{"id":34958,"date":"2026-09-24T08:29:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/?p=34958"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T10:07:16","slug":"monitoring-van-de-voorraad-pellets-in-appartementsgebouwen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/monitoring-van-de-voorraad-pellets-in-appartementsgebouwen\/","title":{"rendered":"Monitoring van pelletvoorraad voor appartementencomplexen | Four Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"color: #5a6b7d; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0;\"><strong>9 min read<\/strong> \u00b7 Published on 24\/09\/2026<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">In dit artikel<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"#toc_Why_pellet_stock_is_the_weak_point\">Why pellet stock is the weak point of collective wood heating<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#toc_How_to_monitor_a_pellet_silo_remotely\">How do you monitor a pellet silo level remotely?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#toc_What_the_property_manager_actually_sees\">What the property manager actually sees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#toc_On_the_ground_in_Switzerland\">On the ground: a Swiss distributor\u2019s experience<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#toc_Before_equipping_a_building_portfolio\">The right questions before equipping a building portfolio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#toc_FAQ\">FAQ: pellet stock monitoring in apartment buildings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:25px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#d8eef9;border-color:#d8eef9;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>An apartment building heated with pellets is a sound energy choice, and an increasingly common one. It is also a very concrete responsibility for the property manager: if the silo runs empty without anyone noticing, the boiler stops and the whole building loses <strong>heating and hot water<\/strong>. Often on a Friday evening in January.<\/p>\n<p>Between random manual readings, tenants calling in and a supplier who has to be brought in urgently, <strong>pellet stock monitoring<\/strong> in co-owned buildings still relies far too often on improvisation.<\/p>\n<p>This guide reviews the monitoring methods available and explains how <strong>property managers<\/strong> move from reactive stock management to planned stock management.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><div class=\"fd-callout fd-callout-keyfigure\">\n<p><strong>Key figure<\/strong><br \/>\nA pellet distributor equipped with connected gauges reports up to <strong>32% logistics savings<\/strong> by planning delivery rounds on <strong>actual silo levels<\/strong> instead of estimates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\" id=\"toc_Why_pellet_stock_is_the_weak_point\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Waarom de pelletvoorraad het zwakke punt is van collectieve houtverwarming<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>In a boiler room running on gas, or connected to a district network, supply is continuous. With pellets, it is discontinuous: the fuel is stored on site, in a <strong>silo<\/strong> whose capacity covers a few weeks to a few months of consumption. The reliability of the whole heating system therefore depends on a single question: is there enough left in the silo?<\/p>\n<p>That question is surprisingly hard to settle. Consumption varies sharply with the weather. The surface of the pellets inside the silo is never flat, which makes <strong>visual estimates<\/strong> misleading. And the storage room is not always easy to access, nor visited regularly.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><div class=\"fd-callout fd-callout-note\">\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong><br \/>\nA building that runs six weeks on one silo in November can empty the same silo in <strong>three weeks<\/strong> during a cold snap. Any schedule that ignores the weather ends up caught out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p>As a result, most property managers work either on a calendar basis (ordering every two months) or reactively (the caretaker has a look from time to time). Both methods end up producing the same incident: an unanticipated <strong>run-out<\/strong>, a boiler in lockout, and a restart that may require a technician once the silo has been refilled.<\/p>\n<p>The cost of an outage goes far beyond the price of an emergency delivery. It includes the supplier\u2019s exceptional call-out, a possible visit from the heating contractor to restart the installation, the hours spent handling calls from occupants, and a damaged relationship with tenants or co-owners. For a firm managing several <strong>pellet-heated buildings<\/strong>, that risk multiplies with every site.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"520\" alt=\"four-data-pellet-monitoring\" src=\"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/four-data-pellet-monitoring-1024x520.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-34960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/four-data-pellet-monitoring-200x102.png 200w, https:\/\/fourdata.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/four-data-pellet-monitoring-400x203.png 400w, https:\/\/fourdata.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/four-data-pellet-monitoring-600x305.png 600w, https:\/\/fourdata.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/four-data-pellet-monitoring-800x406.png 800w, https:\/\/fourdata.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/four-data-pellet-monitoring-1200x609.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\" id=\"toc_How_to_monitor_a_pellet_silo_remotely\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Hoe monitort u het niveau van een pelletsilo op afstand?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p>To monitor a <strong>pellet silo level remotely<\/strong>, a connected gauge is installed on top of the silo. The sensor measures the level several times a day, transmits the data over an IoT network and triggers an <strong>email or SMS alert<\/strong> before the stock runs out.<\/p>\n<p>This simple principle changes the nature of the property manager\u2019s work: instead of checking, they are notified. Here is how the approach compares with the traditional methods.