Measure — metering & data infrastructure

You can’t manage what you don’t measure

Measure is the first step of İkiz Eksen’s operating loop, the one that begins on the digital axis. The aim is simple: ground every later decision of the transformation in verifiable data rather than intuition. A carbon report, an energy target or a CBAM declaration — all rest on measurement from the field. A transformation that skips this step stays neither measurable nor auditable.

For us, measurement is three jobs: collecting data from the field (the sensor and meter layer), unifying it in a single source of truth (the data platform), and turning it into accounting against standards (the carbon and energy methodology). Below, each heading answers three questions: what we do, which standard, and which problem it solves. Which step we run ourselves and which with solution partners is summarised in the working model on our Services page.

Field data: IoT, sensors, M2M, smart meters

What we do. We unify field data from the sensor, smart-meter and machine-to-machine (M2M) gateway layer into a single collection point; hardware selection and field installation we run with our hardware solution partners. Electricity, gas, water, steam and production meters connect to the same collection layer.

Which problem it solves. Metering infrastructure has spread fast: according to the IEA, over 1 billion smart meters and around 320 million sensors on distribution grids were installed by 2022. Yet the same source points to a striking gap: only about 2-4% of the data collected is actually used. The problem is usually not more sensors but getting data out of fragmented systems and into something meaningful.

Data platform and ERP integration

What we do. We gather raw field data into a single source of truth on the Qera backbone. Field measurement, production records, energy consumption and existing ERP data flow into one model, normalised with a common unit, a common time axis and verified calculation rules.

Which problem it solves. It ensures carbon and energy figures derive from the same data as the financial records. That secures both internal consistency and external auditability: a CBAM declaration or a CSRD/ESRS disclosure is backed by data traceable to its source. The single-source principle is the bridge that makes measurement reportable.

Carbon footprint measurement

What we do. We build the corporate greenhouse-gas inventory and calculate the footprint at product and process level. We set the boundary to the reality of the operation and tie every figure to its source.

Which standard. For the corporate inventory, the GHG Protocol (Scope 1-2-3) and ISO 14064-1:2018; for product carbon footprint, ISO 14067:2018; for life-cycle assessment, ISO 14040 / 14044 (LCA). The GHG Protocol Scope 3 Standard treats indirect emissions across 15 categories — when supply-chain data is needed, we map to those categories.

Which problem it solves. CBAM embedded-emissions reporting and the CSRD/ESRS E1 Scope 1-2-3 plus intensity requirement can only be met with a verifiable inventory. The measurement methodology makes clear where the numbers under those reports come from.

Energy management (ISO 50001)

What we do. We set up an energy management system (EnMS) that monitors energy data continuously: consumption profiles, a baseline, energy performance indicators and an improvement loop. Where the meter layer is the first link of Measure, ISO 50001 turns it into systematic management.

Which problem it solves. It ties savings to evidence. According to the IEA, organisations applying ISO 50001 see roughly 11% on average, and more than 30% in some plants. The number of certified organisations rose from 450 in 2011 to about 25,000 in 2023 — a sign the method has matured. We make no İkiz Eksen-specific savings claim here; we report what the standard and an independent source say.

After measuring: transform and sustain

Measure is not an end in itself but the first step of the loop. Once a verified data layer is in place, the Transform step follows: process digitalisation, AI & analytics, CBAM and CSRD reporting software. Then the Sustain step makes the transformation last: ESG dashboards, framework compliance and cybersecurity. We explain all three steps, with their inputs and success metrics, on the methodology page.