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Alstom has won a $1.2 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy to improve grid resiliency through the advancement of microgrid technology. In partnership with the Philadelphia Water Department and Philadelphia’s public-private economic...
Article - 10/29/2014
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Built environment, Energy, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for short takes from Council members…MasterCard opens NYC innovation hubThe global payments and technology company is housing its emerging payments teams in the heart of the technology community in New York City's Flatiron District. The...
Article - 10/24/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Payments, Connectivity
The spread of smart city technologies and policies, developed in response to the rapid growth and change happening in cities around the world, is helping to drive sweeping and fundamental changes in the energy landscape, according to Navigant...
Article - 10/17/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy
In the early days of this "Internet of Things" (IoT) revolution, most of the intelligence sat in the center of the network in the form of large computers. As we move forward, however -- as we transition from thousands to millions to billions of...
Article - 10/15/2014
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Energy, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
India says its smart cities goal is too ambitious to accomplish on its own, and it is slashing red tape to make it easier for more outside partners, consultants, and even the United States government to step in to help. But as work to create 100 new...
Article - 10/15/2014
Active Region(s): India, Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Energy, Policy and leadership
They may not be golden yellow, and they’re five times larger than the natural blooms they’re named for, but new mechanical sunflowers may prove to be a bright idea to provide for basic needs in remote areas.Council Lead Partner IBM and Swiss-based ...
Article - 10/10/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Water and wastewater
The Pilot Hill Wind Project 60 miles southwest of Chicago will provide 175 megawatts of clean energy, but is also expected to trigger significant economic development in the region. EDF Renewable Energy and Microsoft are leading the effort, with...
Article - 10/03/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy
Tightening regulations around trash disposal, coupled with the increasing cost of landfilling, are driving demand for smarter solutions in the municipal solid waste (MSW) industry.That’s the conclusion of a report from Navigant Research titled “...
Article - 10/01/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Waste management
The City Climate Leadership Awards honored 10 worldwide cities for stepping up to tackle climate change. Sponsored by Council Associate Partner Siemens and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, the winners were selected from nearly 90 entries....
Article - 09/26/2014
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Policy and leadership
We hear a lot of buzz about microgrids – localized power systems with the ability to self-supply and operate independently of the main grid. We hear about them because many believe they are the best way to guarantee power – even during natural...
Article - 09/26/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Do the lights in your office flicker when the electric car drivers start arriving for work?That could be the case as more and more electric vehicles (EVs) show up in company parking garages and plug their vehicles into charging stations. Dozens of...
Article - 09/24/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Transportation
Over the past few months, two new power plants have gone online in Thailand, providing power for 1.5 million homes. Even though they are practically located at opposite ends of the country, both were finished in just three years thanks to an...
Article - 09/19/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy
In an important development for microgrids, the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) will administer certification for the Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal (PEER) program.According to GBCI, PEER is the first comprehensive...
Article - 09/17/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy
Car-sharing services have transformed the way that residents of many major cities get around by making it easy to rent vehicles for the odd trips where public transit just won’t do. And now they may transform the way that people look at clean-energy...
Article - 09/17/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Transportation
Lighting vendors offer dozens of smart street light options that promise to save cities money as well as collect useful types of data. But how do municipal officials figure out which option is right for them?A trip to the new Danish Outdoor Lighting...
Article - 09/17/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Connectivity
We've mentioned before that Italian energy giant Enel has long been a trail blazer in the utility space. For example, it was years ahead in deploying smart meters. And earlier this year we told you about an innovative renewable energy storage system...
Article - 09/12/2014
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Energy, Instrumentation and control
Council Associate Partner ABB has commissioned the converter stations to the 3,150 megawatt Rio Madeira High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link in Brazil. At approximately 2,400 kilometers, the power connection is the longest transmission link in...
Article - 09/05/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy
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
Are hydrogen-powered fuel cell cars still a contender in the race for zero-emission automobiles? Or are battery-propelled electric cars so established that fuel cell cars -- vehicles that run on electricity using a fuel cell powered by hydrogen --...
Article - 08/22/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation
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
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
George Karayannis, LEED APWe continue our series on the new ISO 37120 Smart City standard with a look at the third of 17 themes defined in the standard – energy indicators. As previously described, ISO 37120 includes 46 ‘Core’ (must report) and 54...
Article - 08/08/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Energy, Policy and leadership
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
Council Lead Partner National Grid is rolling out a new energy management platform to some of its gas and electric customers in the northeastern United States, helping them to cut their energy costs and helping the utility better manage the load...
