Smart cities are losing their luster — here's why
GreenBiz
JANUARY 3, 2022
“Smart cities” built from scratch have so far failed to live up to their much-hyped promise
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Luca Curci Architects designs a zero-energy smart city of the future
Inhabitat - Innovation
MAY 11, 2020
"The Link" is a net-zero energy smart city for the future
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Urban Innovation’s smart cities fund secures $121 million
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 16, 2022
The post Urban Innovation’s smart cities fund secures $121 million appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Dealflow Impact Tech Smart Cities sustainabilityImpactAlpha, August 16 — As many as five out of six people in the U.S. live in urban areas.
Smart City Capital to deploy 200 ADS-TEC Energy DC fast chargers in Florida
Charged
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
EVSE manufacturer ADS-TEC Energy (NASDAQ: ADSE) has announced that Smart City Capital will be deploying more than 200 ADS-TEC Energy ultra-high-speed ChargeBox charging stations throughout Florida. Fleets and Infrastructure Newswire The Infrastructure Smart City Capital
Tencent gets proposal from MVRDV for green smart city
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 27, 2020
After two years of development, MVRDV has unveiled their competition entry for Chinese tech giant Tencent’s next campus—a green and futuristic smart city shaped like a continuous undulating mountain range.
The State Of Greenfield Smart Cities In Africa
Forbes Green Tech
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Grand projects like these certainly exist in developed nations, but the developing world hosts its own share of greenfield smart city aspirations.
Smart Cities and Curb Management: Innovating for success
CleanTech Group
JUNE 3, 2021
Curb spaces have historically been a source of parking revenue for cities, but the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for regulating a. Cleantech Insights Sector Insights Transportation and Logistics
Meet the 2019 Smart Cities Readiness Challenge winners
CleanTech San Diego
APRIL 19, 2019
SMART CITIES COUNCIL, April 17, 2019 – The Smart Cities Council has named the winners of its annual Smart Cities Readiness Challenge, honoring five communities across North American for ambitious smart cities visions that are impactful, collaborative, inclusive and sustainable. The post Meet the 2019 Smart Cities Readiness Challenge winners appeared first on Cleantech San Diego. Highlights Smart Cities San Diego
Local authorities urged to embrace 'smart city capabilities'
Business Green
JUNE 28, 2022
The increased cost of living and pressure to cut carbon emissions means it has never been more important for local authorities to develop "smart city capabilities".
Tencent's 'smart city' seen as model for post-coronavirus China
Eco-Business
JUNE 25, 2020
A new smart city that prioritises people and the environment with the help of technolgy may be a model in a post-pandemic world
Event - WFES Smart Cities Expo & Forum
Green Market Oracle
JANUARY 5, 2020
WFES Smart Cities Expo & Forum will take place on January 13 – 16, 2020 at the National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Smart Cities Readiness Challenge Narrowed to 10 Finalists – Government Technology, March 21, 2019
CleanTech San Diego
MARCH 29, 2019
Cleantech San Diego Named a Top 10 Finalist in the Smart Cities Readiness Challenge. These are some of the challenges a number of municipalities are taking on as they explore smart city projects. That’s part of the takeaway from the proposals submitted by more than 100 jurisdictions from the United States, Canada and Mexico to the 2019 Smart Cities Readiness Challenge. Smart Cities San Diego
Smart cities of the future: eco-utopia or dystopian nightmare?
Eco-Business
MARCH 2, 2020
Set to be the world's most connected and sustainable expo, Expo 2020 claims to be a blueprint for future cities. Other smart city projects from Asia to Africa have similar visions, but will they live up to promises of urban utopia
The Path Forward for Electricity and Smart Cities • 7/2/20
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
JUNE 10, 2020
Utilities play a major role in building future liveable, resilient, and smart cities. July 2, 2020. 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST. Virtual Event. Register. They genuinely want to find ways to transform their businesses and meet their customer expectations.
Has Covid-19 strengthened the case for smart cities?
