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A clean and efficient future: energy in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit 2024

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WATCH - Reinventing infrastructure in the smart city

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The role of smart energy in the UK’s green transport system

Charging infrastructure development must catch up if the UK’s smart transport system and carbon reduction ambitions are to be realised, says Thomas Newby, chief operating officer of Tonik Energy.

Towards the smart cities of 2025

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The latest news on climate change concerning smart city projects across the world.

Massachusetts launches climatetech support initiative

Massachusetts launches climatetech support initiative

Climate action15 Jan 2026

Massachusetts Clean Energy Centre has announced the first awardees of its CriticalMass programme that focuses on projects with measurable climate impact.

Nairobi launches air quality action plan and portal

Nairobi launches air quality action plan and portal

Air quality01 Dec 2025

For the first time, city leaders and residents in the Kenyan city will have access to hyper-local data about pollution levels in the places they live and work.

UK energy networks help local authorities cut net zero admin

UK energy networks help local authorities cut net zero admin

Climate action18 Sep 2025

UK Power Networks, Cadent and SGN are launching the Common Ask Template to enable local authorities to provide information networks need simply and only once.

Ann Arbor home to zero-carbon master-planned community

Ann Arbor home to zero-carbon master-planned community

Residential buildings22 Aug 2025

Thrive Collaborative and Sonnen are launching Veridian at the County Farm, 170 homes designed to operate as a resilient, self-balancing energy ecosystem.

$13m in municipal investment funds awarded to 52 US communities

$13m in municipal investment funds awarded to 52 US communities

Batteries and renewables25 Jul 2025

CGC and ICLEI USA funding fuels 52 US communities’ push for smart, local clean energy projects – boosting jobs, air quality, and long-term energy security.

£100m pledge for Derby low-carbon energy network

£100m pledge for Derby low-carbon energy network

Climate action15 Jul 2025

Network will supply the city low-carbon heating via underground hot water pipes, using water source heat pumps to repurpose surplus heat from local businesses.

Climate resilience planning platform to scale AI-driven products

Climate resilience planning platform to scale AI-driven products

Climate action22 May 2025

Funding will be used to help meet the “surging demand” for resilience planning and to help protect power grids in face of future extreme weather events.

Battery storage connected at London Gatwick Electric Forecourt

Battery storage connected at London Gatwick Electric Forecourt

Batteries and renewables17 Apr 2025

Two 3.6 megawatt batteries have been connected to UK Power Networks’ distribution network and can power the whole site for three hours at full capacity.

Energy supplier partners to expand flexible access to clean power

Energy supplier partners to expand flexible access to clean power

Batteries and renewables02 Apr 2025

Evolve Energy and Enosi are launching a renewable energy trading solution, connecting renewable generators of different technologies with corporate buyers.

Consortium to drive AI development in power sector

Consortium to drive AI development in power sector

AI and Machine Learning21 Mar 2025

Open Power AI Consortium, launched at Nvidia’s GTC event in San Jose, aims to accelerate AI adoption to reduce operating costs and improve customer experience.

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Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

AI used to monitor and optimise Swedish road infrastructure

Computer vision and machine learning specialist, Univrses, will work with the Swedish Transport Administration to digitise and manage roadside infrastructure.

Huawei seals smart city deal with Barcelona

They will collaborate on projects relating to 5G, smart city applications and digital transformation.

AI tools for city management launched at Bloomberg CityLab

City AI Connect will be a single destination for local government leaders to ideate, develop, and test new uses for generative AI with peers across cities.

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Financing city digitisation in a post-pandemic world

Cities are facing a post Covid financial squeeze but there are ways of funding new projects.

Smart cities at the edge: deploying decentralised success

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The smartest cities on climate: What can we learn?

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Removing the roadblocks to smart city ROI

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This report looks at how cities can build an IoT sensor network to improve environmental monitoring and tackle health and sustainability challenges. It features a case study on the Japanese city of Nasushiobara.

White Paper: From City Theory to Smart Tech Reality

White Paper: From City Theory to Smart Tech Reality

Smart city transformation is often initiated by government bodies while gradually increasing the involvement of the private sector and end users, who should actively shape the city they live in. This 36-page whitepaper outlines the five key factors for successful implementation of smart city strategies based on a uniquely comprehensive approach as well as actual project experience.

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OnDemand Panel discussion: Harnessing the power of AI for smarter utilities

OnDemand Panel discussion: Harnessing the power of AI for smarter utilities

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OnDemand WEBINAR: Open Cities: Why interoperability and 6LoWPAN matter

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