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UAE smart city deploys smart strategies to become living lab

Smart Energy International

The end goal is to become a living lab to continuously improve upon its smart capabilities. As a smart city, Alnama makes use of various technologies and will support start-ups and businesses in its green-technology hub in the hopes of closing the loop between food, water, energy and waste.

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Smart city modelling partnership to explore system planning platforms

Smart Energy International

GIS project management startup Matidor and global built environment consulting firm Arup have announced a partnership to develop platforms to support energy system planning and analysis for smart city modelling. Smart city partners. ” Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Aspern smart city grid to be modelled with digital twin

Smart Energy International

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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Global smart cities market value predicted to surge by 2030

Smart Energy International

A report has been released detailing the rapid growth of the global smart cities market, which will reach $6,965.02 The concept of smart cities is gaining popularity due to rapid urbanisation and favourable government initiatives worldwide. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed. CAGR forecasts.

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The advantages of STS interoperability in smart cities

Smart Energy International

When you’re talking about energy transfer in a smart city, interoperability offers a multitude of benefits that enhance the efficiency, security, and functionality of the smart-metering systems (post-payment and prepayment) that are connected to the AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure).

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Resiliency-as-a-service via microgrids and smart city software 

Smart Energy International

The two companies said they plan to integrate distributed energy resources owned by DESS – including solar photovoltaic (PV) and resiliency solutions – with Honeywell’s battery energy storage systems and smart cities software to manage the microgrid deployments alongside city-owned assets. Have you read?

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Report says smart lampposts can assist Covid response and recovery

Envirotec Magazine

A new generation of smart lampposts that can read body temperatures and detect overcrowding could stop the spread of Covid-19 and regenerate cities, according to a new report. Lockdowns have cost Europe €2 billion per day[1], equivalent to the cost of investing in 2 million smart lampposts every day.”