Cities around the world are trying to improve air quality, which in turn can help to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Sue Weekes explains the vital role played by compact air quality sensors and how using them in tandem with weather stations and other smart city devices can maximise their value.
Helsinki and five other cities will gather experiences on the reuse of artificial grass and survey recycling solutions available in Finland and Europe.
The cities have been awarded €223k as part of the first Sustainable Cities Climate Impact Challenge to accelerate the transition towards cleaner mobility.
Cities around the world are trying to improve air quality, which in turn can help to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Sue Weekes explains the vital role played by compact air quality sensors and how using them in tandem with weather stations and other smart city devices can maximise their value.
The data centre in the Helsinki metropolitan area in Finland will transfer clean heat from the server cooling process to homes, services and business premises that are connected to a district heating system.
The model calculates consumption-based emissions and shows that the consumption of food and food services account for a significant share of greenhouse gas emissions.
The Cities of the Future Index by EasyPark uses publicly available data to find out which cities are best adopting new technological solutions to improve sustainability and liveability.
The Trombia Free units are equipped with an all-weather autonomous, lidar-based, machine vision technology that filtrates the noise coming from the environment in rainy, snowy or alternative conditions.
Aalto University Campus near Helsinki in Finland piloted the platform from Last Mile Autonomous Delivery, which provides another way of getting goods to customers during the pandemic.
Tampere, Espoo and Turku aim to create a model where cities, businesses, research organisations and citizens can develop neighbourhoods in line with circular economy principles.
Cities from the US, Canada, Australia and Estonia make the 18th annual list by the Intelligent Community Forum. The 2020 winner will be announced in June.
Microgrids transform urban energy into localised, efficient, resilient and sustainable systems, and investment in them will be critical to the future operation of the energy system, says Ian Lloyd, Strategic Growth Manager, Siemens.
Transit solution will allow residents of the Helsinki suburb of Espoo to book on-demand rides and connect to train and Metro stations in the operating zone.
Vuosaari, the largest district in Finland’s capital city, is to pilot a regular kick scooter and electric scooter service, supported by 30 city scooter stations.