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GCSC is an engineering firm specialised in the design and development of custom control systems: from embedded firmware and custom PCBs to optimisation algorithms and the data infrastructure that surrounds them.
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YomaBouw is an innovative company building with future-proof biobased products such as hempcrete. We delivered a plug-and-play sensor network and data-analysis service to support their research efforts.
The problem
YomaBouw is researching to what extent street furniture made of hempcrete cools its environment. Quantifying this effect requires precise, continuous measurement across a real-world test location — without disrupting the research setup.
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We designed and delivered a sensor network at their test location, capturing temperature, humidity, and environmental conditions at the resolution needed to characterise the cooling effect of hempcrete. Alongside the hardware we provided a data-analysis solution so the research team could extract meaningful conclusions directly from the measurements.
Building on the control architecture developed in Phase 1, GCSC and VenFeld are advancing the VirtuHot solar-thermal platform from a validated prototype to a market-ready MVP — hardening the hardware, refining the software, and preparing the system for commercial deployment.
From Phase 1
Phase 1 established the full-stack control architecture: custom PCBs integrating industrial protocols, a closed-loop controller, and an operator-facing interface. Phase 2 picks up where that foundation left off, stress-testing it against real-world conditions and closing the gap to a shippable product.
Scope · GCSC
Maturing the embedded hardware and software stack into a robust, manufacturable product: improving reliability, tightening tolerances, and delivering the integration work needed to bring VirtuHot to its first commercial installations.
Supported by the Kansen voor West 3 programme and co-financed by the European Union, alongside commercial investment.
GCSC and VenFeld are developing the control hardware and software for the VirtuHot solar-thermal system: a platform engineered to raise thermal efficiency, cut CO2 emissions, and ease pressure on the electrical grid.
Scope · GCSC
Five custom PCBs integrating industrial protocols and mixed signal types, running a closed-loop controller alongside an operator-facing interface.
System synergy
VirtuHot collectors charge a thermal buffer that feeds the source side of a water-to-water heat pump. A warmer source raises the COP, so the same heat output costs less electricity — compounding two benefits: lower CO2 emissions and flatter peak loads that reduce grid-congestion risk.
Full-stack delivery
Supported by the Kansen voor West 3 programme and co-financed by the European Union.
GCSC is developing Soma, a smart climate control platform that makes existing heating installations efficient without renovation or upfront investment, delivered as a single subscription covering hardware, installation, software, and service.
The problem
SMEs, schools, and healthcare organisations in ageing utility buildings are falling behind on sustainability. Classical retrofits are technically feasible but blocked by high CAPEX, disruptive construction, and lack of service, so buildings responsible for roughly 14% of Dutch CO2 emissions stay stuck on inefficient heating.
Scope · GCSC
A plug and play control layer, combining wireless sensors, smart radiator valves, and a boiler gateway on a Zigbee hub, driven by a predictive algorithm that uses weather, occupancy, and building thermodynamics to hold every room inside its comfort band at minimum energy.
Full stack delivery
More at soma.gcsc.nl.
GCSC is developing Griddle, an edge native monitoring system that gives distribution operators real time insight into the low voltage grid: the layer where solar, EVs, and heat pumps connect, and where most operators today are blind.
The problem
Low voltage grids were never designed for two way power flows. With rapid connections of solar, EV chargers, and heat pumps, operators lack visibility below the MV/LV transformer and fall back on worst case assumptions when planning reinforcement.
Scope · GCSC
Custom sensing hardware paired with an edge inference stack running a physics informed neural network state estimator, enforcing Kirchhoff's laws on device, without cloud dependency for critical calculations.
Full stack delivery
More at griddle.gcsc.nl.
From a concept with your specifications to production-grade hardware and software: embedded measurement and control systems powered by algorithms engineered around your specific processes.
Independent simulation and analysis to evaluate sustainable solutions for your assets before you commit capital to them.
End-to-end pipelines that turn raw physical measurements into continuous, actionable insight from sensor to dashboard.
We build the measurement, control, and software layers that make physical systems behave the way they should: reliably, efficiently, and at scale. Our work spans renewable energy integration, CO₂ reduction, grid-constraint mitigation, and operational optimisation.
A founding team of three.
Control Algorithms & Business Development