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Netmore and Danfoss Leanheat collaborate for energy savings in Sweden

Netmore Group has formed a partnership with the Danfoss business unit Leanheat to enhance energy efficiency in properties throughout Sweden. By leveraging Netmore’s LoRaWAN technology, the collaboration aims to achieve significant energy savings of 20-25%. The focus is on optimising energy consumption and reducing waste in buildings.

Targeting energy efficiency with LoRaWAN Solutions

The partnership between Netmore and Danfoss aims to enhance the energy management of Swedish properties. Utilising temperature and humidity sensors together with Danfoss Leanheat’s AI-supported software, the initiative is expected to contribute to reducing energy consumption in the involved properties, with the potential for 20-25% energy savings.

Strategic sensor deployment for energy management

Danfoss Leanheat’s approach includes the option of installing sensors in apartments for detailed energy usage data, although it is not mandatory for the functionality of the system. Danfoss has, together with Netmore, added more than 2,000 sensors to Netmore’s network in a short period and more are on the way. This deployment remains a key component in achieving the projected energy savings.

Beyond immediate energy efficiency improvements, this partnership sets the foundation for future exploration of additional use cases. By reducing energy consumption in heating and ventilation, this collaboration promotes environmental sustainability as well as offers financial benefits to property owners. It contributes to more sustainable and efficient property management practices, aligning with long-term goals of both cost savings and environmental responsibility.

“Establishing a robust and secure technical network is essential for connected property management,” Maria Gihlström, a sales manager at Danfoss Digital Services, said. “Our partnership with Netmore is crucial in developing a digital infrastructure that supports interconnected systems and sensors, providing a comprehensive solution for digital energy optimisation. Our goal is to offer property owners real-time data insights to enhance sustainability and efficiently manage energy consumption.”

Eric Collinder, a country manager for Nordics at Netmore Group AB, said, “Partnering with Danfoss represents an important step in the connected real estate sector. We are pleased that our LoRaWAN-enabled connectivity, which is focused on operational efficiency, forms a key part of Danfoss’s energy management solutions. This collaboration underlines our commitment to providing technology that supports effective digitisation in the real estate industry.”

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January 22, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

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Yale launches ‘Smart City Engineering with IoT’ course

The Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science has launched a new, forward-looking course, Smart City Engineering with IoT, in response to the burgeoning urbanisation trends in the U.S. and around the globe. With the urban population in the U.S. projected to reach 89% by 2050 and urban areas contributing significantly to the national GDP, the course aims to provide students with an understanding of the technological advancements driving the evolution of ‘smart cities’. (more…)

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January 12, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

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TÜV Rheinland gains global Wi-Fi Alliance certification

TÜV Rheinland has announced that it has become an authorised test lab (ATL) for Wi-Fi Alliance at a global level. The company is among the first ATLs in the world, so it can support customers in Wi-Fi Alliance certification across regions. (more…)

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January 10, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

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Hyundai and Kia partner with Samsung for car-to-home service

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia entered into a partnership with Samsung Electronics on January 3 to establish a car-to-home and home-to-car service. The objective of this collaboration is to improve the connectivity between residential and mobility environments, fostering seamless integration and convenience for users. (more…)

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January 9, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

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Mobile robots revolutionise apple harvesting for fruit farmers

KUKA, in collaboration with the Upper Bavarian company digital workbench, launched a cooperation at Agritechnica, a trade fair for the agricultural sector in Hanover, Germany. The primary objective of the collaboration is to boost assistance with the deployment of a mobile harvesting robot to support fruit farmers during the apple harvest.

“Both companies are contributing one of their most innovative new developments for automation in fruit growing to this cooperation,” Josef Schmidt, a founder and managing director of digital workbench gmbh, said. “With KUKA, we have an absolute specialist with many years of experience and sophisticated know-how in the field of robotics at our side. The result is a practice oriented collaboration that will provide us with many valuable insights for our next development steps with regard to automation in fruit growing.”

