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Global smart cities market value predicted to surge by 2030

Smart Energy International

A report has been released detailing the rapid growth of the global smart cities market, which will reach $6,965.02 The concept of smart cities is gaining popularity due to rapid urbanisation and favourable government initiatives worldwide. billion by 2030, a CAGR of 24.2%.

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Big business must lead the way as part of a post Covid-19 green recovery

Business Green

As the world looks to recover from the current health and economic crises caused by Covid-19, we have an opportunity to accelerate the transition to a modern, clean and healthy energy system. The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a grim global toll on lives, health services, jobs and mental health, but the climate debate hasn't gone away.

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Vattenfall presents a uniquely connected lighting system for municipalities

Smart Energy International

Making streetlights ‘smart’ involves more than just the possibility to control them remotely. Smart’ in the first instance only describes introducing the ability to interchange data between various entities in a wider system. In its simplest form, it allows the lamps to report lamp- or power supply failures. G3-PLC communication.

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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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Innovative biophilic design planned for new village in Portugal

AGreenLiving

The location and the focus on health are seen through the plans to cater to mobility to, from, and onsite with electric vehicle charging stations and infrastructure to support the use of bicycles and electric scooters. With this project, we intend to develop a smart city, or in this case, a smart valley.”

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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.

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IoT-enabled electric charging pilot to ramp up New York EV infrastructure

Smart Energy International

Connected Kerb has been selected by the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) and Newlab for a flagship internet of things (IoT)-enabled electric vehicle charging pilot project, The DOT Studio, to bolster city-wide EV use and infrastructure.

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