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Shipping cargo has always involved a fair amount of trucking and a pilot project from Council Associate Partner Siemens hopes to make that part of the journey much more environmentally friendly.Siemens is building the first electric highway, it...
Article - 08/27/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Instrumentation and control
CityNext, the smart cities initiative from Council Lead Partner Microsoft, just celebrated its first anniversary and the company is using the occasion to highlight some of its key results so far.The initiative brings together partners, solutions,...
Article - 08/22/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services, Public safety and security, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Earlier this month Council Lead Partner Itron announced that the city of Bismarck, North Dakota’s water department selected it to help modernize its water distribution system. Keep reading, because there are some things going on in Bismarck that...
Article - 08/20/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
It’s a common problem in many cities. People walking on the sidewalks are so engrossed with what’s on their smartphone screens that they don’t see traffic around them. And people texting in their cars don’t notice pedestrians.One day, the...
Article - 08/20/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Public safety and security, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Excerpted from Smart Grid Watch with permission from Siemens, a Council Associate Partner.Autonomy and flexibility can support energy resilience, while also benefitting the power grid. Earlier this year, the Savona campus of the University of Genoa...
Article - 08/13/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Instrumentation and control
When it comes to phones, computers and other devices, when we have a choice, we almost always choose those without wires. And soon owners of electric cars may have a wireless option for charging their vehicles.Council Lead Partner Qualcomm is...
Article - 08/13/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Transportation, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for this week's short takes from members…Enevo wins smart waste collection deal in Czech Republic: Council Associate Partner Enevo announced a major service agreement with ASEKOL s.r.o., a Czech and Slovak nonprofit recycling company...
Article - 08/08/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Telecommunications, Waste management, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
After a disaster, inspectors may have to put their lives at risk to get a close look at damage to buildings and critical infrastructure to keep the public safe. But thanks to German researchers who have developed an inspection drone, soon they may...
Article - 08/01/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security, Instrumentation and control
A new Leaderboard report from Navigant Research examining the competitive landscape in the building energy management systems market identifies Council Associate Partners Schneider Electric and Siemens as market frontrunners.The report...
Article - 08/01/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Instrumentation and control