Smart cities on the move—how AI is helping improve urban flow
TechXplore
MARCH 24, 2025
EU researchers are using AI to help ease the flow in Europe's cities, making urban environments both safer and greener.
These are the "smartest cities" in the US and Europe
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Smart cities are a concept that has been gaining popularity in recent years. The IMD defines a smart city as one that has become more efficient, environmentally friendly and/or socially inclusive through the use of technology. These can include city services such as electricity, traffic management and public parking.
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Aspern smart city grid to be modelled with digital twin
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
As part of its long running Aspern Smart City research demonstration, Siemens software is to develop a digital twin of its low voltage grid. The Aspern Smart City Research is located in Aspern Seestadt, a major residential and business future focussed urban development project in the northeast of Vienna. Have you read?
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Smart metering – next steps in Europe
Smart Energy International
JUNE 26, 2022
Smart metering still has some way to go in Europe, likely to reach the 80% threshold penetration for electricity only around 2025. He also noted the presence of different generations of smart meters with different data availabilities, which may present difficulties with delivering flexibility for example.
Report says smart lampposts can assist Covid response and recovery
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 27, 2021
Lockdowns have cost Europe €2 billion per day[1], equivalent to the cost of investing in 2 million smart lampposts every day.” They can also incorporate CCTV, air quality sensors, flooding monitors, digital signage, and 5G wifi hotspots.
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IoT satellite-based LoRa program and white paper launch
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 4, 2022
The white paper, entitled “Satellite-based LoRa Unlocks Europe-wide IoT”, explores use cases and how space-based connectivity can help streamline, automate and enhance IoT networks.
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Smart water meters to be installed in Nicosia
Smart Energy International
APRIL 11, 2024
As part of its Smart Nicosia smart city initiative, the historical capital of Cyprus has started a smart water meter rollout. Under the slogan of ‘Put water in the groove’, the Nicosia Municipality and Nicosia Water Board are partnering in what will be a 150,000 city-wide smart water meter rollout.
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Spain’s Fuengirola embarks on smart city transformation
Smart Energy International
MARCH 31, 2022
The City of Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol in southern Spain is to deploy Itron’s smart city platform including an IIoT device optimised mesh network and the SLV device and data management platform. The solution will enable the City of Fuengirola to deploy a wide range of smart city applications.
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Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 6, 2020
In fact, in Europe and the United States, more people die of heat waves than from all other natural disasters combined. Cities are particularly vulnerable to heat waves. Smart Cities. Yet extreme heat is progressively posing fatal danger for humanity, particularly for young children and elderly people. Contributors.
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GreenCom Lands Funding to Expand IoT Home Energy Controls in Europe and Beyond
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 2, 2020
GreenCom is working with Rheinenergie, the energy company serving the German city of Cologne, connecting and managing over 3 megawatts of decentralized energy asset capacity in a 700-apartment smart city district.
Technology Trending: Smart home EV charging, DEWA’s customer centre, smart city app
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
EV charging comes to Samsung’s SmartThings, DEWA’s customer care centre goes voice-based and a San Antonio ‘smart city’ app(roach) that could be emulated are on the week’s technology radar. It’s a conversation starter, bringing us closer to our community and transforming the way the city connects with visitors and residents.”
Shenzhen CLOU at Enlit Europe 2022 in Germany
Smart Energy International
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
The 29th Enlit Europe Expo was held at Messe Frankfurt International Exhibition Center, Germany from November 29 to December 1, 2022. Enlit Europe 2022 at Messe Frankfurt, Germany Enlit is a newly unified brand, composed by three global exhibition series, DistribuTech, Utility Week and Power-Gen.
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Ed’s note: Innovation for utility challenges in a volatile world
Smart Energy International
APRIL 5, 2022
EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) is a highly diverse area, both between the individual regions and across them. Across Itron’s nine key areas of activity, Dietrich highlighted three of them, all of which are relevant right across EMEA: Smart cities Water resource management Data and analytics.
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Europe’s Plan for Districts That Produce Energy, Rather Than Using It
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
But there are plans to have at least 100 such districts in Europe by 2025, combining efficiency measures with distributed generation to deliver a net surplus of energy over the course of the year. and China, are watching Europe's progress on positive energy districts. Gollner said other countries, including the U.S.
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Skills partnership for digitalisation in Europe’s energy sector
Smart Energy International
DECEMBER 15, 2023
EIT InnoEnergy, Schneider Electric partnership EIT InnoEnergy and Schneider Electric have entered into a partnership in which the latter will participate in masters programmes in smart electrical networks and systems and smart cities.
