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Peterborough sets out plans for its smart energy scheme

27 Jul 2020

Led by the city council, the scheme brings together energy generation, demand and storage and aims to deliver a significant drop in CO2 emissions by 2030 and cut energy bills by up to a quarter.

Peterborough outlines £2 million smart energy initiative

27 Feb 2020

Plans have been unveiled for what is claimed to be the largest city-wide smart energy system in the UK.

£21 million awarded for local smart energy ‘blueprint’ projects in the UK

19 Feb 2020

The government says the projects could see over 250,000 people’s homes powered by local renewable sources by 2030 – which could lead to their energy bills reducing by as much as half.

Social housing landlord undertakes IoT trial across city-wide fibre

26 Jun 2019

Cross Key Homes in Peterborough has partnered with CityFibre to deploy a network of sensors throughout its estate to test a number of different scenarios.

Six UK local authorities combine for real-time information

29 Jun 2018

The consortium says that by appointing Vix Technology as a single contractor for passenger information systems will reduce costs and improve efficiency as well as drive adoption of public transport

Peterborough wins second smart city award

23 Jun 2016

The city council is named a winner in the Amazon Web Services worldwide City on a Cloud challenge

Special Reports

Realising the true value of data

In an extract from our Sydney City Profile, we explore how the city’s Smart City Strategy Framework aims to help transform raw data into actionable knowledge.