Why is managing distributed energy assets so complex?
Industrial operators managing distributed energy assets, battery energy storage systems (BESS), microgrids, industrial UPS, power converters and renewable generation, face five compounding challenges:
- No unified visibility across multi-vendor equipment (converters, batteries, generators, grid connections)
- Inability to detect anomalies before they trigger costly outages or safety incidents
- Complexity of remotely managing heterogeneous assets in unmanned or harsh environments
- Difficulty optimizing real-time energy flows across renewables, storage and backup systems
- Lack of structured data to track energy KPIs and meet ESG reporting obligations
Alpha Innovations' monitoring solutions combine two complementary technologies : COMPAS for local intelligence and Inview MESH for centralized multi-site management, to give you complete, real-time control over your entire power infrastructure.
Whether you operate a single industrial site or hundreds of assets across multiple geographies, our platform aggregates data from every connected device into a single interface, enabling remote monitoring, automated alerts, and on-demand control from anywhere.
Built on an open architecture, COMPAS and Inview MESH integrate with assets from any vendor, support all major industrial communication protocols (Modbus, MQTT and more), and scale as your infrastructure grows.
COMPAS : Local Intelligence Controller for Industrial Energy Assets
COMPAS is a local intelligence controller designed to connect, monitor and control industrial energy assets directly on site. It supports multi-vendor environments and communicates through all major industrial protocols. COMPAS is particularly suited for applications where low-latency local control is critical, such as battery energy storage systems (BESS), industrial UPS, power converters, and microgrid controllers.
Key capabilities:
- Connects to converters, batteries, generators and energy sources from any manufacturer
- Supports major protocols as Modbus RTU/TCP, CANopen, MQTT
- Enables real-time monitoring, remote configuration and firmware updates
- Designed for deployment in harshenvironments
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Inview MESH : Centralized Multi-Site Energy Monitoring & Management Platform
Inview MESH is a web-based energy monitoring and management platform that centralizes data from all your distributed assets and sites into a single interface. It acts as the orchestration layer above local controllers like COMPAS, giving operators and asset managers a global view of their entire energy infrastructure. Inview MESH is designed for organizations managing multiple sites remotely and large-scale infrastructure.
Platform highlights:
- Unified dashboard for all assets, sites and geographies
- Bidirectional remote management: monitoring, control, configuration and firmware updates
- Custom API integrations with existing SCADA, ERP or energy management systems
- Scalable SaaS or on-premise deployment
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Local Intelligence Controller vs. Centralized Monitoring Platform: Feature Comparison
Deployment type
Scope
Protocols
Local control
Ideal use case
Remote firmware update
Multi-user access
Environment
Scalability
Target user
COMPAS
Edge / on-site embedded
Single site / local asset
Modbus RTU/TCP, CANopen, MQTT
Yes — real time
BESS, UPS, power converters, microgrids
Yes
No (local)
Harsh / unmanned / remote
Multi-assets
Site engineer / OT team
Inview MESH
SaaS or on-premise
Multi-site, global view
REST API, SCADA/ERP integrations
Via remote commands
Multi-site portfolio, ESG reporting
Yes — global orchestration
Yes
Web-based, any location
Multi-sites
Asset manager / operations director
FAQ
COMPAS supports all major industrial communication protocols, including Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, CANopen, and MQTT. It also supports custom protocols, making it compatible with energy assets from virtually any manufacturer — no proprietary lock-in required.
Yes. Inview MESH offers custom API integrations with third-party systems including SCADA platforms, ERP software, and energy management systems. This allows operators to enrich their existing tools with real-time energy data without replacing their current infrastructure.
COMPAS is a local intelligence controller deployed directly on site, providing real-time monitoring and control of individual energy assets (BESS, UPS, converters). Inview MESH is the centralized web-based platform that aggregates data from all your COMPAS units and other connected assets across multiple sites into a single dashboard. Together, they cover the full stack — from edge to enterprise.
COMPAS is specifically designed for harsh and remote environments, including unmanned telecom sites, off-grid industrial facilities, and outdoor energy storage installations. It supports remote configuration, monitoring, and firmware updates, eliminating the need for on-site intervention.
Inview MESH centralizes energy consumption and performance data across all connected assets and sites, enabling operators to track energy KPIs in real time and generate the reports required for ESG compliance and sustainability frameworks. Role-based access control and audit trails ensure data integrity for regulatory purposes.
Yes. COMPAS connects to BESS, power converters, generators, and other energy assets from any manufacturer through its multi-protocol architecture. It is not tied to any specific vendor ecosystem, making it ideal for mixed-fleet environments and multi-vendor projects.
Inview MESH is available as a SaaS solution (cloud-hosted) or as an on-premise deployment, depending on your organization's security requirements, IT infrastructure, and data sovereignty constraints. Both options provide the same unified monitoring and management capabilities.
