Currently, one of the fastest growing sectors in the field of innovation and emerging companies is that of sustainable technology. Investors and businessmen from all over the world are betting more and more on the development of products that have the capacity to better shape and impact the society of the future.
Green Computing is the environmentally responsible and ecological use of technologies and their resources. In broader terms, it is defined as the maximum optimization of computing resources, but with the minimum impact on the environment.
Without a doubt, investing in sustainable technological solutions could help considerably in reducing environmental impact. With less gas emissions, the greenhouse effect, pollution or deforestation could be reduced.
In addition to helping to preserve the planet for future generations, sustainable technologies can also provide several benefits for companies that want to reduce their energy costs, improve their productivity, save money and improve their reputation in the market.
Cactus, founded by Israel Blanco, Guangjun Bao, Aaron Pica and Wasabi Zebra S.L. It intends to start a path that many other entities will join in the coming years: the development of sustainable software and hardware.
“When we talk about sustainable software and hardware, we are referring to the choice of programming languages ??that consume less electricity, perpetual programming (antonym of planned obsolescence) and the use of sustainably manufactured electronic components”, explains CEO Israel Blanco.
The main objective of the project is to offer its clients an environmentally friendly software and hardware development plan. “We continue to be a team of programmers, but we also analyse, propose and act in a transforming way through sustainable technological solutions”, says Blanco. “The interest of our clients is enormous when they discover how they can intervene so directly in the future of the planet with just the choice of a suitable technology”, he concludes.
The Antena TrenLab awards are an initiative that arises within the framework of collaboration between Renfe, the Mataró City Council and the TecnoCampus. The program aims to promote four startups with innovative solutions for station digitization, customer satisfaction, 3D application and other disruptive technologies that help imagine new mobility scenarios.
On November 24, the first awards ceremony was held during the Entrepreneurship Night at the TecnoCampus. During the evening, the Cactus company won the Smart Railway Station operational challenge with its Sustainable IoT engineering project, Smart Rodalies.
“The project consists of offering valuable information to two different user profiles: the end user and the technical user”, explains Israel Blanco. “To do so, we will deploy a custom-made hardware and software solution for the project at the Mataró station, which will contain a series of specific sensors to offer digitized information,” he reveals. “This information will be processed in the cloud and will be shown to each type of user in a dedicated way using artificial intelligence algorithms,” he comments.
For the end user, they plan to place a monitor inside the station, so that the information is fully accessible. On the other hand, information of a technical/maintenance nature will only reach the responsible personnel. “In either case, the information will always be in real time,” says Blanco. “In addition, the system contemplates the integration with other sources of information via the cloud, such as the city’s meteorological data through a web service of the city council,” he details.
“Without a doubt, the fact that our company is one of the winners of the Antena TrenLab awards is a great opportunity to spread our message further, as well as the possibility of working with Renfe, which, like the rest of our customers, , we want to help to be more sustainable with our solutions”, concludes Blanco.