FutureStructure Infrastructure
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Each winning city will receive an individualized Readiness Workshop and host of tech tools to help further its efforts toward becoming a smart city.
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Some 1,500 intersections in Los Angeles to get upgraded with new traffic signal equipment.
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The Boring Company will construct a four-mile tunnel to connect a rail station with Ontario International Airport in the Los Angeles region. The tunnel will accommodate zero-emission and possibly autonomous vehicles.
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Smart cities, where sensors help public workers, departments and building managers cut energy and water use, is expected to grow fast in the next decade.
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The new infrastructure system uses ground-penetrating radar sensors to provide a picture of not only of the road surface but the underlying system supporting the road down to 18 inches into the ground.
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The new electric power plant will be run on 50 percent biofuel and 50 percent fossil fuel in a step toward the state's goal of reaching 100 percent renewable energy by 2045.
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The proposals could reshape several large U.S. cities for decades to come -- if they pass.
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Both residents of Allen, Texas, and solar companies are hoping to reverse an ordinance prohibiting street-facing solar panels.
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Several recent improvements have made streetlights more efficient, more connected to other public services, and better-equipped to promote public safety through sensors and real-time information.
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Piezoelectric energy harvesters are unproven at scale, so the California Energy Commission wants to see just how much power they could produce.
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Fights over payments and charges for rooftop solar are getting a lot of attention, but the underlying issue is deeper and broader.
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The director of the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management predicts a rise in the number of wind turbines off the East and West Coasts in the not so distant future.
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Experts fear tax deductions for water use as a “depleted asset” could actually worsen the crisis as rivers and reservoirs dry up.
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The idea is simple: the more solar panels that are purchased, the less expensive each panel will be.
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The San Mateo, Calif., company is the largest residential solar installer in the United States.
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Cities across the nation are creatively repurposing vacant buildings and other infrastructure to better serve their populations.
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A former state regulator and member of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission argues that subsidizing reactors to keep them running is unnecessary and will be bad for consumers and the environment.
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The program, known as Positive Train Control, uses GPS, radios, computers and antennas to slow or stop speeding trains, prevent collisions and override human errors.
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Community solar “will democratize renewable energy by allowing those who do not have access to rooftop real estate to be able to participate in the benefits of the clean-energy transformation,” said Gov. David Ige.
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The Hyperloop One situation now presents a great reminder, even if the actions were done appropriately, that good governance does have value and venture investors need to find balance between scrutinizing decisions and giving blanket green lights.
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In the four years since Wyoming began taxing power generated by wind turbines, it has collected nearly $15 million in revenue.
