The Energy Coalition and electricity tech firm, Community Electricity – in collaboration with UCLA and a consortium of partners – have been awarded a $9 million California Energy Commission (CEC) EPIC grant for a project Read More
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a technique that mines sewage samples for information about human health. It is now being developed and refined to monitor the novel coronavirus as it can potentially identify levels of coronavirus Read More
City Tech Collaborative, Millennium Garages, SP+, and Arrive, have partnered to launch the Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab – a cross-sector consortium to envision and implement technology-enabled solutions that will position parking facilities to address critical Read More
Ubicquia has released a new IoT router for street lights that it claims is the simplest, cheapest, and most sophisticated way for smart cities to control their various tech sensors. The Fort Lauderdale firm, which Read More
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced awards to five winning teams under the first two rounds of The Future Grid Challenge. The five teams will work in public-private partnerships Read More
The city of Glasgow, Scotland is launching a project designed to better manage rainwater with the aim of reducing the negative economic and social impact of flooding to homes, businesses and transportation, as well as Read More
The City of Stockholm – in line with its goal to become the world’s smartest city by the year 2040 – has plans to deploy the Itron smart city central management software, Streetlight Vision (SLV), Read More
The SmartCOS program – a collaboration between the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) – is installing 50 smart streetlight controllers on existing LED streetlights as part of a pilot project Read More
The foundational technology of a smart city includes connectivity and power. In the U.S., the connectivity conversation over the past few years has been dominated by network upgrades to 5G and digital equity. The utility Read More
The mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, recently signed LA’s Green New Deal: Leading by Example which sets out his vision for a carbon-neutral city and pledges a firm commitment to environmental justice and equity. Read More
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