Dear Reader,
It’s time for new updates from MAtchUP! New solutions have been installed in our smart cities and are now available for and usable by the local community.
 
In Valencia, the municipality keeps improving the services in the Poblats Maritim district: the majores sobre rodes initiative gives elders a new possibility to move around the city; Las Naves Brillen is the first socialised PV plant in Valencia; finally, new smart lampposts with chargers for e-vehicles are now available to all citizens.
Dresden lights its nights in a smart but dim way, thanks to smart LED technology. As for energy, like in Valencia, the city is investing in the concept of prosumers to give more power and benefits to its citizens.
Antalya is scaling down on CO2 emissions to reduce by 40% by 2030. Moreover, being the city surrounded by farming areas, a share of the project investments was used in agriculture, to make life easier for farmers and ensure good quality and affordable foods for the citizens.
 
The webinar meetings are continuing, the last one was on 8th March, titled “Green energy in smart cities”. If you missed it or any previous episode, you could watch them on our YouTube channel. At the same link, you can also find some video interviews with local stakeholders from Dresden and Antalya.
 
At this point, I am sure you’d like to dive into the latest news from MAtchUP, enjoy!

Ernesto Faubel
Ayuntamiento de València
MAtchUP coordinator
CITIES CORNER
CHANGING ATTITUDES TO CHANGE ENERGY
From solar power and house sensors to adaptive lighting and district heating, MAtchUP cities are changing how energy is produced, used, and transported.
WHY SHOULD A SMART CITY INVEST IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR?
The new video on the smart city of Antalya tells us about solar power plant for agricultural irrigation.
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES
The mobility revolution is already here: it is changing the way you get around and the liveability of your city. Have you noticed?
ENERGY IS GETTING SOCIAL IN VALENCIA
Las Naves Brillen is a pioneering project to invest in clean energy and make it social, as a further step towards Valencia climate neutrality by 2030.
POWERING THE FUTURE: ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE SMART CITIES
The vertical relationship between energy utilities and their customers is giving way to partnership and innovation.
SMART BUT DIM – DRESDEN LIGHTS AT NIGHT
Lights at night are obviously necessary especially in town centres: they allow people to move around, and they improve safety. However, the introduction of intelligent lighting systems can save energy without compromising security.
THE “MAJORS SOBRE RODES” INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE HEALTHY AGEING
The residents of Poblats Marítims (Valencia, Spain) can take free rides on electric bicycles driven by volunteers and professional staff.
FACING THE SCARCITY OF RESOURCES AND THE NEED FOR LIVEABLE CITIES IN SOUTH TURKEY
Antalya discusses clean energy, mobility and resilient lifestyles at the EU Mobility Week and the 14th World Energy Congress.
WEB VIDEOS
The three lighthouse cities in MAtchUP are upgrading urban mobility infrastructure to make commuting and transfers quicker, cheaper, and more reliable.
MAtchUP strongly believes that investing in renewable energies while changing people mindsets is the correct recipe to facilitate the energy transition.
The concept of a smart city is usually understood as something far removed from the agricultural sector; but the bigger the city, the larger the population it generally has to feed.
WEBINARS
Cities are involved in a deep transformation towards sustainability, and the energy sector is one of the key and more complex aspects that must be transformed.
VIDEO INTERVIEWS
SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
MONITORING THE HEALTH OF A CITY BY ITS SOUNDSCAPE
Traffic, sirens, horns, building work: this is the daily soundtrack of our cities. We have got used to it, but such noise may point to severe pollution.
ALL PAPERS
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