Multinational energy and petroleum company TotalEnergies has appointed the French division of Singapore-based Unabiz to install Sigfox-based IoT sensors in motorway service stations in Europe and Africa in order to monitor the temperature control of refrigeration units. Unabiz France has already deployed around 3,000 refrigeration temperature sensors in around 160 motorway service stations in France.
The three-year deal extends the project to “other service stations in Europe and Africa”; the firm has around 1,600 in total. Readouts from the new Sigfox sensors allow service station agents to monitor their fridges in both stores and restauants, bolster their “sanitary control plans”, and adhere to Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) principles, said Unabiz. Data is transmitted to the cloud, and “consolidated” with temperature and stock data, plus product use-by dates, in a smartphone dashboard.
Unabiz France is providing “equipment availability, logistics, installation,”, plus the app. TotalEnergies has previously run manual checks on its fridges, carried out twice a day by staff. Unabiz said: “The solution serves as an analysis tool, ensuring product traceability and data accuracy. It anticipates breakdowns, prioritizing food safety, and product/service quality… [and also] unnecessary energy costs [from] improperly regulated storage temperatures.”
Arnaud Tayac, general manager for Unabiz in France, said: “Unabiz is proud to play a key role in this initiative, providing essential components and expertise for the deployment and maintenance of the system. Our partnership with TotalEnergies is a concrete example of how Sigfox 0G technology can be used to optimize operational processes.”
