EuroDCS extends service packet for industrial customers - [07.12.2006]

Koblenz (SI): EuroDCS Energiedaten AG has extended its activities; special hardware and software packets, coupled to a web service, help industrial customers to quickly locate energy wasters.

Rising energy costs are a source of great concern to both medium and larger sized industrial customers. Intermediate measurements at various consumption points are absolutely vital to locate unnecessary energy consumption, the so-called energy wasters. These can be localised and visualised quickly and reliably with a perfect solution from EuroDCS. A fully configured meter cabinet is installed to record precisely consumption data. The cabinet can be installed by a local electrician, either connected directly or over a transducer. The data are transmitted via GPRS to the EuroDCS clearing centre and the customer can immediately view and analyse his data on the EuroDCS website.

Contact Olaf Siegel for further details:

Smart Metering in Germany: New symposium 2007 - [04.12.2006]

Düsseldorf (HO): At international level Smart Metering has been the major topic at conventions and exhibitions for quite a while now. The theme has gained momentum in Germany and for the first time a Smart Metering Symposium will be held in Düsseldorf on March 5th - 6th 2007. It is a platform where opinions can be exchanged regarding Automated Metering and Billing for Residential Customers.

Smart metering is synonymous with automatic metering and the automated processes that are linked to it. Intelligent information technology is necessary, both centralised and decentralised. When the meter, the reader and the billing system are to unite, a combining element is required to undertake the exchange and the control, one which will steer the process.

Consequently the focal point of the event will be the following issues:
What is the combining element to enable such an optimal process control? Do the new meters really provide an extensive solution? What are the necessary financial steps and the risks involved? What are the roles of the legislators and the metering point operators in an AMM project?

Answers will be given to these questions at the two-day symposium sponsored by the VWEW Publishing Company. Qualified lectures from renowned speakers and the accompanying exhibition will shed light on the subject of smart metering and enable one to gain insight to the practise.

For further details and reservations, please contact:
VWEW Energieverlag GmbH
Ms. Susanne Stock
Tel.: (+49) 069-7104687-315
email: st@vwew.de
Internet: www.vwew.de

Norbert Bartsch celebrates 20th anniversary with GÖRLITZ - [30.11.2006]

Koblenz (DiBu): The 17th of November was a milestone in the career of Norbert Bartsch, the chief technical officer of GÖRLITZ AG celebrated 20 years with the company.

In a reception to mark the occasion, the CEO Martin Görlitz, the COO Dr. Michael Krumpholz and the chairman of the governing board Herbert Honert, highly commended Mr. Bartsch’s energy and commitment in his 7318 days at GÖRLITZ. Mr. Bartsch read out his letter of welcome which he had kept as a memento of his first day in the company, he commenced employment as a development engineer in the GÖRLITZ Computer GmbH as it was then known. It was the right decision – not only for him, but it was quickly evident also for GÖRLITZ AG. GÖRLITZ had oriented towards a new field and was now concentrated on activities in “Data Communication and Remote Technology”. At the time, Mr. Bartsch lead the relatively small R&D team in the development of new products through to maturity phase, today he is a member of the board and responsible for the technical operations.

Mr. Honert praised the dedication of Mr. Bartsch who, from the start, has always successfully reacted to the demands of a volatile market. In his congratulatory speech, Mr. Görlitz emphasised the successful reputation enjoyed by GÖRLITZ today is due to Mr. Bartsch’s contribution. “20 years is a long time. There have been great changes in the environment – the factors for success have altered but the pattern for success has remained. Consistency, tenacity, vision, in addition to receptiveness for impressions and opinions. The determination to succeed, not at all costs, but with an underlying persistency. Norbert Bartsch is a crucial part of GÖRLITZ AG – 20 years ago and today”.

GAT 2006, GÖRLITZ AG provides solutions for the gas market - [23.11.2006]

Koblenz (DeSc): GÖRLITZ AG presented its extended range of products for the gas market at this year’s GAT in Essen. It is the information platform for technical innovations in the gas sector. Three plenary presentations, six forums and the accompanying exhibition offered the 2,300 participants more than ample opportunity to learn about the latest.

A noteworthy innovation from GÖRLITZ AG is the Uniflo 1200, a gas conversion device used for metering, it has been recently given the stamp of approval by the PTB (German national metrological institute). The Uniflo 1200, manufactured in Denmark by Flonidan, is a recording gas volume converter with a maximum load display. It is highlighted by its flexible configurability and easy integration in a control station system which is contained in a modular cost-effective model.

In conjunction with the software system EDW3000 for data collection and energy data management, GÖRLITZ products offer multi-sector solutions for the entire process between meter and billing systems. The intelligent products promote the company as a competent solution provider for the gas sector at the GAT 2006.

