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AI in Utilities Management for Cities Trend Report 2024

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

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Latest news on smart city projects tackling energy and climate change - one of the most pressing issue of our age. We cover air quality, smart grids, solar and wind & water power, renewable energy and working towards meeting sustainable development goals.

Pavegen unveils latest innovation to kinetic energy suite

Pavegen unveils latest innovation to kinetic energy suite

Solar power29 Nov 2024by SmartCitiesWorld news team

The Solar+ tile claims to harvest up to 30 times more energy than its predecessor in optimal conditions and combines the power of footsteps and the sun.

City-wide heat network to be scaled in Bradford

Climate action29 Nov 2024

City-wide heat network to be scaled in Bradford

1Energy’s low-carbon Bradford Energy Network aims to enable the rapid decarbonisation of heating and serve as a blueprint for cities and towns nationally.

Solar power28 Nov 2024

Municipal solar scheme sign-up launched in Barcelona

Local people and businesses in Barcelona can sign up for the service, with energy generated by two power-generating infrastructures in the public space.

Wind power28 Nov 2024

AI-designed urban wind turbine unveiled

The Birmingham Blade, a collaboration between EvoPhase and Kwik Fab, addresses the issue of producing small-scale, affordable, generators of wind energy.

Canberra begins construction of battery energy storage system

Climate action27 Nov 2024

Canberra begins construction of battery energy storage system

The large-scale 250MW battery will reportedly store enough renewable energy to power one-third of the city of Canberra for two hours during peak demand.

US Dot launches local climate action playbook

Climate action26 Nov 2024

US Dot launches local climate action playbook

Climate Strategies That Work playbook includes 28 solutions to help reduce carbon pollution and create more resilient and sustainable transportation systems.

Organisations’ lack of data poses challenge to decarbonisation

Data management & software26 Nov 2024

Organisations’ lack of data poses challenge to decarbonisation

Availability and access to right data is key challenge to decarbonisation efforts, despite 54 per cent of firms having mature or advanced data-driven operations.

C40 collaboration to help cities tackle extreme heat

Climate action25 Nov 2024

C40 collaboration to help cities tackle extreme heat

A $1.05m grant from climate and energy solutions provider Carrier will support C40 to promote sustainable cooling solutions in buildings and neighbourhoods.

Smart floating infrastructure aims to accelerate net zero goals

Sustainable development goals25 Nov 2024

Smart floating infrastructure aims to accelerate net zero goals

Scalable Smart Hubs infrastructure solution has been launched to accelerate decarbonisation across ports, harbours, waterways, and the industries they support.

Green light for eco-friendly coastal town in Edinburgh

Planning and redevelopment22 Nov 2024

Green light for eco-friendly coastal town in Edinburgh

Development includes 847 net-zero ready homes on the city’s largest brownfield site, addressing the housing emergency and helping achieve climate action goals.

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What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

ST Engineering to provide smart city platform for Lusail City

The company will build and operate a smart city platform with citywide network connectivity for the Qatar city using advanced AI and data-driven technologies.

Are you going to Smart City Expo, Barcelona in Nov 2024?

Are you going to Smart City Expo, Barcelona in November? If so, just let us know and we’ll be able to invite you to a number of exclusive events!

Manchester launches People’s Panel for AI

The panel aims to provide residents with access to education and training on AI, enabling local communities to influence the development of AI initiatives.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dortmund

In this edition, we focus on Dortmund in western Germany. With around 600,000 inhabitants, Dortmund is the eighth-largest city in Germany and the gateway to the Rhine-Ruhr region in the heart of Europe.

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A water-secure future: cost-effective and sustainable smart metering at scale

Chong Liang Ming, Head of Smart Utilities, Urban Solutions at ST Engineering, explains how water advanced metering ...

