energy storage
UK bets £8 million on liquid-air energy storage
Two British companies have received more than £8 million in government funding to develop liquid-air-based technology for energy storage. Viridor
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security
Cisco, AGT partnership puts focus on city security
Cisco and the security technology company AGT International are teaming up to roll out new analytics-based products and services for
sustainable cities
Sustainable Cities Institute launches online 'toolkit'
The National League of Cities’ Sustainable Cities Institute has launched a redesigned website to offer practical information and helpful resources
startups
Tech accelerator aims to help ICT startups
Startups focused on innovations in big data, smart cities and the internet of things are being encouraged to seek support
cities
World's megacities pick up pace on climate action
Leaders in the world’s largest cities almost universally recognize that climate change poses a “significant risk.” And they’re
food security
Keeping cities food-secure raises policy questions
Some major cities are far more food-secure than others, a first-ever study of three large metropolitan food systems has found.
urban london 2014
'Urban London' goes live
Greenbang is launching a new event — Urban London is a community of innovators, entrepreneurs, tech professionals, and public sector officials.
transport
London moves toward zero-emission taxi fleets
China’s BYD is supplying the London-based car-hire company Thriev with 20 electric sedans as the city itself moves toward
buildings
US cities target building energy consumption
Cutting the energy consumption of big buildings in 10 big US cities could save nearly $1 billion a year, according
demand response
Automation program aims to stabilize UK grid
A new smart-grid program being launched in the UK aims to help stabilize the power grid as more renewable energy
information technology
'Digital inclusion' starts with user needs
An information-based society can’t be inclusive or democratic if a large portion of the population remains offline. In the
heat networks
Towns across UK explore decentralized heating
More than two dozen local authorities across England and Wales are working to develop heat network projects that could help