The Challenge
Solar generation is weather-dependent and variable. Battery storage fleets need constant optimisation across charge cycles, degradation and market pricing. Trading decisions must be made in near-real-time using data that most operators struggle to aggregate. These actions may be across multiple sites or geographies and consistency is important to maintain efficiency. Individual behind the meter (BTM) commercial sites require onsite power management to reduce power bills and increase effectiveness of decision making.
The APAC renewable energy market is valued at US$491 billion. As battery storage capacity scales — Australia alone is projected to reach 61 GW by 2050, a 17-fold increase — the need for software that ties generation, storage and trading together will grow with it.
Solution Overview
Hive.AI by X2M – Portfolio is a cloud-based software platform for renewable energy operators with multiple sites. It gathers data from solar arrays, battery storage systems, weather feeds and energy markets into a single centralised data store, then applies AI and machine learning to produce forecasts and operational recommendations across generation, storage and trading.
The platform can be used for solar prediction, helping operators forecast generation reliably, optimise battery charge and discharge cycles and make better trading decisions. Hive.AI works for single-site operators and multi-site portfolios alike.
The Hive.AI by X2M dashboard with multiple energy assets.
Hive.AI by X2M – WattIQ is a customer bill analyser that evaluates the utility power tariff structure, the contractual tariff terms for the site and the historical usage from previous bills. It provides a report for the customer advising proposed changes to the tariff structure, battery or solar augmentation to reduce power bills without major disruption to the site loads and an ROI calculation for the added services. It confirms to the customer that there is money to be saved.
Hive.AI by X2M – PeakGuard is a customer site metering analyser that evaluates the utility power tariff structure, the contractual tariff terms for the site and the current load performance. It provides reports and alerts for the customer advising recommended actions to be taken on the site load in the current period to avoid demand related charges thus seeking to ensure power bills remain within desired parameters.
Who This Is For
Solar farm operators
Forecast generation, identify underperforming arrays and schedule maintenance before losses accumulate.
Battery storage operators
Optimise charge/discharge cycles across your battery fleet based on generation forecasts, demand patterns and market pricing.
Commercial and Industrial Site Operators
Integrate load and bill forecasts with
real-time tariff data to identify optimal dispatch windows.
Multi-site portfolio managers
Consolidated generation, storage and trading performance across all sites.
Where Hive.AI Operates
Taiwan
First market, with initial customers live and revenues recognised.
Australia
Will support X2M’s Smart Communities deployments with distributed energy management.
APAC
Expansion planned across the region as battery storage and renewable energy capacity scale.
Compatible Products
Hive.AI by X2M
AI platform for solar forecasting, battery optimisation and energy trading.
Vision by X2M
Core IoT platform for data aggregation and device management.
Energy Meters
Smart electricity metering hardware.
Data Loggers
Environmental and infrastructure monitoring.
Ready to bring AI to your renewable energy operations?
Book a demo and we will walk through the platform using your generation, storage or trading scenarios.
