UPDATED: The link between COVID-19 mortality and air pollution
Back in May, Breeze Technologies published an article outlining the preliminary findings linking higher COVID-19 mortality and air pollution. In this article we highlighted the limitations of the then-current research, as correlation does not…
Breeze Technologies wins Nordic Smart City Challenge
Breeze Technologies has won the Nordic Smart City Challenge in the track "Supporting sustainable communities and urban infrastructure". The Nordic Smart City Challenge is an initiative run by the Nordic Smart City Network and PUBLIC, supported…
2020 – Our Year in Review
As Breeze Technologies, we were thankfully less impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. Nonetheless, the new year is a moment to reflect and look back on the wins and challenges of the last twelche months. Our CEO Robert Heinecke has put together…
Air Quality Academy – Breeze Technologies launches new air quality knowledge base
Hamburg, Germany. Breeze Technologies has launched a new knowledge base on air quality. "Creating awareness for the global environmental health threat that is air pollution is at the core of our mission," says Robert Heinecke, CEO at Breeze…
Copernicus and air quality: The Sentinel-5P instrument
Copernicus, previously known as Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES), is the European Union’s Earth observation (EO) programme. It is served by a set of dedicated satellites from the Sentinel family developed by the European…
Welche Auswirkungen hatte das Böllerverbot auf die Feinstaubkonzentration an Silvester 2020?
Vor einem Jahr haben wir die durch das Feuerwerk an Silvester verursachte Feinstaubkonzentration und die entsprechenden Auswirkungen auf die städtische Luftqualität in Hamburg analysiert. 2020 war der Verkauf von Raketen und Böllern zu Silvester…
The different ESA Copernicus Sentinel missions and what they measure
Copernicus is the European Union’s Earth observation (EO) programme. Managed by the European Commission (EC), it was previously known as Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES). Copernicus is currently served by a fleet of dedicated…
Fünf Gründe warum Breeze Technologies‘ Luftqualitätssensoren die erste Wahl für Ihr Projekt sein sollten
Luftqualitätssensoren ermöglichen es Städten, Unternehmen, NGOs und anderen Organisationen, Informationen über die lokale Luftverschmutzung zu sammeln - und das in einer Dichte und mit einem Budget, mit dem dies bislang nicht möglich war.…
The health impact of specific air pollutants
We breathe 15,000 litres of air every day. Apart from the oxygen (O2) and nitrogen (N2) essential for survival, the atmosphere also consists of many harmful foreign substances. When detectable, they are considered to be air pollution. Air pollution…
The health impact of indoor and outdoor air pollution
We breathe 15,000 litres of air every day. Apart from the oxygen (O2) and nitrogen (N2) essential for survival, the atmosphere also consists of harmful foreign substances. When detectable, they are considered to be air pollution. Air pollution…
Wie Cloud-basierte Luftqualitätssensoren die Luftmessnetze der Zukunft möglich machen
Die korrekte Messung der Luftqualität ist ein hochkomplexes und hochwissenschaftliches Thema: Denn Luftqualität ist kein singulärer Parameter; es wird vielmehr eine große Anzahl an Gaskonzentrationen und anderen Parametern mit spezialisiertem…
Calculating an actionable indoor air quality index
An air quality index (AQI) is a descriptive scale used to show how polluted the air is. There is little research on the health effects of air pollution in short time frames. This is why air quality indexes are typically only provided for time…