Voltree Power Successfully Demonstrates the First Wireless Sensor Network Powered by Trees

US Forest Service Trials Energy Harvesting and Remote Wireless Sensor Networks
for Fire Prediction and Detection in Forests
BOSTON--(Business Wire)--
Voltree Power announced the successful trial demonstration of its innovative
climate sensor network, one that can be powered by energy harvested from living
trees. The three-day test and system installation not only proved Voltree`s
technology but also demonstrated the successful integration with already
existing "Remote Automated Weather Stations" network, transmitting air
temperature, humidity, and diagnostic data utilizing the preexisting satellite
infrastructure.

Using low-power radio transceivers, sensors, and its patented
bioenergy-harvesting technology, Voltree has provided a new, efficient, and
green means for fire prediction and detection. Developed under the oversight and
guidance of the United States Forest Service as well as the Bureau of Land
Management, the system employs sensors for air temperature, relative humidity,
voltage and is capable of generating alerts in the event of a fire. In such
cases, Voltree`s wireless mesh network transmits data signals from one unit to
another until they reach a Vaisala-built central monitoring station. These
stations subsequently provide a satellite microwave uplink connection that
allows the collected information to be shared with numerous government agencies
and many other users worldwide.

"The Voltree solution for remote forest monitoring provides a reliable and
cost-effective method of collecting microclimate, `under-the-forest-canopy`
weather data that will serve as a valuable tool for weather and climate modeling
as well as climate change research. This predictive approach will enable
strategic resource allocation and prioritization. Hence by better
pre-positioning resources the government land agencies can maximize public and
firefighter safety as well as reduce losses and lower costs," added Stella
Karavas, CEO of Voltree Power.

About Voltree

Voltree Power, with offices and manufacturing facilities based in Canton, MA
U.S.A., is leading the way in the practical integration of three distinct
technologies: energy harvesting, low-power radios, and wireless mesh networks.
Such integration offers solutions for numerous remote-sensing that include
agricultural/live fuel sensing, waterway/reservoir monitoring, drought
monitoring as well as border motion, radiation and illegal substance
surveillance.

Voltree`s patented "Bioenergy Harvester" converts metabolic plant energy into
usable electricity. The "Voltree Power Module" is a pioneering alternative to
the battery that eliminates the impracticality of battery replacement in
extensive mesh networks.

www.voltreepower.comVoltree Power LLC

P.O. Box 477, Canton, MA 02021-3199 USA

T: +1.781.828.8733 F: +1.781.821.2111

Public Relations for Voltree
Mark Shapiro, 1-619-249-7742
mshapiro@srs-techpr.com

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