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Report says smart lampposts can assist Covid response and recovery

Envirotec Magazine

A quarter of these have been converted to run on energy saving LEDs, with more than 10 million lamp columns already set up as smart lampposts. A street light column, by definition, has electricity running to it, which can power additional sensors, mounted alongside the lamp. Globally, there are 326 million street lights.

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IoT enablement a top priority for 2022 – Wi-SUN Alliance

Smart Energy International

“IoT initiatives, such as smart metering, streetlighting and those using environmental, air quality and acoustic sensors are increasingly generating huge volumes of data and while this information may be made entirely ‘secure by design’, the risks remain.”. The survey involved 300 IT decision-makers, 200 in the US and 100 in the UK.

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Europe’s Plan for Districts That Produce Energy, Rather Than Using It

GreenTechMedia

There are 10 to 20 such pilots underway today across the continent, depending on the precise definition of a "positive energy district." Not content with simply aiming for zero emissions, European policymakers are embracing a growing trend to create entire neighborhoods that are net exporters of energy. “We have the technologies.

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What we’re looking to fund for Cohort 11

Elemental Excelerator

These themes are not definitive — when we invest, we look for transformative teams and technologies, areas ripe for innovation, and where we can make the most impact. We aim to: Enable sustainable, smart cities. We have identified three themes to help guide our cohort selection this year across our six sectors.

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DISTRIBUTECH International announces Host Utility, partnerships to support navigation of the energy transition

Renewable Energy World

Going hand in hand with our innovative initiatives around electric, smart, and shared mobility, DISTRIBUTECH International’s conference program will offer insightful sessions around topics such as Smart Cities, DERMS, and Grid Modernization Technologies. CESA is the definitive voice of energy storage in California.

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Events - SUSTAINATOPIA 2020 Series (Los Angeles, New York, Boulder and Vancouver)

Green Market Oracle

LOCATION : IDEALAB (SPECIAL PROGRAM: SMARTER) // MAY 8th-9th SMARTER: CITIES & COMMUNITIES Livability is the hot topic. But someone’s definition of what should be more sustainably envisioned as Quality of Life can be radically different from someone else’s, depending on where and how they live. Also included: Bio-Design.

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2nd International Conference on Urban Growth and the Circular Economy (Urban Growth 2020)

Eco-Business

The quest for the sustainable city has until recently focused on the efficient use of resources with the application of technical advances giving rise to the definition of SMART Cities. Following its success, it was decided to reconvene the event in Bilbao, Spain, in 2020.The