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How "Green" Industrial IoT Can Be An Environmental Game Changer ??????

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INSIGHTS & PERSPECTIVES

Torch Systems Introduces Low-Cost Comprehensive IoT and AI Solution for Early-Stage Outdoor Fire and Wildfire Detection | Via Business Wire / TechCrunch | March 15, 2023

New IoT and AI technology incorporates solar-powered sensors and a mobile app intended for a wide range of users affected by outdoor fires and wildfires, including homeowners, landowners and agriculture, hospitality, utility, and government organizations

Torch Systems , a solutions provider for early-stage outdoor fire detection, today [3/15] announced the launch of its low-cost comprehensive solution for early-stage outdoor fire and wildfire detection.

?? Torch Systems provides solar-powered sensors that continuously monitor an outdoor area for any signs of fire and a free mobile app that immediately notifies users about fires not only on their property but also in the surrounding areas and communities.

??Each Torch device provides up to 10 acres of coverage, and incorporates multiple sensors that measure visual, thermal and gas characteristics for the most comprehensive outdoor fire detection available.

“Torch cares deeply about democratizing outdoor fire detection and is committed to a comprehensive, affordable solution for the widest range of users, including consumer homeowners and landowners, agriculture, hospitality, and utility companies, and government organizations,” said Torch Systems CEO and co-founder Michael Buckwald .

“Torch is the first company to bridge the gap between indoor and outdoor fire detection. Mandatory indoor smoke detectors have dramatically reduced indoor fires in magnitude and quantity since the 1970s, but until now there hasn’t been a similar detection solution designed to combat outdoor fires, which have continued to grow at over 30% each year unabated.”

The detrimental environmental impact of outdoor fires

??In addition to destroying property and severely impacting or taking lives, outdoor fires are highly detrimental to our environment and climate.

??According to?estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), global wildfires and vegetation fires in 2022 generated around 1.455 megatonnes (1.455 million metric tons) of carbon emissions.

??Furthermore, University of California and University of Chicago researchers?found?that California wildfires in 2020, the most disastrous California wildfire year on record, emitted twice as much greenhouse gas as the total reduction of greenhouse gas in California between 2003 and 2019.

??Climate change is the obvious culprit here, leading to droughts and higher temperatures that provide a perfect environment for devastating fires, especially in the western United States. As NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration ?recently noted:

"One study by scientists funded through NASA’s Earth Science Data Systems program, known as NASA EarthData, found near exponential growth in fire frequency and size in the western U.S. from 1950 to 2019. The average wildland fires of the 1950s were 1,200 acres (485 hectares), but by the 2010s the average had doubled to over 3,400 acres (1,376 hectares)."

State-of-the-art sensors continuously monitor an area for any signs of fire, whether or not the flame is in line of sight.

“One Torch sensor device has multiple infrared cameras, visible cameras, and gas sensors that continually monitor the environment and detect fires early, with high accuracy,” said Torch Systems COO and co-founder Vasya Tremsin .

“Torch sensors detect outdoor fires the size of a car – usually even smaller – outside the line of sight when placed every 10 acres on a property.”

??The on-board sensors are on the lookout for heat, light and smoke. When the data hits a specific threshold, an alert will be wirelessly sent to the owner’s connected device.

??Currently the on-board thermal camera is reserved for detection, but a future version could bring a live feed, either on device or through a connected camera (or, perhaps, drone).

??The limitations are due in part to power demands. The product is solar powered, and implementing too many features would be a drain on the battery.

??The devices communicate using radio signals, forming a kind of mesh network that allows you to add dozens or even hundreds of them to a single Wi-Fi gateway.

??Torch sensors require no maintenance and use solar power to charge a self-sufficient, rechargeable battery that can last for days.

??They are built to last at least five years and withstand all weather conditions. Torch sensors also don’t require specialized equipment to install; they can be mounted at human height to a tree, pole or building.

??Torch sensor devices continually measure multiple important variables, including:

• Heat:?A thermal camera looks for small-size high-heat sources and analyzes their changing dynamic. This allows Torch to trace a heat source to a potential fire.
• Light:?The device performs spectral analysis using precise filters that can distinguish other forms of light, such as sunlight, from a fire. This eliminates potential false positives.
• Smoke:?Multiple sensors measure different gasses and analyze smoke signatures. This allows for precise detection, both inside and outside the device’s line of sight.

??Verifying results through multiple variables minimizes false positives and ensures accuracy.

The Torch app allows unlimited users to monitor unlimited sensors and properties.

??The free-of-charge Torch app supports unlimited users, sensors and properties under one account and immediately sends fire alert notifications to unlimited designated users.

??The Torch app also includes community features whereby separate account owners can share data and alerts when a fire is detected on their property.

Torch provides disruptive technology and pricing.

??Traditional centralized solutions sit on a mountaintop and scan for visual cues of fire but often don’t detect fires until it’s too late.

??Traditional decentralized approaches fail to detect outdoor fires too frequently because they don’t incorporate the variety of thermal, visual, and gas sensors included in every Torch device.

