Tibo Energy: Predictive control of batteries, solar and charging assets

Tibo Energy coordinates batteries, solar generation and charging through an EMS with predictive optimisation and local gateway safeguards.

Summary

Best for
Commercial sites and energy hubs coordinating flexible assets within grid-connection limits.
Less suited to
Projects requiring only passive energy reporting without controllable assets.
Deployment
Cloud optimisation connected to on-site gateways with local fallback logic.
Data in
Asset measurements and controls through Modbus or OCPP, combined with prices and forecasts.
Pricing
Pricing is available by quotation.

Overview

Tibo Energy supplies an energy management system for commercial sites with batteries, solar generation, vehicle charging and other flexible loads. Tibo EMS combines monitoring with control, while Alice is the optimisation algorithm inside that platform. The software weighs asset availability, energy prices, weather and network constraints to decide how energy should move across a site. Its value proposition depends on coordinating assets together rather than treating a battery, charger and solar installation as separate systems. The same approach extends to shared energy hubs, where several participants must remain within an agreed connection or transport capacity.

Offering

Alice is distinct from the EMS user interface and management platform. It produces operating decisions using forecasts and site constraints. The current Dutch product description specifies a 48-hour planning horizon with a refreshed plan every five minutes. This can shift battery charging towards cheaper periods or preserve capacity for an expected load, while considering the site’s generation and contractual limits. The gateway connects physical equipment to the platform. Monitoring, predictive scheduling and immediate local safeguards have different roles; a five-minute optimisation update is not a claim that every protection or equipment-control function runs at that interval.

Products and platforms

  1. Tibo EMS

    Energy management system

    Monitors and manages site energy assets and operating limits.1

  2. Tibo Gateway

    Site interface

    Connects supported assets and retains local fallback control.3

  3. EnergyHub coordination

    Multi-site energy management

    Coordinates assets and shared capacity across participating locations.3

Technology

The published gateway description names Modbus and OCPP as routes to connected assets, including batteries, PV, chargers and heat pumps. Protocol availability alone does not establish an identical control capability across every model: the useful functions still depend on the equipment interface and project configuration. Tibo also documents local safety logic for cloud-connection loss. The gateway retains rule-based operation during an outage and predictive optimisation resumes after communication returns. That separation is important for sites where cloud forecasting adds economic value but the electrical connection must continue to respect its operating boundaries when remote services are unavailable.

Markets

Tibo addresses businesses constrained by grid congestion as well as sites seeking better use of their own generation and storage. Its product and FAQ material describes deployment from one site to a larger energy hub. Multi-site coordination can balance competing demands across participating assets instead of optimising each location independently. The Alice page publishes customer examples of energy-cost and emissions reductions; these are project-specific outcomes, not a guaranteed saving for every installation. Asset mix, tariffs, connection limits and flexibility participation affect the result. The product is therefore most relevant where assets can change their demand or generation in response to a coordinated schedule.

Company

Tibo Energy was founded in 2022. Its August 2026 leadership announcement explains that co-founder Remco Eikhout moved from CEO to Smart Grids Director while Christiaan van der Waal took responsibility for day-to-day leadership. The change reflects a move from initial product development towards scaling the business, while retaining Eikhout’s involvement in energy hubs and smart grids. The official company profile identifies Eindhoven, Netherlands as headquarters and also lists an Amsterdam office. Tibo is a software and control-platform business; its energy assets are supplied through the wider equipment and installation ecosystem rather than presented as Tibo-manufactured meters, batteries or chargers.

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References

  1. Tibo EMS frequently asked questions (opens in a new tab)
  2. Alice optimisation inside Tibo EMS (opens in a new tab)
  3. Alice planning horizon, interfaces and connection-loss behaviour (opens in a new tab)
  4. Tibo leadership transition and founding history (opens in a new tab)
  5. Official Tibo Energy LinkedIn company profile (opens in a new tab)

This profile does not imply a commercial relationship with Tibo Energy and may contain inaccuracies.