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Summary: Solar-powered cars have come to the fore with the rising interest in renewable and sustainable energy sources. Many vehicle firms are working towards creating solar automobiles, and the technology might impact the future of the automotive industry.
Solar cars are electric vehicles that run on photovoltaic cells that convert solar energy to power. These vehicles can store some solar energy in their batteries, allowing them to operate smoothly at night or without direct sunlight. When solar-powered cars are employed on a broad scale, they help with environmental pollution and noise pollution.
The Advantages of Solar-Powered Automobiles
They are not reliant on petroleum or oils in any meaningful way, and oil is required just when the wheels and specific components are lubricated. In comparison to gas-powered automobiles, the majority of components in a solar-powered vehicle require less maintenance.
As a result, when people switch to solar-powered automobiles, they may save a lot of resources because these vehicles do not require fuel, petrol, or maintenance.
There are no energy costs: Solar panels are becoming more affordable due to recent technological advancements, making them more accessible and affordable. Another advantage of solar panels is their longevity, with each panel lasting around 30 years.
That is an extremely long time in comparison to conventional gasoline-powered automobiles. People will no longer have to worry about the cost of petrol, diesel, or gas.
Solar-powered automobiles are equipped with solar panels that charge them with free sunshine, and once ultimately charged, people may drive away without spending a dime on petrol. The only expense will be for charging the solar batteries via a power outlet. Since solar energy is both free and renewable, people will save a lot of money when they drive one of these automobiles.
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Crunchy PostgreSQL for Kubernetes is an open-source, Kubernetes native solution from Crunchy Data for deploying and managing production PostgreSQL deployments in distributed environments.
Crunchy Data is the provider of dependable open-source PostgreSQL and enterprise technology, as well as support and training. Crunchy Certified PostgreSQL, the most advanced and true open-source RDBMS on the market, is available from Crunchy Data. Crunchy Bridge, a fully managed cloud Postgres service available on Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud, was also recently launched by the company.
Crunchy Data has been accepted into the US Department of Defense's (DoD) "Iron Bank" repository. This authorization enables application developers to utilize the trusted Postgres containers to easily create, scale, and manage production-ready Kubernetes native Postgres databases, which are now available through the US Air Force Platform One application portal.
Crunchy PostgreSQL for Kubernetes is an open-source, Kubernetes native solution from Crunchy Data for deploying and managing production PostgreSQL deployments in distributed environments. It is based on Crunchy Certified PostgreSQL. Its Common Criteria certified Postgres distribution, and PGO, its Level 5 certified operator. Crunchy Postgres for Kubernetes is a completely declarative workflow for creating automatically managed, production-ready Postgres clusters in Kubernetes that are also compatible with GitOps workflows.
"We are proud to expand our partnership with the DoD by offering its network immediate access to our trusted open source Postgres solution through the Iron Bank repository," stated Crunchy Data President Paul Laurence. "Crunchy Data has focused on advancing Postgres security from the beginning and this solution combines these best practices with advanced Postgres technology to provide an enhanced cloud-native Postgres deployment for security focused enterprises."
Since 2017, Crunchy Data has worked with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to develop and validate secure PostgreSQL configurations using the Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG). Postgres is the world's most advanced open-source database, with features such as rich indexing, geospatial support, full-text search, and rich JSON support. It has long been regarded as trusted and reliable for data. Ironbank's availability of Crunchy Data containers is part of the company's ongoing commitment to providing secure and trusted distributions of open-source Postgres and PostGIS to the DoD. Crunchy Certified PostGIS, an open-source geospatial database extender for PostgreSQL that offers robust functionality for managing and analyzing geometric and geographic data, has been certified by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC).
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency hopes to launch up to 12 satellites into low Earth orbit for the Blackjack program next year, but supply constraints are putting the military space network demonstration on hold.
The global microprocessor shortfall that has plagued carmakers and consumer electronics firms is having an impact on Defense Department satellite programs.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency hopes to launch up to 12 satellites into low Earth orbit for the Blackjack program next year, but supply constraints are putting the military space network demonstration on hold.
