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IoT will save 8x the energy it consumes by 2030, says report

Envirotec Magazine

By 2030 IoT deployment and its disruption of various industries is expected to save more than eight times the energy it consumes, resulting in net savings of 230 billion cubic meters of water, and eliminating one gigaton of CO2 emissions, according to the authors of a report released on 20 April.

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UAE smart city deploys smart strategies to become living lab

Smart Energy International

As a smart city, Alnama makes use of various technologies and will support start-ups and businesses in its green-technology hub in the hopes of closing the loop between food, water, energy and waste. At a building level, sensors will aim to play a key role. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q1 2024

Greentown Labs

Twenty-four startups joined our community in Q1 2024, working on innovations ranging from biobased building materials, to sustainable rubber, to solar-powered flight. Electricity Active Surfaces develops an ultra-lightweight, flexible solar technology for the built environment. It’s participating in Year 2 of ACCEL.

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Greentown Sector Pitch Day Explores Decarbonizing Existing Buildings?

Greentown Labs

The event explored three dimensions of this topic and featured pitches from Greentown startups working in each: Planning and financing retrofit projects: Zero develops automation software that enables hassle-free home retrofits to improve comfort and eliminate emissions. Managing the ongoing environmental footprint of buildings.

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World Water Day: Smart technologies for water utilities

Smart Energy International

The measurement and monitoring of water is key for the management and sustainability of our most important natural resource. GB’s Severn Trent trials smart water meters IoT for utilities: Harnessing big data from grid’s edge. In the UK for example, approximately half of homes have yet to be metered. Have you read?

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Why 5G Standalone is a key ingredient in enabling the UK's net zero transition

Business Green

Crucially, it's 5G-enabled technologies (those that can connect to the network) that could be a powerful ingredient in the UK's net zero strategy - and what's even more significant, is it's available to us now. Harnessing 5G broadly across UK wind farms could generate enough additional clean energy to heat 2.4

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IP/MPLS secures the journey to a net-zero emissions future

Smart Energy International

This transition from fossil fuels, which in Europe has accelerated with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is driving the electrification of transportation, home heating and cooking, agricultural production and many industrial processes from concrete to steel worldwide. US power company Ameren, which serves 2.4