The State University of New York (SUNY) 2020 economic development plan has awarded Binghamton University $2.8 million for its smart energy facility. The facility conducts research in solar and thermoelectric energy harvesting, energy storage, energy Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the Smart City Air Challenge earlier this year, challenging cities across the United States to collect data using air quality sensors. The cities of Baltimore and Lafayette have been Read More
Smart Kalasatama is a former industrial area in the City of Helsinki, Finland that is gradually becoming one of the smartest cities on the planet. The current population is approximately 3,000 people, but it is Read More
IBM Global Entrepreneur program connects startups to IBM’s network of clients, partners, business leaders, and technology. The program recently cited 10 innovative startups that are building solutions to promote the creation of smart cities in Read More
Electric roads are being tested in a number of countries world-wide. Roadway powered electric vehicles collect any form of potential energy from the road surface to supply electricity to locomotive motors and other equipment within Read More
The Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO in Stuttgart, Germany has no ordinary parking garage. It serves as a living lab to test the Micro Smart Grid and control systems that have been developed in-house. Read More
APEC, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, is calling for case study submissions from public and private sectors for the 2016 APEC Energy Smart Community Initiative (ESCI) Best Practice Awards. The award program focuses on successful efforts within Read More
Smart windows can play an important role in cost-savings and efficiency for municipal buildings. According to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the principle loss of energy in buildings is through windows. Smart windows eliminate Read More
Honeywell is partnering with Connexus Energy, a customer-owned electric cooperative in Minnesota on a new smart grid project. $15 million USD will be invested for the installation of over 138,000 EnergyAxis connected meters and its Read More
If you ask San Diego’s Deputy Chief Operations Officer David Graham for his take on the key technology to advance smart cities, chances are he would tell you you’re on the wrong track. “It’s not Read More
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