About
Measurement, physics, and evidence, not climate theatre.
Negawatts.io is the commercial and operational platform of the Negawatt Economy. Organisations find waste, measure plant performance, improve systems, and build the path toward verified conservation.
What we do
Discover wasted energy, measure actual system performance, improve buildings and plant, and establish defensible evidence: toward Proof of Conservation and Negawatt (NWT) digital assets where criteria are met.
What we are not
Not a generic ESG consultancy, not a carbon credit shop, not a cryptocurrency project. We deal in instrumentation, engineering evidence, and restraint.
Technology agnostic
Negawatts.io is technology agnostic. Measurement, verification, and conservation pathways can work with customer systems and third-party technology. Customer BMS, meters, and third-party stacks can participate. We also offer owned solutions where they are the right tool for the job.
Who implements
Projects may be delivered by Negawatts.io directly, or through the approved partner network, depending on location, geography, scale, procurement rules, capability, and other factors. That includes projects under vChill, vGrid, and vPool, as well as partner-delivered field work.
Owned solutions
vChill · vGrid · vPool
Named offerings within a broader, technology-agnostic platform. Delivery may be Negawatts direct or partner-led.
vChill
Central plant and chiller performance: measure, optimise, and verify cooling system energy use.
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vGrid
Micro-grid and distributed energy control, where grid-edge optimisation supports conservation and resilience.
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vPool
Connecting capital to conservation projects through transparent measurement and verification pathways.
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Founding team
Areas of responsibility
Three founders, presented as equals. Engineering, digital platform, and programs that connect plant performance to the commercial pathway.
Kor Choon Meng
Engineering
Measurement and verification engineer focused on central cooling plant. Deep chiller optimisation pedigree in the high-performance tradition associated with Lee Eng Lock and Trane Energy Asia practice. Sets the engineering standard for how plant performance is measured, improved, and proven.
Pat Jackson
Digital
Systems engineer spanning network design, platform architecture, and data security. Owns the digital backbone that carries instrumentation data, analytics, and evidence. Builds for integrity so measurement and verification rest on trustworthy systems.
Nigel Grier
Programs
Designs how efficiency work moves from mandate to measured delivery. Structures programs, engagement modes, and commercial pathways so facility teams and capital share the same evidence language. Connects plant, platform, and the journey from find through verify.
Team & advisors
Dr Warwick Powell PhD
Senior strategy advisor
Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology and founding chair of Smart Trade Networks. Works at the intersection of digital trade, financial engineering, and thermoeconomics: how energy, capital, and information flows shape supply chains and institutions. Author on thermoeconomics and digital supply chains; advises on strategy across Asia and Australia.
Aung Pho Wai
Plant engineering
Mechanical engineer specialising in chiller plant optimisation, energy audits, and field implementation. Supports measured studies and operational improvement on site.
Haszlan Salim
Markets & partnerships
Environmental engineer with two decades across business development and partner networks in Southeast Asia. Opens market access and sustained partner relationships for delivery at scale.
Engineering pedigree
Why the plant room trusts us
Decades of chiller plant, M&V, and systems work across Singapore, Korea, and the region, now productised as a measurement and conservation platform.
Central plant optimisation
Chiller plant system optimisation and retrofit (water-side and air-side), with kW/RT as the performance language facility and engineering teams share.
Design for low friction
Conveyance and distribution design that reduces parasitic fan and pump power: nature-inspired geometry, not 90-degree default thinking.
Cascade physics
A kilowatt saved at the point of use can avoid multiple kilowatts of primary energy when generation, transmission, and conversion losses are counted. Measurement starts at the plant; value multiplies upstream.
From estimate to evidence
The platform’s commercial ladder (DIY, DIWY, and DIFY) exists to move organisations from indicative opportunity to measured performance and, where criteria are met, verified conservation.
Two properties
What can I do? · Why does it exist?
Negawatts.io is where work gets done. NegawattEconomy.com holds philosophy, methodology, and institutional foundations.
1 NWT represents 1 MWh of verified avoided energy use. A Negawatt (NWT) is a digital asset, not a token.