Page 7 - Frontier technologies to protect the environment and tackle climate change - Executive Summary

Frontier technologies to protect the environment and tackle climate change

use. In addition, the Dubai Carbon
Abatement Strategy 2021 has
specific greenhouse gas reduction
targets for each sub-sector.

Combining IoT initiatives with other
smart sustainable city initiatives, in
addition to having a distinct IoT-
related strategy are among the best
ways to ensure the technologies
are fully leveraged and deployed.
Nevertheless, any transition to a fully
energy-efficient economy will take time, and will entail fundamental economic and regulatory
changes requiring the mobilization of different authorities.

5G for smart water supply management

5G technology is the fifth generation of cellular networking technology. It is expected to offer
faster speeds, less latency and more coverage, in addition to longer battery life, larger data-
transfer capabilities, greater potential for cloud processing and improved overall reliability.
In short, as well as increasing connectivity speed, it will also enable more types of devices to
be connected, including vehicles, appliances and other IoT devices, across a huge range of
different areas.

Taking the vital example of
water availability, efficiency and
conservation, 5G can enable smart,
real-time monitoring of urban water
supply systems and decreases in
apparent and real water losses. The
report examines Singapore’s smart
water grid and supply management
system (WaterWise), which uses
hundreds of sensors and data
analytic tools to detect leaks and
monitor water pressure, flow and
quality in the network, helping to
reduce unaccounted water loss and improve planning, operations and cost savings via energy
optimization.
WaterWiSe relies on a generic wireless sensor network for online monitoring of the city’s entire
water distribution system, but 5G technology – which Singapore is due to roll out commercially
in 2020 – offers value for integrated platforms such as WaterWiSe that are built to monitor in
real-time.

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