Eniris: Local and cloud control for distributed energy assets

Overview

Eniris supplies several layers of energy management for solar generation, battery storage, vehicle charging and flexible loads. SmartgridOne is its controller and EMS family, while SmartgridX provides monitoring and virtual power plant functions. A project can use local hardware, supported manufacturer-cloud connections or an existing third-party EMS. Those paths serve different operating requirements and should not be treated as equivalent simply because they display the same asset. Eniris documents both data collection and control, with separate catalogues and connection guidance. Its main relevance is coordinating equipment from different suppliers across residential, commercial and larger energy installations.

Offering

The controller range separates Light, Pro and Ultra. Light targets residential connections up to 40 A and provides onboard Modbus TCP, with RS485 and P1 through external dongles. Pro is positioned for projects up to 1 MW and includes Modbus TCP and RS485. Ultra addresses larger projects from 1 MW. SmartgridOne Cloud instead reaches compatible equipment through manufacturer APIs, OCPP platforms or partner EMS connections. The cloud route avoids installing a controller for every asset, but depends on the capabilities and availability of those remote interfaces. Existing devices therefore determine which connection path and control functions are practical.

Technology

The Eniris API uses HTTPS, JSON and JWT authentication, with access determined by the account’s roles and device relationships. It supports organisation and device discovery, metadata and time-series queries; API access can carry a fee. Monitoring documentation separately describes manufacturer APIs, shared accounts, MQTT, local gateways and structured-file deliveries. A supported monitoring route does not imply that every firmware, measurement or control function is available. The VPP architecture makes the same distinction at portfolio level: assets can retain a third-party EMS, use a local SmartgridOne controller or connect through supported cloud services, depending on required response and local responsibilities.

The public device library is the most concrete interoperability evidence. In October 2026 it listed 93 PV, hybrid and battery inverter brands with 331 device entries, 47 energy meter brands, 24 EV charger brands, seven heat pump brands and cloud connections for brands such as SolarEdge and AlphaESS, with entries still in validation marked separately. Wind and hydro turbines and gensets became supported categories from controller software 1.32, with custom turbine integrations over Modbus TCP or RTU. The certificates page carries one document, an EU declaration of conformity for the SmartgridOne controller model OM1.

Customers

Markets

SmartgridX VPP addresses suppliers, traders, aggregators and asset operators coordinating distributed flexibility. It brings batteries, PV, heat pumps and charging into a common portfolio while allowing different connection architectures at individual sites. Monitoring and control remain separate capabilities: a file delivery useful for reporting may be unsuitable for dispatch or peak control. The monitoring integration guide explicitly calls for matching units, timestamps, scaling and source values before accepting a data connection. Market participation also depends on the relevant asset, territory and commercial arrangements. The software’s market features are therefore distinct from a blanket statement that every connected installation is prequalified.

Eniris presents itself as an independent route into power markets rather than a balance responsible party. Its energy markets page covers day-ahead, intraday and imbalance trading and FCR, aFRR and mFRR across 17 countries, working through local aggregators and traders such as Enspired and Sympower. The VPP service lets assets reach markets through an aggregator, a direct BRP or BSP connection or the customer's own trading desk, and assets fall back to a preset safe state if communication drops. In Belgium the company says SmartgridOne works with the Fluvius, ORES and RESA grid rules. Distribution runs through wholesalers including Memodo in Germany and Solarmarkt in Switzerland, according to the company homepage.

Company

Eniris states that it was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Belgium, with branches in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden and Germany. Its initial SmartgridX platform managed energy assets, followed by building monitoring and the launch of SmartgridOne in 2020. The business now combines controller hardware, energy software and partner distribution. Its product documentation has expanded beyond local controllers to include cloud EMS, monitoring APIs and VPP connections. This history explains the breadth of the current catalogue: the company serves both installers commissioning individual sites and organisations operating portfolios, while retaining separate documentation for device-level integration and fleet-level coordination.

The Belgian company register lists Eniris BV (0751.828.588) as active since 5 August 2020, with its registered office at Moutstraat in Ghent since February 2025; the company itself dates its start to 2018. Eniris reports more than 135,000 residential and 13,200 commercial installations and 2,000 certified installers on its homepage. In July 2025 the Solar Impulse Foundation awarded SmartgridOne its Efficient Solution label, giving it technology readiness level 9 and a price of €495 per device under a one-off or subscription licence.