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Home | Energy & Environment | Climate action Climate action The collaborative will focus on building resilience across India’s vulnerable coastal regions in Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala (above) Led by CivicDataLab, the data collaborative aims to transform coastal resilience planning by bringing together stakeholders at every level and integrating data. Oh no, sadly you have viewed the maximum number of articles before we ask you to complete some basic details.

The permitting process will consist of two phases, including an initial screening where SFTMA staff will evaluate each application for the company’s experience, qualifications, financial readiness, and ability to meet reliability requirements, among other criteria, before issuing an operator permit to explore potential site locations. After securing an operator permit, qualified companies will need to obtain a site permit for each proposed location.

Technology detects approaching emergency vehicles, including ambulances, police vehicles and fire engines, helping AV buses respond appropriately and safely. At a glance Who: Advanced Smart Mobility (AS Mobi); Cerence AI. What: AS Mobi is deploying Cerence acoustic emergency vehicle detection technology (EVD) within its autonomous bus platform.

At a glance Who: City of London; Vital Energi. What: The New Spitalfields Market, one of the UK’s most important wholesale food markets, has installed 2,730 solar panels, creating a 1.4 megawatt-peak (MWp) solar array, the largest rooftop solar installation in London. Why: By generating more of its electricity on site, the market will reduce its reliance on grid power while improving its long-term operational resilience. Where: New Spitalfields Market is located in Walthamstow, London.

Home | Energy & Environment | Water Water Utility Aarhus Vand will be able to detect unusually high consumption across the Aarhus Municipality Partnership between Netmore, Aarhus Vand, and Kamstrup supports digitalisation of water metering network and conservation across Denmark’s Aarhus Municipality. Oh no, sadly you have viewed the maximum number of articles before we ask you to complete some basic details.

Electric vehicles Charge point operator Believ has deployed the first of more than 70 rapid and ultra rapid electric vehicle chargers across 35 sites in London’s Tower Hamlets. Tower Hamlets Council in London is working with electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO) Believ to roll out the first of more than 70 chargers across 35 sites in the borough. The first 17 are now live.

In the second part of this two-part special, SmartCitiesWorld’s Luke Antoniou and Professor Jung Hoon Lee move from frameworks to real-world impact – examining where AI is already changing how cities work, and what that means for citizens and city leaders. Building on part one’s exploration of the Global Smart City Index and the emerging “AI super gap”, this episode focuses on tangible outcomes.

Rail Travel The Taoyuan City Government has awarded ST Engineering’s Urban Solutions business a $750m turnkey rail services contract for the mass rapid transit line. At a glance Who: Taoyuan City Government; ST Engineering Urban Solutions. What: Taoyuan City Government in Taiwan has awarded ST Engineering’s Urban Solutions business a $750m turnkey rail services contract for the Taoyuan MRT Green Line Extension.

At a glance Who: Voltpost; EVSE; InCharge Energy; Eco-Movement. What: Voltpost has introduced two new models of charger: the Air Ceiling Mount EV charger; and the Air Surface Mount charger. Why: The new Voltpost Air models extend retrofit EV charging to parking garages, walls, and pedestals, giving municipalities, fleet operators, and property owners a single platform fit for any site. Where: New regional markets across North America.

NTT Docomo has already installed new base stations in the Marunouchi area that incorporate advanced technologies such as the latest global base station equipment, Tri-Band Massive MIMO (combined technology using the existing 3-band (3.5GHz, 3.7GHz, and 4.5GHz bands, totaling 280MHz)), glass antennas, and a total of 800MHz of millimetre-wave bandwidth acquired in Japan’s first auction.