Satellite Vu raises £3.6m for thermal imaging satellites
London-based start-up Satellite Vu has raised £3.6m to support the launch of seven infrared thermal imaging satellites, aiming to provide the ‘Earth’s Smart Energy Meter in Space’.
The satellite constellation will be equipped with infrared sensors capable of detecting heat emissions from any building on the planet, said Satellite Vu CEO Anthony Baker.
They will be able to collect real-time temperature data about the Earth’s built environment several times a day, allowing for key insights around energy efficiency and how buildings are being used.
“We’re finding two major applications for it: one is in economic activity, so we can determine whether a building is operating, outflows, or how active it is over time,” said Baker. “The other thing is, where in the world are we wasting all our energy?
“This is particularly pertinent in everyone declaring net zero — thousands of companies and many countries … don't really know what their carbon footprint is today, or where their energy is being used, and they don’t know where the worst sites are.”
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