Co-working Space

A 200kW hybrid solar-plus-battery system across a co-working space. Detailed performance analysis is being compiled. This page explains the energy profile and how Soluno manages it.

The variable-occupancy problem

A co-working space has one of the least predictable load profiles in commercial property. Occupancy changes by the day and by the hour, and energy use follows it: heating and cooling, lighting, and plug loads all track how many people are in the building and which areas are in use. A system tuned to an average day is wrong on most days, too conservative when the space is full and wasteful when it is quiet.

Where active management earns its keep

Because the load moves, the dispatch strategy has to move with it. Soluno’s optimiser re-solves battery charge and discharge against the live tariff and the building’s actual consumption, capturing more solar self-consumption through busy daytime hours and using the battery to work the time-of-use price gap when the space is quiet. As occupancy patterns shift over the seasons, the strategy is re-tuned rather than left at the settings it launched with.

Soluno also tracks the health of every component continuously, so faults and battery degradation are caught early, before they erode the savings the system was bought to deliver.

What comes next

The full performance and savings analysis, including the effect of variable occupancy on optimisation, is being compiled. Check back soon for the quantified results. If you operate a variable-occupancy workspace, the free savings analysis will show your potential.