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Council Lead Partner Mercedes-Benz has been working on how to build emissions-free cars for some time now. As part of that initiative, the car maker is introducing a series of 10 plug-in hybrid models designed to provide drivers with the option of...
Article - 03/27/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy
Scroll down for short takes from Council partnersQualcomm, AMC Health team to improve care for at-risk patientsQualcomm Life, a subsidiary of Council Lead Partner Qualcomm, announced a collaboration with AMC Health, a privately held provider of real...
Article - 03/27/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Gartner expects phenomenal growth in the number of connected things due to more intense urbanization and a need for city leaders to find the right balance between limited resources and environmental sustainability issues.And that growth is a boon...
Article - 03/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control, Research, publications and web sites
Smart energy solutions give citizens, businesses and local government the tools and systems they need to reduce their energy usage and costs. In this collection of articles and resources, you’ll find reports about cities deploying smart street...
Article - 03/23/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy
Scroll down for short takes from Council partnersMost innovative IoT companies? Fast Company puts Microsoft in the top 10In its list of The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2015 in the Internet of Things, Fast Company gave a shout out to...
Article - 03/20/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Computing resources, Data management
It can be tough for tech startups to get established, avoid costly mistakes and secure a spot in their chosen market. But soon Internet of Things (IoT) startups in the EMEA region will be able to count on help through the Challenge Up! program, a...
Article - 03/20/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Transportation, Computing resources, Connectivity
SolarCity has a reputation as an innovator. It was the first solar company to offer customers financing for little or no upfront costs, and buyers have responded enthusiastically. Now the company wants to sell its new turnkey microgrids-as-a-service...
Article - 03/20/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Instrumentation and control, Interoperability
By Pratap Padode Smart Cities Council IndiaThe 2015-2016 Union Budget stayed away from using the term smart cities, unlike the one in 2014-2015 which made a special mention, but that doesn’t imply that the Indian government has lost interest in...
Article - 03/18/2015
Active Region(s): India, Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Health and human services, Finance and procurement, Policy and leadership
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Schneider Electric partners on Canada’s first university-based smart grid labCouncil Lead Partner Schneider Electric, the Ontario Ministry of Energy and Ryerson University announced the opening of...
Article - 03/18/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Transportation, Computing resources, Connectivity
Scroll down for today's short takes from Council partners…UK power giant first to go live with innovative GE technology UK Power Networks -- the United Kingdom's largest power distribution company -- is the first to implement Council Lead Partner...
Article - 03/13/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Payments, Transportation, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
When EPB embarked on its smart grid upgrade, the utility may or may not have anticipated the benefits that were to come beyond more reliable, cheaper electric service and ultra-fast Internet for the 169,000-plus residences and businesses in its...
Article - 03/13/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Quick -- what's your city's biggest single cyber vulnerability? If you answered "all those new smart meters and smart sensors," then you put your finger on an important issue. But there's something even more at risk -- namely, your legacy...
Article - 03/11/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Security and privacy
Barely one year into its efforts to replace old street lights with networked LEDs, Florida Power & Light has announced plans to greatly expand the program. The expansion turns what was already one of the largest smart street lighting projects in...
Article - 03/06/2015
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Connectivity
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Cisco wins contract for major Dubai smart city projectThe Dubai Design District, a greenfield smart city project expected to launch as many as 130 smart initiatives over the course of its development...
Article - 03/04/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
A new effort named Espresso is designed to perk up the business of transmitting data over power lines. Council Lead Partner Enel is leading the effort, which enlists researchers, government agencies and other companies to find ways to turn...
Article - 03/04/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Analytics, Connectivity, Data management
Cities around the globe are confronted with growing populations, aging infrastructure, reduced budgets and the challenge of doing more with less. Watch in this video how IBM Intelligent Operations software portfolio, based on open cloud computing...
Resources - 03/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Water and wastewater, Analytics, Computing resources
Council Associate Partner Black & Veatch believes in microgrid technology so much that it installed a microgrid in its Rodman Innovation Pavilion at its World Headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas. This 30,000-square-foot building features...
Resources - 03/19/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Instrumentation and control