According to Blackjack program manager Stephen Forbes, DARPA is still planning to deploy satellites in summer 2022, but supply problems affecting manufacturers could cause delays. DARPA has placed orders for ten satellite buses from Blue Canyon Technologies and two from Telesat, and payloads from a variety of vendors.
The supply chain interruptions created by the COVID-19 epidemic, according to Forbes, are especially troublesome for operations like Blackjack, which buy satellites in small quantities.
Another Pentagon smallsat buyer keeping an eye on the supply situation is the Space Development Agency. SDA is constructing a low-Earth-orbit mesh communications network and is preparing to solicit 144 smallsats in 2024. Three firms are anticipated to compete for the order.
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Together with Vulcan, the test successfully demonstrates the ability to connect the global Omnispace satellite network directly to existing mobile devices addressing warfighter needs "at the edge" within the joint all-domain command and control (JADC2) architecture.
Omnispace and Vulcan Wireless Inc. announced successful voice and data communication between its NGSO on-orbit satellite and a widely fielded model of mobile tactical military communications radios (PRC-117G). Omnispace seamlessly unites mobile and satellite to create the world's only truly global 5G mobile network.
As part of Omnispace's Phase II Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) contract, the demonstration was in cooperation with U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command. The contract was awarded as part of the U.S. Airforce's "Space Pitch Day," enabling Omnispace to bring next-generation narrowband capabilities to the warfighter.
The Omnispace next-generation global 5G network is being architected to support "dual-use," mission-critical enterprise, and secure government applications. Unlike legacy commercial and government networks, Omnispace's global system is being designed in line with 3GPP 5G NTN standards, which will enable interoperability for any compatible 5G commercial or government device.
Omnispace's 5G NTN platform will further enhance government customers' resiliency, reliability, and real-time decision-making by enabling advanced tactical handheld communications, military internet-of-things, and battlefield edge processing.
"One of the biggest challenges for the evolution of military enterprise communications is the cost and adaptation of legacy end-user equipment," said Campbell Marshall, Omnispace's Vice President for Government and International Markets. "This demo proves that software-defined mobile, tactical user equipment can leverage our dual-use commercial infrastructure. Imagine the possibilities that 5G technology will enable for government -- from COTM handheld devices to IoT platforms."
The demonstrations with Vulcan Wireless were focused on connecting existing military hardware to satellites in commercial frequency bands and orbits, not traditionally used by the government, to increase the resiliency of battlefield communications.
"The Vulcan Wireless and Omnispace teams worked closely to successfully conduct a live demonstration, integrating existing tactical communication systems with the Omnispace satellite network," said Kevin Lynaugh, CEO, Vulcan Wireless Inc. "We're pleased with the results, which demonstrate how global, borderless beyond line of site (BLOS) connectivity is possible for real world military applications."
These communications capabilities are the cornerstone for next-generation warfighting concepts such as multi-domain operations (MDO) and expeditionary advanced based operations (EABO), which are focused on minimizing physical and RF signatures.
Omnispace is redefining mobile communications by building a global hybrid network that will soon provide global 5G from space connectivity to enterprise and government customers worldwide.
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The oil fields are now riding the wave of digitalization.
The energy industry is continually shifting almost every part of it to the internet. By realizing that the online environment is a solution today for almost all the practical challenges that the business world is facing, energy firms are computerizing all its processes, including the core ones such as those of generating power, drawing oil from the oil wells in the fields and more. Some of the reports say that the oil reserves are shrinking to increased speeds, and it is hence, it might become critically difficult for the oil fields and professionals to discover and extract oil resources from new fields. The modern energy industry has understood that these physical challenges can be effectively overcome by the essence of digitalization.
[vendor_logo_first]Most of the oil firms are resorting to transforming themselves into a digital oil field. A digital oil field is more defined and looked at as a concept than a use case in the industrial language. With the help of technological integrations such as geospatial technology that makes use of geo-mapping algorithms, GPS sense data, and more, the digital oil field is becoming extremely reliable and effective.