Sources: https://bwnews.pr/42PBxSM / https://tcrn.ch/3zcyczF

#iot?#ai #aiot #wildfires #wildfireprevention #solarpowered #sensors #realtime #firealarmsystem #esg?#environmental #climatechange #carbonemissions #sustainability?#climatechange

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How IoT Helps Environmental, Social and Governance [ESG] Goals | Via TechTarget | March 28, 2023

Organizations must address sustainability concerns as IoT device use grows. Cloud optimization, smart buildings and predictive maintenance can help meet ESG goals.

??Sustainability is an increasing priority for nearly every high-tech company, as well as many other organizations -- and it's no coincidence.

??Emerging technologies such as 5G, blockchain and AI are unlocking new use cases for the smart, connected devices that make up IoT.

??However, they're also causing a massive surge in energy consumption, water usage and carbon dioxide emissions as those devices become more powerful, as 埃森哲 has?reported:

??In response, high-tech companies are?rolling out sustainability programs?and designing products with environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals in mind.

??These initiatives were plain to see at recent tech events, with many high-tech companies demonstrating their dedication to developing more sustainable products and initiatives.

"...While IoT is designed for energy efficiency, the explosive growth of the number of IoT devices is also elevating the need for device manufacturers to further improve power efficiency..."

??One example is Universal Electronics Inc.'s 2022 release of sustainability-focused wireless connectivity products with integrated energy harvesting capabilities that can deliver up to 2.5 times more computing power, while using up to 80% less battery power than traditional Bluetooth smart system-on-a-chip technology.

Ways to implement sustainability into IoT

??Companies should consider how to best use IoT technologies to improve product sustainability and support more eco-friendly manufacturing. 埃森哲 has outlined the following three steps that high-tech companies can take to help achieve their ESG goals.

1. Optimize cloud resource use

• Green cloud?is a term that emerged due to the explosive growth of cloud usage. It's a practice that focuses on optimizing cloud energy and resource consumption. Before moving systems to the cloud, companies should establish a baseline of existing?data center energy consumption, computing requirements and sustainability goals.
• There are?tools?that can help with this and cloud design products that reduce carbon emissions across all stages of the journey. Such tools use algorithms to quantify the greenness of potential cloud options based on a range of information, such as the cloud service provider's carbon emissions goals, locations, energy sources and readiness to transition.

2. Transition to energy-efficient smart buildings

• Smart buildings can reduce energy consumption, cut costs and generate revenue. High-tech companies can develop smart building products and services to sell, while they simultaneously test and use them to achieve their own sustainability goals.
• Automated processes can help control building operations, such as climate control, lighting and security. This enables companies to reduce energy consumption, optimize space and minimize the environmental impact of their buildings.

江森自控 is one company that uses IoT and edge computing to monitor environmental controls and takes advantage of 5G and AI to minimize building pollution and improve supply chain management. Its 2022 acquisition of FogHorn Systems, Inc , a developer of edge AI software for industrial and commercial IoT uses, brings new opportunities for?creating smart and autonomous buildings.

3. Improve semiconductor design and processing

• Semiconductor design and manufacturing are at the core of creating nearly any product these days. With the growth of IoT, AI and machine learning, semiconductor manufacturers now have the tools to manage and analyze data to implement predictive maintenance programs.
• Custom analytics can predict process issues to detect impending deposition process failures and prevent significant yield reductions. Organizations can apply data to a single asset, across multiple machines, to a manufacturing line or even to an entire fabrication process.
• To take these processes a step further,?digital twins offer a detailed simulation?of real assets that updates in real time through a constant stream of sensor data. They provide a test bed for organizations to try out new processes and analyze issues without unnecessary costs or negative environmental outcomes.

??Companies should adopt a?circular economy?model, where sustainability starts at the design stage instead of after the fact via recycling. High-tech manufacturers that design for refurbishment and longevity can save money, potentially create new revenue streams and?reduce their carbon footprints.

??Sustainability improvements are happening all around us and are incorporated into personal devices, smart electronics in our homes, cars, office buildings and the environment. It's time to act now and use sustainable offerings as a competitive advantage.

Source: https://bit.ly/3lUOE4p

#iot #esg #sustainability #green #cloud #smartbuildings #predictivemaintenance #pdm #ecofriendlyproducts #circulareconomy #carbonfootprints #carbonemissions

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Governance and IoT – It’s all about the “G” in ESG | Via IoT For All | March 8, 2023

ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) is becoming an increasingly important consideration for companies in today’s business world.

??As more companies are recognizing the impact of their operations on the environment and society, ESG considerations are being integrated into investment decision-making, and companies are beginning to realize that implementing sustainable practices can also have a positive impact on their bottom line.

The Importance of Governance and IoT

??ESG’s Governance (G) is a critical aspect of evaluating a company’s overall sustainability and societal impact. It encompasses factors such as:

• Transparency
• Accountability
• Ethical decision-making

“The Governance dimension of ESG is essential for building trust and integrity with stakeholders, and for ensuring that a company is being run responsibly and sustainably.”

??As the saying goes: “What you can’t measure, you can’t manage.” Not being able to measure and action critical steps to realize your ESG goals and requirements means it becomes nothing more than an academic exercise.

