Ark Energy

Executive summary

Ark Energy, a leader in energy management, transition and Cleantech consultancy, leverages EnergyCAP SmartAnalytic’s advanced analytics to automate M&V audit, and energy and carbon reporting and accurately monitor their energy data, enabling them to optimize energy usage and achieve 7% cost savings on their client’s building, improve standards of comfort and improve Delta-T across the HVAC network.

Customer intro

Ark Energy focuses on improving energy efficiency project development, accelerating the deployment of Solar energy (rooftop and utility-scale), and transforming the Middle East energy sector through their services and expertise. They collaborate with building owners, facility managers, architects, and engineers to identify, fund and deploy integrated energy efficiency solutions into their projects to optimize overall energy and environmental performance in new and existing buildings. They support leading governments, utilities, major corporations in the private and public sector in developing and implementing customized Energy Efficiency (Demand Side Management) Strategies.

Ark Energy specializes in helping clients transition to decarbonized, digitalized, and efficient energy systems. Their partnership with EnergyCAP, which has spanned several years, focuses on advancing their analytics and monitoring capabilities to better serve their clients.

The challenge

The company struggled with inefficient data management using Excel, which was both time-consuming and limited in analytics capability. They needed a sophisticated solution to automate and enhance their measurement, verification, and energy-saving identification processes. 

“We were drowning in raw data and manual processes, making it challenging to authenticate or fully utilize the information for energy savings,” noted Aref Abouzahr, CEO of Ark Energy.

The process

Recognizing the inefficiencies in their existing system, Ark Energy sought a robust solution to streamline their operations. They chose EnergyCAP for its ability to provide comprehensive and unbiased data analysis directly from the source, thus eliminating manual data handling and enhancing data accuracy. 

“It’s probably the most state-of-the-art energy management information system I have encountered in over 25 years in the industry. It provides complete empowerment in terms of visualizing, analyzing, and managing data.”

The solution

“EnergyCAP transformed our approach to energy management,” said Aref Abouzahr. The software provided a powerful platform for automated data collection and advanced analytics, enabling Ark Energy to perform accurate measurement and verification (M&V) for their clients’ energy projects. Using EnergyCAP, they are not able to rigorously monitor client systems to ensure energy-saving targets were met and even identify additional savings opportunities outside of initial project scopes.

The results

“With EnergyCAP, we achieved a 7% reduction on total energy bills for our client [on a specific retrofit project],” shared Aref Abouzahr. This quantifiable result not only affirmed the tangible cost savings and energy optimizations for Ark Energy’s clients.EnergyCAP enhanced Ark Energy’s operational efficiency enabling them to focus on what’s important: driving the development of energy transition, digitalization and energy management. This success story demonstrates the substantialROI that targeted data management and analytics tools can deliver in the energy sector.