INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Green Technology
Research finds energy industry
looks to IoT to cut waste
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Research commissioned by Inmarsat
finds major energy companies believe IoT
holds the key to improving environmental
sustainability and minimising their
impact on the environment.
E
nergy businesses are increasingly
looking to leverage Internet of Things
(IoT) technologies to manage and
minimise the impact of their operations on
the environment. This is a key finding from
an independent study commissioned by
global mobile satellite company Inmarsat,
which found that monitoring environmental
changes is the biggest driver of technology
in the energy sector.
Market research specialist Vanson Bourne
interviewed 100 energy companies from
across the world as part of Inmarsat’s The
Future of IoT in Enterprise. It found that
‘monitoring the environment’ is the primary
driver of IoT adoption in the sector; cited
by over half (51%) of respondents, ahead
of ‘identifying cost saving opportunities’
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44% OF
RESPONDENTS
STATED THAT THEY
HAD ALREADY
IMPROVED THEIR
ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY AS
A RESULT OF THEIR
USE OF IOT.
(47%) and ‘monitoring customer
engagement’ (44%).
Moreover, 44% of respondents stated
that they had already improved their
environmental sustainability as a result
of their use of IoT, and a further 36%
expected to do so in future, indicating the
effectiveness of the technology in this area.
Phil Meyers, Vice-President at Inmarsat
Enterprise, said: “The energy industry is
the biggest net contributor to greenhouse
gas emissions globally, and while it has
made great strides over the past few years
to reduce emissions, there remains much
work to be done. Energy companies are
coming under increasing pressure from
regulators, pressure groups and the general
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