Case Studies – Page 2 – Smart Sustainable Cities

Energy Efficient Street Lighting in Spanish Cities

In 2014, eight Spanish cities reduced their electricity consumption by 64% and saved over 4,300 tonnes of C02 by installing efficient street lighting systems and technologies that both cut costs and benefit the environment.

Fountain Valley

In 2015 Fountain Valley, California installed a Sensus smart water network to try and reduce water consumption across the City.

Tackling Waste Contamination in Slough

A trial scheme to reduce recycling contamination of communal recycling bins by installing containers which can only be opened using electronic key fobs provided to residents.

Pay as You Trash

In order to reduce food waste the South Korean Government have introduced a system which uses RFID to measure how much food waste is deposited in communal bins by individual households. Residents scan a card to unlock the bin, which then opens for them to deposit their food waste. On closing the bin, the card is scanned again and the amount deposited is recorded and accumulated, with householders then receiving a monthly bill.

eMeter – Energy Engage

eMeter's Energy Engage is a web-based smartphone app that monitors electricity, gas and water in almost real-time to help consumers better manage their household energy consumption.

The Crystal

Designed by Wilkinson Eyre, the Crystal is part of Siemens' Sustainable Cities Initiative and aims to showcase the best smart and sustainable technologies in production for sustainable building management.

Berlin Smart Parking

While automatic number plate reading cameras can tell a control center who is driving in the city, what happens when the camera can also talk back to the car? Intelligent street solutions in Berlin are being trialed to help drivers find parking spaces whilst reducing the time the car spends on the road.

The City Performance Tool

The City Performance Tool (CyPT) is a data driven tool which helps urban decision makers identify technologies that offer the maximum environmental and economic benefits for their city.

Renewable Energy Space Analytics Tool (RE-SAT)

A proof of concept energy planning tool combining earth observation and terrestrial data to simulate the impact of weather variability on the overall energy grid.

PaveGen

Founded in 2009, PaveGen are a British tech-start up shifting to become a permanent and commercial smart-flooring solution.

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