"SMS text message reminders could be used to increase the likelihood that caregivers will follow through with HPV vaccination series completion and could also be used to combat vaccination delay." Research has demonstrated the effectiveness of mHealth short messaging service (SMS) text message interventions on vaccination coverage and timeliness.
Irish wind resource assessment provider BrightWind has launched an open data platform for Irish wind and solar resource data.
The launch marks the completion of a €162,000 grant awarded to the company in 2020 by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to develop the platform.
The BrightHub platform provides wind analysts and researchers, in Ireland and internationally, with open access to wind and solar resource datasets, enabling them to better understand Ireland’s wind and solar energy resources.
The datasets can be used to improve day-ahead forecasting of wind energy on the electrical system thus allowing more wind to be utilised instead of fossil fuels, helping Ireland to reach its renewable energy targets.