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𝐖𝐞’𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬 🚀 – AURA Ventures has joined as lead investor in our latest funding round.

This marks a key step in our mission to accelerate the green transition of buildings across Europe – and beyond – through AI-powered energy optimisation.

“We’ve followed Ento for some time and are deeply impressed with the team. The company has clear results, strong local roots and a sharp focus on energy efficiency – a key driver of the green transition,” says Carsten Hoegh Christiansen, CEO of AURA Energi.

With more than 30,000 buildings already under analysis, we are looking forward to increasing this number by scaling further across Europe.

“We’re really pleased to have AURA on board. They’re a great fit with our mission and strategy, and will strengthen our opportunities to continue to invest in new markets,” says Ento CEO and co-founder, Henrik Brink.

AURA joins as the lead investor in this funding round, alongside continued support from our founders, existing investors, and several business angels.

"That task could never be solved by humans."

That’s how Ento CCO Malte Frederiksen puts it in a new interview with DM Digi where he is diving into how AI helps uncover massive – and often invisible – energy waste in buildings across hundreds, sometimes thousands of meters. 🤖

🚽 A single leaking toilet cost one building owner 140,000 DKK a year.
🚨 Heating a parking garage ramp in summer accumulated to 120,000 DKK.
🌡️ Optimising district heating return temperature saved a housing association 600,000 DKK

Energy waste has a massive impact – and it is everywhere.

But with the right tech, it’s also preventable. 💡

Read the entire interview here:

🇩🇰 https://dm.dk/digi/artikler/ai/den-opgave-ville-aldrig-kunne-loeses-af-mennesker/

🇬🇧 https://www.ento.ai/insights/interview-malte-frederiksen-that-task-could-never-be-solved-by-humans

All good things come in threes – Roberto Chiosa is now completing our Italian triangle of energy expertise. 🇮🇹⚡

🤖 After studying Energy and Nuclear Engineering in Turin and spending time abroad in São Paulo, Roberto realised his side interest in coding was more than just a hobby. He turned his focus from turbines to tech – combining data, statistics, and software to tackle real-world energy problems.

🤓 Since then, he’s done a bit of everything: working as a researcher on energy information systems, spending time in San Francisco at Lawrence Berkeley Lab, founding a golf-tech startup, and freelancing as a software developer on metering infrastructure.

⚙️ At Ento, Roberto now plays a key role between engineering and data integrations. He ensures that the data we receive from utilities flows as smoothly as his 7-iron swing. 🏌️‍♂️
By building the infrastructure behind our analytics, he helps create the foundation that allows our customers to reduce waste and emissions.

🧠 Roberto loves solving complex problems (“it’s like crosswords, but more advanced and fun”), and says that what keeps him motivated is knowing each day brings a new challenge worth waking up for.

⛳ When he’s not coding or analysing data, you’ll find Roberto on the golf course or skiing down a slope.

We’re thrilled to have you on board – welcome to Team Ento, Roberto! 💜

We decided to send out a bunch of cake to surprise some of our customers – and almost everything went wrong. 😄⬇️

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚:
We often ask our customers what they get for doing a great job in Energy Management:

“Did you get a promotion when you saved +100,000 Euro on fixing the heating system?”

“Did anyone even say thank you?”

The truth is, they often don’t get recognition.

So we came up with the idea to celebrate some of the biggest wins we’ve seen in 2024 … with CAKE. 🍰

𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟖 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬:

🔹 Most registered energy saving projects
🔹 The project that resulted in the largest savings - public organisation
🔹 The project that resulted in the largest savings - private organisation
🔹 Municipality with the largest total savings
🔹 The action that resulted in the largest water saving
🔹 The building with the largest savings
🔹 Being in control of district heating penalties
🔹 Best Newcomer

So all that was left to do was to order and ship some cake. Easy, right?

Well… it turned out, cake is not as easy to “ship” as software:

🥲 With customers from Northern Jylland to Southern Zealand, no bakery could cover all of them (despite a bakery chain telling us the opposite at first).

🥲 Due to food safety regulations, we couldn’t include a message to be delivered with the cakes. So how would our customers know what the cake was for?
(Solution: have a custom link to a landing page written on the cake).

🥲 Some cakes could only be paid for in cash – which is difficult if you are not nearby.

🥲 For some others, online orders/payment kept failing.

😱 … and most importantly: our customers didn’t expect any cake. So a few of the cakes actually got turned down at first.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠

Thanks to the persistence of the delivery guys, all winners were united with their cakes in the end.

… but please don’t expect us to do it again next year. 😂

𝐖𝐞'𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 🎉

Many of our customers at Ento use hundreds of indoor air quality sensors – that makes identifying areas where air quality is poor a time-consuming task.

That's why we've developed a new AI-powered feature that analyses sensor data in real-time. 🤖

It uses a 1-5 scale, based on benchmarks for CO2 and temperature levels, to highlight spaces that require attention.

By this, building managers can focus on making improvements rather than analysing data.

𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐢𝐫:

➡️ The new feature integrates with our existing Ento Control (predictive heating and ventilation) and Ento Advisor (AI-powered energy analysis).

➡️ It will also link up with platforms like Danfoss Leanheat Building, IoT Fabrikken, CLIMIFY, and CLIMAID – and work with partners such as Elsys Lorawan sensors or any other off the shelf sensors.

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬 & 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:

With growing regulatory focus on indoor air quality, we believe this feature will be a huge asset for our customers.

For instance, the upcoming Building Directive requires Danish building owners to measure and control both energy consumption and indoor climate within the same platform.

💬 Get in touch if you would like to learn more about how AI can help you improve your buildings' indoor climate.