As it is increasingly important for an oil or a gas company to have a platform that seems to be compatible to build a digital oil field to the best possible, the ability of mobile technology is gaining immense traction. Platforms that are optimized for mobile systems can easily cement with the existing databases and web services. In addition, the digital platforms that support the conceptualization of the digital oil field can access the valuable and actionable insights of the data that, when accessed, can give fruitful results.
Shifting to a digital oil field is sure to increase revenue to an unimaginable level. The payoffs that are assured by the digital field technology is real, reliable, and undoubtedly tangible, but despite this, the oil and gas firms think twice in adopting this concept, and those who do are doing at a very slow pace. But, it is indeed good news that the digital oil field has great merits to foster.
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Many facilities must pay demand charges based on peak electricity usage. According to an NREL study, this typically accounts for 30 percent to 70 percent of total energy expenditures on a commercial electric bill.
Power management is a critical concern for many industrial facilities. Energy costs can be burdensome for even small businesses, so identifying cost-effective alternatives is a top priority for many managers and executives. The installation of energy storage systems is one solution that is gaining popularity and effectiveness.
Long-term energy storage, in particular, offers numerous advantages to brands struggling with energy management. Implementing such systems gives businesses greater control over distributed energy resources, allowing them to save money on demand charges, offer critical backup power to protect against grid outages, and incorporate renewables and energy storage to foster more sustainable and financially sound business practices.
Benefits of Energy Storage:
Demand Charge Management
Many facilities must pay demand charges based on peak electricity usage. According to an NREL study, this typically accounts for 30 percent to 70 percent of total energy expenditures on a commercial electric bill. In such cases, strategic energy storage can provide significant cost savings—discharging energy during peak usage periods reduces the load during those peak periods, leading to lower demand charges.
Shifting Load
Load shifting is a strategic technique that can help people save money on energy. In this case, special algorithms analyze consumption patterns and storage efficiency to determine the best time to charge as well as discharge stored energy, shifting peak loads to off-peak hours. As a result, energy storage systems are used to their full cost-saving potential.
Renewable Energy Integration
Although there are numerous advantages to incorporating renewable energy into a facility, effectively utilizing the generated resource is a challenge. Energy storage devices improve the utility of renewable assets by allowing for the efficient and convenient storage of excess energy or power generated during off-hours. Finding the right storage solution, according to many, is the tipping point at which renewable energy becomes profitable.
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In the utility business, quality assurance helps a lot of digital utility initiatives.
Most people do not feel that quality assurance is essential for the digital utility industry. That is not the case, though. In the utility business, quality assurance helps a lot of digital utility initiatives. In addition, as the company advances toward a more digital approach, there is a growing demand for software quality assurance services.
The Utility Sector and Background- Software Quality Assurance Services
The utility industry is well-known for being sensitive to disruptions and being prone to create troubles in the case of tragedies, natural disasters, or economic changes. As a result, any disruption in utility infrastructure grinds ordinary life to a standstill and spreads a significant amount of turmoil across the economy.
Recently, the utility business has begun to focus on developing new solutions that provide consumers with more resilience and reliability. As a result of this growing focus, the sector has moved toward digital utility innovation, and quality assurance has become a common practice.
Major focus areas of the digital utilities
The emphasis areas get separated into three categories: customer channels, new service delivery, and the influence of digital business models on new business models. Data, change management, and organizational governance plays critical roles in all three key areas or categories. However, to promote growth, the utility industry uses a variety of digital utilities options.
They want to provide unparalleled customer service by optimizing the value chain and, as a result, increasing the total productivity and efficiency of their products and services. In this industry, a new trend of digital optimization is emerging, in which optimization, spare-parts management, fuel management, predictive maintenance, preventive maintenance, enterprise resource planning, and enhanced decision making are integrated to improve overall effectiveness.
