Customer Success Story: R-CUA
Customer Company Size
Mid-size Company
Region
- Europe
Country
- France
Product
- ICONICS’ GENESIS64™ HMI/SCADA suite
- MobileHMI™ data mobility suite
- Hyper Historian™
Tech Stack
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows SQL 2012
- Cloud-based servers
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Environmental Impact Reduction
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries
- Utilities
- Cities & Municipalities
Applicable Functions
- Facility Management
- Maintenance
Use Cases
- Building Energy Management
- Energy Management System
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
R-CUA, headquartered in Strasbourg, France, specialize in the design, financing, development and operation of heat networks (biomass, geothermal energy), power stations and associated energy sources. Also known as the Urban Heat Networks of Alsace, R-CUA/R-CUE maintains 30 million euros worth of capital, with nine heating and cooling system networks over 48 kilometers in Alsace. They provide heat for the equivalent of 30,000 household units.
The Challenge
R-CUA, a company specializing in the design, financing, development and operation of heat networks, power stations and associated energy sources, sought an automation software solution that would monitor the power plant and heat distribution in the city of Strasbourg in real time. The company required that the software be able to provide information via web browser as well as via mobile devices. In addition, the company sought to manage consumption and potentially save on energy costs. A primary location involved in the installation is the Eco2 Wacken plant, located in Strasbourg. The selected automation software solution needed to integrate with multiple BACnet controllers, with three controllers located at the Eco2 Wacken plant. The entire network contains over 2,000 tags, including 16 delivery points, each managed via BACnet controller. The delivery points and the boiler house are connected via 8 kilometers of optical fiber. R-CUA wanted a solution that would work with its existing Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 machines and Windows SQL 2012 databases, as well as with cloud-based servers and multiple mobile clients.
The Solution
R-CUA, working with system integrator, CALASYS, selected ICONICS’ GENESIS64™ HMI/SCADA suite, in addition to the MobileHMI™ data mobility suite and Hyper Historian™ high-speed, reliable, robust plant historian. The new system would replace an existing competitor monitoring solution as well as a boiler-specific HMI, both of which were no longer sufficient for the improvements that R-CUA sought. Newer competitive options were considered before R-CUA, with assistance from CALASYS, settled on ICONICS. With ICONICS software installed, R-CUA was able to achieve its goal of widely available data access through PC-based clients as well as via mobile devices. Project design was completed within a few months with the first application deployment performed within a week.
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