Article - 07/30/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
The World Bank is making its biggest investments in infrastructure, energy, and clean water projects in several years, but it is disappointed that it has to.This fiscal year, it says it will commit $24.2 billion in financing, an increase of 45% from...
Article - 07/23/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Water and wastewater, Finance and procurement
Scroll down for short take from Council members…EDF wins $850 million hydro project in Cameroon: Electricite de France got the green light to build an $850 million hydroelectric plant in Edea, a small town in the West African nation of Cameroon....
Article - 07/18/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Instrumentation and control
Using Google Street View cars equipped with methane sensing technology, the first phase of a pilot between the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Google Earth Outreach has pinpointed natural gas leaks under Boston, Indianapolis and New York City's...
Article - 07/18/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Instrumentation and control
By Eric WoodsNavigant ResearchThe latest report on smart cities from Navigant Research forecasts that annual smart city technology investment will reach $27.5 billion by 2023. Total cumulative investment over the next decade...
Article - 07/16/2014
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Energy, Analytics, Citizen engagement, Interoperability
Fort Collins, Colorado is the first city in the world to offer a new mobile web app from Council Associate Partner Siemens to its utility customers. One utility official calls it the "heart and soul" of their smart grid efforts.The Energy Engage...
Article - 07/16/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Citizen engagement strategies and tools
Council Partners are involved in ambitious efforts to train the young people who will be engineering and securing tomorrow's smart cities. Scroll down to read about initiatives by Bechtel, UST Global and Schneider Electric.Bechtel launches...
Article - 07/16/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Security and privacy
Scroll down for the latest short takes from Council members…CH2M HILL will help modernize Polish railroad: CH2M HILL has been awarded a contract to carry out the feasibility study and design for the electrification of the 278 railway line from...
Article - 07/11/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Transportation
Are you with a startup making groundbreaking progress with smart cities? If your idea would work in Dubai, you could end up featured as a showcase at the upcoming Smart City Living Dubai conference.A contest leading up to the conference hopes to...
Article - 07/09/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services, Public safety and security, Transportation, Water and wastewater
Scroll down for the latest short takes from Council members…S&C Electric wins $11 million Devens, Mass. solar project: Council Lead Partner S&C Electric, a global leader in renewable energy integration, will design and build a 3.6 MW solar...
Article - 07/09/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Computing resources, Connectivity, Security and privacy
China's economic growth in recent decades has raised the living standards of hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens and led to China becoming the second largest economy in the world. But that growth has come at a cost. More and more cars clogging...
Article - 07/09/2014
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services, Analytics, Computing resources, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for short takes from Council members:Cisco partners on Asia's first IoT innovation hub: Networking giant Cisco announced a strategic engagement with Electronics City Industries Association to develop Asia’s first end-to-end Internet of...
Article - 07/04/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Analytics, Connectivity
Under the CoolNYC program, eligible Con Edison customers can get free modlets – short for modern outlets – that let them control their air conditioners when they are away from home.For the utility, the problem is that many of its customers leave...
Article - 07/04/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
The mayors of Las Vegas, Nevada and Gresham, Oregon were first place winners in the 2014 Mayors' Climate Protection Awards announced at the recent U.S. Conference of Mayors gathering in Dallas. The annual awards program recognizes mayors for...
Article - 06/27/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Policy and leadership
Scroll down for short takes from Council members…Alstom will help manage NYC's electricity demand: As part of a Department of Energy Smart Grid Demonstration Project, Council Global Partner Alstom has won a contract to deliver Demand Response...
Article - 06/27/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation
By Eric WoodsThe path to better control of street lighting has been blazed by the adoption of light-emitting diode (LED) technology. The continuing fall in the price of LED street lights is making them an attractive proposition for cities around...
Article - 06/25/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
As part of a Department of Energy Smart Grid Demonstration Project, Alstom has been awarded a contract to deliver Demand Response Management System (DRMS) to Con Edison. Con Edison provides electric service to 3.3 million customers in New York City...
Article - 06/20/2014
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Energy
Scroll down to read about some interesting developments involving Council members.GE tapped for historic solar storage project in AfricaThe government of Equatorial Guinea selected Council Global Partner GE to provide the energy storage system for a...
Article - 06/13/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Computing resources, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for short takes from Council Partners…Itron wins Bangladesh contract: Itron will supply 8,600 prepaid gas meters to the national utility of Bangladesh, Titus Gas Transmission and Distribution Co. According to a report at metering.com,...