Schmidt added that “In the future, we want to test and further develop the interaction of our equipment and exploit synergies, especially with regard to apple cultivation. We are very much looking forward to this.”

Two KUKA small robots from the KR AGILUS series are mounted on the new Tipard 1800 multi-carrier platform from digital workbench.  In a pilot project that has been running since 2020, KUKA is already testing a customised version of the small robot specifically for apple harvesting. With a vacuum suction cup combined with artificial intelligence and vision technology, the extremely manoeuvrable precision artist has been used in harvesting test runs.

Compared to a conventional gripper, the vacuum suction cup can distribute the pressure more evenly over the surface of the apple and thus avoid unwanted pressure points. Cameras recognize important parameters such as ripeness, condition and size and, of course, the position of the apple. The carrier platform presented at the trade fair impresses above all with its high performance and almost endless multifunctionality. In addition, the Tipard 1800 takes digitization and automation to a whole new level.

Harvesting robots provide support where skilled workers are lacking 

In future, the robot arms will move autonomously across the fruit fields in specific practical projects. The mobile and smart automation solution of the two cooperation partners will then be used where previously harvesting machines with several harvesting assistants were used.

“We assume that harvesting robots will be used more and more in the future,” Alois Buchstab, a vice president at KUKA Business Development, said. “The technology still needs to mature for large-scale use and the plantations also need to be planted in such a way that the harvesting robot can work efficiently.”

The aim is to work with a digital workbench to develop a robot system that makes the most difficult tasks in agriculture easier. An automatic apple harvesting system that does not damage the crop is an important development in an industry that is dependent on seasonal labour. For KUKA and digital workbench, the key therefore lies in automation.

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November 23, 2023

Posted by: Anna Ribeiro

Smart Street lamps to enhance UK cities with electric vehicle charging, wireless connectivity

Smart street lamps that can charge electric vehicles and boost wireless coverage will be rolled out in towns and cities across UK, as part of a £1.3 million (€1.49 million) pilot to test next-generation digital technologies. With rising demand for wireless services, companies are increasingly exploring opportunities to install infrastructure on lamp posts, traffic lights, CCTV (closed circuit television) columns, benches, bins and bus stops. (more…)

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September 27, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

ID Quantique’s Quantis QRNG Chip receives NIST ESV Certification on IID Track

ID Quantique (IDQ) announced that its Quantis QRNG chips have just received NIST ESV certification on Independent and Identically Distributed (IID) entropy estimation track. This certification offers high attainable security level for generation of random bits. It makes IDQ’s range of QRNG chips ideal for all security applications and integration into devices for automotive, computing, critical infrastructure, IoT (internet of things), mobile and space communications to meet stringent security requirements. (more…)

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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Bluetooth SIG completes full-stack standard for Networked Lighting Control

Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced completion of Bluetooth Networked Lighting Control (NLC), the full-stack standard for wireless lighting control. By offering standardisation from radio through device layer, Bluetooth NLC enables true multi-vendor interoperability and mass adoption of wireless lighting control. (more…)

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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Hirschmann OpEdge-8D is now a Microsoft Azure Certified Device

Belden has announced that Hirschmann OpEdge-8D has joined Microsoft Azure Certified Device programme. The Azure certification ensures that customers get internet of things (IoT) solutions up with hardware and software that has been pre-tested and verified to work with Azure IoT. As an Azure certified device, OpEdge-8D meets management standards for Azure connected devices while also being certified for IoT plug and play, allowing building of devices that are integrated with cloud based IoT services and solutions. (more…)

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September 26, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Klika Tech achieves AWS Smart City Competency in urban data platforms, insights

Klika Tech announced that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Smart City Competency in category of urban data platforms and insights. Achieving AWS Smart City Competency designation differentiates Klika Tech as an AWS Partner Network (APN) member that has demonstrated technical proficiency and customer success supporting city governments and city developers who are witnessing a rate of urban growth.

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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar