Cape Town Seeks Input From Citizens
The City of Cape Town, South Africa is asking its residents to submit ideas to make Cape Town a smart city. The city wants to know about technologies and products that could leverage its existing Read More
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Increased International Duties Change Cost of Solar in US
President Trump has approved duties of as much as 30 percent on solar equipment made outside the U.S. – equipment that currently makes up 80 percent of the supply used domestically. Four years of tariffs Read More
New Form of Perovskite Will Enable Creation of Energy Saving Devices
Researchers – led by Peidong Yang – at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Materials Sciences Division have discovered that a form of perovskite works very well as a stable and photoactive semiconductor material that can Read More
20 Percent More Trees in Megacities Doubles Benefits of Urban Forests
A recent study conducted at the Parthenope University of Naples in Italy has concluded that planting 20 percent more trees in megacities would double the benefits of urban forests, such as pollution reduction, carbon sequestration Read More
Audi Smart Energy Network Tests Intelligent Energy Network in Switzerland
The Audi Smart Energy Network is a pilot project by the German automobile manufacturer designed to test the combination of automobile, home, and power supply in order to form an intelligent energy network. The program Read More
LiDAR Sensors Create Safer Pedestrian Walkways in Las Vegas
Quanergy, a provider of solid state LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions, and Cisco have partnered to create a connected roadway initiative to help make the nation’s roadways safer and more efficient. LiDAR sensors use Read More
Expect Two Autonomous Electric Buses in Singapore in 2019
Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and Volvo Buses have partnered to deliver two autonomous driving electric buses by the beginning of 2019. The Swiss company ABB will provide heavy vehicle chargers (HVC) 300P for the Read More
Building Data Helps Smart Grid Allocate Resources Optimally
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a system that can be installed in buildings to collect data on people’s energy usage and comfort within buildings and then send Read More
The World Food Building Will Incorporate Hydroponic Farming
The World Food Building – designed by the architectural firm Plantagon – is currently under construction in the town of Linköping, Sweden. The north side of the 60-meter-tall building will contain 17 floors of office Read More
Keele University To Test Real-World Energy Infrastructure and Tech at Scale
Keele University in England will soon become Europe’s first “at scale”, multi-energy vector living laboratory, testing real-world energy infrastructures and technologies onsite. The project – called the Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND) – has been Read More