Indra and Monash University are collaborating to develop, implement and test a distribution management platform across the Clayton campus of the Monash University in Victoria, to control a grid-connected Microgrid comprising a variety of distributed energy resources (DER).    more

To help U.S. cities meet - or beat - their renewable energy goals, the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), World Resources Institute (WRI), and the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) have kicked off a joint effort to help cities procure over 2.8 gigawatts of renewable capacity - more than the total existing solar capacity in Nevada, Florida or Texas.    more

The Internet of Things Security Institute (IoTSI) announced today that it has released an IoT Security Framework for Smart Cities and Critical Infrastructure. Alan Mihalic President of the IoT Security Institute says the objective of the IoTSI 's to provide the cyber and privacy frameworks that can be implemented from the base build through to the build completion.    more

The company is working to integrate solar, battery and heat pump technology into its customer offer and has estimated that the co-location of domestic battery storage alongside today's solar installations alone could enable over 4.5GW of flexible power capacity, one and a half times more than a new nuclear plant.    more

ComEd and Itron to Accelerate Development of Smart Cities in Illinois Through Smart Streetlight Program
January 30, 2019
Itron will connect and manage up to 140,000 municipal smart streetlights across ComEd's service territory, leveraging Itron's multi-application IPv6 networking platform that ComEd is using for a variety of smart grid applications.    more

Energy Department Announces $42 Million in Project Selections for Innovative Buildings Research
January 29, 2019
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced up to $42 million in project selections to support early-stage research and development (R&D) of innovative residential and commercial building technologies for energy efficiency.    more

NREL Research Proves Switchable Solar Window Works, Now Focus Moves to Making it Work Better
January 21, 2019
A year after Lance Wheeler attracted international attention for his research detailing a window that could both darken and generate electricity, he's starting over almost from scratch.    more

2019 Predictions - Smart Cities and Smart Spaces
January 15, 2019
As we forge ahead in 2019, the smart city industry will continue to develop and mature as the Internet of Things (IoT) become more and more connected. Gartner noted that smart spaces will evolve in five dimensions in 2019: openness, connectedness, coordination, intelligence and scope - meaning individual technologies for these spaces are working together to create a collaborative, interactive environment. However, the success criteria for use of technology is often defined by the user experience.    more