Dutch IoT startup Tryst Energy aims to save environment from billions of wasted IoT batteries

Tryst Energy, a Dutch startup, has found an innovative way to power IoT-devices with solar energy with a product called Light Energy.

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.

“More than a few businesses in IoT get killed because of batteries that need to be replaced every three to five years. Sending someone to replace them, buying new batteries or even completely replacing entire IoT-products leads to tremendous amount of waste,” Said Nick Kiran, CEO of Tryst Energy.

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