Funding will assist energy management firm adapt technology

Friday, 13 November 2009

An East Midlands energy management technology provider has received over £190,000 in grant funding to develop its energy management software.

t-mac Technologies, based in Chesterfield, East Midlands, was selected for the Grant for Business Investment programme. The funding will be used to help t-mac Technologies develop its leading edge energy management system – t-mac – over the next three years.

The t-mac energy management system will be expanded to fully incorporate building management system activities as well as develop a new, smaller t-mac unit (MICRO t-mac) and wireless sensor technology.

The MICRO t-mac is being developed for the specific use by Original Equipment Manufacturers such as heating, ventilation and air conditioning suppliers. All of which are seeing a demand to be able to remotely diagnose and maintain their equipment, once sold, as part of an after-sales service routine and as part of an energy efficiency offering.

The funding will also help the business incorporate and further develop its t-mac range by using wireless technologies.

Funding comes at a crucial time for t-mac Technologies due to the changing nature of the energy management sector. Following extensive market research by the firm, and its five-year presence in the sector, t-mac Technologies has found a demand from businesses looking to expand their current energy management strategies into fully fledged building management systems and to adopt a wireless installation approach for ease and flexibility.

Lisa Wilkinson from t-mac Technologies, explains: “Being awarded this grant is a great coup for our business. Three years worth of funding will help us grow our t-mac offering further and ensure that our development continues at a strong pace.

“Ensuring that UK businesses are both sustainable, and profitable, is at the forefront of every chief executives minds. Energy management technology can help relieve the burden and often hassle of looking at ways to reduce carbon emissions; a device like t-mac does it for you.”

t-mac Technologies currently works with many of the UK's leading banks, hotel groups and local authorities in order to help them meet both energy management legislation and reduce carbon emissions.