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Orlando's journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience

GreenBiz

In 2018, Orlando became the first city in Florida to pass legislation that requires public disclosure of energy and water efficiency in buildings , and an ambitious goal of transitioning to 100 percent renewable energy city-wide by 2050. Imagine if every utility in the country made this commitment.

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Jaguar Land Rover gears up to develop autonomous vehicle test site

Business Green

Prototype self-driving vehicles set to be tested in real-world conditions at the Future Mobility Campus Ireland in County Clare. The test site in County Clare is set to monitor how a number of self-driving vehicles, including the Jagaur I-PACE, fare as they navigate a variety of road environments and traffic scenarios, the carmaker said.

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Cities are growing faster and smarter, but can they go greener? We asked Siemens.

EDF + Business

You might not be thinking about smart cities, or how the company is working to accelerate technology innovation, eMobility, resilience, and urban sustainability. As air pollution and climate change pose unprecedented threats to cities across the globe, it’s more important than ever to transform the way that urban areas operate.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q4 2021

Greentown Labs

Moment Energy provides affordable and reliable energy storage by repurposing retired electric vehicle batteries. Hilliard Emission Controls is building a verifiable vapor control system that makes no pollution and recovers the volatile organic compounds for recycling.

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Bangkok boats bolster e-mobility

Smart Energy International

Have you read: Renewables and grid integration: The greatest challenge to Asia’s energy transition First electric bus added to New York’s NFTA fleet SP Group and Banpu NEXT partner on smart city solutions across Asia Pacific. The aim of the partnership is to help CPX develop environmental, safety and social best practices.

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

Business Green

The global lockdown during the current pandemic has seen an unprecedented fall in pollution levels in many parts of the world. At BT, we are committed to decarbonising our 32,000-strong vehicle fleet, the second largest in the country. This has given us all a chance to take stock.