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UK firm presents “game-changing” solution to monitoring indoor air quality

Envirotec Magazine

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is a global concern for health, wellbeing and productivity as people spend 90% of their time indoors, where IAQ can be up to 7 times worse than outdoor air quality. million UK homes are hazardous to health, with a cost to the NHS of more than £1 billion per year.

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Hydrogen meters – the next evolution of gas meters

Smart Energy International

Hydrogen meters are under development and testing in the prospect of hydrogen blending into the gas distribution networks for supply to consumers. The reason for modifications, simply, is the different energy characteristics of hydrogen compared to natural gas. Its energy content is about only one-third that of natural gas.

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Safety and efficiency through proactive action

Envirotec Magazine

Given the stringent health and safety and environmental regulations in place, businesses are looking to system suppliers who know the value – both in terms of safety and efficiency – of early gas detection. When a leak occurs, the system must work harder to maintain function, leading to sizable increases in both energy usage and costs.

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Building the business case for satellite IoT

Envirotec Magazine

Eric Menard is Vice President Strategy and Business with Swiss satellite communications firm Astrocast. Eric Ménard writes The Operational IoT market continues to expand as organisations across the world imagine an extraordinary range of opportunities to leverage sensor technology.

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How remote monitoring can contribute to operational success

Envirotec Magazine

Embracing digital technology will have a vital role to play in the safe, efficient and effective management of wastewater. Whether it is to minimise the impact of increasingly extreme weather events, reducing health risks or simply to streamline operational expenditure – digital monitoring and remote services can provide long term value.

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US tech partnership to advance utility water loss detection and metering

Smart Energy International

A partnership between The Water Tower (TWT), a US-based innovation centre, and Olea Edge Analytics, will aim to advance new metering technologies to support the water industry. The technology identifies water loss on a system and where utilities may be experiencing revenue loss that can impact costs for their customers.

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DCC smart meter data to enhance energy efficiency schemes in UK

Smart Energy International

As the energy crisis and subsequent cost of living crisis in the UK continue to affect millions of energy consumers, a new AI initiative by a tech firm has been announced, utilising the extensive data collected from smart meters in the UK to inform energy efficiency schemes. Data, good governance and fuel poverty.