Expansion in the GÖRLITZ Group - personnel to increase by 10 percent in 2007 - [20.11.2006]

Koblenz (DiBu): The positive results of the year 2006 are apparent and with the business forecast for 2007 also showing an upward trend, the GÖRLITZ Group has increased its personnel to deal with the expected volume in the market.

Numerous vacancies have been filled throughout the group which comprises of GÖRLITZ AG, EuroDCS Energiedaten AG, Berg GmbH, GÖRLITZ Schweiz AG, GOERLITZ Italia s.r.l. and GÖRLITZ Austria GmbH.

Thomas Butz has been engaged to head the development of software and takes up the reins in January 2007. Mr. Butz holds a degree in applied computer science and has profound experience in the field of software, both as a developer and as a supervisor of a wide range of software projects. Together with 4 new members of staff in the software development department, they will contribute to the optimisation and quality assurance of GÖRLITZ products.

The engagement of Mr. Butz brings great relief to Andreas Pfüller who up to now has supervised the internal organisation of the software development for GÖRLITZ AG. He can now fully concentrate on the optimisation and management of products and projects.

To cope with the increasing changes in the market, Ralf Hoffmann will assume control for the Business Development of the GÖRLITZ Group in January 2007 and will occupy an office at the head office in Koblenz. Thorsten Causeman, previously manager of hardware products will oversee "Smart Metering" which deals with metering systems for the residential segment. The project was in the charge of Mr. Hoffman until now.

The market forecasts for 2007 and 2008 in the industrial customer and service segment are so encouraging that the subsidiaries BERG and EuroDCS have also engaged new staff.

BERG GmbH, located in Gröbenzell in the vicinity of Munich, as the operative base for the energy information management system ENerGO and the load optimisation system focus, will focus on the areas sales, project planning and marketing and will enlarge its team by five new members in 2007.

Due to the new legal contraints imposed by the Energy Industry Act, EuroDCS Energiedaten AG anticipates increased demand for services related to the collection and processing of energy data and also welcomes a new member of staff in 2007.

EuroDCS Clearing Centre operating as scheduled - [16.11.2006]

Koblenz (SI): The clearing centre of EuroDCS has started operations according to plan. After necessary upgrading measures, complete customer systems can now be hosted and operated. Fast and secure VPN connections are so convenient that they convey the sense of using one’s own network.

The advantages are plain to see. The customer no longer has to concern himself about selecting and purchasing the relevant hardware. The necessary software is integrated in the backup system and experienced operators provide assistance for configurations and system operations. The solution also minimises the project runtime initially as a complete system environment can be made available directly at the start of the project. A trial operation can be undertaken at customer measuring points within just one week. All we require from the customer is an Internet compatible computer.

Trial of system for automatic reading of residential meters - [13.11.2006]

Koblenz (SI): Various German energy utilities have been testing the technology for the automated meter reading of residential customers. In the majority of cases, the meters and systems from GÖRLITZ AG form the basis of the technical solution.

After consultations for the project which determined the exact employment of the systems, the necessary installations were completed and a functional system was implemented for the customer. The system can execute multi-sector automatic readings for residential customers and includes such special functions as disconnection and power restriction. Reading techniques via PLC or short-wave radio are used. The data are collected with the EDW3000 Metering System, they are checked for integrity in conformance with the regulations and are then provided to further systems in billing or sales units. The system is geared for the future, it enables customers today to prepare for the new process interfaces of tomorrow.

Full House in Frankfurt - [09.11.2006]

Frankfurt a. M. (HO): The autumnal Metering Live Roadshow 2006 played to a full house much to the delight of Detlef Schneider, the general sales manager of GÖRLITZ AG. The event, sponsored by GÖRLITZ AG, was held in the Kempinski Hotel, New-Isenburg and over 100 participants were in attendance.

The new standardised business processes in the segment metering and data communication which have been set forth nationwide in response to the specifications of the Federal Network Agency were the main topic of the presentation with particular emphasis on their implementation. Marc-Stefan Göge, a lawyer from the office of Apel Höch & Partner, demonstrated how the demands and general conditions of the new regulation are permeating the concrete system operation.

The highlight of the event was the presentation of the new electricity meter EMETRION IQ by Thorsten Causemann, a product manager in GÖRLITZ AG. The meter for special customers was developed at GÖRLITZ and combines the properties of a high-precision measuring device with the advantages of innovative Internet based data communication. Normal standards support the exchange and transfer of data, this enables the meter to manage without using proprietary protocols or reading processes. The EMETRION IQ is currently undergoing PTB approval tests and delivery is anticipated in the first quarter of 2007.

The coordination of data communication between grid operators and suppliers has also been specified by the Federal Network Agency; Ingo Schmitt, a product manager at GÖRLITZ AG, presented an intelligent solution based on the EDW3000 Metering System. Comparable EDW extensions ensure a correct and complete provision of data until 10:00 hours daily from the meter. The sophisticated structure and reliable performance of the solution is especially underlined in its interplay with SAP based billing systems.

