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Scroll down for quick news takes and developments involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Continental signs on to develop connected EVs in ChinaCouncil Global Lead Partner Continental will work with China's Didi Chuxing to develop connected electric...
Article - 07/12/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Public safety and security, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Security and privacy
Several regions of the world are experiencing what environmental research organization World Resources Institute refers to as "extremely high" water stress, meaning they use more than 80% of their available supplies to grow food, supply the needs of...
Article - 02/01/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Water and wastewater
Scroll down for quick news takes on Smart Cities Council partners.Sensus recognized by rural electric cooperativesFor the second consecutive year, rural cooperative utility leaders recognized Council Global Lead Partner Sensus, a Xylem brand, and...
Article - 12/08/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Payments, Transportation, Water and wastewater
Scroll down for quick news takes from Smart Cities Council partners.Daimler and Bosch partner on autonomous taxisCouncil Lead Partner Daimler and automotive components company Bosch are working together to bring autonomous taxis to city streets....
Article - 04/13/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Water and wastewater
In an age where your smartphone can tell you exactly when you need to leave to arrive on time, for many people, the level of service they get from utilities can seem a bit ancient. After all, water utilities still occasionally surprise homeowners...
Article - 03/30/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Water and wastewater, Analytics, Instrumentation and control
When an Illinois County public works department realized it needed to significantly expand the scope of its planned water meter reading upgrade to include improved customer billing and service, leak detection and water conservation – and cut costs...
Article - 03/02/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Water and wastewater, Analytics, Data management
Scroll down for quick takes from Council partners.An innovative microgrid partnership for Siemens and LO3 EnergyCouncil Associate Partner Siemens will work with New York startup LO3 Energy to jointly develop microgrids that enable local energy...
Article - 11/22/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Transportation, Water and wastewater
While citizen engagement and education are key responsibilities for smart cities transformations, many cities would likely welcome some help with educating their citizens in the value and benefits smart cities can bring.And finding the well-trained...
Article - 04/05/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Water and wastewater, Citizen engagement
""In many smart city developments, energy and water are foundational. In fact, I would say you can't have a smart city without energy and water." -- Russ Vanos, VP of sales and marketing for Global Software, Services and Smart Cities with Itron....
Article - 03/09/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Water and wastewater
Council Lead Partner Itron's OpenWay Riva communications platform promises quite a lot: interoperability, distributed intelligence and more -- in one unified multi-service network -- for smart cities and electric and water utilities.As Simon Pontin...
Article - 02/12/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Water and wastewater, Analytics, Connectivity
On a global basis, there’s no question that water is in short supply. According to United Nations estimates, one out of six people don’t have enough. And between swelling populations and prolonged droughts, supplies could get even shorter. The...
Article - 01/21/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Water and wastewater, Analytics
Contributed by ItronEvery day, an average of 10 to 30% of water pumped is lost or unaccounted for. Known as non-revenue water (NRW), this lost water costs a lot — not only in water, but in energy. In the U.S. alone, $13 billion in water is lost to...
Article - 01/21/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Water and wastewater, Analytics
Between drought, pollution and population growth, water is the new gold in many cities. If you can’t easily find more, then you have to get citizens to use less. How do you do that? Give them precise information about how much they are using and...
Article - 12/04/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Water and wastewater, Analytics, Citizen engagement
In the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City in Tianjin, China, Itron deployed one network that runs three meters -- water, electricity and gas.While India's goal of 100 smart cities typically comes to mind first when one thinks of Asian smart city...
Article - 07/24/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Water and wastewater, Security and privacy
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Cubic tapped to roll out intelligent transport in Manchester, UKCubic Transportation Systems, a Council Lead Partner, was chosen to deliver Transport for Greater Manchester’s (TfGM) new Optimized...
Article - 05/13/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Transportation, Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Looking for money to help fund a smart cities initiative? You may already have it. It just may be going down the drain.Itron CEO Philip Mezey told participants at the Council's Smart Cities Now forum in Charlotte, North Carolina this week that North...
Article - 03/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Water and wastewater, Citizen engagement, Policy and leadership, Examples and case studies, SCC Spotlight Cities
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Schneider Electric technology will automate new Las Vegas showplace Council Lead Partner Schneider Electric has signed a multi-year agreement to become the first "founding partner" of the new Las...
Article - 02/18/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Waste management, Water and wastewater, Instrumentation and control
By Sharelynn Moore, ItronToday, populations continue to grow rapidly within the world’s urban areas. For the first time ever, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities. This growth, coupled with aging infrastructure is putting...
Article - 02/04/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Water and wastewater, Analytics, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for a peek at recent developments involving Council Partners…Alstom pact targets smart, energy efficient homesCouncil Lead Partner Alstom Grid will work with IJENKO, a European company that provides a cloud platform for Internet of...
Article - 01/21/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Water and wastewater, Computing resources, Connectivity
About one-fifth of the world’s population doesn’t have enough water, a problem that’s only getting worse between droughts and continued population growth. But until the rain returns or other sources are found, geographic information systems (GIS)...
Article - 10/22/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Water and wastewater, Computing resources
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
By expanding its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) capabilities in North America with its cellular solution for water utilities, Itron says utilities are able to collect real-time consumption and flow analysis, pressure data and meter data from...
Article - 06/06/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Water and wastewater, Analytics, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
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
Building smarter, more sustainable cities requires the support of public, private and civic stakeholders. Envision Charlotte is charting a new course. By taking a holistic and integrated approach to engaging these disparate groups and demonstrating...
Resources - 07/04/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Water and wastewater, Analytics, Citizen engagement
When a water audit found 39% of the water coming through the Town of Olds' supply line couldn’t be accounted for, it appeared leak repairs might recover enough water to delay the need for expensive infrastructure expansion. The town deployed a...
Resources - 05/10/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Analytics, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies
Philip Mezey combines a distinguished countenance with boyish curiosity and enthusiasm. In 2012, after an external search to find a replacement for the retiring LeRoy Nosbaum, the company realized it had the ideal candidate in house and named...
Resources - 04/19/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Water and wastewater, Analytics, Data management, Instrumentation and control