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Distributed intelligence for a DER-based grid

Smart Energy International

Intelligence in smart meters and other IoT edge compute network devices, whereby applications utilize analytics to provide near real-time situational awareness and localized control, is set to play a key role in the operation and ever-increasing adoption of renewables and electric vehicles, is discussed by Itron’s Wassim Akhdar and Nick Phillips.

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The Eco-Vertiport is inspired by a baobab tree

AGreenLiving

The project will be constructed in Italy, and the 30-meter-tall tower will be built from steel and laminated wood. On top, a waiting room, a café and a 200-square-meter panoramic restaurant can be accessed via the connecting lift. Vehicles will take off and land from a platform on the roof terrace.

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Smart living: Inside Panasonic's drive to transform old factories into hi-tech, low carbon communities

Business Green

Technology giant gives BusinessGreen a glimpse into how its purpose-built smart cities are solving multiple societal problems at once, from climate change to social isolation. In a northern suburb of Osaka, a brand new community development is aiming to be the first in Japan to derive all its electricity from renewable sources.