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Drie monitoringmethoden vergeleken<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><div class=\"fd-table-wrap\" style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table class=\"fd-table\" style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 8px 0 16px; font-size: 15px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background: #122236; color: #ffffff; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: left; border: 1px solid #122236;\">Method<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #122236; color: #ffffff; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: left; border: 1px solid #122236;\">Reliability<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #122236; color: #ffffff; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: left; border: 1px solid #122236;\">Workload<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #122236; color: #ffffff; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: left; border: 1px solid #122236;\">Anticipation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background: #122236; color: #ffffff; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: left; border: 1px solid #122236; font-weight: bold;\" scope=\"row\">Visual reading (caretaker, technician)<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #d8eef9; background: #ffffff;\">Low: irregular surface, estimated by eye<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #d8eef9; background: #ffffff;\">One trip per reading, on every site<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #d8eef9; background: #ffffff;\">None between two visits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background: #122236; color: #ffffff; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: left; border: 1px solid #122236; font-weight: bold;\" scope=\"row\">Calendar-based ordering (fixed dates)<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #d8eef9; background: #f4fafd;\">Medium: ignores weather and consumption swings<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #d8eef9; background: #f4fafd;\">Low, but emergencies to handle in winter<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #d8eef9; background: #f4fafd;\">Theoretical, caught out by cold snaps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background: #122236; color: #ffffff; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: left; border: 1px solid #122236; font-weight: bold;\" scope=\"row\">Connected gauge (radar measurement)<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #d8eef9; background: #ffffff;\">High: non-contact measurement, several readings a day<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #d8eef9; background: #ffffff;\">No travel, levels checked on screen<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #d8eef9; background: #ffffff;\">Threshold alerts and emptying trend<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><div class=\"fd-callout fd-callout-attention\">\n<p><strong>Attention<\/strong><br \/>\nIf the silo runs completely empty, the boiler goes into <strong>lockout<\/strong> and the building is left without heating or hot water. Restarting after refilling may require a technician\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><p>Radar measurement deserves a technical note. Pellets are a solid, dusty material with an irregular surface: conventional measurement technologies reach their limits there. <strong>Radar technology<\/strong> passes through dust and moisture, and is not disturbed by the metal walls of the silo. It is the technology used by NOVA RADAR, Four Data\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/industrie\/oliegaz\/aangesloten-meter-voor-pelletsilo\/\">connected gauge for pellet silos<\/a>, designed precisely for these environments. The sensor runs on battery for <strong>several years<\/strong> and transmits its readings over the <strong>NB-IoT or LTE-M<\/strong> networks, with no wiring and no Wi-Fi needed in the boiler room.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12 fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"0.7\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fd-architecture\" style=\"margin: 36px auto 12px; max-width: 920px; padding: 32px 24px; background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #f4fafd 100%); border: 1px solid #d8eef9; border-radius: 14px; box-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(18,34,54,0.06);\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: stretch; gap: 0; justify-content: center;\">\n<div class=\"fd-arch-step\" style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 160px; max-width: 200px; padding: 18px 12px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: #5a6b7d; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 8px;\">On the silo<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 2px solid #1ba1dc; border-radius: 10px; padding: 18px 10px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #1ba1dc;\">NOVA RADAR<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 11px; color: #5a6b7d; margin-top: 4px;\">radar level sensor, battery-powered<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; padding: 0 4px; color: #1ba1dc; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;\">\u2192<\/div>\n<div class=\"fd-arch-step\" style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 160px; max-width: 200px; padding: 18px 12px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: #5a6b7d; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 8px;\">Network<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 2px solid #1ba1dc; border-radius: 10px; padding: 18px 10px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #1ba1dc;\">NB-IoT \/ LTE-M<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 11px; color: #5a6b7d; margin-top: 4px;\">several readings sent per day<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; padding: 0 4px; color: #1ba1dc; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;\">\u2192<\/div>\n<div class=\"fd-arch-step\" style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 160px; max-width: 200px; padding: 18px 12px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: #5a6b7d; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 8px;\">Platform<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 2px solid #1ba1dc; border-radius: 10px; padding: 18px 10px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #1ba1dc;\">Supervision<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 