Webinar: Futureproofing smart cities - navigating interoperability and open standards

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OnDemand Panel discussion: Citizen insights - AI in the smart city

Watch this panel discussion with Sand Technologies OnDemand to explore the relationship between AI and city communities, and how these technologies can transform urban living.

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

Discover how this year’s Cities Climate Action Summit puts the spotlight on the switch to clean and renewable energy, and the importance of energy-efficiency.

SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024: experience ‘Tokyo 2050’ todaySponsored by The SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Showcase Program Executive Committee

Discover innovative concepts to solve urban issues through SusHi Tech Tokyo’s programme focused on leveraging diverse ideas, digital know-how and cutting-edge technologies.

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.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 25 - Understanding AI-powered water resilienceSponsored by Sand Technologies

Discover how AI, combined with forward-thinking planning, assessment and regulation, can support cities in getting their water resilience strategy right in the latest Urban Exchange with the Mayor of Broward County, Florida.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 24 - The City Resilience Framework & the next decade of resilience

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The built environment’s Scope 3 emissions conundrum

Without serious consideration for Scope 3 emissions, we will be unable to reach global net zero goals and improve the quality of life of building occupants, says Mahesh Ramanujam, CEO of Global Network for Zero.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: Latitudo 40

Latitudo 40 sits at the convergence of satellite imagery analysis and AI and will demonstrate the vital role satellite data has to play in helping cities tackle the challenges of climate change.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 25 - Understanding AI-powered water resilience

Urban Exchange Podcast

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 25 - Understanding AI-powered water resilience

Urban Exchange Podcast

Discover how AI, combined with forward-thinking planning, assessment and regulation, can support cities in getting their water resilience strategy right in the latest Urban Exchange with the Mayor of Broward County, Florida.

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The latest news in solar power on smart city projects and initiatives across the world.

UK’s largest ‘Zero Bills’ housing development unveiled

UK’s largest ‘Zero Bills’ housing development unveiled

Climate action20 Feb 2025

Octopus Energy and gs8 have announced the UK’s largest Zero Bills housing development, a scheme of 113 new homes in Essex, for which construction is underway.

Cities seek $86bn for climate infrastructure projects

Cities seek $86bn for climate infrastructure projects

Climate action18 Feb 2025

Data from CDP, the world’s independent environmental disclosure system, reveals the urgent need for climate finance to support urban infrastructure projects globally.

Green fund helps to progress UK’s transition to sustainable heating

Green fund helps to progress UK’s transition to sustainable heating

Climate action14 Feb 2025

Low-carbon projects in Leeds, London, Maidstone, and Cranbrook are set to enhance local energy use, helping the UK to transition to sustainable heating.

Which are America’s most dynamic metro areas?

Which are America’s most dynamic metro areas?

News30 Jan 2025

Report by Heartland Forward demonstrates how artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, tourism and energy sources are reshaping US metropolitan areas.

Espoo conducts scenario analysis to inform climate action

Espoo conducts scenario analysis to inform climate action

Climate action28 Jan 2025

Espoo is strengthening its knowledge base, especially on the development of building stock emissions per square metre, to promote sustainable construction.

Illinois fast-food outlets enrol in community solar

Illinois fast-food outlets enrol in community solar

Solar power23 Jan 2025

Thirty-one McDonalds and Wendy’s locations in northern Illinois are estimated to save over $20,000 annually for 20 years on electricity through solar programme.

Germany to build zero energy bills neighbourhood

Germany to build zero energy bills neighbourhood

Residential buildings21 Jan 2025

Enabled by Octopus Energy’s Zero Bills initiative, the homes in Schramberg will be powered by green tech, including solar panels, heat pumps and batteries.

UK Power Networks hits energy flexibility milestone

UK Power Networks hits energy flexibility milestone

Batteries and renewables07 Jan 2025

The organisation has more than 100,000 live assets, totalling 2GW of flexibility, registered on its trading platform from EV charging to solar and wind farms.

Partnership to deliver clean power to low-income communities

Partnership to deliver clean power to low-income communities

Batteries and renewables06 Jan 2025

Haven Energy is partnering with Clean Power Alliance to establish a virtual power plant and drive solar and battery adoption in communities in California.

Itron and Xcel to manage distributed energy resources in Colorado

Itron and Xcel to manage distributed energy resources in Colorado

Batteries and renewables27 Dec 2024

Partnership will see Xcel Energy use Itron’s advanced aggregator Derms tech to optimise use of customer-owned devices like solar panels, batteries, and EV chargers.

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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.

AI used to monitor and optimise Swedish road infrastructure

Computer vision and machine learning specialist, Univrses, will work with the Swedish Transport Administration to digitise and manage roadside infrastructure.

Solar city goes live

Trina Solar’s PV modules have begun operations in the 10MW Sustainable City in Dubai, which aims to use only clean energy sources

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.

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The 14 pillars of a smart city

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 25 - Understanding AI-powered water resilience

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Discover how AI, combined with forward-thinking planning, assessment and regulation, can support cities in getting their water resilience strategy right in the latest Urban Exchange with the Mayor of Broward County, Florida.

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