Metering Live 2006 is presented as a series of events in Zürich, Frankfurt and Hamburg.

International symposium METERING EUROPE 2006 in Copenhagen - [23.10.2006]

The international symposium METERING EUROPE was hosted from the 10th to the 12th of October this year in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. The statistics indicate a considerable growth in all key performance factors. For instance, the number of participants has risen by 23% against the previous year. 64 counties were present, guaranteeing a success for the symposium.

To address all customer segments in the energy market, the exhibition area was extended by 30%. Visitors of the exhibition could survey the latest trends and developments in metering and grid operations. Particular attention was paid to the subject of Smart Metering.

GÖRLITZ AG has been main sponsor and exhibitor for the 8th consecutive year, again contributing significantly to debates and lectures. Vienna has been selected to host the METERING EUROPE 2007.

EuroDCS appointed to supply data from further gas measuring points - [31.08.2006 ]

Koblenz (Si) EuroDCS has been appointed by two gas traders to collect data from a total of 50 measuring points starting on the 1st of October 2006. The service project includes the provision of data in a 3-minute raster. In doing so, the customers acknowledge the sophisticated system technology of the EuroDCS. The data are read online as it were and are transferred via GPRS to a FTP server in the processing service centre of EuroDCS. The data are validated and allocated to the customer.

The advantage is immediately obvious: It is no longer necessary for energy traders to be concerned with diverse data formats and interfaces, but instead just deal with a contact person. They can concentrate on core activities and receive regularly qualitative measuring results ready for further processing.

Change of role in supervisory board of GÖRLITZ Schweiz AG - [21.08.2006]

The annual general meeting for GÖRLITZ Schweiz AG took place in Zug on the 27th of June 2006. Dr. Michael Krumpholz, vice chairman of GÖRLITZ AG in Koblenz has been appointed to the Swiss supervisory board. Dr. Krumpholz assumes the role of president, taking over from Mr. Martin Görlitz who has withdrawn from office. Dr. Hubert Zimmermann and Herr Eric Hubacher remain as members of the supervisory board.

SES-Locarno processes data with EDW ready for Billing - [13.06.2006]

Locarno, Switzerland (GR): The company Società Elettrica Sopracenerina was the first company in Ticino that used GÖRLITZ AMR products. This successful experience brought them to order recently the EDW3000 to complete the functionalities for energy data management.

Thanks to the usage of this solution SES has achieved a further optimisation of the already efficient billing process with the time needed for the billing preparation. In addition to this primary goal EDW provides to SES the functionality of a fully automated file oriented electronic data transfer - away from the prevalent paper oriented data exchange among the other participants in the Ticino energy market.

ACEA-Rome doubles the system scale of ENZ2000 and EDW - [07.06.2006]

Rome, Italy (GR): ACEA Distribuzione, the distribution company of the municipality of Rome, has recently updated the licences and system scale of ENZ2000 and EDW3000 by doubling the number of meters read and data processed.

The meter data collection and processing is managed by the GOERLITZ AMR and EDM software systems, which are in operation since several years. The expanded system today is capable to read more than 12,000 meters with 70,000 load profiles and easily provides the required performance to process this high amount of data. The system implementation at ACEA is another proof of successfully implemented GÖRLITZ technology in the range of the biggest systems of this kind in Europe.

AIL-Lugano completes installation of GÖRLITZ system - [31.05.2006]

Lugano, Switzerland (GR): AIL-Lugano has actually completed successfully its installation of a comprehensive system for AMR and EDM with GÖRLITZ software.

With this project AIL has renewed its AMR system and has fully automated the process that takes the electricity data from the field and, after the validation and reconstruction, forward them either to Billing, or to the customers or to other market players. The software system EDW3000 from GÖRLITZ is used in order to achieve a high rate of data quality before the qualified and calculated consumption data is forwarded to the subsequent recipients via the modules SAP-Host Gateway and EDW-WEB Server.

Powertage in Zürich favourable for GÖRLITZ Schweiz AG - [12.05.2006]

Zug (SW): This week from 9.-11. May the Powertage 2006 took place in Zürich. It is a platform for grid operators and energy service providers and GÖRLITZ Schweiz AG enjoyed great success.

The complete range of hardware and software products for the energy field was presented and the new meter series EMETRION sparked great interest. Smart solutions to optimise reading and all processes are particularly in focus for residential and small commercial customers due to constantly changing tenants or insolvency. The meter EMETRION.net from GÖRLITZ AG with PLC communication provides the comprehensive answer to these demands. In conjunction with the energy data system EDW3000 it is a universal sustainable system solution.