The utilities sector's unpredictability, on the other hand, poses a danger to the enterprises and service providers that operate beneath it. Government policies change often, rules get updated frequently, and prices are continuously fluctuating. Meanwhile, to secure the safest outcome for all customers engaged, the industry's major executives must be prepared for nearly any type of change.
Employing digital productivity tools for their staff and automating their back-office operations, digital utilities businesses are trying to create a more proactive atmosphere. It enables them to be ready for any dangers or threats that may arise.
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While smart homes are intended to be useful to everyone, the benefits can be extremely different for each person. The paper highlights how smart spaces are delivering flexible solutions that adapt to diverse lifestyles depending on users' primary values, interests, and hobbies, based on in-depth talks with a wide variety of smart homes.
According to a new consumer study that examines the routines and lifestyles of smart home users in the US, smart house technologies are helping to bridge the digital gap for older, less tech-savvy consumers. While most research on the subject has concentrated on the technology, this new report - the LG ThinQ® Smart Home Report for 2021 - uncovers unique data regarding how smart technology is improving people's daily routines across the board, regardless of age or technological proficiency.
Users who were less tech-savvy were more satisfied with their smart homes, according to the study, which found that users who were less tech-savvy were more satisfied with their smart homes, with twice as many users in the 50-54 age group (60.0 percent) saying they were "very satisfied" with their smart homes and products as those in the 25-29 age group. The findings demonstrated that anybody can enjoy smart homes, regardless of their level of tech knowledge or age, and that they can help close the digital divide by providing all consumers with easier-to-use solutions.
While smart homes are intended to be useful to everyone, the benefits can be extremely different for each person. The paper highlights how smart spaces are delivering flexible solutions that adapt to diverse lifestyles depending on users' primary values, interests, and hobbies, based on in-depth talks with a wide variety of smart homes. For example, respondents aiming for high social status are the only ones who rank the smart washer's ability to identify the fabric and prescribe the optimal course function among their top three most-used functions. This function is beneficial to people who are socially engaged and wish to show their peers something new. When it comes to leisure time, respondents who enjoy gardening ranked the remote control/voice command function of refrigerators, smart TVs, and washing machines as the top three most-used features, which enable hands-free home control even in the garden.
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Energy audits provide useful data on energy consumption that can assist stakeholders in determining whether energy efficiency initiatives are worthwhile to engage in.
A commercial energy audit is a method of systematically identifying energy-saving options in a building. A professional energy auditor conducts interviews with facility management and inspects building systems to produce a complete energy efficiency plan. The purpose of the plan is to provide a clear description of the building regions with significant energy consumption and a list of the most cost-effective modifications (ECMs).
What are the Advantages of a Commercial Building Energy Audit?
The benefits of a corporate energy audit are not limited to energy efficiency; they can provide significant benefits in several other areas. The following are the top benefits of commercial energy audits.
Increase in the Value of the Building
Making the building more energy-efficient has certain advantages. It raises the building's appraised worth and boosts the green credentials while offering businesses a competitive edge in the market. Tenants will be willing to pay higher occupancy rates for green infrastructure because it is more appealing to them.
Advancement of Building Regulations
Energy audits provide useful data on energy consumption that can assist stakeholders in determining whether energy efficiency initiatives are worthwhile to engage in. This increases their involvement while also improving building control, automation, and self-regulation.
Carbon Footprint Reduction
Commercial energy audits enable one to apply environmentally conscious energy-saving measures while living in a carbon-intensive planet. Stakeholders also want to put their money into buildings that have a lower carbon footprint and lower energy expenditures.
Reduced Operational and Maintenance Costs
A business energy audit helps in the identification of high-energy-consumption regions and the implementation of waste-reduction strategies. As a result, operational performance is improved, and maintenance expenses are lowered.
Extended Equipment Lifespan
Energy audits enable firms to identify and correct system flaws quickly. They can control maintenance activities to minimize further malfunctions and downtimes, thereby extending the equipment's lifespan.
Improved Compliance
Commercial energy audits assist businesses in complying with federal requirements governing efficiency, renewable energy, carbon reduction obligations, and greenhouse gas emissions. Federal tax incentives and cash awards may be available if one complies with certain laws.
