E!514 CitySense, PVZ Elektronik AB

Purpose and goal:

CitySense promises unique sensing technologies for urban CO2 observation networks. Its core is an autonomous, low-cost CO2 sensor with unprecedented performance and miniature footprint. CitySense also features a resilient, energy efficient IoT package and data-driven stochastic calibration algorithms for detailed mapping of greenhouse gases in urban areas.

Expected results and effects:

Steps towards low-cost CO2 observation networks are made: development of a low cost and low power and another a more accurate and temperature stabilized versions; development of factory assembling and calibration infrastructure; integration of sensors into energy efficient networks; test and verification, benchmarking; identification of most suitable approach for calibration algorithms to allow compensating for limitations of low-cost designs under harsh environmental conditions. Eventually each partner finalized its business model towards the commercialization.

Approach and implementation:

Significant steps towards low-cost CO2 observation networks are made by joined efforts of project members in their fields of competence and activities complementing each other.

We had good communication between partners with ongoing technical discussions providing feedback on requirements, improvements, implementation, and test results. Overall, we want to point out that we had a great work collaboration with all our partners during the entire project.