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Disaster relief solar pop-up nanogrids launched

Solar power24 Jun 2022

Climate resilience solutions specialist Sesame Solar has developed the pre-fabricated mobile nanogrids to meet essential services and emergency response needs.

UK port to install hydrogen furnace to help decarbonise

Batteries and renewables24 Jun 2022

The country’s first refinery-based hydrogen-powered furnace, which represents a major multi-million-pound investment in northwest England, will go into operation in 2023 at Stanlow in Ellesmere Port.

Hydrogen vehicles to exceed one million in 2027

Road travel22 Jun 2022

Research by Juniper reveals that they are an increasingly viable alternative to battery electric vehicles with major car manufacturers making investments in the sector.

Hydrogen cartridge to be tested by smart city developer

Batteries and renewables06 Jun 2022

Toyota and Woven Planet will conduct proof-of-concept trials in various locations, including the Woven City smart city development being constructed in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan.

Waste-to-hydrogen plant planned for Suez greenfield site

Greenfield sites02 Jun 2022

The facility in East Port Said will produce clean hydrogen to power Egypt’s domestic energy transition and enable it to become an exporter of hydrogen and a major player in the hydrogen economy.

Hydrogen facility to be established in prototype smart city

Batteries and renewables23 Mar 2022

Toyota Motor Corporation, which is developing Woven City in the Shizuoka Prefecture, will work with Eneos Corporation to explore hydrogen production and usage on a refuelling station near the city.

Scottish city approves BP as partner for hydrogen hub

Batteries and renewables09 Feb 2022

Aberdeen City Council embarked upon its hydrogen journey more than 10 years ago and the hub concept is designed to enable the continued development of a hydrogen economy in the city.

Fixed cost funding solution offered for zero emission buses

News11 Aug 2021

The turnkey solution offers funding on the vehicles, infrastructure, fuel – either hydrogen or electric – and a repair and maintenance package for a single fixed monthly cost.

Digital twin developed to test hydrogen use in aerospace in Hamburg

News08 Jul 2021

The German city is one of the three largest aviation clusters in the world and last year developed a clear vision of becoming a major hydrogen metropolis.

London introduces hydrogen-powered double decker buses

News25 Jun 2021

The 20 new buses join a core fleet of more than 500 electric buses in the UK capital and mark another step towards making the bus fleet zero-emission and cleaning up London’s toxic air.

Companies commit to 100MW hydrogen project in Hamburg

News25 Jan 2021

Shell, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Vattenfall and Wärme Hamburg aim to convert the Moorburg coal-fired power plant to jointly produce hydrogen from wind and solar power for use locally.

UK to establish hydrogen production hub in north-west England

News13 Jan 2021

The joint venture will provide Essar Oil UK with low carbon hydrogen to decarbonise its own energy demand in addition to creating a hydrogen economy across north-west England and north-east Wales.

Alès public transport operator renews contract and rebrands entire mobility service

News11 Jan 2021

SMBTA will rename its services Ales’Y by Bus, Ales’y Carpool, Ales’y by Bike and Ales’y by Scooter and has also announced the trial of a hydrogen-powered bus with Keolis.

Dutch provinces bring fully electric public transport buses into service

News15 Dec 2020

Keolis is introducing its largest ever single fleet of electric vehicles operating across a single network in the world and is committed to helping the two local public transport authorities navigate the energy transition.

Bergen's fossil-free bus fleet enters commercial service

News02 Dec 2020

The roll-out follows 18 months of preparation after the city’s public transport authority awarded multi-modal transport operator Keolis a 10-year contract to operate 138 green vehicles.

Momentum builds behind a hydrogen-driven economy

News11 Nov 2020

According to analysis from Frost & Sullivan, hydrogen production will double by 2030 as the world advances towards a sustainable energy economy and countries battle climate change.

Birmingham announces hydrogen bus pilot

News07 Oct 2020

The city council has bought 20 new hydrogen double-decker buses as part of its Clean Air Hydrogen Bus Pilot to kick-start the hydrogen market as a viable zero-emission fuel.

UK launches hydrogen-fuelled transport hub and train trials

Transport hubs01 Oct 2020

Britain’s first hydrogen train has begun trials in the Midlands while Tees Valley in north-east England is announced as the location for the nation’s first hydrogen transport hub.

Energy farm to help German municipality go CO2-free by 2030

News06 Jul 2020

Green Solar and Siemens Energy have signed an agreement to develop a concept for Herzogenrath in Aachen that could make the city a national and international leader in the energy transition.

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

News19 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.

Bamboo bikes and electric skateboards take to the track at MOVE 2020

Mobility16 Jan 2020

As SmartCitiesWorld is a media partner for MOVE 2020, readers can get 50 per cent off a pass.

Toyota to build prototype future city in Japan

News07 Jan 2020

Woven City will be home to 2,000 residents and researchers who will test and develop smart city technologies.

New contract opens up integrated mobility options in Bergen

News01 Jul 2019

Public transport authority Skyss will roll out a mainly electric bus fleet this year, run by Keolis which already operates the Norwegian city’s light rail network

Sydney university launches integrated smart city trial and hybrid energy storage research

News08 Apr 2019

UNSW is collaborating with the city council to build the IT systems that will monitor and control the data that flows through a range of smart services.

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