# Energy Harvesting and Sustainability in IoT | ARMOR's John Fiske

- Show: [IoT For All Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast)
- Published: 2021-08-16
- Length: 24m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-08-16-energy-harvesting-and-sustainability-in-iot-armors-john-fiske
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iot-for-all/episodes/Energy-Harvesting-and-Sustainability-in-IoT--ARMORs-John-Fiske-e28bp4r

## Summary

John Fiske, Business Development Manager at ARMOR, discusses the company's ASCA photovoltaic film technology designed to power IoT devices through energy harvesting. He explains how the thin film converts indoor and outdoor light into electricity to extend battery life or enable fully autonomous operation for sensors and displays. Fiske highlights a deployment with Swiss partner Rooms SA for autonomous meeting room screens and outlines the sustainability benefits of reducing battery waste in the IoT sector.

## Chapters

- [0:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-08-16-energy-harvesting-and-sustainability-in-iot-armors-john-fiske#t=5) Introduction and ARMOR's ASCA Film
- [2:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-08-16-energy-harvesting-and-sustainability-in-iot-armors-john-fiske#t=150) Case Study: Autonomous Meeting Room Screens with Rooms SA
- [4:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-08-16-energy-harvesting-and-sustainability-in-iot-armors-john-fiske#t=299) Target Industries and Battery Lifespan Extension
- [6:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-08-16-energy-harvesting-and-sustainability-in-iot-armors-john-fiske#t=407) Energy Harvesting Technology and Sustainability Benefits
- [11:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-08-16-energy-harvesting-and-sustainability-in-iot-armors-john-fiske#t=675) Future of Batteries and Eco-Conception Design
- [14:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-08-16-energy-harvesting-and-sustainability-in-iot-armors-john-fiske#t=899) Limitations: Smartphones and High-Power Devices
- [19:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-08-16-energy-harvesting-and-sustainability-in-iot-armors-john-fiske#t=1194) Industry Challenges and Future Indoor Positioning Use Cases

## Topics

- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- ARMOR (company)
- ASCA (product)
- Rooms SA (company)
- LoRa (other)

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