(Big) Data Analytics for Environmental Sustainability
1. (Big) Data Analytics for
Environmental Sustainability
Experience from two research projects
Wassim Derguech – Research Scientist at Insight Centre for Data Analytics
at National University of Ireland, Galway
Mediterranean College at Thessaloniki, Greece, April 2016
6. Can we Benefit from Big Data Analytics
for Environmental Sustainability?
6Img credit: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/climatechange/resources/Pages/default.aspx
7. The Global Energy Challenge in Numbers
2015
7 Billion
People
90 Trillion
USD Economy
225 Million
Oil eq/day
2030 - 2050
9 Billion
People
180-210 Trillion
USD Economy
500 – 750 Million
Oil eq/day
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8. Take Energy Saving Actions
Empowering Building occupants
Improve Thermal Comfort in Workplace
Using Energy Efficient strategy
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9. Multiple Sources of Data
IoT Sensors
Building
Data
Enterprise
Data
Open Data
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15. The Global Water Challenge
Water resources are under stress because of:
• Climate change
• Urbanisation
• Increased world population
• Resource demand
• Water Scarcity
• Need for resource security & supply
The question:
How can ICT help in securing
access to sufficient and safe
water?
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17. Only 3% is fresh water
70% of water
Only 3% is
fresh water
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18. Water demand in numbers
By 2025, 2/3 of the world population
will live in water stressed regions
Global energy and water demand is expected
to rise 40% over the next 20 years
20-40% of Europe’s water is being wasted
+40%
20-40%
of water
wasted
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30. Thermi, Greece
Domestic Users and
Utility providers
Linate Airport,
Milan, Italy
Corporate Users
Galway, Ireland
Public Users
Simple UI Open/Linked Data Internet of Things Data Analytics Gamification
ImpactKey
Technologies
Pilots
DERI Building
Galway, Ireland
Public Users
Schneider Offices
Galway, Ireland
Corporate Users
Saving
Energy & Water
Reducing
CO2 Emission
Increasing
awareness
Building Eco
Friendly behaviour
Editor's Notes
Water is vital for us
Not only because plants, animals and humans use water everyday for living but also we are mainly composed of this essential element
Water covers 70% of the earth
Nowadays the water demand is steadily increasing