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Cariqa lands $1.1 million pre-seed to boost EV charging efficiency across Europe
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
million pre-seed to boost EV charging efficiency across Europe appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Improving the economics of electric vehicles and its supportive infrastructure will speed the transition away from fossil fuel-powered vehicles. Berlin-based Cariqa has raised. The post Cariqa lands $1.1
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IoT enablement a top priority for 2022 – Wi-SUN Alliance
Smart Energy International
AUGUST 10, 2022
This includes the GDPR in Europe and various state-level laws in the US,” comments Phil Beecher, President and CEO of the Wi-SUN Alliance. The Wi-SUN Alliance supports the development of interoperable wireless solutions for IoT applications in smart cities, smart grids and other areas.
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Itron Inspire EMEA 2022: Utility best practices and innovation
Smart Energy International
APRIL 29, 2022
The Itron Inspire EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) 2022 virtual event highlighted the important work being done within the water and energy sectors in the face of pressing challenges.
Beach battery powers Dutch coast smart grid project
Smart Energy International
APRIL 17, 2024
Living Lab Scheveningen The development of the smart beach grid takes place within the Living Lab Scheveningen, a smart city testbed and learning area along the Scheveningen boulevard.
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PVC cables sector has worked to reduce toxic emissions, as sector conference explores
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 7, 2022
Interconnection, digitalisation, energy transition, sustainable mobility, smart cities… all the major challenges that will characterise the near future are connected by an invisible fil-rouge : wires and cables.
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Capital venture funding flows into digital twin technologies
Smart Energy International
MAY 12, 2022
The funding will go toward advancing the technological development of the solution to further the capabilities of the platform as well as to enable additional deployments across the United States and Europe. This news comes in as the market value for digital twin solutions for smart cities is projected to reach $4.8
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2150 raises nearly €270 million to reimagine cities
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 14, 2021
ImpactAlpha, October 14 — Europe-based 2150, launched earlier this year by Danish real estate fund manager NREP, is looking for tech companies making. The post 2150 raises nearly €270 million to reimagine cities appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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Smart living: Inside Panasonic's drive to transform old factories into hi-tech, low carbon communities
Business Green
JULY 10, 2022
Technology giant gives BusinessGreen a glimpse into how its purpose-built smart cities are solving multiple societal problems at once, from climate change to social isolation. Arakawa related that it made sense for Panasonic to invest in smart cities, given its broad portfolio of technology solutions. "We
Creative Destruction: the COVID-19 Economic Crisis is Accelerating the Demise of the Fossils
Mr. Sustainability
AUGUST 31, 2020
We are now at the start of the sixth great wave, driven by renewable energy combined with electromobility and smart-city technology. Leading the charge is Europe, where sales of electric vehicles actually increased 7.5% They are also doing well in smart city technologies. Brake or Accelerate?
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New VC fund for energy transition start-ups in Europe
Smart Energy International
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
The investees will primarily be drawn from EIT InnoEnergy’s existing portfolio of companies spanning sectors including the circular economy, renewable energies, energy storage, transport and mobility, smart grid, smart cities and hydrogen.
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Our Startups’ Biggest Accomplishments This Year
Greentown Labs
DECEMBER 15, 2020
In December, Smart Cities Dive chose Biobot for its Technology of the Year award. LineVision expanded into Europe and secured partnerships with four European utilities to deploy its transmission line monitoring system. SparkCharge raised a $3.3M population. SomEV launched its first electric micromobility vehicles this fall.
Opening day for Enlit Asia 2022 a dynamic start to 3 days in Bangkok
Smart Energy International
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Roughly 10,000 delegates from electricity and energy businesses across the globe inclusive of Asia, Europe, America and beyond descended upon Bangkok to hear high-profile industry leaders speak. With several highlights of note, the Enlit Asia 2022 Bangkok summit commenced today.
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UPNA team produces geothermal power in Antarctica with thermoelectric tech
ThinkGeoEnergy
MAY 16, 2024
A group of researchers from the Smart Cities Institute (ISC) of the Public University of Navarra (UPNA) in Pamplona, Spain has successfully deployed thermoelectric generators to produce power from geothermal heat in Antarctica.
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Itron’s flagship EMEA event gathers industry visionaries
Smart Energy International
MARCH 17, 2022
The event aims to gather industry experts, colleagues and thought leaders from Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Itron has announced the second iteration of their annual customer event, Itron Inspire EMEA , from April 5-6, 2022.
Smart Energy Finances Weekly: Asian stakes and the race to net zero
Smart Energy International
JULY 22, 2022
Trilliant, an international provider of solutions for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), smart grid, smart cities and IoT, has announced the start of its manufacturing in Malaysia. This new raise is hoped to assist Sympower in transforming Europe’s electricity grid. Trilliant’s APAC expansion.
