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Launch of WE Data Europe: Enabling the Green Transition through Data

Launch of WE Data Europe
16.07.2025

As Europe faces growing pressure on its natural resources, smart technologies are becoming indispensable for the efficient and transparent management of energy and water in buildings. By measuring consumption and making this data accessible to consumers, digital metering fosters behavioural change and delivers tangible savings, helping households and building owners reduce both costs and emissions.

For over three decades, the European Association for the Consumption-based Billing of Energy Costs (E.V.V.E.) has represented the European submetering industry, championing fair and efficient energy use across Europe’s building stock. Building on this strong foundation, we are proud to relaunch the association as ‘WE Data Europe’, a new name that reflects our broader mission: placing data at the heart of resource efficiency in buildings.

WE Data Europe brings together leading companies in digital metering and submetering for both energy and water, united in support of the EU’s climate, digitalisation, and resilience goals. Our aim is simple: to enable smarter, more sustainable use of resources through reliable, actionable data.

We invite you to join us in Brussels on 30 September to mark the launch of WE Data Europe and to discover new insights on how data-driven solutions can help address water stress, reduce energy use, and accelerate the decarbonisation of Europe’s buildings.

The afternoon will include:

  • The official launch of WE Data Europe
  • A presentation of the study findings on Smart Water Metering
  • A panel discussion on data for resource-efficient buildings
  • A standing cocktail to close the event
  • TownHall Europe, Square de Meeûs 5–6, 1000 Brussels (basement floor)
  • Tuesday, 30 September 2025
  • Time: 16:00 – 19:00

Preliminary programme:

15:30 – 16:00 Welcome Coffee

16:00 – 16:10 Welcome Address by Nicolai Kuß, President of WE Data Europe (CSO, Techem)

16:10 – 16:15 Welcome Address by Markus Weidling, CEO of WE Data Europe

16:40 – 16:45 Presentation of key highlights of Smart Water Metering Study by VITO

16:30 – 16:40 Keynote address by Rosalinde van der Vlies, Director for Just Transition, Consumers, Efficiency and Innovation, DG ENER

16:40 – 17:30 Panel Discussion: Making it Happen – Energy and Water Data Management in Buildings 

  • Moderator: Sofia Lettenbichler, Managing Director WE Data Europe
  • Pau Garcia Audi, Policy Officer at DG ENER
  • Nicolai Kuß, President WE Data Europe
  • Steven Broekx, Project Manager at VITO

17:30 – 19:00 Cocktail Reception

Interested in attending? Make sure to register! We look forward to welcoming you to this important event and milestone for the European metering and data community.

Download the water study here

Please note that due to limited space, attendance will be confirmed by email.

Techem

Techem is a leading service provider for smart and sustainable buildings. The company’s services cover energy management and resource conservation, residential health and process efficiency in real estate. Founded in 1952, the company is now active in 18 countries with a strong focus on the EU, where we are present in 15 member states. Techem has over 4.000 employees and services more than 13 million dwellings. Techem offers efficiency improvements along the entire value chain of heat and water in real estate. As the market leader in remote radio detection of energy consumption in homes, Techem continues to drive networking and digital processes in real estate. Modern radio smoke detectors and modern multi sensor devices with remote inspection and services related to improving drinking water quality in properties complement the solution portfolio for the housing industry.

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Ocea
Ocea Smart Building is a leading French company specializing in sub-metering for collective housing. With 550 employees and 29 agencies across the country, the company offers solutions for sub-metering on cold water, hot water, and heating for condominiums and social landlords. Ocea provides remote reading solutions along with data analysis and processing platforms. Additionally, Ocea offers complementary IoT solutions and financed solutions for replacing gas or fuel collective boilers with heat pump systems, particularly geothermal ones.
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Ista

We give buildings a future. We make this happen with products and services that help to reduce the CO2 emissions of buildings. We manage data and processes that make properties more climate-friendly, safer and more comfortable. The base for our products and services is digital. We ensure that we make it easy for everyone to switch to our sustainable technologies. This allows everyone to make their contribution to climate protection.

We already have over 45 million wireless devices in operation around the globe and develop solutions for energy-efficient and futureproof buildings. We employ over 6,300 people across 20 countries and our products and services are used in over 14 million homes and commercial properties worldwide – by more than 460,000 customers. In 2024, the entire Ista Group recorded sales of EUR 1,220 million euros.

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Kalorimeta

KALO (Kalorimeta GmbH) is the partner for the smart energy transition in residential properties. As a Hamburg-based pioneer in the digitalization of building infrastructure with over 60 years of experience, we provide end-to-end solutions for the housing industry to make energy consumption transparent and energy and CO₂ reduction actionable.

Our broad service portfolio is ranging from submetering and smart metering to digital services that provide building owners and managers with the necessary data to comply with legal requirements, optimize energy efficiency, and significantly reduce CO₂ emissions. Our product portfolio is complemented with smoke detector services as well as smart heating solutions and intelligent central heating control systems. With our modern gateway infrastructure, we not only connect our metering devices but also integrate IoT applications for energy transition in buildings like smart heating, e-mobility and solar panel infrastructure.

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Brunata Metrona

As a partner to the property industry, the BRUNATA-METRONA Group enables efficient and responsible use of the environment and resources. Transparent consumption and energy data form the basis for intelligent and future-oriented energy management to maintain the value of buildings. We help to operate properties in a resource-efficient and future-proof manner, use energy efficiently, reduce CO2 emissions in buildings and cut energy costs. In doing so, we play a leading role in our industry by providing the highest quality and customised products for our customers. Our innovative solutions, services and expertise have made us a trusted partner to the building industry for more than 70 years.

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Brunata Denmark

Brunata – Smart Energy – Solutions for a Greener Future

Brunata is dedicated to transforming our buildings, homes, and cities into smarter environments.

Wherever people reside, we diligently measure heat consumption, monitor water usage, manage energy, oversee the indoor climate, protect properties and much more. We are committed to delivering intelligent solutions for at sustainable future, leveraging over a century of expertise in the metering industry.

With a history spanning over 100 years, our roots are firmly Danish. Today, Brunata is part of the German-owned Brunata-Minol-ZENNER Group, which employs over 4,200 individuals worldwide.

Our headquarter is situated in Herlev, Denmark, where we collaborate closely with our subsidiaries and partners across most of Europe.

Brunata has transformed into a service provider, offering meters with services that simplify our customers’ daily operation – e.g., our digital platform Brunata Online – the online uses interface for administrators, residential buildings, utilities, sub-users and residents.

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