The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), a global network of smart cities, awarded its 2016 prize for the top intelligent community to Montreal. The reasons behind this choice can be instructive for decision-makers building the city of the future: Montreal is a top-tier incubator for start-ups and citizen initiative, promoting training in the use of digital […]
Los Angeles has done its sums, and it fully validates the choice to invest in LED smart streetlights. Over the course of 7 years, 80% of its sodium-vapour lighting points were replaced, and the Californian city is now saving $9 million annually. It has also reduced the load on its grid, using the freed up […]
The electric vehicle battery is recharged during off-peak periods and used to feed electricity into the grid when demand is high.
Blockchain may soon find many new applications in the energy sector.
The new consumption and behaviour patterns driven by the digital revolution – the Internet, social media, mobility, the sharing economy and so on – have, within a single generation, become part of our day-to-day lives and upended traditional economic systems. Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon – companies that did not yet exist or had […]
In his book Hacker Citizen, designer Geoffrey Dorne presents 50 ideas for hacking the city and reappropriating public space.
According to a study conducted by ENEA Consulting, the implementation of urban microgrids may be a promising development for current electric power infrastructure.
Renewable energies are developing rapidly in Africa.
Whether they are based on lithium-ion or sodium-ion technology, tomorrow’s batteries are set to speed up the deployment of smart grids and charging stations.