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ADVANTICSYS is pleased to announce its participation in REV-UP (IntegRated clean Energy harVesting modUlar enveloPe systems for Positive energy buildings), a European research and innovation project funded under the CET Partnership Joint Call 2024.

REV-UP is coordinated by Joanneum Research and brings together a multidisciplinary European consortium composed of research organisations, universities, SMEs and technology providers from seven European countries, covering a wide range of expertise in building technologies, energy systems, digitalisation and applied research.

The project focuses on the development of integrated ZEB solution packages, combining smart building envelope technologies, renewable energy systems, energy storage, efficient heating and cooling, and advanced ICT and energy management platforms. These solutions enable data-driven energy optimisation, increased self-consumption, and flexibility at building level, supporting the transition towards smart and sustainable buildings.

Within the REV-UP consortium, ADVANTICSYS contributes as ICT and digitalisation partner, building on its experience in IoT platforms, industrial data acquisition, cloud-based energy monitoring and AI-enabled analytics. Advanticsys leads the development of the project’s digital infrastructure, including interoperable data management frameworks, intelligent analytics and user-centric digital services that connect building systems, energy devices and real-time operational data. This digital layer enables smart energy management, predictive insights and supports buildings and occupants in acting as prosumers and flexibility providers.

From a technological perspective, REV-UP advances high-performance façade systems, solar-powered glazed surfaces, autonomous ventilation units and ICT-enabled control and optimisation services, which will be validated in real buildings across multiple European climate zones.

Running from November 2025 to November 2028, REV-UP represents a total investment of approximately €3.26 million in the development and demonstration of scalable Zero-Emission Building and smart energy solutions.

By combining digitalisation, IoT technologies, energy analytics and user-centric tools, REV-UP reinforces ADVANTICSYS’ role in delivering innovative digital solutions for smart buildings, energy efficiency and the decarbonisation of the built environment.

Urban heat is one of today’s most pressing climate challenges. Lower rooftop surface temperatures not only improve comfort inside buildings but also help cool entire neighborhoods. In a recent collaboration with Airgilab by GRIC-UPC, Advanticsys provided IoT sensing infrastructure and its Concordia Industrial IoT (IIoT) cloud platform to power an innovative green roof experiment exploring how nature-based solutions can cool cities.

A natural solution backed by data

The Airgilab team set up a living laboratory, testing different roof configurations that mix Mediterranean plants and vegetables with hydroponic and lightweight substrates. Exposed to intense summer sunlight, these green roofs needed continuous monitoring to understand how each combination performs in terms of cooling and water retention.

A network of rugged sensors captured soil surface and roof temperatures along with substrate moisture levels, streaming all measurements in real time to the Concordia IIoT platform.

Green roof testbed — Monitoring and Green Roof Test Beds with Real-Time IoT Data

Concordia dashboards displaying real-time environmental data — Monitoring and Green Roof Test Beds with Real-Time IoT Data

The flexibility behind Concordia

The experiment showcases the adaptability and scalability of Concordia. Originally built for diverse industrial and environmental use cases, the platform seamlessly integrated a complex, outdoor experimental site with mixed vegetation, varying irrigation needs, and changing weather conditions.

Real-time visualization of multiple environmental signals from different sensor types.
Custom dashboards tailored to scientific users as well as operators.
Secure cloud storage and analytics for long-term research and data sharing.

This flexibility allowed the research team to focus on science and decision-making rather than infrastructure.

From research to real-world impact

High-quality, continuous data were essential for fine-tuning irrigation schedules and quantifying the cooling potential of each green roof design. Insights from this work can help architects, city planners, and building owners adopt greener, more climate-resilient roofing solutions. This collaboration illustrates our commitment to supporting sustainable urban innovations through flexible, data-driven IoT solutions.

“Concordia is built to adapt. From industrial energy management to urban ecology, the platform’s ability to integrate new sensors, visualize data in real time, and support complex analytics makes it ideal for diverse environmental and research applications.”

Enabling a greener future

By providing robust IoT sensing and an adaptable cloud platform, Advanticsys helps accelerate the adoption of nature-based, data-driven solutions. Whether in cities, industries, or remote environmental sites, Concordia ensures that new ideas can move from pilot experiments to scalable, real-world climate action.