11px; color: #5a6b7d; margin-top: 4px;\">level %, history, trends<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; padding: 0 4px; color: #1ba1dc; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;\">\u2192<\/div>\n<div class=\"fd-arch-step\" style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 160px; max-width: 200px; padding: 18px 12px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: #a5bbd0; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 8px;\">Users<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #122236 0%, #1a3552 100%); border: 2px solid #122236; border-radius: 10px; padding: 18px 10px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #1ba1dc;\">Manager &amp; supplier<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 11px; color: #a5bbd0; margin-top: 4px;\">email and SMS alerts<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 12px; color: #5a6b7d; font-style: italic; margin: 18px 0 0;\">Remote pellet stock monitoring: from the silo to the property manager\u2019s screen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\" id=\"toc_What_the_property_manager_actually_sees\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Wat de vastgoedbeheerder daadwerkelijk ziet<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\"><p>Once the silo is equipped, each building has its own page on the <a href=\"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/solutions\/perrons\/\">supervision platform<\/a>: level as a percentage, consumption curve, delivery history and an <strong>emptying trend<\/strong> that projects the date of the next order. The whole portfolio can be checked from a <strong>single screen<\/strong>, on a computer or a smartphone.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14\"><div class=\"fd-callout fd-callout-expert\">\n<p><strong>Expert advice<\/strong><br \/>\nWe recommend a two-threshold setup: a first alert at <strong>30%<\/strong> to place an order under normal conditions, and a second at <strong>15%<\/strong> that flags a situation to handle as a priority.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15\"><p>Alert thresholds are configured to match the constraints of each building, and notifications go out by <strong>email or SMS<\/strong> to the designated contacts, which can include the pellet supplier directly.<\/p>\n<p>This is where the system becomes genuinely interesting for a property manager: <strong>replenishment can be delegated<\/strong> to the supplier, who sees the levels of the silos he supplies and plans his deliveries before the critical thresholds. The manager steps out of the role of intermediary who monitors, orders and chases. They keep the visibility, the supplier handles the flow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Managing buildings in Switzerland?<\/strong> The NOVA RADAR sensor is distributed and installed there by a single provider: discover the <a href=\"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/industrie\/oliegaz\/aangesloten-meter-voor-pelletsilo\/silo-pellets-zwitserland\/\">connected pellet silo in Switzerland<\/a> with Belet Citernes.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"200\" alt=\"belet-citernes-x-four-data\" src=\"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/belet-citernes-x-four-data-.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-34961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/belet-citernes-x-four-data--200x45.png 200w, https:\/\/fourdata.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/belet-citernes-x-four-data--400x91.png 400w, https:\/\/fourdata.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/belet-citernes-x-four-data--600x136.png 600w, https:\/\/fourdata.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/belet-citernes-x-four-data--800x182.png 800w, https:\/\/fourdata.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/belet-citernes-x-four-data-.png 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\" id=\"toc_On_the_ground_in_Switzerland\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">In de praktijk: de ervaring van een Zwitserse distributeur<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-16\"><p>This way of working is not theoretical. In French-speaking Switzerland, <strong>Guignard<\/strong>, a distributor of heating oil and pellets, has been equipping its customers\u2019 silos with Four Data sensors since last winter. Its director draws a direct conclusion from it: remote level monitoring simplifies delivery planning and makes supply needs easier to anticipate. His customers no longer have to think about their pellet levels and entrust him with the full management of their replenishments. The full story is in the <a href=\"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/getuigenis-guignard-stookolie-zwitserland\/\">Guignard case study<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That experience led, in September 2026, to a structuring partnership for the Swiss market: <strong>Belet Citernes<\/strong>, a tank manufacturer based in Penthalaz, has become the exclusive distributor and installer of the NOVA RADAR sensor on pellet silos, throughout Switzerland. For a property manager, this means a <strong>local contact<\/strong> who supplies the sensor, installs it and commissions it, with no multi-provider coordination. The details of the offer are on the page dedicated to the <a href=\"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/industrie\/oliegaz\/aangesloten-meter-voor-pelletsilo\/silo-pellets-zwitserland\/\">NOVA RADAR gauge installed by Belet Citernes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At a wider scale, Four Data has around <strong>80,000 sensors deployed<\/strong> across Europe with energy distributors and industrial operators, on fuel tanks, gas tanks and silos.