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IoT News – Digital Matter Announces IoT Asset Tracking Support for LoRaWAN® band AS923-4 for Use in Israel

Support for AS923-4 enables new low-power asset tracking applications across Israel. Digital Matter, a global leader in GPS and IoT hardware development, today announced the latest updates to its LoRaWAN® radio stack including support for the AS923-4 region, which was recently authorized for LoRaWAN device use in Israel. According to the LoRa Alliance®, until recently, […]

SolarConnecticut asks governor to veto prevailing wage bill that would add costs to commercial solar

SolarConnecticut, the state’s solar industry group, is asking Governor Ned Lamont to veto SB 999, which forces solar developers and their subcontractors to pay state-ordered prevailing wage labor rates to electricians, construction workers and all site workers on projects two megawatts or larger, even if the project is not receiving subsidies, grants, loans or other […]

Best rugged tablet in 2021: Rough and tough tablets

Phones and tablets have become an irreplaceable part of our workday, allowing us to remotely edit spreadsheets, monitor inventory, communicate with each other, or manage fleets. But most phones and tablets aren’t made to withstand tough environments like a construction site, emergency responders, weather, or frequent drops.  There are, however, a subset of ruggedized tablets […]

IoT News – Aquamonitrix Revolutionizes Water Quality Monitoring With Sierra Wireless Octave Edge-to-Cloud IoT Solution

Octave all-in-one solution enables company to launch in less than five months a ground-breaking water quality analyzer for accurate, real-time information. Sierra Wireless today announced that Aquamonitrix® is using Sierra Wireless Octave™, the all-in one edge-to-cloud solution for connecting industrial assets to the cloud, to enable its ground-breaking water quality analyzer to provide accurate, real-time […]

National Grid’s new 40-MW Michigan solar portfolio now operational

National Grid Renewables announced its 40-MW MiSolar portfolio recently began operation. It includes two Michigan solar projects, Bingham Solar and Temperance Solar, located in Clinton and Monroe counties, respectively. Together with its affiliated entities, National Grid Renewables owns and operates both solar projects, and each project has a PPA with Consumers Energy. National Grid Renewables […]

Fortress Power releases 18.5-kWh LFP battery

Fortress Power has released its latest lithium-iron phosphate battery for the residential and commercial markets — the eVault Max 18.5. The eVault Max is expandable from 18.5 kWh on up to 370 kWh. It comes with a standard 10-year warranty with 6,000 cycles. The battery features a top-cover for easy serviceability.  The floor-standing unit weighs […]

Amazon data usage to feature in new UK antitrust probe: report

Amazon‘s data practices are to become subject to UK scrutiny in a new antitrust probe planned by regulators.  According to sources speaking to the Financial Times, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a business innovation and antitrust watchdog, intends to launch a formal investigation into the e-commerce giant’s data management and usage.  The FT […]