
5 smart cities around the world
According to TWI Global , “ A smart city uses information and communication technology (ICT) to improve operational efficiency, share information with the public and provide a better quality of…
Read Full articleThe EU Coordinated Plan on AI: Expectations for the Energy Transition
The European Commission published on 21 April 2021 its newest set of actions and regulations for managing the development of Artificial Intelligence in the European Union. This vastly popular…
Read Full articleFacade greening - "Good for the environment and the feel-good factor".
Interview with Gregor Grassl, Associate Partner at Stuttgart-based planning and consulting firm Drees & Sommer SE. Urban buildings and flourishing nature do not have to be a contradiction in terms. On…
Read Full articleNew tools show a way forward for large-scale storage of renewable energy
A technique based on the principles of MRI and NMR has allowed researchers to observe not only how next-generation batteries for large-scale energy storage work, but also how they fail, which will…
Read Full articleTaking control of the energy transition… 5 ways our cities can tame the energy beast!
The energy transition presents cities with unprecedented challenges in planning for the future. Electric Vehicles place an exponential demand on electricity infrastructure, gas is being potentially…
Read Full articleUshering in the decade of digital
2019 was quite a year for “digitalization” in the Utility sector. Almost every major gathering of Utility peers sported the digital theme in some way shape or form. Internal presentations and meeting…
Read Full articleNew green tech generates electricity from atmospheric humidity
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a device that uses a natural protein to create electricity from moisture in the air, a new technology they say could have…
Read Full articleNordic Edge - Smart Cities and new role for EEIP
EEIP @ Nordic Edge... The European Commission brings together key players from across the continent to present and discuss Horizon Europe, the new framework for improving the lives for the majority of people in Europe. European Innovation Partnership…
DetailsHungary, Portugal and Poland sign up to EU quantum communication infrastructure initiative
At the Digital Assembly, 7 Member States agreed to work together to explore how to make available a quantum communication infrastructure (QCI) in Europe, to boost European capabilities in quantum…
Read Full articleAustralian startup develops AI model to forecast solar ouput based on satellite data
With solar eclipsing coal as the lead source of electricity generation in Australia these last days , the question of how to manage this powerful but unpredictable fleet is already a pressing issue.…
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