KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) — US-based technology solutions provider Trilliant has announced that its UK division, Trilliant Networks Operations (UK) Ltd, has been selected by Ireland’s state-owned ESB Networks as one of the suppliers to provide smart meters in support of the rollout of Ireland’s National Smart Metering Programme (NSMP).
“We are thrilled to work with ESB Networks and supply best-in-class technology and support for this transformative project in Ireland,” said Trilliant Europe, Middle East, and Africa Region managing director Tom Tipple.
The company said in a statement that the NSMP aimed to make it easier for customers to manage their energy use, save money and lower their carbon footprint.
Under the terms of the agreement, Trilliant and its partner, Holley Technology Ltd, will be responsible for supplying ESB Networks with three-phase meters, including implementation, testing, maintenance and support.
Trilliant said homes, farms and businesses are expected to benefit from greater energy efficiency, more accurate billing, improved network management and more.
Trilliant has been an approved ESB Networks supplier for smart meters and related services since 2021 when a framework agreement for head-end systems, meter data management systems and security architecture was signed.
Trilliant and Holley will work closely with ESB Networks on the final design to ensure the meters are fully compliant with ESB Networks’ needs and requirements for their intended purpose through phase 3 of ESB Networks’ national deployment programme.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Bernama) — The “Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival” (the Arts Festival), a three-year arts project organised by Tourism Commission and supported by Hong Kong Geopark and curated by One Bite Design Studio, is being held from Nov 16, 2022 to Jan 15, 2023.
To leverage the successful integration of arts with the island under the first edition the Yim Tin Tsai Arts Festival, the new edition of the Arts Festival will extend to the vast Sai Kung Hoi, with Yim Tin Tsai as the centre and reaching out to Sharp Island, Kau Sai Chau and High Island.
Hong Kong Tourism Board in a statement said through the Arts Festival, themed as “Joy Again, Isle”, visitors would meet, connect, experience the healing power of arts and nature through visits to the isles; and enjoy the fun of art tour through island hopping.
The focus of each year’s Arts Festival is on artworks creation, responding to topics such as villagers’ stories, rural-urban balance, nature conservation, cultural inheritance, religion and culture, supplemented by guided tours and programmes.
The Arts Festival offers a new perspective for visitors to explore the isles, a chance to explore and reflect on one’s relationship with the nature, and an experience of the unique Hong Kong culture of the isles.
Nine groups of local artists have been invited to create multidisciplinary nine artworks – six in Yim Tin Tsai and three in Sharp Island – and involve villagers during the process to reflect local life stories and the natural environment.
Artwork highlights include Homeward Voyage by Margaret Chu; Water Dragon by Joseph Chan; Moonrise in Daylight by Breakthrough Art Studio; and, A GrandPineapple Bun Tour by Maoshan Connie and St. James’ Creation.
The Sixteenth General Conference of The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS) was held in a hybrid format from November 21 to 24.
Hundreds of scientists — including TWAS fellows, TWAS Young Affiliates and Alumni, ministers of science and technology, and dignitaries from all over the world — gathered in an online and offline meeting in Hangzhou, the capital of China’s eastern coastal province of Zhejiang.
In the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development set by the United Nations, they discussed how to leverage basic sciences to promote evidence-based decision-making and sustainable development in developing countries.
The offline event was held at one of China’s most desirable universities, Zhejiang University (ZJU), which renowned British scientist Dr. Joseph Needham hailed as “Cambridge of the East”.
The reason why this Chinese institution of higher learning is entitled to host such a heavyweight international conference is not only because of its 125-year history and academic heritage, but also because of its long-standing commitment to social responsibility and global commitment as an important starting point and goal of talent cultivation, scientific research and social service.
As a leading comprehensive research university, ZJU’s research achievements in many basic science fields contribute to the realization of the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In the medical field, the world’s first human cell landscape at single-cell level was born in ZJU in 2020, whose research method will have a profound impact on the identification of normal and disease cell states in the human body, and is expected to help doctors identify abnormal cell states and origins in the future.
Ye Ming’er, associate professor of horticulture at ZJU, has been named “Food Hero” by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for his constant efforts in promoting fruit tree technology for over 30 years. His innovative approach has boosted growth and yield of several fruits, increasing farmers’ income as well as protecting natural resources.
“We have also built a healthy eco-environment at the orchard, where sheep feed on grass and its dung is in turn used as fertilizers for fruit trees, thus protecting the environment and ensuring the food safety,” said Ye.
In helping coping with climate change, China’s first artificial upwelling demonstration project, led by ZJU and completed with other domestic peers, is capable of boosting phytoplankton and algae yield, restoring the marine ecological environment, and enhancing marine carbon sinks. It has been listed as a marine carbon sink program by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The list goes on. In recent years, ZJU has integrated the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into all aspects of its development, focusing on cultivating students’ sustainable development competence, enriching academic ecology, strengthening interdisciplinary research, and promoting global coordination and cooperation.
