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Struggling with the lockdown? A hashtag can help
Follow #SmartCitiesHelp on Twitter and LinkedIn to discover the best ideas EU Smart Cities offer to better deal with the everyday challenges posed by the COVID19 pandemic.
Summary of SmartEnCity activities in Vitoria-Gasteiz' demo district Coronación
What is the current state of the implementations in Vitoria-Gasteiz? Project Partner VISESA has published a summary of the activities in demo district Coronación. Together with an analysis and the resulting consequences, you can get the full picture.
SmartEnCity Academy - records of lesson 2 "Governance & Politcal Barriers" now online and next lesson on "City Analysis and Diagnosis " coming up on 04 June
Our 2nd lesson "Governance & Political Barriers" was taking place last week on 14 April. With interesting presentations from our Lighthouse Cities on practical approaches and experiences followed by a lively Q&A session, it can be called a great success. Now we have published the recording and the presentations to make this training course available for everybody. Also, our 3rd lesson "Where are we now? City Analysis and Diagnosis" is coming up soon on 04 June!
SmartEnCity Network Bulletin no.19 - April 2020 released
Read our new Network Bulletin and find the latest news on activities of our Lighthouse Cities, National Networks and the recent lesson of our SmartEnCity Academy.
SmartEnCity Academy Update: 2nd lesson date & guest speaker
We have updated the second lesson of our SmartEnCity Academy towards Zero Carbon Transition with new information. The date for "Lesson 2: Mastering Governance & Political Barriers: Engage and Integrate" will be 14 April at 2 PM CEST. And we are proud to announce that Baha Kuban from Demir Enerji, a smart city specialist from our sister SCC1 project Remourban, will join us as an external guest speaker!
The charging of Sonderborg's electric vehicles is secured
All 30 E.ON EV charging points are now in operation. They are mainly stand-alone chargers, with two charging outlets each, with 22 kW charging capacity. This means that when only one EV is plugged into the charger, it will be charged faster than two EVs being plugged in simultaneously. One car, if it possessed the capability, will be charged with 22 kW, and two cars plugged in at the same time, will charge with 11 kW each.
Lighthouse City Tartu: Smart home training sessions for residents
All Tartu pilot area apartments will be equipped with a smart home system. This comprises of a tablet computer on the wall near the entrance of the apartment and various sensors. In most pilot area buildings, the systems have already been installed, even though some further software developments are still underway.?
Lighthouse City Sonderborg: Battery storage solutions for in housing associations
The battery storage solutions in combination with solar PV plants are planned to be implemented and demonstrated in estimated eight housing departments belonging to the three housing associations in Sonderborg: SAB, SOBO, B42.
SmartEnCity Networks: Estonian Smart Cities Club visited Elva
On March 12, the Estonian Smart Cities Club met for the fifth time in Elva, Estonia. Elva, a small city of only 5600 people, located in Tartu county, was one the first to join the Club and kindly offered to host the March meeting. Present were representatives from Rakvere, Valga, Tartu and Elva cities, and also project partners from Tartu Regional Energy Agency (TREA), Institute of Baltic Studies (IBS), the University of Tartu and Smart City Lab.
Lighthouse City Tartu: Housing associations meet for another technical meeting
On March 9, the housing association representatives of the Tartu pilot area met for another technical meeting. This time, the focus was on heating and ventilation systems, data collection and the smart home system.