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Gas sensor network provides early wildfire detection

Envirotec Magazine

A large-scale IoT network for the ultra-early detection of wildfires has been launched by environmental startup Dryad Networks. The small sensors attached to trees send alerts over the Silvanet IoT mesh network to a cloud-based monitoring platform, which immediately issues an alert to relevant parties in the case of a fire.

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Smart grids vital to green energy drive

Smart Energy International

With world leaders about to gather in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the COP 28 climate summit, the transition to green energy will be one of the key topics on the agenda. The global energy landscape is on the cusp of transformational changes as the migration to clean power gathers pace. Connectivity offered by private wireless – 4.9G/LTE

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What Utilities Can Learn, About Decision Making, From The Police.

Varuna

The expectation is that a beat cop/policeman can address a situation right on the spot?—?spotted spotted as they cruise along the streets- so it does not become a larger issue. While budgets restrict organizations, data expands our reach, and no public safety organization will be as effective as they can be without it.”.

IoT 60
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What Utilities Can Learn, About Decision Making, From The Police.

Seyi Fabode

The expectation is that a beat cop/policeman can address a situation right on the spot?—?spotted spotted as they cruise along the streets- so it does not become a larger issue. While budgets restrict organizations, data expands our reach, and no public safety organization will be as effective as they can be without it.”

IoT 40
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? Blackrock’s $550M DAC bet #174

Climate Tech VC

Meanwhile, Michigan approves a bundle of clean energy bills, the UN irons out details for the "loss and damages" fund ahead of COP, and Flexport launches a book and claim model for SAFs.    In other news, project cancellation woes abound with NuScale canceling its first-of-a-kind SMR project.