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Consumers increasingly seeing the benefits of rechargeable batteries
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he global trend towards environmental awareness is now also changing battery-purchase behaviour. Consumers are
increasingly realising the environmental benefits of rechargeable batteries as well as the value for money they represent. One extra benefit in times of COVID-19 is that you no longer have to go to the shops if you run out of battery power. In 2019, compared with the previous year, battery purchases increased by 2 per cent and the value of sales by 1 per cent. The overall battery market was expanding and, despite the COVID-19 crisis, that
expansion didn’t quite come to a halt in 2020. The global pandemic has done little damage to the market; in fact, it has even stimulated battery sales.
The global pandemic has changed the way people shop, explains Vicky Raman, brand marketing manager at Panasonic Energy Europe. “Trips to the shops have become less frequent and there has been less pressure to come up with special offers, as, first and foremost, what consumers are looking for is reliable batteries that represent value for money.” A 2019 study in the UK showed that 73 per cent of shoppers are definitely open to, or
thinking about, buying rechargeable batteries. The economic benefits play a part in this mindset, but so do the environmental benefits. “The main market growth for batteries is in e-commerce, where rechargeable batteries sales have increased by 7 per cent,” explains Vicky Raman. “Consumers are highly aware of rechargeable batteries, but the market still has plenty of room for growth”.
The global rechargeable batteries industry – amid the COVID-19 crisis estimated at 23.5 billion EUR – is expected to reach 36 billion EUR by the year 2027, growing at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 6.3 per cent over the period 2020-2027.
White paper highlights growth of LoRa and the LoRaWAN open protocol
emtech Corporation has released a white paper, “LoRaWAN and Multi-RAN Architecture Connecting the Next Billion IoT Devices,” from global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research. The report explores the rapid growth of massive Internet of Things (IoT)
connectivity and real world applications leveraging multi-RAN architectures. Vertical market evaluation was a key component to the whitepaper research. ABI Research found that the LoRaWAN protocol is the leading license-exempt low-power wide- area (LPWA) network technology addressing
massive IoT vertical markets, which include metering, cities, asset tracking and logistics, commercial building automation, and home. In addition to vertical market overviews, the white paper explores five active LoRaWAN network implementations based on multi-RAN architectures: Orange enables device and data management for Cellular and non- Cellular LPWA network technologies, with the Orange Live Objects platform; JRI-MySirius uses sensors leveraging LoRaWAN and a Cloud-based application platform to provide turnkey temperature monitoring for fixed and mobile assets; Ercogener developed an end- to-end asset tracking solution that supports the LoRaWAN protocol and is leveraged by France’s national state-owned railway company; MultiTech’s programmable gateway is the original gateway integrating LoRa for industrial IoT applications with support for Ethernet, 2G, 3G, 4G-LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth/
BCL Enclosures launches new e-commerce website B
CL Enclosures has launched its new e-commerce website at:
bclenclosures.com which will enable customers to order from its vast range of products quickly, easily and securely. BCL Enclosures manufactures almost its entire range in the UK, which overcomes the supply issues often found when ordering from non-UK manufactured sources and provides the reassurance of dealing with a well-known and established company.
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BCL’s enclosure ranges include IP65/IK08 polycarbonate locking door enclosures with galvanized steel back plates, die cast aluminium enclosures rated to IP54 or water-tight IP65 versions, general and multi-purpose boxes in ABS and other materials, sensor enclosures, potting boxes, instrument cases, and many other enclosure types. BCL Enclosures also supplies power supply units. In addition to its enclosure ranges, the company also offers its full range of accessories on the e-commerce site, including cable glands, fuse holders, locknuts and venting elements.
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Customisation is a BCL specialism, with cut-outs, machining, drilling and manufacture in alternative materials all available. Additional customisation services include alternative colours. A high percentage of BCL Enclosures’ enclosure products are available from stock or on very short lead times. Advice on enclosure specification continues to be available by e-mail and telephone from its friendly and knowledgeable team.
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BLE, and GNSS; Chevron implemented a LoRaWAN network infrastructure to digitise a series of oil and gas fields.
“The future of IoT connectivity requires flexible solutions that address a wide spectrum of vertical IoT applications, use cases and device types,” said Marc Pegulu, vice president of IoT Applications in Semtech’s Wireless & Sensing Products Group. “LoRa and the LoRaWAN open protocol enable interoperability and seamless connection between the many devices that can exist in a single environment. As a technology provider, our job is to create solutions that make deployment and use easier for people.”
The study concluded that LoRa devices will play an important role as a key LPWA network technology now and in the future as the IoT continues to connect physical devices to digital assets.
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