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Level 1 audits are the most basic and good for buildings and businesses interested in commercial energy efficiency and optimization.
What is the most crucial aspect of commercial energy efficiency and sustainability? The most common responses are recycling, lighting, or HVAC. While all of these factors contribute to energy efficiency, the necessity of energy audit takes the cake. Energy audits are critical for determining where one needs to improve and what they should prioritize to increase a building's energy efficiency, including lighting, HVAC, and other factors. While many people are aware that they should have an energy audit performed on their building, few are aware of the specifics of what it entails or why it is so vital.
Three distinct levels of energy audits:
Level 1: Walkthrough Assessment
Level 1 audits are the most basic and good for buildings and businesses interested in commercial energy efficiency and optimization. Interviews with facility managers and personnel, examination of electricity bills, evaluation of power use data, and a physical walkthrough of the building are all common features of these audits.
This initial audit can help identify areas of inefficiency as well as areas where businesses excel. This data is then utilized to develop a report outlining possible approaches for increasing efficiency. These methods also come with cost estimates. Level 1 audits can also reveal areas that should be looked into deeper in future audits and whether o should invest in a higher level audit.
Level 2: Energy Analysis and Survey
The next level provides one with additional overall information. Everything from level one is included, and a detailed breakdown and analysis of the energy and power usage. A Level 2 study will also identify and explain all proposed energy efficiency improvements' cost analysis and expected savings/costs. It will also consider any commercial restrictions, economic data/limits, and other factors. Any suggestions given will also come with a cost estimate for updates, maintenance, and operations. Level 2 is frequently the most acceptable and practical for many structures because it is detailed enough to provide one a greater scope without going into unnecessary detail that does not influence most regular enterprises.
Level 3: In-Depth Analysis
The most common application of Level 3 analysis is for complex industrial and commercial facilities. It incorporates everything from the previous two levels, as well as more extensive and rigorous data analysis. It also entails more field testing and energy observations, and it is frequently utilized to make capital investment recommendations.
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Smart building sensors are used in homes and businesses for maintaining temperatures, safety purposes, and cost savings.
It's easy to get lost in the realm of smart building sensors. There are numerous options available and a wealth of knowledge ranging from the very basic to the quite technical.
There are various types of smart building sensors available:
Temperature sensors
Simply put, temperature sensors detect temperature changes by measuring heat. They've been used to control things like heating and air conditioning for a long time. A lot of machines used in manufacturing and computing are temperature sensitive and must be kept cool to avoid overheating. Businesses can automate heating, ventilation, and air conditioning controls with smart temperature sensors to maintain ideal temperatures and detect any failure or issues.
Humidity sensors
The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere is defined as humidity, often known as relative humidity. Many types of equipment are sensitive to specific temperatures and humid conditions. Condensation occurs when there is too much moisture in the air, which can cause rust in some machinery. Humidity sensors maintain perfect conditions and react quickly if something changes. They're utilized to manage heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems in both homes and businesses.
Motion detecting sensors
Motion sensors detect physical movement in a specific area and convert it into an electric signal. For years, motion detection has been employed in the security industry to identify intruders. Motion or occupancy sensors detect infrared radiation or send out ultrasonic or radio waves, which are measured and reflected off a moving item. When a human walks within the sensor’s field of vision, their movement reaches one half of the sensor before the other. This difference in radiation recorded by the two slots alerts the sensor that someone is nearby.
Electric current sensors
Electrical current (CT) sensors monitor energy usage in real-time at the circuit, zone, and machine levels. There are two basic applications for knowing how much energy is being utilized. For starters, it can determine where the most power is used and wasted, helping people save money. They can also turn assets off automatically when they are not in use. Second, it can distinguish between typical operating conditions and when machinery isn't performing as well as it should.
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Budgeting and time management are critical components of construction since they ultimately determine a project's success. While a Project Manager is accountable for both, their responsibilities extend beyond project logistics to encompass human resource management and day-to-day operations.
A Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the planning and execution of construction projects to guarantee that they are completed according to specification, on schedule, and within budget. By hiring a project manager, you may assist with risk management. With so many variables to consider during and after construction, the project manager collaborates closely with engineers, architects, and others to ensure the best output.
The Critical Role Of Construction Project Managers in Businesses
Leadership:
Construction management provides direction and leadership to projects. Like every business has a manager to oversee its operations, construction projects require management to carry the vision, motivate, overcome hurdles, coach, and inspire the crew. Project managers provide leadership to their teams, communicate with management, and are accountable for the entire process.
Project Scheduling:
In building, project planning is critical. A well-crafted plan and strategy can assist in overcoming overhead, reducing required expenditures, ensuring on-time delivery, and maintaining quality standards. Negotiate fair and achievable deadlines/milestones with all stakeholders - team, vendors, and management, for example.
Quality Assurance:
One of the most critical components of completing a project successfully is adhering to quality standards. Typically, stakeholders working on a project are under tremendous pressure to accomplish it, and these circumstances tend to hurry them. A construction manager will open the gates to reaching the ROI while inspecting and controlling the safety and quality standards that must be followed.
Management of Risks:
In a building project, risk management is crucial. Responsible managers oversee all processes, analyze and quantify all potential risks, design a mitigation strategy, and prepare a contingency plan in case of an emergency. A construction manager is expected to assume all risks and respond appropriately to overcome obstacles while keeping management and his team informed.
Expertise in the Subject:
Project managers are educated, and their knowledge focuses on building its elements. Each project manager brings their expertise to bear on the day-to-day operations and task management. Additionally, they facilitate intelligent and informed discussions with all stakeholders—from management to the project's vendors.
Today, project management is a critical component of how building projects are carried out. The general management of businesses and industrial enterprises adopts a broader perspective and ensures more operational continuity in construction.
Because construction management requires a high degree of competence and a keen awareness of the aspects that affect and contribute to a construction project, it becomes critical to employ construction managers.
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Equipped with a Smart Elevator, the next generation is more efficient than regular elevators.
Over the last decade, advancements in the Internet of Things (IoT) have had a profound effect on the elevator sector. Proactive, condition-based analysis and predictive maintenance are all available with IoT in any form of elevator solution. Smart Elevators can monitor performance, make real-time maintenance decisions, provide updated status, and provide advance reporting, among other capabilities. This enables people to control and monitor the elevator remotely.
The Advantages of Smart Elevator Solutions
Maintenance Prediction: A fault is an abnormality created by the elevator's I/O pin or register value. Based on the GPIO pin and the developed fault, a machine learning algorithm will forecast the level of maintenance and determine which portion of the elevator needs maintenance. The cloud logic is invoked when a GPIO pin is changed, generating valuable data such as elevator status and errors.
Real-Time Elevator Monitoring: Elevators have a variety of variables such as elevator direction, elevator state, current elevator location, elevator door current status, and so on. A piece of important information will be generated when a smart elevator sends a signal to the IoT central, and the IoT main sends a signal to the elevator simultaneously. That information will be updated in real-time on the user interface, allowing the user to watch the elevator both locally and remotely; the user may also track the elevator's status and any faults that may present.
Remote Controlling: At some point, if the user wishes to send commands to the elevator, such as starting/stopping the elevator for a specified length, turning on/off the mainline, or running some engine rules on the elevator, the elevator will respond by using the IoT central command. Here, personally checking or doing tasks saves both manpower and time.
Zero Downtime: Elevator downtime can be minimized if such fault detection systems are used. The user can also utilize IoT to deduce a power failure from the elevator controller and provide a rule engine that will start the elevator on backup power in the event of a power failure. Users can also monitor the backup power's timeout, which means that elevator downtime can be decreased by using that rule.
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Using data processing technology on energy analytics to obtain insights which enhance the professional integrity of an energy manager and allow time for actionable causes.
