This year, the EnOcean Alliance celebrates its 10th anniversary. We spoke with Graham Martin, Chairman of the EnOcean Alliance, on the organization’s success story that started at Light+Building 2008, initiated by seven visionary companies. Graham, what was the idea to form the EnOcean Alliance? The goal was to establish innovative automation solutions for sustainable buildings. There […]
At one of the largest lighting trade shows, everything revolved around LED as the ever-present lighting source. However, an energy-efficient light is no longer the major demand; the market is heading toward human centric lighting. This makes our self-powered switch the perfect fit for personal control whereas maintenance-free sensors deliver the needed data for automation […]
The Internet of Things, or IoT, has been a popular phrase in business over the last few years, with the number of IoT solution providers growing faster than ever. In his article, Peter Smith, UK Technical Sales Manager at EnOcean, discusses the best way for them to establish in this cross-industry market. First of all: […]
Recently, the Korea Electronics Association (KEA), the Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI) and the EnOcean Alliance officially signed a MOU on the promotion of the self-powered Internet of Things (IoT) in Korea. This shows the unstoppable international spread of energy harvesting wireless solutions for the IoT – the only way to realize trillions of connected […]
Troy Davis is Sales Director at EnOcean Inc. In his job, he sees Bluetooth Low Energy Mesh for lighting control expanding rapidly. It is also a boon for battery makers, but in his article, Troy explains why there is a better way. The future looks very bright for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Mesh lighting control. […]
Heute ist weltweit Tag der Sonne. Dabei geht es vor allem um ihre Rolle als Energielieferant. Denn bereits 1978, als der ehemalige US-Präsident Jimmy Carter den Ehrentag für unseren Fixstern ins Leben gerufen hat, war man sich der enormen Möglichkeiten des Energieriesen Sonne bewusst. Was für große Photovoltaik- und Solaranlagen gilt, lässt sich aber auch […]
Wieviel Energie steckt in einer Zitrone? Wie wird der eigene Körper zur Energiequelle für Funk? Bereits zum fünften Mal hatten wir technikinteressierte Schülerinnen bei uns zu Gast. Im Rahmen des diesjährigen Girls‘ Day erlebten sie, wie spannend die Berufsfelder Elektrotechnik, Mechanik und Softwareentwicklung sind. Neben etwas Theorie gab es vor allem Technik zum Anfassen und […]
Get an impression of maintenance-free wireless solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and modern lighting in this video showing EnOcean at Light+Building 2018.
In this video, Matthias Kassner, our Vice President Product Marketing, explains how EnOcean enables energy harvesting wireless switches – no batteries, no wires – sending Zigbee green power signals to control e.g. Philips Hue lights.
Check out this video, presenting highlights of the EnOcean Alliance and 15 exhibiting member companies at this year’s Light&Building show.
André Diener ist Technischer Leiter des Innovation Centers openBerlin bei Cisco. Mit ihm sprachen wir kürzlich über das openBerlin und darüber, welche Vorteile der Einsatz der batterielosen EnOcean-Technologie für den Arbeitsalltag im Innovation Center bietet. Innovation war schon immer wichtig, aber in den wettbewerbsorientierten und sich stetig verändernden Märkten ist es heute essentiell für den […]
Saara Guastella is Marketing Manager at Casambi Technologies Oy. In her article, she explains why “smart” lighting isn’t just about controlling lighting from your mobile phone. Despite the numerous obvious advantages, smart devices are only one part of the solution. Advantage of new technologies Today’s mobile electronic devices are incredible tools for controlling lighting. Intuitive […]