Eco-Business
AUGUST 9, 2021
Greater awareness of sustainability coupled with the need to adopt digital solutions during the pandemic has ensured that cities continue to become smarter by the day
City of San Diego Launches Inclusive Connected Communities Roadmap for Smart City Projects
CleanTech San Diego
APRIL 24, 2019
The City of San Diego is implementing a new smart city strategy that could bring smart city technologies to underserved areas of the city. Using this approach, the City’s goal is for smart city planning to first identify how technology can meet the needs of communities of concern – empowering communities that previously had limited access to such benefits and limited input in the decision-making process. Smart Cities San Diego
Future Smart Cities (FSC) - 3rd Edition
Eco-Business
APRIL 5, 2020
A smart city is one that uses information and communication technologies with the aim of increasing operational efficiency, sharing information with the public, and improving not only the quality of government services but also the citizens' well-being
Tencent gets proposal from MVRDV for green smart city
AGreenLiving
JANUARY 27, 2020
After two years of development, MVRDV has unveiled its competition entry for Chinese tech giant Tencent’s next campus — a green and futuristic smart city shaped like a continuous undulating mountain range. Tencent gets proposal from MVRDV for green smart city.
Smart Cities & Buildings (SCB) Asia 2020
Eco-Business
DECEMBER 15, 2019
Smart Cities & Buildings (SCB) Asia is the region's unique marketplace showcasing the latest innovations in smart facility management, security & surveillance, smart construction, Internet of Things and Smart City Adoption
(Un)intentional Effects: A Social Network Analysis of the Spanish Network of Smart Cities
Ideas 4 Sustainability
JULY 13, 2020
This number is projected to rise continuously in the future, challenging cities to transform themselves into successful, competitive units within a globalized world. A model called Smart City aims at delivering better structural advantages to cities through technical,… Originally posted on SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY : Today, roughly 55% of the world’s population lives in urban settlements.
Curitiba Is Evolving But Remains a Model for Urban Sustainability
The City Fix
APRIL 13, 2022
I recently had the pleasure of re-visiting Curitiba, Brazil, thanks to an invitation from the Smart Cities Expo. I made my first pilgrimage in 2000, when Bogotá was implementing its bus rapid transit system, Transmilenio, and returned twice after that.
Smart cities are losing their luster — here’s why
AGreenLiving
JANUARY 3, 2022
“Smart cities” built from scratch have so far failed to live up to their much-hyped promise. See the original post here: Smart cities are losing their luster — here’s why. Business Green a-dozen-areas built-from diversity familiar-sustainability far-failed much need-for
Smart cities are losing their luster — here’s why
AGreenLiving
JANUARY 3, 2022
“Smart cities” built from scratch have so far failed to live up to their much-hyped promise. Read the original here: Smart cities are losing their luster — here’s why. Business Green are-coming built-from climate-crisis dozen-areas far-failed need-for offsets quality reflect-the
The Brief: Climate stakes in NYC election, small business resilience, South Africa’s smart cities, affordable irrigation, sustainable investing performance
Impact Alpha
JUNE 15, 2021
The post The Brief: Climate stakes in NYC election, small business resilience, South Africa’s smart cities, affordable irrigation, sustainable investing performance appeared first on Impact Alpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact!
China’s Economy Hinges On A Low-Carbon Life For Future Smart Cities
Forbes Green Tech
MARCH 11, 2020
As China moves its rural population into urban areas, it is working fast to create "smart cities" that have zero-carbon goals. It's a strategy that it says will also attract new investment
Envision Digital hires Ynse de Boer from Accenture as smart city and decarbonisation lead
Eco-Business
JULY 29, 2020
Based in Singapore, de Boer will lead Envision's smart city, smart spaces and decarbonisation programmes, after 17 years with Accenture
What will the smart city of the future look like?
Climate-KIC
OCTOBER 3, 2017
Smart energy company Drayton, have created an interactive graphic that will tell you just how long it will be until your city is filled with extraordinary and innovative technology. Simply enter your age and the piece will reveal what you could see come to a city near you from as soon as 2019. The post What will the smart city of the future look like?
Work on UK's 'largest' smart city green energy system kicks off in Peterborough
Business Green
JULY 26, 2020
Plans to link up waste-to-energy, heat networks, battery storage and electric vehicle charge points could serve as a blueprint for other UK cities, according to council. If successful, the project could be used as a blueprint for other cities and towns, the project partners said.