In March 2021, ZJU launched the Global ZJU for Social Good (Z4G) to integrate the university’s own development into the global agenda, contribute its part to the implementation of the UN SDGs in China, and help build a Chinese model of sustainable development.
After the release of the Z4G, ZJU held a series of activities to walk its talk. At the end of that month, ZJU, together with more than 50 leading universities in the world including Harvard University, issued the Joint Statement of Global University Leaders on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This is the first global initiative for sustainable development initiated by a Chinese university.
In April this year, ZJU, together with three overseas universities, jointly held the first Asia-Pacific Carbon Neutrality Symposium online, featuring robust discussions on carbon capture, utilization and sequestration, sustainable energy, and sustainable city and construction. The online meeting played a role in promoting cross-institutional knowledge sharing in the Asia-Pacific region and solutions to major global challenges.
Four months later, ZJU joined hands with its global partners to launch the SDG Global Summer School, which attracted nearly 1,000 outstanding students from more than 80 countries and regions around the world to participate online.
They exchanged views with top scholars at home and abroad. Discussions were conducted over such issues as post-COVID-19 urban governance and building a safe and sustainable food supply chain, contributing their parts to a better future for the world.
Stephanie Ann, a summer school participant from Singapore, spoke highly of the Carbon Neutrality module. “The holistic approach to climate change is what makes the ZJU SDG Summer School very insightful. The lecturers, assignments and group tasks not only allow us to apply the knowledge we have learnt, but also propel us to ponder and explore the topics on our own.”
At the TWAS 16th General Conference, Hangzhou Declaration was unveiled in addition to the pooling of ideas and solutions on SDGs and basic sciences. The declaration calls on all stakeholders to join hands, uphold the concept of open science, strengthen South-South and North-South cooperation, and work together to open up new prospects for global basic sciences development.
“In the future, we look forward to working with you to advocate for inclusive and green development, enhance basic sciences and multidisciplinary research, nurture top-notch innovative talent in basic sciences and further deepen international engagement,” said Ren Shaobo, Chairman of the University Council of ZJU, at the opening ceremony of the Conference.
“Thus, we are hoping to scale up higher education’s distinctive contributions to the common development of mankind and the lasting prosperity of our society,” Ren added.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Bernama) — Trilliant and its partner Manx Utilities, are progressing with the first phase of the roll-out of Smart Electricity Meters for 8,000 prepayment customers across the Isle of Man.
A leading international provider of solutions for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), smart grid, smart cities and IIoT, Trilliant has also launched similar island deployments in Aruba, Malaysia and the Dominican Republic.
According to a statement, this partnership enables smart capabilities for the Island by replacing their existing electricity meters with a new AMI platform.
It will provide connectivity for nearly 50,000 residential, industrial, and commercial customers with expansion options available to enable additional smart grid technologies in the future such as smart street lighting.
The infrastructure upgrades have begun with 8,000 prepayment customers, whose legacy ‘key’ electricity meters are being replaced with smart meters. The meters operate on a ‘pay as you go’ system that customers can access using Manx Utilities’ SmarterLiving app.
In the app, prepayment customers can see updates on their energy usage and top up their credit, allowing them to gain greater visibility and understanding of their electricity consumption, which could help them to save on energy costs.
The smart meters will notify Manx Utilities about power outages and energy use patterns. The electricity provider will be able to reduce waste by fine-tuning energy production based on insights from the smart electricity system.
Following the priority roll-out of smart meters to Manx Utilities’ prepayment customers, upgrades will start for the remaining domestic, commercial and industrial locations.
A special night tribute to Luciano Pavarotti by Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, presented by Tate Corporation Co., Ltd., will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2023, from 6:30 p.m. (JST) at Tokyo Garden Theater.
A Special night tribute to Luciano Pavarotti Placido Domingo & Jose Carreras: Two legendary superstars will be on stage for a dream-come-true performance in Japan. It was on the eve of the world-famous soccer event in 1990 at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome that the first joint performance by the three world-renowned tenors, Domingo, Carreras and Pavarotti, took place. The tenor trio then went on a world tour, which ended in 2003. And now, 20 years later in Tokyo, Japan, Domingo and Carreras will once again have a miraculous collaboration in a concert dedicated to Pavarotti.
Message from Placido Domingo “I would like to tell the audience that I am waiting for everyone to spend an evening of music together with Jose Carreras and with the extraordinary Armenian soprano Nina Minasyan, remembering with great affection and enormous admiration our dear Luciano.”
Concert overview – Cast: Placido Domingo / Jose Carreras Special guest: Nina Minasyan (soprano) Conductor: Marco Boemi Orchestra: Tokyo 21c Philharmonic Cooperation: Embassy of Spain in Japan / Embassy of Italy in Japan
– When: Thursday, January 26, 2023 Doors opening at 5:00 p.m. (JST) Show starting at 6:30 p.m. (JST)
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