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Olot’s Smart Power Grid. An urban restructuring project with renewable energy and an important social and environmental approach
The DHC network project in Olot town city arose from the need to reduce consumption in the construction sector and its associated emissions. This...
The role of evaporative cooling in the concept of the smart city. Towards nearly zero-energy buildings
The successive and persistent heat waves that blighted spain last summer broke new records in electricity demand. specifically on 21 july 2016, peak electrical...
SINFONIA Project: efficient buildings for smart cities
More than 80% of today’s European population lives in urban centres. In this situation, cities have a crucial role to play in the transition...
€4.12bn in funding potential for smart cities from Spain’s private sector
A study by Siemens Financial Services (SFS) assesses the funding potential originating from the private sector so that cities can become smart cities. Apart...
Implementing an energy services contract for the Catoira Town Council street lighting
The Catoira Town Council currently has a new model for street lighting management, a pioneering project in Galicia achieving average savings of around 82%...
Cities with good lighting
The Palma de Mallorca City Council is undertaking an innovative project to mobilise investment in order to improve its street lighting. In issue no....
Benefits of implementing energy management tools in public buildings
Buildings today are responsible for 40% of Europe’s energy consumption and have become a key challenge to achieve energy saving objectives. Public buildings have...
Technical standards to stimulate smart cities
The achievement of true smart cities is one of main challenges of the more immediate future. To support their deployment in Spain, over more...
Energy in smart cities
The concept of the Smart City encompasses various sectors under a new emerging paradigm, with the aim of taking a quantum leap in the...
The REMOURBAN Project: a regeneration model for accelerating smart urban transformation
REMOURBAN is a large-scale demonstration project that aims to accelerate urban transformation towards the smart city concept taking into account all aspects of sustainability....
