Wireless biodegradable-based IoT sensor powered by energy harvesting (WBIoT)

Important results from the project

IoT has become a well-established technology, generating significant business with important growth potential in many areas. It has a potential to be a key technology for the green transition if IoT devices are designed for circularity and can allow for lower carbon footprint. The vision of this WBIoT feasibility study is to establish a foundation providing key enabling solutions for sustainable, zero-energy IoT device hardware solutions. Various energy harvesters, sensing components with very low power consumption and environmentally friendly materials were investigated.

Expected long term effects

Focus of WBIoT feasibility study is to identify key components for sustainable zero-energy IoT devices. Various enabling technologies (e.g. kinetic energy harvesting, communication architectures) and eco-friendly materials (e.g. harvester, sensing, antenna) were investigated with focus on performance and environment impact. This study shows that it is possible to develop a zero-energy sensing system for real-life applications. Novel approach for environmental impact evaluation is proposed. Interdisciplinary cooperation is a must for new technology concepts.

Approach and implementation

WBIoT feasibility study has been carried out with regular consortium online meetings, fast iterations (weekly exchange of input) allowing for close cooperation to achieve the goals. The project’s results show that these solutions can have potential for more eco-friendly IoT devices and the results may have impact in other applications as well.