Loci Controls
Loci Controls, Inc. is a developer of wireless sensor and actor network (WSAN) devices. Loci Controls developing hardware and software utilizing wireless sensor network to optimize the extraction of methane from landfills through better landfill gas monitoring,[1]
The technology is aimed at energy producing landfills, by harvesting potentially toxic methane gas from landfills[2] and has shown to increase efficiency by 25% in at least one location[1]. The software and hardware provides an advancement over the existing technology that requires on-site monitoring and adjustments to optimally extract the methane[3] utilizing wireless sensor networks [4]. The reduction in methane results in less pollution, toxins and odors [3].
References
- ^ a b "A Better Way To Turn Trash Into Gas". Popular Science. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Loci Controls gets $765,000 to commercialize clean energy tech". Boston Business Journal. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ a b Erika Tarantal (10 November 2014). "Local company makes it easier to harness energy of landfills". WCVB. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Methane to Megawatts: LOCI Controls raises $756k in Seed Funding for Landfill Gas Technology". cleantechiq.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.