Nottingham ready to beat Theresa May’s climate targets
News 24/6/2019 Nottingham ready to beat Theresa May’s climate targets

As Theresa May signs into law a commitment to bring the UK’s carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, one city in the UK is on its way to achieving this goal 22 years sooner

Bikes beat traffic
News 27/5/2019 Bikes beat traffic

On 3 June the UN celebrates World Bicycle Day to promote sustainable transportation and road safety. We report from Turkey, where Tepebaşı, a district of Eskişehir, aims to revive a once very vibrant biking culture which was largely replaced by motorised transportation

When Smart Means Dim
News 09/4/2019 When Smart Means Dim

An urban district in western Turkey is trialling a smart lighting system in a bid to cut energy bills and be more ecological.

Smart city: enthusiasm but caution on new 5G technology
News 06/3/2019 Smart city: enthusiasm but caution on new 5G technology

5G networks no doubt have the technological specs necessary to power smart cities, but without careful design and planning the complexity of integrating everything from traffic to health care could prove overwhelming

Renovating buildings to save energy
News 29/10/2018 Renovating buildings to save energy

Photo-reporting from what used to be a run-down district in Valladolid, Spain, that has now become a model of sustainable living in cities

Smart city platform to monitor electric mobility
News 17/9/2018 Smart city platform to monitor electric mobility

The focus of this year´s European Mobility Week, from 16 to 22 September, is “mix and move“, an encouragement for citizens to change how they travel. Boosting electric mobility is crucial for this, and Valladolid, Spain, is testing solutions and aiming to be a “lighthouse” city for clean transport in Europe

Electric mobility: opportunities and challenges
News 17/9/2018 Electric mobility: opportunities and challenges

Emissions generated by transport in Europe are still on the rise, while the electric vehicle sector is struggling to take off. The main obstacles to the spread of e-mobility are the limited batteries on the market and the underdeveloped infrastructure

An innovative framework agreement to promote electromobility in the city of Valladolid
News 30/5/2018 An innovative framework agreement to promote electromobility in the city of Valladolid

The local Government of Valladolid has approved economic incentives to boost electric mobility in the city.

The dream smart city
News 23/5/2018 The dream smart city

A Smart City is a city where life has become very easy.

How can smart cities finance their transformation?
News 24/4/2018 How can smart cities finance their transformation?

Smart solutions are innovations. Therefore, by nature, they’re often new and untested - which is a scary feature for potential investors, who want safe and predictable results. So what are some attractive financing schemes for “intelligent” cities?

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This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 646511