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-large button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/industrie\/oliegaz\/aangesloten-meter-voor-pelletsilo\/silo-pellets-zwitserland\/\"><i class=\"fa-gauge-high fas awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default button-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Ik heb een project voor een pelletsilo in Zwitserland<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-17 fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"0.7\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fd-stats-grid\" style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(170px, 1fr)); gap: 18px; margin: 36px 0 12px;\">\n<div class=\"fd-stat-card\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #f4fafd 100%); border: 1px solid #d8eef9; border-radius: 12px; padding: 28px 18px; text-align: center; box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(18,34,54,0.06);\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 38px; font-weight: 800; color: #1ba1dc; line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">1 screen<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #122236; margin-top: 14px;\">For the whole portfolio<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #5a6b7d; margin-top: 4px;\">every equipped silo, web and mobile<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fd-stat-card\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #f4fafd 100%); border: 1px solid #d8eef9; border-radius: 12px; padding: 28px 18px; text-align: center; box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(18,34,54,0.06);\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 38px; font-weight: 800; color: #1ba1dc; line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">32%<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #122236; margin-top: 14px;\">Logistics savings<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #5a6b7d; margin-top: 4px;\">for an equipped pellet distributor<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fd-stat-card fd-stat-card--accent\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #122236 0%, #1a3552 100%); border: 1px solid #122236; border-radius: 12px; padding: 28px 18px; text-align: center; box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(18,34,54,0.18);\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 38px; font-weight: 800; color: #1ba1dc; line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">80,000<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff; margin-top: 14px;\">Sensors deployed<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #a5bbd0; margin-top: 4px;\">across Europe, tanks and silos<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 12px; color: #5a6b7d; font-style: italic; margin: 8px 0 24px;\">Figures from Four Data deployments with energy distributors and industrial operators in Europe<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\" id=\"toc_Before_equipping_a_building_portfolio\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">De juiste vragen voordat u een gebouwenportefeuille uitrust<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-18\"><p>Three criteria to frame a connected monitoring project across a portfolio of co-owned buildings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The silo configuration.<\/strong> Masonry silos, hoppers, fabric silos: radar measurement adapts to most configurations, but a survey of the portfolio validates the installation on each site. In Switzerland, pellet storage is governed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/insights.snv.ch\/en\/page\/overview-of-swki-he200-012018-storage-of-wood-pell-en\">SICC HE 200-01 directive<\/a> on room ventilation, whose principles are echoed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/enplus-pellets.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Languages\/FR_CH\/GD-3001-CH-FR.pdf\">proPellets.ch storage guide<\/a>; a professional installer factors in these constraints.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The decision loop.<\/strong> Who receives the alerts and who places the orders? The property manager alone, the caretaker, or the supplier under delegation? The system works in all three setups, but it is worth deciding before the installation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Network coverage.<\/strong> Boiler rooms are often in basements. The NB-IoT and LTE-M networks penetrate buildings well, and a coverage test before deployment removes any doubt on sensitive sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" title=\"pellet-tanks_ pellet-sensoren_ silo\u2019s\" src=\"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/belet-citernes_-capteur-pelets-silos.gif\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-34494\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\" id=\"toc_FAQ\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">FAQ: monitoring van pelletvoorraad in appartementencomplexen<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:10px;--awb-icon-alignment:right;--awb-hover-color:#f4fafd;--awb-border-color:#d8eef9;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e0dede;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e0dede;--awb-icon-color:#1ba1dc;--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-content-color:#000000;--awb-icon-box-color:#f4fafd;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#1ba1dc;--awb-title-font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);--awb-title-font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);--awb-title-font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);--awb-title-font-size:17px;--awb-content-font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);--awb-content-font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);--awb-content-font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-right fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-34958-1\">\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-aa72ba527e6303eba fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_aa72ba527e6303eba\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"aa72ba527e6303eba\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-34958-1\" data-target=\"#aa72ba527e6303eba\" href=\"#aa72ba527e6303eba\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Hoe weet u hoeveel pellets er nog in de silo van een gebouw zitten?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"aa72ba527e6303eba\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_aa72ba527e6303eba\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\nDe betrouwbare methode is een geconnecteerde meter die op de silo is ge\u00efnstalleerd. Deze meet het niveau meerdere keren per dag en toont dit als een percentage op een web- en mobiele interface, samen met de verbruikshistorie. Visuele aflezingen blijven bij benadering, omdat het oppervlak van de pellets nooit vlak is.