The city of Fort Collins, CO has set the goal of having electric vehicles (EV’s) making up half of new vehicle sales by 2030 – about 116,000 electric vehicles. Currently, about 620 electric vehicles were Read More
LA-based EVgo – a public electric vehicle (EV) fast charging network – and Maven – General Motors’ car sharing platform – have recently installed a network of EV fast charging hubs in the city of Read More
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) – a federal research facility in Livermore, California – recently launched a new program focused on sharing its solutions with local communities to help them develop a sustainable, resilient and Read More
EnergyAustralia – one of Australia’s three major electricity retailers – is launching a $15 million AUD program with the goal of helping charities cut their power bills by as much as 50% by installing free Read More
The city of Vienna, Austria is creating a new district in which the buildings, electrical grid, and energy market will be continuously monitored in a living laboratory environment. The Aspern Urban Lakeside project will include Read More
Washington-based utility Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has selected the Sunverge platform to test the integration of battery storage technology with consumer on-site distributed energy resources. The aim is to ensure grid reliability – as well Read More
By Michael Tschirret, Marketing Communications Manager at Sensus At Sensus, we often get asked the question “What makes a city smart?” It’s a broad one to be sure, but the answer usually starts with infrastructure. Read More
The Urban Future Lab has announced the launch of its 2018 Urban Future Prize Competition – which seeks revolutionary smart city and smart grid technologies to participate in a pitch competition in New York City. Read More
SP Group – an energy utilities group in the Asia Pacific – launched the world’s first smart grid index to help utilities measure and advance in key dimensions of grid development. Currently, utilities worldwide apply Read More
The state of Victoria in south-eastern Australia recently launched a $3 million AU grant program to support the development of a renewables-based microgrid project and help grow the new energy technology sector in the Latrobe Read More
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