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When you think climate change, you need to think about water

GreenBiz

When you think climate change, you need to think about water. With nearly a half its land lying below sea level, the Netherlands knows a lot about water and how to make sure a city’s infrastructure is resilient to it, particularly flood risks and freshwater supply. Melody Waintal. Fri, 04/23/2021 - 00:05.

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Puerto Rico gets 1.4 million smart water meters

Smart Energy International

million mechanical water meters with smart water meters. The mechanical water meters will be replaced by ultrasonic meters with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), which should help to protect PRASA’s assets and add resilience against future similar events. Pagán Crespo. Have you read? Puerto Rico’s 1.5

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Greece’s HEDNO to deploy 3.1 million smart meters

Smart Energy International

Greek DSO HEDNO (Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator) is receiving European Investment Bank support for its 3.12 million first phase smart meter rollout. In the face of climate change, we need a more reliable grid, a smarter grid, now more than ever.” HEDNO will instal 3.12 HEDNO will instal 3.12

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Infrastructure and resiliency set to accelerate smart water systems uptake – study

Smart Energy International

The effects of climate change are being felt more on the daily. The result of this, however, is a rising demand for smart water systems to integrate into smart city-esque infrastructure to bolster resilience against such events; so states a new research report. billion in 2022 to $11.82 billion in 2022 to $11.82

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Targeting grid resilience with digitalisation

Smart Energy International

As countries the world over pursue net-zero goals, the power grids are at the centre of a transformation that will ultimately lead to economy-wide decarbonisation impacting almost every aspect of life, from the way we power and run our homes to how we travel and the products we purchase. US grid investments.

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Review calls for more energy flexibility and smart water meters in GB

Smart Energy International

Britain’s National Infrastructure Commission has called for further investment and upgrading of the electricity and water infrastructures among others. There should be increased adoption of electric vehicles, with a nationwide network of at least 300,000 public charge points across the country by 2030.

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US Department of Energy announces $3.5bn for grid resilience

Smart Energy International

In its biggest investment in the nation’s grid, the White House announced a $3.46 billion investment for 58 projects across 44 states to strengthen electric grid resilience and reliability, invest in microgrids and enable more renewable energy generation across America.