Article - 05/30/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for short takes from Council Partners…Enel's big PV move in Chile: The utility giant's renewables division started construction on two photovoltaic (PV) plants in northern Chile. The Lalackama plant, with an installed capacity of 60 MW,...
Article - 05/23/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Power outages are costly – even those brief blips when the lights flicker momentarily. S&C Electric VP Mike Edmonds suggests what may seem like a momentary nuisance to most of us can cost the U.S. economy $52 billion each year.How? Here are his...
Article - 05/21/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for short takes from Council Partners and Advisors....Bechtel lauded by DOE for safety work at Hanford: Council Global Partner Bechtel has once again earned the highest recognition for excellence in safety from the U.S. Department of...
Article - 05/16/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services, Connectivity
S&C Electric engineers Britain's biggest battery farm: Reuters calls it Britain's most ambitious smart grid project yet – a giant battery farm that will power the fast-growing town of Leighton Buzzard north of London. Council Global Partner S...
Article - 05/09/2014
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services, Computing resources
Hamburg, Germany is no slouch when it comes to smart approaches. In fact, Cisco's chief globalization officer Wim Elfrink said the other day that Hamburg is quickly emerging as one of the world's smart city showcases. And Cisco, a Council Global...
Article - 05/02/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
A new report from Navigant Research anticipates that light-emitting diodes (LEDs) will be the leading lamp type for outdoor lighting systems in just 10 years. This isn't a big surprise, given LED prices continue to fall and cities are starting to...
Article - 05/02/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Instrumentation and control, Research, publications and web sites
This week's short takes from Council Partners and Advisors…New submersible S&C Electric product promotes resiliency: Communities at risk from rising sea levels due to climate change and/or severe weather and flooding will want to take note of a...
Article - 04/25/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Payments, Transportation, Finance and procurement
We all love coffee shops that lets us connect our laptop or tablet to their free WiFi hotspot. But in the future, it may get even better. Wireless technology may enable us to charge our laptop and battery-dependent devices as we slurp our latte. The...
Article - 04/25/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Connectivity
When smart cities encourage residents to adopt new technologies – say energy efficiency upgrades – there may be resistance. Residents may not have the upfront money to pay for them. They may be reluctant to adopt something unfamiliar to them. They...
Article - 04/18/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Finance and procurement, Financing and procurement tools
Council members are on an international roll in this week's spotlight. Scroll down to read about Enel's new pact in China, Itron's water technology roll out in Saudia Arabia, Alstom's transformer swap in India and ABB's work on a smart grid pilot in...
Article - 04/16/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Water and wastewater, Instrumentation and control
When U.S. utilities watch trail blazers for signs about what's next, they often look to stalwarts like Duke, CenterPoint and the three California IOUs. Great examples, to be sure, but they might want to cast their eyes overseas from time to time....
Article - 04/09/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Analytics
By Alan SnookPresident, GRID/2020In recent years we've seen severe storms impact electric grids around the world. We’ve seen large population centers endure power outages which extend for uncomfortably long periods. And in the face of it all we've...
Article - 04/04/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for this week's short takes from Council members...National Grid provides smarter, more reliable energy in Worcester: Council Global Partner National Grid launched the technology phase of its Smart Energy Solutions Program in March and...
Article - 04/02/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Analytics, Instrumentation and control
Cisco takes its connected city message to Doha: Council Global Partner Cisco will share its vision for creating a sustainable smart and connected city as a Diamond Sponsor of the Arab Future Cities Summit in Doha, Qatar next month. The April 7-8...
Article - 03/19/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Computing resources, Connectivity
It's all aboard the smart grid with S&C and Chattanooga: Building on the success of its robust smart grid, Chattanooga, Tennessee is welcoming entrepreneurs with an accelerator focused on smart grid innovation. The program helps entrepreneurs...
Article - 03/12/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Instrumentation and control
Competition is a good thing. It pushes people (and cities!) to be their best. In that sense, it is terrific to see Dubai's commitment to become the smartest city in the world. Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid clearly understands that smartness...
Article - 03/12/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Health and human services, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Two major utilities based in Italy are exploring how they might leverage each other’s networks and infrastructures to improve service and operations. Telecommunications provider Telcom Italia and energy giant Enel—an SCC Global Partner—have signed...
Article - 03/12/2014
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Connectivity