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"Can you imagine obtaining energy from the sewers, charging the car w/ the streetlights or that floats in the sea manage to generate electricity to light a city neighbourhood?" That's happening in #Valencia
Full interview w/ @efaubel by @valenciaplaza
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E-ink panels and blockchain-based services: new smart mobility tools tested in Spain
Article - 23 Jun 2020
In 2020 Spain declared a national climate emergency. As mobility plays a big role in producing greenhouse gas emissions, Madrid and Barcelona are testing blockchain technology in transport services, while Valencia is studying innovative solar-powered e-ink displays in multimodal hubs
Covid-19 crisis: a stress-test for smart cities
Article - 16 Apr 2020
The Covid-19 emergency is trialling our technologies, infrastructure and laws. In this context the EU has released a common toolbox for contact tracing apps to support gradual lifting of confinement measures. From the frantic race against time to fight off the coronavirus, we will inherit scientific and technological knowledge that could make our cities smarter and better equipped to face such global crisis in the future
Overtourism: crowd control through ICT solutions
Article - 26 Feb 2020
New technologies have offered a low cost and easy way to travel, but most tourist cities are failing to keep pace with managing the increased visitor flows. However, the same ICT sector is now being called on to deliver smart solutions to deal with overtourism and avoid the congestion of city centres
Air pollution in Skopje: how citizens spurred policymakers towards the change
Article - 03 Dec 2019
The air in Skopje, North Macedonia, is one of the most polluted in the world because of the cityâs natural position and people's reliance on fossil fuels. However, over recent years, many citizens have started demonstrating against this plague, pushing policymakers to follow their new will
"Can you imagine obtaining energy from the sewers, charging the car w/ the streetlights or that floats in the sea manage to generate electricity to light a city neighbourhood?" That's happening in #Valencia
Full interview w/ @efaubel by @valenciaplaza
đhttps://plazaradio.valenciaplaza.com/Valencia-se-podra-convertir-mar-placas-solares-Hablemos-de-Europa-Faubel-MAtchUp-Naves