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-a79db8bdb7ebbb1c1 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_a79db8bdb7ebbb1c1\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"a79db8bdb7ebbb1c1\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-34958-1\" data-target=\"#a79db8bdb7ebbb1c1\" href=\"#a79db8bdb7ebbb1c1\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Wat gebeurt er als de silo volledig leegraakt?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"a79db8bdb7ebbb1c1\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_a79db8bdb7ebbb1c1\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\nDe ketel gaat in storing en het gebouw zit zonder verwarming of warm water. Herstarten na het bijvullen kan een bezoek van een technicus vereisen. Met alertdrempels ingesteld op 30% en vervolgens 15% kunt u bestellen voordat u dat punt bereikt.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-2da6f406af332a96c fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_2da6f406af332a96c\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"2da6f406af332a96c\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-34958-1\" data-target=\"#2da6f406af332a96c\" href=\"#2da6f406af332a96c\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Kan een vastgoedbeheerder meerdere gebouwen op \u00e9\u00e9n interface monitoren?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"2da6f406af332a96c\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_2da6f406af332a96c\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\nJa. Elke uitgeruste silo heeft zijn eigen pagina op het supervisieplatform, en de hele portefeuille kan vanaf \u00e9\u00e9n scherm worden gecontroleerd. Alertdrempels worden per gebouw ingesteld, op basis van silocapaciteit en verbruikspatronen.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-296001e7eb54073ee fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_296001e7eb54073ee\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"296001e7eb54073ee\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-34958-1\" data-target=\"#296001e7eb54073ee\" href=\"#296001e7eb54073ee\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Kan de pelletleverancier bestellingen beheren in plaats van de vastgoedbeheerder?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"296001e7eb54073ee\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_296001e7eb54073ee\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\nJa, en het is een veelvoorkomende opstelling. De leverancier heeft toegang tot de niveaus van de silo&#8217;s die hij bevoorraadt, ontvangt de alerts en plant zijn leveringen v\u00f3\u00f3r een tekort. Guignard werkt op deze manier met zijn klanten in Franstalig Zwitserland sinds afgelopen winter.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-b5f2aee6af70ddba1 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_b5f2aee6af70ddba1\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"b5f2aee6af70ddba1\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-34958-1\" data-target=\"#b5f2aee6af70ddba1\" href=\"#b5f2aee6af70ddba1\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Wie installeert een geconnecteerde meter op een pelletsilo in Zwitserland?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"b5f2aee6af70ddba1\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_b5f2aee6af70ddba1\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\nBelet Citernes, gevestigd in Penthalaz in het kanton Vaud, is de exclusieve installateur van de NOVA RADAR-sensor van Four Data in Zwitserland. Hun teams verzorgen de levering, installatie en inbedrijfstelling door het hele land.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Question\",\n      \"name\": \"How do you know how many pellets are left in a building\u2019s silo?\",\n      \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n        \"text\": \"The reliable method is a connected gauge installed on the silo. It measures the level several times a day and displays it as a percentage on a web and mobile interface, together with the consumption history. 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Its teams handle the supply, installation and commissioning across the whole country.\"\n      }\n    }\n  ]\n}\n<\/script><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Stap over van reactief beheer naar gepland beheer<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-19 fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"0.6\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><p>Pellet stock monitoring should not depend on a trip to the boiler room or a bet on the weather. With a <strong>connected gauge<\/strong>, the property manager sees the levels, receives the alerts and lets the supplier deliver at the right time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fd-cta-banner\" style=\"margin: 28px 0 24px; padding: 24px 28px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #122236 0%, #1a3552 100%); border-radius: 12px; text-align: center; box-shadow: 0 4px 24px rgba(18,34,54,0.18);\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: #1ba1dc; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px;\">Your project<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.3;\">Equip the pellet silos of your buildings<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #a5bbd0; margin-top: 6px;\">Installed throughout Switzerland by Belet Citernes \u00b7 Four Data telemetry<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-20\"><p style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #5a6b7d; font-style: italic; margin-top: 28px;\">This article was written with the expert input of David Rotaru, Key Account Manager for Switzerland and Germany at Four Data, who supports energy distributors and DACH market players with their telemetry projects.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-large button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/neem-contact-op-met\/\"><i class=\"fa-envelope fas awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default button-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Ik heb een project: praat met een expert van Four Data<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":34959,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[474],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-olie-gas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34958"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34964,"href":"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34958\/revisions\/34964"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fourdata.io\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}