How satellite data can help cities battle climate change

Francesco Amato of Latitudo 40 explains how cities can harness the power of satellite imagery analysis and AI to ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: SSE Energy Solutions

SSE Energy Solutions will show how by leveraging the power of smart city data, cities have a key role to play in ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: SatVu

SatVu will show how the nature of earth observation data makes it exceptionally inclusive and can help to create a much ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: ESA’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS)

ESA’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) will be showcasing the potential for space applications to ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: REEN

Are static routes for waste collection out and dynamic routes the future? REEN will be highlighting its sensor ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: NeuerEnergy

NeuerEnergy will demonstrate how it can help cities drive change by reducing the carbon footprint of the built ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: Libelium

Libelium will be demonstrating its cutting-edge IoT solutions designed to monitor and reduce urban pollution based on ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: AppyWay

AppyWay will show cities why they need to adopt dynamic and data-driven kerbside management systems to optimise the use ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the speaker: Shelby Rust Busó, City of San Diego

Shelby Rust Busó, chief sustainability officer, City of San Diego, Sustainability and Mobility Department, explains why ...

Power play: The race to decarbonisation

With today’s power plants needing to dynamically balance complex energy inputs with fluctuating demands, operators must ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the speaker: Matt Greener, Arriva UK

Matt Greener of Arriva UK will share his insights on prioritising public transport and making the modal shift away from ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the speaker: Yiu-Shing Pang, UK Power Networks

Yiu-Shing Pang of UK Power Networks will share how the electricity distribution operator’s open data programme can help ...

Latest City Profile

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

Latest Trend Report

AI in Utilities Management for Cities Trend Report 2024

Trend Series

Discover how AI is transforming utilities with improved efficiency, reliability, and sustainability, enhancing operations and customer service.

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Panel discussion: Harnessing the power of AI for smarter utilities

Join the next SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion to discover how AI can bring innovative solutions to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and reliability for utilities providers.

Latest Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

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Urban Glen “live-work-and-cultural” development unveiled for Hangzhou

US Dot launches local climate action playbook

Tallinn commits to 15-minute city principles for 2025

Smart floating infrastructure aims to accelerate net zero goals

Ann Arbor chosen for autonomous vehicle testing by May Mobility

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Special Reports

Climate action

A clean and efficient future: energy in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit 2024

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SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024: experience ‘Tokyo 2050’ today

Climate action

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: going green in the built environment

City Profiles

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – San Diego

Delve into the latest City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld, focusing on how the City of San Diego is innovating through policy and technology to best serve its communities.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

Discover how the City of Dallas is pushing ahead with its smart city efforts with the latest new-look City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld.

Research

White Paper: Smart LED streetlights - the gold standard for measurable carbon reduction

Use this white paper to discover how cities can reduce energy costs and track carbon emission reductions by upgrading outdated streetlights to LED technology with smart controls. It explains the limitations of relying solely on renewables or carbon capture to meet decarbonization goals and emphasizes the cost-effectiveness and immediate impact of energy efficiency projects like LED upgrades.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: lessons and takeaways

With Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 at a close, look back at some of the key actions and considerations for cities that came from a packed two days of discussion and insight. The report explores actionable insights for city administrations to accelerate climate action, emphasising the development of policies, the deployment of cutting edge technologies and the methods of financing projects in climate action across energy, mobility and the built environment.

White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

This white paper maps the journey from data discovery to implementing AI and computer vision models for urban use cases to gain customized insights.

Webinars

Panel discussion: Harnessing the power of AI for smarter utilities

Join the next SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion to discover how AI can bring innovative solutions to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and reliability for utilities providers.

OnDemand Global Local Executive Panel: From Smart Cities to Sustainable Futures – AI and Local Governance

In this virtual session, panellists will explore innovative approaches to issues such as urban planning, transportation, and public safety, with a specific focus on the role of local governments in implementing AI solutions.

OnDemand Webinar: Demystifying the AI journey for cities

We explore how cities can overcome these barriers and embark on a successful AI journey, discovering the processes involved in applying AI to city data and creating valuable actionable insights across sustainability, operational efficiency, safety and beyond.