Neue Secures Funding to Revolutionize Industrial Energy Efficiency with Self-Powered IoT
The Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten) awards Neue AB a grant to develop the next generation of autonomous, battery-free sensors for energy-intensive industries.
PROJECT: KON 2025:1
Self-powered, low-code, three-phase IoT sensor
We are thrilled to announce that Neue AB has been awarded a significant grant from the Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten). This funding accelerates our mission to digitalize industrial energy consumption by developing a groundbreaking, self-powered IoT sensor designed to help factories and property owners stop guessing where their energy is going and start optimizing.
As energy-intensive industries face rising costs and stricter sustainability targets, the demand for actionable data is reaching critical levels. Real-time visibility into machine-level consumption is no longer a luxury — it is a necessity for operational efficiency, cost reduction, and carbon footprint reporting. However, traditional industrial monitoring solutions have been hindered by high installation costs, complex cabling, and the maintenance burden of batteries.
Our new project, “Self-powered, low-code, three-phase IoT sensor“, addresses these challenges head-on.
100% Energy Harvesting
Operates indefinitely without battery change by harvesting energy directly from the power lines of heavy machinery, eliminating maintenance cycles.
Direct Connectivity
No gateways or complex factory IT integration required. Connects directly to the cloud for seamless coverage even in difficult industrial environments.
Zero Downtime Installation
The sensor clicks onto power cables in seconds. There is no need for electricians and, crucially, no need to stop production to install it.
The project aims to solve the problem of measuring electricity consumption in real-time in a simple, cost-effective, and fully sustainable way. By clamping directly onto three-phase power feeds, our compact device measures consumption and harvests enough energy to power itself.
This eliminates the need for battery replacements and expensive production downtime during installation. The result is a drastic reduction in the threshold for gathering high-resolution energy data in factories, processing plants, and commercial facilities.
“The solution enables a clear business focus with good conditions for commercialization. It accelerates the transition of the energy system.”
Innovation doesn’t happen in a vacuum. We are proud to collaborate with our partner Dazoq, who will provide the test environment and help validate the sensor in real-world industrial scenarios. This partnership ensures that our hardware is not just theoretically sound but practically effective for energy managers, factory operators, and efficiency consultants.
By integrating with the Neue Playground platform, users can customize measurement logic, alarms, and data aggregation visually, without needing to write complex code. This flexibility is key to adapting to the diverse equipment found on the factory floor.
With this grant, Neue AB is positioned to finalize the hardware design, verify energy budgets, and move towards field validation in early 2026. We are not just building a sensor; we are building the digital nervous system for sustainable, efficient, and intelligent industry.