New challenges, from compliance to carbon reduction, are presented to energy professionals across private and public sectors. Most of them are turning to the energy data to take well-controlled decisions. Due to growing regulatory requirements, businesses have access to more information than ever before. With the possession of such detailed insights into the energy, trends can be incredibly helpful only if it can be used to make any sense. To understand data, businesses are investing in energy management software. This software simplifies the process of analyzing and utilizing the wealth of energy data they collect and turns it into actionable data.
Gain True Data Visibility:
The energy monitoring and targeting software make this task much simpler by integrating realms of data and giving energy managers a dashboard view of the energy profile. The enhanced visibility enables the profile sites, establishes patterns, and benchmarks by creating tolerance levels efficiently. The monitoring features also help energy managers to quickly identify any anomalies that depict energy wastage and ensure cost-effectiveness. Organizations are estimated to save up to 25 percent on energy bills by streamlining energy wastage and reducing it.
Streamline Processes:
Energy management software is also utilized to streamline a wide range of operations from financial tasks to compliance processes. Financial processes and billing are also simplified with energy management software, from identifying discrepancies and consumption anomalies in utility invoices to producing invoices for tenants.
Prioritize Action:
Being energy managers, broader remits, and raising workloads need to be handled. The management software will minimize data processing and administration so that the managers are free to focus on taking actions.
The right energy management software aligned to the process can convert the raw data into actionable insight with the big data technology. The arduous reporting and financial processes are simplified for the energy managers to dedicate their time to reducing consumptions, cutting carbon emissions, and delivering cost savings.
Energy Management Made Simple:
Several businesses have already started utilizing energy management software to control energy consumption. The sophistication of the energy monitoring and targeting software has allowed organizations to be dependent on it for tracking utilities across portfolios, create a clear profile, and detect anomalies like wastage. Energy professionals can focus on the action rather than on data processing.
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The solar energy technology is helping modern agriculturists is creative ways.
While the energy industry is constantly discovering and rediscovering the newer and smarter ways to carry out its core operations, solar energy technology is empowering the crops on the field. The innovations that take form in the realm of energy are now establishing a deeper and more reliable connection with the agriculture industry. Farmers all around the world are becoming smarter, and more enthusiastic is joining hands with the intelligent use cases that solar technology has brought to the fields.[vendor_logo_first]
Joining the parade of going green and reducing or zeroing the carbon footprint, the world is prioritizing and giving the highest level of importance to the increasing diversity of the portfolio of offerings that renewable energy technologies like that of solar would offer. Farming is being dynamically and creatively changed by solar technology.
Irrigation powered by solar technology is increasingly gaining a huge amount of attention in the agriculture industry. These best of the quality and classy irrigation systems are supported by the photovoltaic (PV) pumping mechanism. Technologists believe that the method of PV pumping shows huge potential for utilization, especially for the agricultural farms that are situated along the outskirts of the urban landscape.
Applications such as solar drying and cooling are not new to the modern, updated, and informed agriculturists. Solar dryers increasingly help the farmers in carrying out the drying procedures to optimize the harvesting processes. Solar drying has successfully managed to replace traditional and inefficient methods such as open-air drying. But smart solar technology supports solar box drying, solar tunnel dryer, solar cabinet, and many more.
Solar cooling is yet another application that has been staying ahead in the race among the industries today. In recent days, cooling is highly becoming the essentiality for upgrading the production and processing procedures of the harvested crops. Cooling and refrigeration by using solar technology allows for energy efficiency and enables and widens the clean energy prospects for the world. In this way, solar technology and its advancement is becoming the key driver in the agricultural industry.
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Alaka'i Technologies will be showcased in the official History of Parliament Trust commemorative publication, "300 Years of Leadership and Innovation."
Alaka'i Technologies, the world's first hydrogen-powered air mobility vehicle creator, will be showcased in the official History of Parliament Trust commemorative publication, "300 Years of Leadership and Innovation," which will be initiated at Westminster Abbey on September 22, 2021. The Board of Trustees, which included representatives of both Houses of Parliament and eminent scholars, nominated and chose Alaka'i. The company received the award for its innovative Skai eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) vehicle, establishing a new benchmark for zero-emission air transport.
