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3 Ways IoT can help reduce carbon emissions

Smart Energy International

Emily Newton, editor-in-chief of Revolutionized Magazine , writes on three use cases where the Internet of Things (IoT) is proving a useful instrument to help reduce carbon emissions. The growing IoT devices market could be a silver bullet for climate change. Industrial IoT for streamlining facility operations.

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IoT project will assess impact of climate change on forests, and inform UK policymaking

Envirotec Magazine

A trial is underway in forests in Surrey and Northumberland to assess the potential for Internet of Things (IoT) technology to monitor tree growth and the impacts of environmental change on the UK’s forests. Specialist sensors have been attached to trees in two forests and are connected via Vodafone’s Narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) network.

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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. PWh of electricity conserved by IoT solutions.

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New startup project ‘nudges’ seafarers to reduce ship emissions

Envirotec Magazine

Behavioural change startup Signol launched a seemingly first-of-its kind project with Stolt Tankers on 11 September, aiming to further reduce shipping emissions by using IoT data to help seafarers understand the impact of their actions on overall fuel consumption and CO2 emissions and motivate them to adopt new behaviours.

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10 Reasons to Attend a Conference Tailored to Digitalization in the Power Sector

POWER Magazine

If you are a […] The post 10 Reasons to Attend a Conference Tailored to Digitalization in the Power Sector appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Final keynote speaker announced for Europump annual meeting in May

Envirotec Magazine

Her background is in integrated circuit design for IoT wireless communications and her current research activities include smart embedded perception systems, and digital technologies for the circular economy and sustainable electronics.

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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.