Buildings account for roughly 40% of global energy consumption, and heating and cooling represent the largest share of that demand, using around 60% of total building energy. Within these systems, chillers alone can consume up to 70% of a building’s cooling energy, making them one of the most significant contributors to operational cost and carbon emissions. Improving the efficiency of thermal energy transfer within these systems therefore represents one of the most impactful pathways for reducing energy use and improving building sustainability.
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Blue IoT’s AQUENE services address this challenge by replacing traditional chilled water in central cooling systems with an innovative heat-transfer fluid designed to enhance thermal exchange efficiency and reduce chiller energy consumption. Through our patented process, carefully selected graphene is transformed into a highly stable concentrate that mixes effortlessly with water. The final conversion from concentrate to fully blended product occurs onsite and in-line using our proprietary Dialytix machine, ensuring a seamless and controlled deployment. This solution improves the efficiency of thermal energy exchange, enabling chiller energy reductions of up to 15% without compromising performance. Importantly, the conversion process requires no operational shutdowns, allowing clients to implement AQUENE without pausing or disrupting their activities.
All performance data from AQUENE-enabled systems streams directly into the Encompass Blue platform, where it is used for analytics, lifecycle cost evaluation, and fault diagnostics. This provides customers with deeper insight into system behaviour, ongoing optimisation opportunities, and the long-term impact of efficiency improvements.
By improving the efficiency of one of the most energy-intensive components of building operations, AQUENE helps organisations substantially reduce energy consumption, lower operational costs, and decrease emissions. The solution delivers measurable returns on investment, requires no downtime, and offers a straightforward pathway to improving building performance, making it an attractive and practical option for operators seeking meaningful energy savings and sustainability gains.