Smart city technologies pose serious threats to women waste workers in India
Eco-Business
MAY 19, 2022
Technology for modernising waste management favours male workers. Urban development should focus on the needs of everyday people, instead of chasing aesthetic ideals and profit-making imperatives
Luca Curci Architects designs a zero-energy smart city of the future
AGreenLiving
MAY 11, 2020
According to the United Nations, 5 billion people are projected to live in cities by 2030. In response to the growing challenge of urban populations and their accompanying carbon emissions, Italian design practice Luca Curci Architects has proposed The Link, a self-sustainable “vertical city” with the goal of net-zero energy operations. Designed to accommodate 200,000 people, the futuristic proposal will be presented to cities around the world.
Luca Curci Architects designs a zero-energy smart city of the future
AGreenLiving
MAY 11, 2020
According to the United Nations, 5 billion people are projected to live in cities by 2030. In response to the growing challenge of urban populations and their accompanying carbon emissions, Italian design practice Luca Curci Architects has proposed The Link, a self-sustainable “vertical city” with the goal of net-zero energy operations. Designed to accommodate 200,000 people, the futuristic proposal will be presented to cities around the world.
BlocPower secures $30 million from Microsoft to retrofit old city buildings
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 18, 2022
The post BlocPower secures $30 million from Microsoft to retrofit old city buildings appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Clean Energy Climate and Clean Tech Climate Finance Dealflow Impact Tech Smart Cities
Smart City Planning & Urban Design Summit
Eco-Business
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
"Building strong connections and productive cooperation between municipalities, business, and society
If we want smart cities, we need to double down on rail transit
Eco-Business
MARCH 1, 2020
A robust, rail-centric network should remain the backbone into which other transportation modes, like autonomous shuttles, ride-sharing and scooters, can feed
Interview: Transforming Pune, One Neighborhood at a Time
The City Fix
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Located in the western India state of Maharashtra, the city of Pune has a rich history as a center of higher learning. In recent decades, Pune has transformed into a hub for the country’s software, automobile and electronics industries, leading to exponential.
BlocPower secures a $3 million guarantee from Kresge Foundation for building electrification
Impact Alpha
JULY 26, 2022
Catalytic Capital Clean Energy Climate and Clean Tech Climate Finance Dealflow Impact Tech Smart CitiesImpactAlpha, July 26 — Troy, Mich.-based based Kresge Foundation has committed a $3 million guarantee to BlocPower. The foundation’s commitment supports a loan-loss reserve.
Engine No. 1 backs Taiwanese electric scooter maker Gogoro
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 19, 2022
Clean Energy Climate Finance Dealflow Green Infrastructure Impact Investing Impact Tech Innovative Finance Smart CitiesImpactAlpha, January 19 – Taipei-based Gogoro builds zero-emission and electric smartscooters with swappable batteries.
China’s Smart Cities Are Magnets For Economic Growth And Environmental Stewardship
Forbes Green Tech
DECEMBER 11, 2019
China's Suzhou Industrial Park is model community complete with high-investment from the world's most highly-regarded companies -- ones that use cloud computing and artificial intelligence. And it's one of many in China
‘Healthy living’ SPAC Better World Acquisition Corp. launches on Nasdaq
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Dealflow Health and Medtech Smart CitiesImpactAlpha, November 16 — A new special purpose acquisition company is looking to raise $110 million to acquire and take public a company.
Generate raises $2 billion amid sustainable infrastructure push
Impact Alpha
JULY 19, 2021
Clean Energy Climate and Clean Tech Climate Finance Dealflow Green Infrastructure Signals Smart Cities WaterImpactAlpha, July 19 – Project finance is in hot demand as corporations, governments and other organizations scramble to green their operations. That’s fueling.
Plentywaka and Kai Senegal raise funds to shake up West African transport
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 31, 2021
Africa Dealflow Frontier and Growth Markets Smart CitiesImpactAlpha, August 31 – Communal ride-hailing service Plentywaka helps bridge gaps in Nigerians’ daily commute with transport to and from bus stations.
Jaguar Land Rover’s Project Vector Is An Exciting Flexible Smart City Transport Concept
Forbes Green Tech
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Jaguar Land Rover's Project Vector is a flexible clean urban transport idea as part of the marque’s wider “Destination Zero” plan - a collaborative project with other transport providers and academics for a flexible urban mobility network
A $55 million credit facility will help Urban Energy develop community solar in NYC
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
ImpactAlpha, November 24 — Brooklyn-based solar developer Urban Energy is accelerating clean distributed energy for the city’s buildings, which account for over 70%. Clean Energy Climate Finance Community Finance Dealflow Smart Cities
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