Such devices will allow high-quality management of existing local ecological systems. About
The use of devices is possible now,since such “concierges” appear on the market regularly. But often climate stations are only a combination of a humidification system, air saturation with ions and a filtration system. In order to talk about sufficient maturity of technologies and mass availability of services, it will take time, experts say.
NTI EcoNet is a market for personal environmentalsolutions and services based on efficient, clean technologies to minimize environmental impact. It includes: solutions for environmental monitoring and management of public areas using technology; devices and boxed solutions for households and businesses; development of eco-education; creation of new materials for the national economy; supporting the transition to renewable energy; creation of eco-marketplaces and much more.
“On the one hand, no one disputes the directthe dependence of population health on the state of the environment,” says Denis Konstantinov, coordinator of the EcoNet NTI working group. — If we pay attention to statistics, for example, reports from the consulting agency «Finexpertiza», we will see that even despite the economic downturns caused by the coronavirus crisis, the number of cases of high and extremely high levels of air pollution is only increasing, and significantly . The ecology of large cities no longer satisfies many; we spend most of our time in a confined space: transport, home, apartment, room where we work, study, or relax.”
In 2021, greenhouse gas emissions in the worldincreased by 4.9%: about 36 billion tons of carbon dioxide ended up in the atmosphere. In Russia, the lion's share of emissions (almost 80%) comes from the energy sector, according to a report by the TsSR Foundation, the Analytical Center for the Fuel and Energy Complex of the REA of the Russian Ministry of Energy and Situation Center LLC. Almost 90% of these emissions are fuel combustion in the production of heat and electricity (according to the National report on the inventory of anthropogenic emissions).
6.7% of all carbon dioxide emissions fromfuel combustion is accounted for by motor vehicles (this includes personal cars of households). Private households account for 3.8% of all carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion, according to the report.
With improved functionalitymini-climate intelligent stations - comprehensive monitoring of indoor microclimate, threat assessment and precise control of climate control equipment - human life will become more environmentally friendly. The expert emphasizes that climate stations can already control from 6 to 23 parameters: air pollution with organic and hazardous chemicals, suspended particles, temperature, humidity, noise, electromagnetic, radioactive pollution, solar installation, and, if necessary, even monitor the state of a person’s heart rate .
“But it is important not only to control the parameters,creating cloud databases and owner information services, but also to counteract local threats and discomfort. That’s why we talk about climate concierges, capable of thoughtfully managing climate control devices or solutions,” the expert concludes.
What climate stations might look like
“According to our forecasts, devices for adapting a habitat to climate change will follow the path of transformation from large-scale devices
(greenhouse gas capture systems atcentralized urban thermal power plants) to devices for streets and courtyards (artificial trees) and for home use,” said Mikhail Ivanov, head of the “Platform systems for greening life” segment of EcoNet of the National Technology Initiative, professor of the Department of Ecology and Industrial Safety at MSTU. N. E. Bauman.
The stations will either look like filtration systemscommon range hoods for porches, or compact devices for individual households, which are comparable to home filters for air purification. The expert argues that the devices will become more compact, the more technologically advanced and more widely deployed the filter regeneration system or the collection, transportation and disposal of trapped gases.
“Such devices will allow us to reduce the volumesGHG emissions from household activities (food consumption, heat, energy, waste generation, transport activities) or increase the volume of their absorption more effectively than natural green spaces,” says Ivanov.
Development of climate smart devices (aspersonal and local) are popular all over the world. Cleantech startups are developing a huge number of apps to track their own carbon footprint. In Europe, the USA and Canada, you can purchase a similar climate station on manufacturers’ websites and marketplaces. Often the functionality of the stations is similar: measuring temperature, humidity, air quality (different stations measure different numbers of parameters), measuring the level of noise pollution in the room and reminders about the need to ventilate the room. Stations can connect to a smartphone using a mobile application and become part of a smart home.
However, the stations still cannot be fully attributedto climate concierges, since they have limited functionality and do not carry out sufficient measurements and control over the state of the indoor environment. The cost of the devices is still high (from $150), and they do not meet all the necessary consumer requirements.
Where are they already used
In some regions of Russia the stations have already been implementedinto the urban environment. ClimateGuard devices, for example, have been installed at some cultural facilities. In addition to temperature and humidity, they monitor the concentration of dust particles (PM2.5, PM10), volatile organic compounds, noise pollution, electromagnetic radiation, etc.
10 monitoring stations are currently operating atUNESCO sites in the Vladimir region. They make it possible to identify climate threats to funds, storage facilities and the buildings themselves, explained the head of Climateguard, Vladimir Ladygin.
The stations were also launched on educationalobjects and leisure facilities. “Not long ago we completed a pilot with the installation of stations at the Moscow Production Center. We assessed the quality of the climate and made it possible to find environmental factors that could negatively affect the health and performance of visitors,” said Ladygin.
Another area of application is transport.The company equipped one of its Moscow buses with stations to monitor the quality of transport services in terms of compliance with climate standards. The devices also detect smoking and alcohol consumption by the driver. Not long ago, the company compared the air quality in a regular metropolitan bus and an electric bus while driving. In the electric bus, the air was cleaner due to the air recirculation system, and there was less dust. But due to the recirculation system, CO2 accumulated faster, since air was not taken from the street.
Read more
Chinese AI predicts the course of hypersonic missiles. The retaliatory strike will be ahead
From a mixture of HPV, cancer and syphilis, "immortal" cells turned out: what is known about them
Astronomers from Japan have found an unknown structure in the galaxy