80% of an IoT device’s environmental impact is determined during the design phase of the product. Whether you need to implement sustainability measures or improve current metrics, sustainability must be taken into account at the very beginning of your project.
In the realm of IoT devices, it has been assessed that 50% of the energy consumption and subsequent emissions concern the production of objects, while the other 50% pertains to their use. Green software development is emerging as the next logical step for businesses globally to make their IoT products more sustainable and meet emerging sustainability goals.
Leveraging green software delivers additional benefits including:
Overwhelming complexity makes it hard to determine the necessary software changes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and demonstrate continuous improvement.
Now, there is a way to maintain the same ease-of-use and performance as sophisticated operating systems but with a much lower memory footprint, thus enabling significant carbon emissions savings.
MicroEJ commissioned Greenly to study the environmental impact of IoT design choices by comparing two comparable smartwatches, each powered by different operating systems.
Key findings:
MICROEJ VEE software containers enable the same capabilities as high-end operating systems but with a total footprint that is 1000 times smaller than Android. These features include development on virtual devices, compatibility with Android development tools, app ecosystems, continuous updates, and more.
MICROEJ VEE efficiently manages system resources, minimizing memory and processing requirements, thus reducing the overall hardware footprint of IoT devices.
Through advanced power management techniques, MICROEJ VEE optimizes code execution to minimize energy consumption, prolonging battery life and reducing environmental impact.
MICROEJ VEE’s modular architecture allows developers to update and upgrade devices once deployed in the field to prolong device life and relevance.
Seeking to reduce the environmental footprint of your IoT products while optimizing costs and performance? Connect with one of our experts today to explore concrete steps toward more sustainable IoT products!
