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Smart water meter based on Sigfox Technology

Smart Energy International

Sigfox, as one of the Low-Power Wide-Area (LPWA) wireless communication technologies, is designed to connect sensors and devices securely at low cost in the most energy-efficient way to enable Massive IoT. In June 2024, Sigfox SA was selected as the network to support South Africa’s transition to smart water meters.

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A global forum to catalyse India’s clean energy transition

Smart Energy International

Narendra Modi’s clarion call for becoming ‘AatmaNirbhar’ in energy sector, DISTRIBUTECH India 2022, together with POWERGEN India and Indian Utility Week, India’s leading Energy Business Platforms, will be organised from 12th-14th October 2022 in New Delhi, India. Have you read? ABOUT DISTRIBUTECH INDIA.

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Carbon Mapper Releases First Emissions Detections from the Tanager-1 Satellite

Planet Pulse

Plume of CO2 detected from a coal-fired power plant in Kendal, South Africa on September 19, 2024. Building on aerial surveys conducted since 2016, Carbon Mapper researchers have been refining the algorithms and processes necessary to pinpoint and quantify super-emitting sources of methane and CO2 quickly.

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Carbon Mapper data from the Tanager-1 satellite reveals methane and carbon dioxide super-emitter activity around the world

Planet Pulse

Validation efforts include comparing methane emissions detected by Tanager-1 with those from coordinated under-flights with methane-sensing aircraft and controlled release testing where ground teams release precisely metered amounts of methane while the satellite images. During a single overpass on Oct.

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Enlit Africa gathers stakeholders to discuss Africa’s energy transition

Smart Energy International

Enlit Africa – formerly known as African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa – returns from the 7th to the 9th of June, 2022. The highlights will focus on the changing energy sector, the energy transition and the technology bringing light to millions across Africa.

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Lost revenue is biggest Covid risk facing utilities

Envirotec Magazine

Non-payment of customer bills poses the biggest Covid-19 threat to water utilities worldwide, one of several water industry issues discussed at a technology consultancy’s recent webinar. As a sector we are not short of new technology, however, the industry is often described as being slow to adopt.”.

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Total and Marubeni to Build 800MW Solar Plant in Qatar Ahead of World Cup

GreenTechMedia

French oil major Total and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni have won the rights to build Qatar’s first utility-scale solar PV project, due online in time for the 2022 World Cup. Qatari national power firm Kahramaa has signed a 25-year power-purchase agreement for the output of the project. Lowest-ever solar PPA price.