We recently announced our part in a research and development project worth £900,000, which has been launched in Scotland to develop breakthrough technology in the energy efficiency market. Not only is this exciting news for Scottish businesses, showing that these grants are available and we can win them, it is great news for any commercial business that […]
We are excited to announce our part in a research and development project worth £900,000, which has been launched in Scotland to develop breakthrough technology in the energy efficiency market. We have partnered with CSEM, a Swiss private, non-profit research company to develop an analytical platform to save energy and increase equipment reliability in commercial […]
This time last week we attended the IoT World event in Santa Clara, Silicon Valley. Internet of Things World 2016 is the world’s largest and most comprehensive IoT event and although we are yet to establish a presence with our platform in America, the wealth of knowledge we can take from it is invaluable. We […]
Since the year 2000, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have been working to change the world. The largest private foundation in the world, it focuses on challenges that can be tackled on a global level, working with as many external partners as is needed and then scale it down to solutions of a local […]
Despite technology rapidly developing year on year, the Internet world continues to struggle with a range of security issues. Internet security covers a broad spectrum; it can be as easy as protecting your personal information by regularly changing your password, or it can be completely out of your control as the result a high profile […]
Did you know that a 100-count string of incandescent mini Christmas lights runs at 40 watts, while a 70-count string of 5mm wide angle LED Christmas lights runs at only 4.8 watts. Because incandescent wattage is 80-90% more than LED wattage on average, the cost to power an incandescent Christmas light display can be up […]
The long-awaited consultation document released by the Department of Energy & Climate Change DECC has industry crippling reductions for the renewable energy sector. From the 1st of January, ministers are proposing reducing the FIT (Feed-in Tariff) for smaller scale solar installations from 12.47p per kilowatt hour to 1.63p with large standalone units eligible for subsidies […]
NetThings shared the stage with the Duke of York for the Pitch@Palace On Tour event with some of Scotland’s finest entrepreneurs and innovators last month as we pitched for an opportunity to to attend the Pitch@Palace 4.0 event in London at the end of the year. Pitch@Palace 4.0 has a specific focus on the Internet […]
Last month, well known price comparison company Gocompare.com warned households that they may face a shock rise in their energy bills this month. Almost ten fixed-rate energy tariffs, including some of the most popular options from British Gas, Npower and EDF Energy have just expired and customers will be automatically switched to their supplier’s standard […]
At NetThings, we truly believe in sustainability and the impact this can have on not only the external environment we all live in, but on the operating costs of businesses too. Having just been approved as a preferred supplier for the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA), NetThings is proud to be able to showcase our support […]