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Scottish councils offered funded IoT solutions

25 Mar 2021

The funded IoT accelerator packs will be offered to councils across the country, allowing them to investigate and evaluate the power of the Internet of Things and smart solutions.

Telensa grows smart streetlight footprint across Poland and Czech Republic

14 Dec 2020

The company now provides intelligent lighting control to 23 towns and cities across Poland and the Czech Republic with a total population of 250,000 citizens.

Toronto launches on-street electric charging station pilot

09 Nov 2020

Seventeen on-street EV charging stations will be installed and activated for public use at locations around the city, made possible by Toronto Hydro through an agreement with Flo.

Spin sets carbon negative sustainability goal by 2025

05 Aug 2020

The Ford micro-mobility company will seek to achieve sustainability goals through a combination of electrifying operations, renewable power and “aggressive mode” shift away from private automobiles.

City of Lahti launches personal carbon trading scheme

15 Jun 2020

The free mobile CitiCap app automatically tracks a means of transport used and allows citizens in the Finnish city to benefit from reducing their own mobility emissions.

Liverpool invests £3.4 million in eco-friendly refuse vehicles

25 Feb 2020

The new compressed natural gas vehicles are part of a drive to help reach a target of recycling more than 55 per cent of waste across the city.

Retailers rethink last-mile deliveries to reduce emissions and meet customer expectations

21 Feb 2020

A new report by eDelivery explores how retailers and carriers are looking for new ways to reduce carbon emissions and meet customer expectations of sustainability.

Almost half of councils unsure of their carbon footprint

10 Feb 2020

According to a freedom of information request from engineering services trade body ECA, councils also lack plans for reducing the carbon emissions from their built assets.

Consumers demand low-carbon housing

31 Oct 2019

A YouGov poll shows that the majority of residents believe local authorities should deny building requests for buildings built with a high-carbon footprint.

Smart city challenge aims to reduce time spent at red traffic lights

21 Aug 2019

The Transforming Intersections challenge aims to change the way cities move by collaborating with governments to solve some of the most complex mobility issues they face.

Helsinki launches local sustainability programme

13 Aug 2019

Think Sustainably aims to help individuals make informed lifestyle and business decisions and comes in response to citizen concern about climate change.

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.

Smart grid test bed accelerates clean energy vision

15 Oct 2018

Portland General Electric claims it is integrating smart grid technology on a scale never attempted before in the US and partnering with customers to decarbonise the grid

Pittsburgh plugs into energy savings

30 Aug 2018

The city council has announced an integrated energy savings-as-a-service initiative which aims to deliver savings to city facilities

Hybrid battery powers London tube works

24 Jul 2018

Off Grid Energy has installed its largest and most powerful temporary power hybrid battery storage unit at Kennington tube station

Science operator park aims to become an "energy island"

26 Apr 2018

Manchester Science Partnerships has unveiled an advanced commercial energy storage solution in what it claims is a UK first

Multi-modal bundle available in DC

19 Apr 2018

Via and Mobike are offering what they claim is the industry’s first combined ride-share and bike-share service for the city

Mobike acquired by e-commerce platform

04 Apr 2018

Meituan, one of the world’s largest e-commerce platforms of services will include the smart bike-share as part of its range of local service transportation options