Ahead of the seminal COP26 climate summit in November 2021, over half of the UK’s largest businesses had already committed to eliminating their contribution to carbon emissions by 2050. In the months since, more and more global organisations have made net zero pledges. However, there is considerable space between making a pledge and seeing results.
Smart office buildings have the potential to achieve huge efficiencies that translate into operational cost savings and major reductions in carbon footprint. A good example of this can be found in a building management project that uses Sfera Labs technology and has been undertaken by IntelliSense, a provider of high-level IoT and cloud-based solutions that leverage Microsoft technologies.
The term “smart grid” has been bandied about for years. Frequently mentioned in connection with smart meters, it has been used so many times as a buzzword without any real content to back it up, that it has become almost worn out before a global and meaningful implementation could be realised.
Environmental, Social and Governance, ESG for short, has become an increasingly important factor in both the strategy and vision of corporations, and in the technology and vendor selections they make.
While sustainability has become a key industrial concern, the sector has found it difficult to make significant progress. Operating sustainably means industrial companies must simultaneously meet environmental, economic and social measures.
Rising energy prices are pushing up the cost of process gases. This not only applies to compressed air, but also to inert gases, oxygen, and exotic gases. These gases are used for many everyday applications, such as food packaging and tyre inflation, as well as highly precise and technical applications in semiconductor production and scientific research.