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Policy & Regulation
Vattenfall pulls out of Dutch offshore wind tender citing COVID-19 concerns
Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has retraced its bid in the tender for the 700MW Hollandse Kust North offshore wind zone in the Netherlands, over uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 epidemic.
Renewable Energy
India: Tata Power announces expansion of rooftop solar to 90 cities
The rollout, says the company, comes at a time when consumers across all major categories including commercial, industrial, residential and public sector are now adopting solar energy as a reliable and sustainable solution to meet their energy needs that also holds tremendous potential to save costs.
Smart Cities
2020 winners for Smart Cities North America Awards named
IDC has named the winners of its third annual Smart Cities North America Awards.
Smart Cities
IRENA and the United Nations partner on energy transition in cities
UN-Habitat and the International Renewable Energy Agency have joined efforts to accelerate global energy transition in cities.
Reports & white papers
Cities leading climate action and transparency more than doubles
CDP has revealed that the number of global cities leading on climate action and transparency has more than doubled in 2019 compared to in 2018.
Press Releases
A new partnership announced to scale DER adoption in cities and...
OSIsoft and DERNetSoft, Inc. announced their partnership to create and deploy an energy marketplace for cities and communities to scale adoption and integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER).
New technology
Alliance unveils next-gen LPWAN for smart cities and industrial IoT
The MIOTY Alliance has launched the software-based MIOTY technology in Germany.
Renewable Energy
71% of UK citizens say renewables need more government support
New research from Siemens Gas and Power UK & Ireland has revealed that 71% of UK consumers believe the government should be acting faster to develop clean energy.
Smart Grid
Smart grids to top 2020 $124 billion smart cities market
IDC forecasts the global smart cities market to generate $124 billion in revenue in 2020.
Policy & Regulation
Majority of global cities lack robust clean energy policies – ACEEE
Of the 66 cities analysed, only a few cities extensively include clean energy initiatives in their climate change and resilience plans.
