Cloudn's HIVATION Cuts Energy Use 20% at Czech Auto Parts Plant
Korean AIoT firm Cloudn says its HIVATION platform cut energy use by 20% at a Czech plant, and it has signed a maintenance deal and two MOUs to expand in Europe.
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The platform was installed at the Třinec plant of Daechang Seat s.r.o., the Czech subsidiary of Daechang Seat, a Tier 1 supplier to Hyundai Motor. Cloudn has since signed a follow-up maintenance contract with the subsidiary, securing a stable local supply base. It also signed memorandums of understanding with the Czech Technical University (CTU) and with local company ICANDO to lay the groundwork for commercialization in Europe.
The event was tied to the 2026 Green Technology Overseas Local Demonstration Support Program, run by the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment and the Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute. Attendees included representatives of Daechang Seat's Czech unit, KOTRA's Prague office, a CTU professor and a Siemens Czech manager.
What HIVATION does
HIVATION is an AI-based platform that manages energy operations, equipment data and carbon data for buildings and factories in one place. It collects and analyzes data from existing production equipment in real time to improve energy efficiency. For the Czech project, Cloudn added measurement and report generation for product life cycle assessment (LCA) data, as well as predictive maintenance that flags equipment anomalies early.
Next: virtual power plants
Cloudn plans to move beyond energy management into virtual power plant (VPP) operations. Working with CTU, it intends to refine VPP technology that links solar generation, energy storage systems (ESS) and factory power loads, with the aim of becoming a broader energy operator that controls distributed energy resources.
Kim said the project proved HIVATION's technology at a European manufacturing site and gave the company a bridgehead for energy operation services. He said Cloudn will keep expanding, with local partners and research institutions, into VPP services that combine solar and ESS.
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