We are pleased to share that Advanticsys has successfully completed its work in ENGINE, an EU‑funded Horizon Europe project. Throughout the project, our team co‑designed and implemented the ENGINE Exchange platform—an open, extensible data backbone that makes industrial information easier to ingest, harmonize, and leverage for analytics and AI.

What we built together

Over the past phases, we helped take ENGINE Exchange from concept to a validated final release. The platform enables:

End‑to‑end data ingestion and interoperability across shop‑floor sensors, power meters, and API‑based sources, with well‑defined data contracts.
A comprehensive manufacturing data model—from forging through operation—supporting traceability and analytics across production steps.
AI‑ready pipelines that streamline data preparation for forecasting, quality analysis, and decision support.
Secure storage and governance features designed for reliable, compliant exchange between partners.

ENGINE Exchange – view 2 — ENGINE Exchange platform – screenshots from the final demo at Wärtsilä (Vaasa, Finland).

Impact for industry

By turning fragmented datasets into a consistent, shareable resource, ENGINE Exchange reduces the time and cost of integrating new lines, pilots, or analytics projects. The final demonstration took place at Wärtsilä‘s facilities in Vaasa, Finland, where partners validated the platform with real industrial data flows. During validation, partners demonstrated faster onboarding of data sources, clearer lineage and traceability, and smoother hand‑offs from operations to data science teams. As Advanticsys’ CEO, José J. de las Heras, noted “ENGINE Exchange gives manufacturers a practical path from raw signals to decisions—a foundation we can build on as needs evolve.”

What’s next

With the project wrapped up, we are packaging ENGINE Exchange learnings into our Concordia cloud offering—so customers can stand up interoperable, AI‑ready data flows more quickly in real deployments.

ENGINE received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101058179.

Advanticsys has been selected to support a new 10 MW photovoltaic revamping project located in Chiaramonte Gulfi, Sicily, in collaboration with our long-standing partner Kernel Sistemi.

This large-scale retrofit involves modernizing an existing PV facility comprised of six inverter cabins and over 72 rows of photovoltaic strings. With infrastructure already in place and physical constraints on the ground, the project presents a perfect use case for our wireless string monitoring solutions.

Why Wireless Monitoring is Key in Revamping Projects

Revamping older solar installations requires careful integration of new technologies without disrupting existing equipment or layout. That’s where Advanticsys technology makes a difference:

No need for new cabling or trenching, drastically reducing civil works and time on site
Fast and scalable deployment using our DM-108 wireless Modbus data concentrators
Detailed string-level diagnostics to detect faults, optimize performance, and support predictive maintenance
Full compatibility with both legacy and modern SCADA/IoT platforms
Reduced total cost of ownership through efficient, non-invasive upgrades

This project builds on over a decade of collaboration between Advanticsys and Kernel Sistemi, with similar deployments already in operation not only across Italy, but also in international PV plants.

At Advanticsys, we continue to demonstrate how digital innovation can bring tangible value to traditional sectors such as agriculture. Our latest deployments of advanced energy monitoring systems for irrigation are delivering real-time insights and efficiency improvements across Europe, Latin America, and Southeast Asia.

These solutions combine cellular-enabled smart meters with our Concordia IoT cloud platform, enabling farmers and irrigation operators to manage groundwater pumping systems more intelligently and sustainably.

Real-Time Monitoring and Intelligent Management

Through the Concordia platform, users gain full visibility into the energy consumption of their irrigation pumps. The system records consumption data at regular intervals, enabling:

Accurate tracking of electricity usage per well
Identification of high-energy-consuming systems
Remote monitoring of pump performance and detection of anomalies
Preventive maintenance scheduling
Enhanced control over pump operating hours

These capabilities help reduce operational costs, improve resource planning, and contribute to the environmental sustainability of agricultural operations.

Driving Agricultural Digitalization

By applying IoT-based monitoring technologies, Advanticsys supports the transformation of agriculture into a data-driven, efficient, and more sustainable sector. Our solution empowers producers to make informed decisions, optimize energy use, and extend the lifetime of critical infrastructure like water pumps.

Whether it’s in arid coastal areas or large-scale crop operations, our goal remains the same: deliver smart, scalable, and practical solutions that improve productivity while preserving natural resources.

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