Dutch startup aims to save our environment from billions of IoT batteries

It’s fitting that a solution for harnessing weak amount of solar energy comes out of the rainy Netherlands. There are already a staggering amount of IoT devices around, but predictions show that number might quadruple in the next three years to 20 billion devices. This is terrible news for the environment and lazy people as many of those devices will run on batteries. That could possibly mean billions of discarded batteries, or millions of wasted hours recharging batteries. Fortunately, Tryst Energy, a Dutch startup, has found an innovative way to power IoT-devices with solar energy with a product called Light Energy. Making batteries…

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