Skai is set to be the world's safest, cleanest, and most versatile air mobility solution, with a sleek design and premium passenger experience, a fundamentally simple fault-tolerant system with redundant levels of safety and dependability, airframe-parachute, and hydrogen as its fuel source. Skai's use of clean, zero-emission hydrogen fuel cells as a power source is a significant element of its advancement and why the organization was chosen for this honor.
Lithium-ion batteries are used in most of the upcoming electric air mobility vehicles. Batteries are heavier and have a lower energy density compared to hydrogen fuel cells, leading to shorter vehicle flying times and range. Skai's fuel cells have a much longer lifecycle and allow the vehicle to cruise at speeds of up to 100 mph (160 km/h), with a range of up to 400 miles (645 kilometers) based on payload.
"The design realizes our core vision of transforming transportation and providing safe, affordable travel for all," said Brian Morrison, inventor, Co-founder and Director of Alaka'i Technologies. "Skai offers practical, real-world solutions to everything from relieving traffic congestion to delivering cargo or supplies during natural disasters and transporting patients to hospitals. Our goal is the democratization of flight, to make flight as natural a part of the human experience as riding or taking a taxi."
Skai was co-designed by Designworks, the design innovation studio of the BMW Group, to leverage its creative expertise to help shape a world-class vehicle focused on the customer experience. "It is an honor to be part of this recognition and celebration of innovation," said Holger Hampf, President of Designworks. "Our mission is to continuously revolutionize mobility systems including improved means of protecting the environment and the world we live in."
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Telematics technology is critical for better deploying electric vehicles and charging services because it offers essential information between a moving vehicle and the service of interest over a wireless network.
Technological advancement started when businesses began integrating sensors and connectivity protocols, leading to recent trends such as Autosar, ADAS, Advanced Telematics, Infotainment systems, Autonomous Vehicles, and Electric Vehicles (EV). Most of these technologies are becoming an integral feature of the majority of automobiles on the market.
The primary benefit of electric vehicles are the minimal cost of ownership (electricity to power an EV for one-kilometer costs one-third of what it costs to power a gasoline vehicle for the same distance), reduced cost of maintenance (EVs have lesser moving parts compared to traditional fuel vehicles), and environmentally friendly (emission reduction).
An electric car owner must know when and where they can recharge their vehicle while on the road. Due to the lack of knowledge on the battery charge, many hybrid vehicle owners usually consume more gasoline, defeating electric vehicles' purpose. As a result, several nations are building countrywide charging station infrastructure so that EV customers may charge their batteries quickly. It would also enable communication between the power grid and vehicles (V2G), allowing customers to access peak load hours and use grid power as per the peak charges plan to save money on charging.
Benefits of EV Telematics
Navigation and Tracking system
Live map updates are one of the most fundamental applications for EV telematics. It shows the location of an electric vehicle in real-time on a digital map. The navigation system uses GPS to monitor the vehicle's location and provides data through connectivity protocols such as Wi-Fi, 4G, LTE, and CDMA, among others, for remote access. The map assists in obtaining real-time traffic information on the road, allowing the user to determine the optimal route to their destination to save average energy usage while reducing the total distance travelled.
Charging Methods
Several companies and researchers are attempting to improve the charging time, cost, battery size, and weight of electric vehicles. Charging an EV may take longer if the energy demand is high for a particular car (based on battery size), so having a charging station nearby is critical. As a result, EV telematics uses algorithms to determine the best location for charging the car while considering the current battery charge state and the vehicle's range.
Driving Analysis
EV telematics collects data from the DTG (Digital Tachometer Graph) and GPS to display the vehicle's condition in terms of distance travelled, time taken, overspeeding throughout the route, malfunctions, unusual events, and alerts. Telematics offers the optimum route for travel and optimizes the result for improved route optimization by analyzing driving analysis data, provides alerts for violating the driving speed limit, and provides vehicle servicing status.
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