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Almost nowhere on Earth safe from PM2.5, says Melbourne study

Envirotec Magazine

Calcutta, India: In southern Asia and eastern Asia, more than 90% of days had daily PM 2.5 In this study, we used an innovative machine learning approach to integrate multiple meteorological and geological information to estimate the global surface-level daily PM 2.5 µg/m 3 ) and Southern Asia (37.2 The highest PM 2.5

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Australasian water programme creates opportunities for European technology companies

Envirotec Magazine

A Technology Roadmap has been created by the Australian and New Zealand water sectors through W-Lab – a WSAA initiative delivered by technology and business consultancy Isle Utilities (Asia–Pacific), and change-making consultancy ThinkPlace. Once you get to that point everything flows on from there,” added Dr Cech.

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Enlit Asia 2022 event launch a resounding success

Smart Energy International

Ahead of the Enlit Asia 2022 event happening from 20-22 September, a launch event has been hosted in Bangkok. The recent announcement of Enlit Asia’s partnership with Sustainable Energy Technology Asia (SETA) and the launch of this combined event, alongside Solar+Storage Asia, took place on 24 th March. September 2022.

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Smart grid innovations booming with Asia as emerging hub

Smart Energy International

In East Asia – mainly in Japan and China – there was a doubling from 27% to 55% over the same periods. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed In the US the San Francisco Bay Area, including Palo Alto, San Carlos and San Jose, is the centre of innovation as it is home to Tesla, PG&E, Schneider Electric and ChargePoint among others.

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Opening day for Enlit Asia 2022 a dynamic start to 3 days in Bangkok

Smart Energy International

With several highlights of note, the Enlit Asia 2022 Bangkok summit commenced today. Roughly 10,000 delegates from electricity and energy businesses across the globe inclusive of Asia, Europe, America and beyond descended upon Bangkok to hear high-profile industry leaders speak. This was originally published on Enlit Asia.

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Getting to Ground-Truth in Asia: Part Two – How Countries Use Satellite Data for Forest Management 

Planet Pulse

As we saw in Part One of this “Getting to Ground-Truth in Asia” series, there can be discrepancies between what’s reported by onsite workers and what can be seen from space. That’s why the PlanetScope imagery is used to verify the actual area harvested against the information received from the contractors.

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Project uses satellite data to detect waste sites on Earth

Envirotec Magazine

Efforts to address this issue require better understanding of where people dispose of waste on land, but resources to detect and monitor such sites—both official sites and informal or illegal ones—are lacking. These findings, as well as future findings using this system, could help inform waste-management policies and decision-making.

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