We’re thrilled to further expand our presence in Sweden – a warm “Välkommen” to Solna Stad 🎉🇸🇪

Solna, a municipality in the greater Stockholm area, has big aspirations when it comes to sustainable development. One of their goals is to reduce energy consumption in new buildings by 10% compared to current regulations. 💪

Here’s how Ento is supporting Solna in reaching its ambitious climate goals:

🔹 AI-powered insights
Our AI provides deep, actionable, and automated insights into energy consumption patterns – going far beyond the basic monitoring capabilities of a traditional Energy Management System.

🔹 Advanced analytics and M&V
With Ento, Solna can identify the most significant energy-saving opportunities across electricity and district heating, while factoring in key external variables like weather data.
The effect of energy interventions can be measured and verified with just a few clicks, using the internationally recognised IPMVP methodology.

🔹 Data-driven decision-making
Through strategic, data-driven decision-making, Solna can maximise impact across both existing and new infrastructure. This is about optimising energy management, not just tracking consumption. 💪

Welcome aboard, Solna! We’re excited to be part of your journey towards a sustainable, energy-efficient city. 🌱

During the energy crisis many large building owners cut non-essential consumption drastically.

We were tasked with documenting the impact of the energy conservation measures across more than 10,000 public buildings – and have since also run this analysis on several large commercial portfolios.

Ento’s analysis revealed €11 million saved – and a few surprises about which buildings contribute most to energy efficiency. 😯

Curious about the full impact?

Dive into the case study to see how these smart solutions can inspire sustainable energy practices everywhere.

👉 Click here to read the full story:

Case Study - From crisis to savings: How Danish municipalities cut energy use by 12.5% In response to the 2022 energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine, 74 Danish municipalities launched a series of energy conservation initiatives aimed at reducing consumption. This case study explores how Ento, in collaboration with Local Government Denmark, leveraged its scalable analytics platfor...

Many buildings today have HVAC systems that are controlled by Building Management Systems (BMS) – but the data inside these systems is often inaccessible.

Consequently, analysing the data and energy optimising ventilation and heating based on the insights is impossible – until now. We’ve found a way to overcome this challenge.

By installing a gateway, we can unlock the full potential of a building’s current BMS without any large investments. This gives us real-time data and the ability to use AI-powered predictive control to optimise energy usage and occupant comfort.

We recently sent Ento’s data scientist and control engineer on a mission to Holstebro to install a gateway in an elementary school and put this solution to the test. 👩🏻‍💻

We now have full access to the data and control of the system – and can help the school save energy while ensuring a comfortable environment for students and teachers.

The best part?

This solution works not only for buildings that are already online, but for any building with a BMS system.

Now, every HVAC system can be smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable. 🙌

Er din bygningsportefølje klar til at møde de nye krav fra Energieffektiviserings- og Bygningsdirektivet? ⏰

Alle store bygningsejere står over for strenge reguleringer, der skal overholdes i de kommende år.

På vores næste webinar vil Malte Frederiksen og Jakob Nørby tale om:

👉 Hvad er de væsentlige krav der rammer offentlige bygningsporteføljer?
👉 Hvilke data er allerede til rådighed i dag, og hvordan kan de strategisk anvendes ved EED+EPBD?
👉 Hvordan lægges en plan for implementering af initiativer, således kravene opfyldes på den mest hensigtsmæssige måde?

Tilmeld dig her ⬇

https://www.linkedin.com/events/webinar-implementeringafenergie7229071779481214977/theater/

Meet Our Dynamic Duo! 🌟
This summer, we're thrilled to have not one, but two brilliant minds from MIT joining our team. Introducing Pragnya and Ronak, our exceptional interns who are ready to bring fresh perspectives to our projects!

ℹ️ Ronak is a third-year Computer Science student, focusing on AI. This summer, he's developing a machine learning model to detect PV systems from electricity consumption, enhancing our energy management platform.

🎶 Outside the tech world, Ronak is passionate about music, fitness, travel, and movies. Copenhagen has been a delight for him, with its biking culture and diverse culinary scene adding excitement to his stay.


ℹ️ Pragnya is a fourth year student majoring in Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making, with a minor in Business Analytics. She was drawn to Ento by her interest in AI and sustainability. Pragnya is contributing to the development of energy models and working on solar PV detection alongside Ronak, guided by Benedetto Grillone, PhD.

📸 Pragnya loves photography, capturing nature’s beauty, and is an avid reader of mystery, fantasy, and sci-fi. Much like Ronak, Pragnya is enjoying the city's biking culture, making their summer in Denmark an adventure on two wheels!

Energy efficiency meets healthcare innovation: Santagostino Medical Center joins Ento! 🇮🇹🩺

With a dedicated team focused on facility management and innovation, Santagostino has developed their own air quality and temperature sensors, as well as integrations for various BMS and advanced algorithms to monitor medical equipment status.

To further enhance their capabilities, Santagostino partnered with Ento to gain a holistic view of their energy consumption across multiple medical centres in the network.

Here’s how our collaboration is making a difference:

🔹 Our platform helps identify opportunities for energy savings by analysing the impact of calendar events and weather on consumption.

🔹 With our M&V module, they can compare the energy impact of different solutions to find the most efficient ones.

🔹 Ento helps detect and resolve BMS settings issues across different technologies, ensuring optimal performance.

Combining our insights on building consumption with their advanced studies on medical equipment, Santagostino is working to minimise costs and maximise patient comfort.

Welcome to the Ento family, Santagostino Medical Centre! We are thrilled to support you in achieving greater energy efficiency and enhancing patient care. 🚀