The Green Schools Initiative (GSI) is an educational outreach programme provisioned by the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) to educate students on the role buildings play in environmental sustainability, and the impact that building design and technology have on the performance of buildings. Through the GSI, students would gain a deeper understanding of the concepts […]
The National Energy Policy Council has approved the Master Plan for Thailand Smart Grid Development (2015-2036), which is expected to involve a total investment of about Bt200 billion for the 20-year period. Twarath said between three and five pilot projects, two of them in Mae Hong Son province, would be implemented during the first five […]
The City of Columbus’ Smart Columbus plan won the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) $40 million Smart City Challenge in June 2016 after competing against 77 cities nationwide to become the country’s first city to fully integrate innovative technologies – self-driving cars, connected vehicles and smart sensors – into its transportation network. Columbus was […]
UC San Diego is launching an international research collaboration, named as Smart Transportation Innovation Program (STIP), to develop smart and clean transportation systems and infrastructure, with an added goal of commercializing the results. In partnership with the City of San Diego, the City of Ulsan in Korea and the Ulsan National Institute of Science and […]
The JUMPSmartMaui project – a collaboration between Japan, Hawaii and Maui that incorporated Smart Grid, renewable energy, and all-electric vehicle solutions in Maui’s electrical grid. launched in June 2011. A total of 530 residents and businesses participated in this demonstration project that was conducted in two phases. The goal of JUMPSmartMaui was to demonstrate smart […]
The population of the 10 countries generally grouped under the Southeast Asia designation – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – presently stands at 625 million. Some 100 million people live in the 10 largest metropolitan agglomerations. Another 125 million have either no access at all or very sporadic, […]
Southeast Asia’s power systems face huge challenges – from reliability issues, over steeply growing energy demands to questions related to the change in the generation and demand matrix. In addition to these challenges, plans to integrate large amounts of intermittent renewable energy sources are put forward. Last but not least providing energy access for all […]
CRN DER Trials 1&2 ESCI-KSP Submission Final The falling cost of solar PV panels, coupled with the rising cost of energy bills, has driven many customers to embrace on-site generation (also known as ‘Behind The Meter (BTM) generation’). Coined ‘prosumers’, this new generation of electricity consumer is embracing solar PV panels (and, progressively, battery storage) […]
The APEC Workshop on Electromobility: Infrastructure and Workforce Development was proposed in order to support the deployment of Electric Vehicles (EVs) by closing knowledge gaps and promoting dialogue on infrastructure and workforce development. The Workshop was a two-day event focused on sharing information related to EV infrastructure and human capital development, individual economies’ best practices […]
EcoParque is a center of environmental education and applied research of the Municipality of Peñalolén in alliance with the Adolfo Ibáñez University, financed by the joint coordination of the three large companies Copec, Aguas Andinas and Metrogas. All these actors together make up EcoParque and allow a unique and innovative management-economic model that provides a […]