The modules EDW.collector and EDW.mobile were introducted as innovations of the EDW3000. The modular concept of the whole system convinced and is applicable for all size of utilities. The attentive response to advanced solutions such as the Skalar as an intelligent communication platform or the aforementioned meter series EMETRION as well as hardware and software for the gas sector prove that GÖRLITZ Schweiz AG is perceived as a competent supplier in swiss market.

The team from GÖRLITZ Schweiz AG wishes to express its thanks to all customers and visitors and looks forward to the next Powertage in 2007.

GÖRLITZ AG signs distribution contract with Flonidan at the Gas Berlin - [10.04.2006]

Berlin (DS): A contract for the distribution of volume converters and gas meters from the Danish manufacturer Flonidan was signed last week at the exhibition GAS Berlin. In doing so GÖRLITZ AG extends its activities with products to collect and process consumption data for the gas sector and concedes to the evergrowing demands of the utility industry.

The gas network access ordinance (GasNZV) effective since July 2005 makes new demands on the grid operator with regard to the continuous collection and hourly recording of the consumed data volume. Economically optimised devices which can be flexibly implemented are needed to supply the required data in particular from medium sized commercial and industrial customers. Communication properties as well as a sound systemic intgegration are essential to process the resulting data volume that is generated.

Commencing at the measuring point with logging devices, continuing with communication and remote reading and concluding with the energy data management system EDW3000, GÖRLITZ AG now offers products in the gas sector for the entire process chain between the meter and billing system.

And all that from one source.

Seminars and Training courses of GÖRLITZ AG - [24.02.2006]

Koblenz (DiBu): GÖRLITZ AG offers a wide range of new seminars and training courses for its products in the field of energy data collection and management. In a comprehensive "Seminar Catalogue" all dates and events are listed. Besides the description of the training sessions held in Germany a separate calendar lists events and exhibitions in the international markets. The documents can be downloaded from the website at www.goerlitz.ag/termine/index.htm.

For the different countries the local affiliates and partners of GÖRLITZ AG offer individual training programms for the entire product range. Refer to your local representative of GÖRLITZ for more details. A list of the contacts is located under: www.goerlitz.com/kontakt/index.htm.

News from GÖRLITZ AG presented at E-world 2006 - [20.02.2006]

The leading exhibition for the energy and water industries "E-world energy & water 2006" opened its portals for the sixth time in Essen/Germany last week. The exhibition and congress program is an absolute must for the experts and GÖRLITZ AG presented its latest product developments in hardware and software for the energy market.

EDW3000 and SAP
GÖRLITZ AG and SAP presented a combined system solution for AMMM at a joint vendor showcase in Hall 3. The combination EDW3000 and SAP is a comprehensive solution for an integrated metering process with the functionalities of a fully-automated AMM system ranging from the metering point up to contractual billing. The EDW3000 metering system is a highly automated software application to collect and process energy data and it provides true and standardised values for the further processing.

EMETRION IQ
The new meter EMETERION IQ for industrial customers with load-profile measurement was shown at the GÖRLITZ stand in Essen.

There is much unexhausted potential for process optimisation in the metering field. Internet structures are fixed elements in all business processes today and even at the metering point they contribute enormously to a companies-compiled optimisation of business processes. The new concept of the EMETERION IQ is based on modern standards from the IT and IP world. The superior functionalities of this meter were demonstrated to an impressed audience.

EuroDCS AG presents new service products at the 13th Handelsblatt Annual Energy Conference 2006 - [18.01.2006]

Berlin(SI): EuroDCS Energiedaten AG introduces its new service portfolio at the 13th Handelsblatt Annual Energy Conference.

The renowned event is being held in the Intercontinental Hotel in Berlin and is attended by over 1,000 delegates from energy utilities and politics.

Illustrious speakers were present to discuss topics such as the developments in the gas market, the energy trade and competition. The main speakers were Michael Glos, Federal Minister of Economics and Labour; Mathias Kurth, President of the Federal Network Agency; Ulf Böge, President of the Federal Cartel Office and CEOs from the major energy utilities E.ON, RWE, Vattenfall and EnBW. The Federal Cartel Office caused a sensation by prohibiting the voluntary commitment stance of E.ON Ruhrgas for long-term gas supplies. Naturally enough it led to a heated debate and was the subect of great controversy.

EuroDCS Energiedaten AG exhibited its new modular system of energy data related services to the visitors. The complete system operation of metering systems for grid operators and metering service providers in particular was met with great approval. The new product portfolio can be viewed on our website at www.eurodcs.de.

GÖRLITZ AG was also active at the same time and presented its new meter EMETRION IQ for special contract customers at the Ueberreuter Managerakademie in Düsseldorf during the 6th annual conference of "Zähl- und Messwesen aktuell" (current metering and grid operations). The response to the latest addition to the meter family EMETRION was extremely positive and is interpreted as an indicator for 2006.