How To Prove You Are Compliant

??Governance can be improved through the use of?sensors?and data?analytics. These tools can be used to monitor and track the performance of a company or organization in real time, allowing for more transparent and accountable decision-making through advanced reporting.

??For example, sensors can be used to track the use of resources such as energy and water, and?data analytics?can be used to identify areas of waste or inefficiency.

??IoT has the potential to revolutionize the way companies and organizations operate and can be used to improve governance in several ways. IoT’s ability to provide real-time monitoring,?data analytics,?smart contracts, and collaboration among stakeholders can make companies more transparent, accountable, and ethical in their decision-making.

??IoT can help?companies to identify and manage?risks, ensure compliance with regulations and ethical standards, and facilitate fair and transparent transactions.

Incorporating IoT Into Your ESG Strategy

??In conclusion, ESG is becoming increasingly important as companies recognize the impact of their operations on the environment and society.

??Regulations are being put in place to encourage sustainable practices and governance and IoT go hand in hand.

??By implementing sustainable practices and utilizing Industrial IoT technology, companies can not only do their part to protect the environment and society, but they can also improve their bottom line.

Source: https://bit.ly/40wRnA4

#iot?#governance #esg?#operations #sustainability #society #socialimpact #investement #decisionmaking #bottomline #transparency #accountability #ethics #trust #integrity #realtimemonitoring #dataanalytics #smartcontracts #risks #compliance

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Green IoT [GIoT] for Energy Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability?| Via?InfoQ?| October, 2022

The future challenge of IoT is to develop processes and policies that make sustainable use of IoT to reduce the greenhouse effect and carbon emissions, and also further optimize?IoT greenhouse footprint.

??IoT can be combined with technologies like AI, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Cloud Computing, Nanotechnology and Big Data to develop environmentally sustainable solutions for a better and fulfilled life:

1. Greening of IoT focuses on manufacturing energy efficient IoT hardware as well as upon green software development
2. Greening by IoT involves IoT as an enabler to create a sustainable environment

"...Green IoT (GIoT) represents the energy efficient procedures (hardware and software) adopted by IoT to facilitate reducing energy consumption and carbon emission of existing applications and services, as well as IoT devices to achieve a sustainable smart world..."

??The green IoT life cycle spans the entire IoT product lifecycle: green design, green production, green deployment and green recycling.

??Green RFID, Green Wireless sensing networks, Green M2M, Green Data Center and Green Cloud Computing are key enablers of green IoT.

Source:?https://bit.ly/3gv2wPG

#green?#iot?#greeniot #esg?#energy?#efficiency?#environmental #sustainability?#greenhousegasemissions #carbonemissions

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CASE STUDY

[Italian] Proptech Scaleup Enerbrain Builds on AWS to Develop Smart Building Energy Management System | Via Amazon Web Services (AWS) | June 2022

??It uses Amazon Lambda and Amazon Athena as key elements of its non-proprietary IoT energy optimization solution to handle huge volumes of sensor data generated by clients’ building management systems (BMS).

?? Enerbrain ’s key differentiator is machine learning use. It uses Amazon SageMaker to train its algorithms and provide the best strategy to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, as well as feed into ESG reporting—essential for data transparency across large-scale businesses.?

??Climate change sits as a key priority for governments and businesses worldwide, with energy efficiency a key target in both the public and private sector. Increasingly, it is the most enlightened businesses implementing their own environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) measures that are leading the way.

“The AWS team has given us amazing support every step of the way to develop and optimize our system, and they have helped us keep costs to a minimum.” | Marco Martellacci CTO and co-founder, Enerbrain

??With one of the biggest contributors to carbon emissions being from building use,?Enerbrain, a scaleup based in Italy, saw a way forward to help ESG-aware businesses improve energy efficiency and meet their carbon reduction goals.

??Its vision was to devise a digital solution to harness the huge volumes of data generated by building management systems (BMSs) to create benchmarks to reduce energy use, improve internal comfort levels, and feed into ESG reporting.

Sources: https://go.aws/3zamDcd / https://bit.ly/3M6M31T (Italian)

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Bio:?Fabio Bottacci?is a relationship builder, creative problem solver and strategic thinker. Senior industrial executive, he acquired a solid background in large multinational organizations across Brazil, US, and Western Europe. He is known for his ability to deliver results despite ambiguity and obstacles, to build bridges between people and to manage conflict and negotiations.

He began his career at?Accenture Italia, strategy practice, while attending MBA courses. He then moved to Brazil, where he consistently proved, during more than 20 years of professional experience, strong client's network, industry knowledge and business development expertise in the oil and gas, automotive and energy/utilities verticals.

Since 2015, he has been the founder & CEO of?VINCI Digital - Industrial IoT Strategic Advisory, being recognized internationally as a thought leader by well-known organization, such as the?World Economic Forum,?IoT Solution World Congress,?BNDES, etc., and helping startups, SME, and big corporations to thrive within the actual digital transformation environment, by developing new business models, and delivering actual results/ROI in months, not years.