How Voltaware is energising the planet
Voltaware’s market-leading home intelligence solution can help us all to become more energy-efficient, giving the planet a much-needed boost
Our planet is at breaking point – and here in Europe, we are very much a part of the problem. While China (27% of global CO2 emissions) and the US (15%) have the biggest carbon footprints, the EU isn’t far behind, being responsible for 9% of the world’s carbon dioxide.
What makes that statistic worse is the fact that the EU accounts for just 6.7% of the world’s population, meaning that each European produces 40% more carbon than the world average.
The emergency is certainly not being ignored. As part of its ‘Europe 2020’ strategy outlined in 2010, the European Commission pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 20% compared to 1990 levels. And it is more than making good on that promise, with the EU’s GHG levels dropping by 21.7% in 2017.
However, there is clearly still a huge amount of work to be done. Of course, we all look forward to a future where fossil fuels have been universally replaced by alternative sources – solar, wind, water – that deliver clean and sustainable energy. But it’s not a simple fix. Not only is there a significant financial outlay attached to renewable energy sources, but doubts have also been cast about their effectiveness.
Until such obstacles are overcome, we can all ‘do our bit’ for the environment by better managing the amount of energy we use in our homes – and this has never been easier, thanks to Voltaware’s market-leading home intelligence solution.
Taking just five minutes to install (a non-intrusive, credit-card-sized sensor hooks up to an electricity meter via patented magnetic connectors), Voltaware uses a state-of-the-art machine-learning algorithm to sample high-resolution data from a home’s appliances. This is then sent to a secure cloud for analysis, before the results are delivered back to home-owners via a user-friendly smartphone app.
With a detailed breakdown of their home’s electricity consumption at their fingertips, users will gain a much clearer and more accessible insight. They will be able to learn which appliances consume the most electricity and how much it is costing them per month, which in turn will help them to become more energy-efficient. Not only will this benefit the planet, it will help home-owners to reduce their monthly utility bill.
And Voltaware offers numerous other benefits, too. By monitoring your home’s appliances 24/7, it can detect if your kettle, microwave or fridge is not performing efficiently, and send you a notification so that you can arrange for it to be repaired before it’s too late.
Got an elderly or disabled relative that you’re concerned about? Through non-intrusive monitoring of their daily energy usage, Voltaware will learn their behaviours and notify you if something seems wrong – for example, if their kettle hasn’t been used all day – so that you can check up on them.
With so many benefits, both to the planet and to home-owners, investing in Voltaware is an easy decision. Now is the time to make your home energy consumption leaner, greener – and cheaper.
