How generator monitoring is enhancing business performance while reducing emissions

As we progress through the most unusual of times, we have seen increased pressures levied on all aspects of business management. From budget reductions to headcount juggling and the postponement of major projects, the industry will have seen it all throughout 2020 and into 2021.

According to Chris Begent, Commercial Director at Telemisis, “The majority of companies in the industry that I have spoken to have faced challenges in a number of key areas. Most common among these are the need to reduce operating costs in light of reduced revenues or while striving to support their clients with reduced resource. At the same time, individuals and companies are striving to do so while reducing the environmental impact of their activities. It’s a difficult balancing act.” This starts with data, Chris believes. Diagnostics enable the correct deployment of assets to meet client demand, in turn ensuring that they operate efficiently, reducing down-time and therefore improving customer satisfaction levels. Allied to this is the ability to reduce the day-to-day running costs – fewer site visits not only save on fuel and personnel, but also provides significant emissions savings. Combine this with greater social distancing, reducing staff infection risks for you and your clients and you have a win-win-win situation. This is realised through not only fuel deliveries, but also maintenance and repair where automated alerts allow up-front issue diagnosis and a greater number of first-time fixes on site.

How is this made possible? Remote diagnostics is increasing in capability providing multi-source monitoring across entire fleets through intuitive UI, simply integrated into back office control and ERP systems via API interfaces, and accessed via almost any device anywhere in the world. With smarter software supporting this capability evolving at an accelerated rate, interactive dashboards, reports and alerts greatly streamline fleet management. All this combined means that fleet owners and operators can keep an eye on the health and performance of every asset whenever and from wherever they want without the need to sit watching the system or physically visit each and every site. Not only does this provide reductions in operating costs, but as Telemisis found during a recent study, it can also greatly assist in the reduction of fraud, with £70m of savings identified over a 5 year period through the remote monitoring of fuel delivery and usage among two banking networks. As Chris puts it, “working in collaboration with our clients, we are able to bring innovative solutions to their operations that they may have never believed possible. Using the combination of our SitePro® and SiteNode® solutions we are seeing strong results coming through in almost all sectors, with payback periods often being measured in months rather than years. We are able to help the bottom line, employee safety and the environment all at the same time.”

So what does the future hold? As the economy strives to recover over the next few years, and environmental focus increases, the pressures to improve efficiencies will only increase. Fleet operators will continue to be challenged both internally and by clients alike, and those with the ability to add value through service levels and performance insights are more likely to lead the way. For information on how Telemisis can support your business, visit www.telemisis.com