Special Reports

Smart weather-based control saves millions in Oslo

Oslo Sporveier, the public transport company responsible for subways and trams in Oslo, controls its heating facilities according to weather reports from MET, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. By setting the heat according to current needs, energy consumption can be reduced by up to 85% in some facilities, resulting in overall savings of millions of NOK. …

A picture is a thousand numbers – Volvo Penta saves energy 

Volvo Penta is now able to analyze its energy consumption in an entirely new way, which will help it in its efforts to achieve tough energy targets. Instead of producing piles of charts, graphs and reports, Infracontrol helped visualise energy consumption in a new, simpler way. Jens Lauridsen, environmental coordinator at Volvo Penta, has a…

Swedavia saves energy with Infracontrol Online

For the past year, Swedavia has been conducting what it calls the energy project, whose purpose is to cut in half carbon dioxide emissions and to reduce the use of energy by one third by 2010 compared to 2005. Using smart control of lighting and engine heaters, it will now be possible to save a…

Gothenburg keeps the traffic lights under control

Back in 2003 the City of Gothenburg Traffic & Public Transport Authority realized how important it is for an installation owner to have control of all technical systems. Infracontrol created a traffic light supervision system to which all of the cities control units could be connected regardless of make. This formed the basis for Infracontrol…

Trafikverket saves energy with smart lighting control

Infracontrol Online has delivered smart lighting control for the Swedish Transport Administration Western Region. It enables the reduction of energy consumption while simplifying operations and maintenance work. Infracontrol Online allows customers to continue being brand independent with full freedom to purchase and connect different types of control units to suit their varying requirements. – Infracontrol…

Disturbance message service simplifies everyday life

Road users and residents are able to get up-to-the-minute information about roadworks in a convenient way. An information service based on Infracontrol Online allows road users to subscribe to text messages produced by the contractor at the roadworks. The service is used by the Swedish Transport Administration during the current renovation of Highway 155 in…

Tjolöholm’s treasures conserved with the aid of IT 

When Tjolöholm Castle was completed in 1904 it was equipped with the latest technology of the age. And now it’s seeking help from the information technology from our own age to better preserve and develop its treasures. By providing both users and administrators the ability to update and receive information, operations and maintenance costs can…

Södertälje gets connected to Infracontrol Online 

Everyday work has been made easier in Södertälje thanks to Infracontrol Online. Operations alarms from installations and fault reports from the public are collated into clear, easy-to-read cases in a simple web-based service. Service delivered to residents is improved at the same time as operations and maintenance work is simplified. More and more people are…

Norwegian Public Roads Administration simplifies monitoring

For a number of years, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration in Drammen has been using the web-based service Infracontrol Online to monitor and control its traffic lights. They will now go ahead and connect more equipment. Infracontrol’s new concept for connecting technical installations to the internet makes it simple, quick and easy to exercise full…