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Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves

GreenBiz

Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves. In fact, in Europe and the United States, more people die of heat waves than from all other natural disasters combined. Cities are particularly vulnerable to heat waves. Roland Hunziker. Tue, 10/06/2020 - 01:00.

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GreenCom Lands Funding to Expand IoT Home Energy Controls in Europe and Beyond

GreenTechMedia

GreenCom is working with Rheinenergie, the energy company serving the German city of Cologne, connecting and managing over 3 megawatts of decentralized energy asset capacity in a 700-apartment smart city district. To register or learn more, click here.

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Itron Inspire returns live in 2022

Smart Energy International

From detecting new EV assets on the grid and water leaks in the distribution system to creating sustainable smart cities and a resilient, reliable grid, the Itron Inspire sessions will cover a range of topics for utilities to consider. Multi-purpose network solutions.

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Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves

AGreenLiving

Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves Roland Hunziker Tue, 10/06/2020 – 01:00 The COVID crisis has exposed our interdependencies and the insufficient preparation of our urban systems for coping with shocks. Cities are particularly vulnerable to heat waves.

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Itron Chief calls on industry to accept ‘sacred obligation’ to society

Smart Energy International

He emphasised the importance of innovation and collaboration to ensure the work the energy sector does truly addresses the need for resilience, reliability and continuity within grids and supply chains, making an impact now and enduring for generations to come. More real-time service transparency is needed in a utility context.

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Our Startups’ Biggest Accomplishments This Year

Greentown Labs

We couldn’t be more proud of our members’ resilience and accomplishments throughout 2020. In December, Smart Cities Dive chose Biobot for its Technology of the Year award. LineVision expanded into Europe and secured partnerships with four European utilities to deploy its transmission line monitoring system. population.

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How today’s technology can support the energy system of tomorrow

Smart Energy International

Energy policy around the world has recently had to adapt to a massive geopolitical shift, with many countries taking steps to shore up their energy security and ensure their infrastructure and systems are built for resiliency. With increased urbanisation, there is an emphasis on energy consumption in growing cities.