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VortexIOT focuses on digital solutions for monitoring air quality, pollution &the performance of high value assets. It generates data to enable detection, insight & control
About
VortexIOT specialises in #Making the Physical Digital for heavy industry, transport infrastructure and Smart Cities. It designs and builds end-to-end sensor and mesh network systems where conditions are hostile, power supply is often limited, A.I. is needed and encryption and data security are critical. Founded October 2017 Swansea based with satellite offices in Abu Dhabi and Singapore Experienced Execs, Non-Execs and multi-disciplinary team of 20+ Raised £1.4m investment across x2 rounds Secured grants of £3.5m and £500k loan from Innovate UK and DfT IP rich with 250+ IP assets audited by Deloitte with 1st mover advantages Strong commercial traction with £1m ARR and pipeline of over £5m Partners: BT, ATOS, Hitachi, Dell, Intel, IBM, Kainos, Amey, Network Rail, National Express, Highways England Business model evolving to SaaS and long-term contracts Scalable solutions for growing addressable markets in sensing($16bn) and V2X($38bn) Rapid prototyping and digital twin capability Live urban labs in Swansea, Port Talbot and West Midlands
Key Benefits
The Problem: Governments & local authorities globally are coming under increasing legislative pressure to better monitor Air Quality (AQ) for varieties of dangerous particulate matters & noxious gases & to deploy and actively manage ‘clean air zones’ across cities. By 2050 a huge populations shift will have resulted in 70% of the world’s populations living in urban areas. This seismic shift is driving Smart City initiatives globally. 44% of UK councils currently do not have fit-for-purpose air and pollution monitoring capabilities (The Independent). UK Clean Air Strategy includes £3bn plan to improve AQ & reduce harmful emissions The current fixed/mobile monitoring stations to measure air pollution are high cost, low density & using detection methods that are often chemical based requiring delayed analysis & often costly maintenance.. In urban environments with deep street canyons, high traffic densities, & low ventilation, traffic-related pollutants are spatially variable & data from current monitoring stations are poorly representative, outside their immediate footprint. In harsh & hot conditions & climates in for example the Middle East existing AQ solutions have high rates of inaccuracy and failure There is a gap, in both technology and the market, for a scalable low-cost AQ monitoring solution that in real-time can continuously identify pollution hotspots, determine its causes & provide insight on how to tackle the pollution concentration. It would support better city planning, changes in building regulations, traffic control & help cities to comply with national/international AQ regulations. With more stringent government AQ Plans being enforced, councils will face significant fines if they are not compliant as will industries contributing to the pollution. State-of-the-art (CO/NO2/PM2.5/PM10 pollution sensing): Fixed monitoring stations deployed by councils are accurate but sparsely used due to high cost (~£10k/sensor) & thus present scalability issues. Our hyperlocal AQ monitoring system is cost effective, scalable & meets the need for smart cities, industry and transport infrastructure.
Applications
Product application and benefits: our innovative technology is focused on heavy industry, transport & smart city infrastructure. It provides cost effective retro-fit solutions for monitoring air quality (AQM) & pollution & for managing the performance & condition of high value assets by generating sensor data that enables detection, insight, control, smart decisions & machine to machine interaction. Practical applications of our technology are for managing environmental compliance through hyperlocal air quality and pollution monitoring in urban areas, industrial sites, oil refineries, utilities, airports & ports as well as remote condition monitoring of transport infrastructure. The mix of hardware, cognitive mesh network & software also has potential uses for the water & waste management industries in detecting leakage & pollution levels. Directly & through partners we are looking to prototype two solutions 1. methane leak detection that is a major factor in carbon credit positioning for the Oil & Gas & Chemical industries & many countries, especially in the Middle East 2. surface wave technology across metal pipes that can detect corrosion & assist predictive maintenance