Achieving Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to accelerate the energy transition
Smart Energy International
JUNE 2, 2022
Energy Datahubs in Europe also play a vital role in driving innovation. This is why Microsoft and Energinet partnered to co-create the open-source Green Energy Hub blueprints on GitHub for experts to contribute and for others to develop their own data hubs, creating an accelerator for the future smart green solutions.
Itron Chief calls on industry to accept ‘sacred obligation’ to society
Smart Energy International
APRIL 5, 2022
Smart cities – this rapidly growing area includes the use of smart street lighting and automation to drive energy efficiency. It also includes smart parking and signage or using the same canopy network for a variety of smart applications. More real-time service transparency is needed in a utility context.
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LoRaWAN for water submetering in 27,000 Swedish apartments
Smart Energy International
JULY 11, 2024
mioty – wireless connectivity for smart cities and the IoT LoRaWAN expands the addressable IoT market—smart utilities Additionally, the technology is anticipated to enhance the quality of living for residents, offering a more comfortable and sustainable living environment. Have you read?
Technology Trending: Energy harvesting, Fike Blue, quantum-space collaboration
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Join Enlit Europe in Paris. Currently, EnOcean’s wireless building-automation devices manage 221 million m2 of floorspace or the equivalent of around 74,000 football fields, the company boasts. Have you read? Don’t miss out on the most important energy transition conversations. Register now
Smart meters for Poland’s Tauron
Smart Energy International
JUNE 30, 2022
The contract includes the delivery of smart meters along with installation, storage and clean-up works in Tauron Dystrybucja’s Smart City Wroc?aw NES participates in Tauron’s smart city Wroclaw project expansion Poland’s low-carbon ambitions offer clear investment and business opportunities. Have you read?
Illuminating the City of Light
Smart Energy International
APRIL 7, 2022
The organisation responsible for public lighting, traffic light signals and lighting sites for the City of Paris changes from time to time, but always shares the city’s goal of reducing public lighting energy consumption by 30% over the next 10 years. CITY OF LIGHT: STARTING POINT.
Saudi Arabia’s Plan to Rule the $700 Billion Hydrogen Market from a Marine Perspective
Mr. Sustainability
MARCH 17, 2021
Changing desert into a renewable paradise As governments and industries seek less-polluting alternatives to hydrocarbons, the world’s biggest crude exporter doesn’t want to cede the upcoming hydrogen business to China, Europe or Australia and lose a potentially massive source of income. per kilogram by 2030, according to BNEF.
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Generate Capital gets $2bn boost for 'sustainable infrastructure' projects
Business Green
JULY 23, 2021
The new money will go toward sustainable infrastructure projects, particularly those addressing systemic investments related to energy, waste, water and transportation - although agriculture and smart cities are a growing area of interest, Generate CEO and co-founder Scott Jacobs told me earlier this week. "We
Electricity market reform critical to secure affordable clean energy future – report
Smart Energy International
JUNE 3, 2022
Have you read: National Grid ESO overhauls market settlement Global smart cities market value predicted to surge by 2030 Analysis: Impact of the Ukraine crisis on Europe’s energy markets.
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Enel connects over 1 million prosumers to grid network
Smart Energy International
JANUARY 18, 2022
Prosumers in Europe a growing trend Utility operators: The time to integrate DERMS is now Smart technological convergence driving prosumerism. In addition to ensuring grid reliability, the resources are enabling the development of smart city services, states Enel. Have you read?
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Itron Inspire returns live in 2022
Smart Energy International
MAY 31, 2022
From detecting new EV assets on the grid and water leaks in the distribution system to creating sustainable smart cities and a resilient, reliable grid, the Itron Inspire sessions will cover a range of topics for utilities to consider. Also of interest: DISTRIBUTECH 2022 highlights: Resilience and industry innovation Enlit Europe 2022.
How today’s technology can support the energy system of tomorrow
Smart Energy International
JANUARY 4, 2024
With increased urbanisation, there is an emphasis on energy consumption in growing cities. Cities consume about two-thirds of the world’s current energy, significantly contributing to the global carbon footprint. Smart cities are one response to this problem.
Technology Trending: battolyser hydrogen tech, gyrotrons for geothermal, quantum encryption, Dubai urban tech
Smart Energy International
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
The LoCEL-H2 (Low-cost, Circular, plug & play, off-grid Energy for remote Locations including Hydrogen) project led by the Consortium for Battery Innovation with support from the Horizon Europe programme is developing the battolyser, a lead battery electrolyser, as a solution for hydrogen powered cooking as a replacement for firewood stoves.
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Urban grids are ‘feeling the heat’, IEA reports
Smart Energy International
MAY 7, 2024
For example, the installed capacity of space cooling equipment is projected to nearly double by 2030 from 850GW today and to double again by 2050, with most of it in urban areas. In China alone, in 2023 a 70% year-on-year increase in air conditioner sales was recorded. Have you read?
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