company operates as a subsidiary of Diehl Stiftung & Co. KG. Diehl Metering GmbH develops, produces, and sells high-precision metering equipment for metering and reading water, thermal energy, gas, and electricity consumption. DIEHL offers its customers the highest quality of service and convenience through cutting down time, work, and cost. It enables its end-users to handle resources in a very sustainable manner through its intelligent metering technology.

Company Headquarter: Poland Founded: 1897 Workforce: - Company Working: Situated in Poland, Apator S.A. is a dynamic capital group that incorporated 15 subsidiaries. The company primarily focuses on innovation and technical solutions to boost its sales annually. Taking pride in its technological development, The Apator Group boasts of delivering high-quality products to its consumers. Apator Group mainly focuses on its two main segments of the electromechanical industry, inlcuding metering and switchgear. Incorporated in 1897, the company has a rich history of satisfied customers and high-quality product delivery. Apator Powogaz S.A., Apator Control Sp. Z O. O., Apator Rector Sp. z o.o., and Elkomtech S.A. are the subsidiaries of the company. Some of the major competitors of the company are EDMI (Singapore), Aclara Technologies, LLC. (U.S.), Xylem Inc. (U.S.), and Siemens AG (Germany).

Company Headquarter: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S Founded: 1972 Workforce: 900 Company Working: Aclara Technologies LLC, is the subsidiary of Meter Readings Holding, LLC and provides Smart Infrastructure Solutions (SIS) to water, gas, and electric utilities worldwide. The company offers a comprehensive suite of solutions comprised of meters and edge devices, Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), , installation services and provision of labor with a single point of accountability to utilities. Aclara Technologies LLC have their offices in the U.S., the U. K, Taiwan, Philippines, and Taiwan. More than 900 people are working with more than 800 gas, water, and electric utilities, worldwide. Aclara Software Inc., Smart Grid Solutions, LLC, and Metrum Technologies, LLC are the subsidiaries of the company.

Company Headquarter: Singapore Founded: 1978 Workforce: 5,000 Company Working: Founded in the year 1978, EDMI is one of the leading providers of smart energy solutions across the globe. The firm’s specific focus is on designing, developing, and manufacturing of high-end smart meters for the global utility industry. Headquartered in Singapore, the firm specializes in smart metering, electricity meters, gas meters, metering systems, and solutions provider. EDMI’s product portfolio boasts of high quality metering products and advanced infrastructure and energy management systems. Owned by Osaki Electric Co. Ltd, the firm has managed to establish presence in regions such as the United States, Asia Pacific, and Europe. EDMI boasts of a healthy workforce of more than 5,000 employees. They mainly compete with players such as Schneider Electric (France), Aclara Technologies, LLC. (U.S.), Xylem Inc. (U.S.), and Siemens AG (Germany).

Company Headquarter: London, U.K. Founded: 2015 Workforce: 1 -10 Company Working: Electron is the trading name of Chaddenwych Services Limited, a blockchain energy systems operator based in London, . The company is a developer and operator of blockchain based platforms for gas and electricity supply in U.K. Electron’s blockchain platform provides trading venue for all demand-side response actions and the blockchain technology is used to design efficient, resilient flexible systems for energy sector. Electron believes that the changes driving the energy sector would require an innovative solution such as the blockchain technology to ensure a secure, robust and transparent platform. Electron is currently operating in the energy industry’s transition into smart grids and other market changes such as decarbonization, decentralization, digitization, and democratization.

Company Headquarter: Cape Town, South Africa Founded: 2015 Workforce: 10 Company Working: The Sun Exchange is a blockchain based solar energy project financer operating in Africa. The Sun Exchange has unique operations compared to any other retailer using blockchain technology as the company visions blockchain to accelerate global transition to solar industry. Through its unique blockchain based online platform, it is possible for consumers anywhere around the world to purchase solar PV cells and lease them to businesses, hospitals, schools and other organizations in Africa. The owners of these panels receive lease rental payments through fiat currencies of their choice or cryptocurrency while the projects continue to operate to provide clean energy. The Sun Exchange business model democratizes solar energy finance and the blockchain platform used for these projects autonomously distributes solar energy in real-time. The company argues that this unique model has helped close the funding gap for commercial-scale solar projects in Africa. Moreover, investors in clean energy in Africa, now, can have 20 years or more secure and immutable solar income stream

Company Headquarter: Texas, U.S. Founded: 2015 Workforce: 17 Company Working: Grid + was established by ConsenSys, a global leader in blockchain technology through its continuous research in implementing blockchain technology for the energy industry. The company is currently focusing on bringing next-generation energy efficiencies to the energy market by developing new hardware and software solutions including blockchain. Grid+ was formed with the objective of revolutionizing the way the energy market operates by functioning as a commercial electricity retailer in deregulated market. Ethereum platform is used to enable customers pay and settle payments real-time, which significantly reduces costs. Furthermore, Grid+ Ethereum based blockchain platform can instantly introduce efficiency in energy retailing and this enables renewable energy production more sustainably and efficiently. Ethereum based blockchain enables Grid+ to enable automated billing and transaction processes with payments being recorded and moved through smart contracts

Company Headquarter: New York, U.S. Founded: 2012 Workforce: 28 Company Working: LO3 Energy Inc., is a U.S. based technology provider that also offers business development consulting services. The company has its major operations on decentralized business models with specific focus to innovative technologies in sectors such as energy, cleantech and currency systems. LO3 Energy has diverse operational portfolio including operations such as the development of utility design hardware, policy advocacy, and final product design including technical standard setting. LO3 energy also benefits from its deep expertise in cryptography, cybersecurity, peer-to-peer consensus along with distributed energy computing. The company’s major strength is its unique experience of integrating blockchain technology with different energy generation techniques, such as thermal and renewable sources